All articles by Nicola Harrison – Page 135
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Debenhams sparks price war
Debenhams has ignited a high street battle by promising more than 200 million of pre-Christmas price cuts.
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London sales continue to slide
London's like-for-like retail sales slipped 1.8 per cent in October, outperforming the UK average, which was down 2.2 per cent, although the gap between the two narrowed.
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BrightHouse's Leo McKee: Safe as houses
BrightHouse may have its critics, but its no-strings credit model is well suited to the downturn. Chief executive Leo McKee tells Nicola Harrison why.
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Signet UK like-for-likes slide
Jewellery retailer Signet’s UK arm has suffered an 8 per cent fall in like-for-like sales in the past three weeks of trading.
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Homebase plans for hundreds of redundancies
Home improvement retailer Homebase is to shed several hundred jobs to cut costs in the dire trading environment.
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Walgreens slows expansion as it aims to slash outgoings
US pharmacy chain Walgreens is targeting US$1 billion ( 630 million) annual cost savings by 2011 as it adapts to counter the global economic slowdown.
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Waterstone’s hires operations chief
Waterstone’s has appointed Alex Rayner as operations director.
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Toys safety law changes pass first hurdle in Europe
Attempts to strengthen toy safety laws have won backing in a European Parliament Committee today.
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Key Argos supplier hits the buffers
One of Home Retail Group’s largest furniture suppliers has gone into administration.
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Rosebys stores sold to Edinburgh Woollen Mill subsidiary
A subsidiary of Edinburgh Woollen Mill has bought 77 outlets of Rosebys, which fell into administration in September, as well as all of the company’s stock.
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Liberty appoints new buying director
Liberty, the iconic department store, has appointed Edwin Burstell as buying director.
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Moss Bros hires new buying director
Moss Bros has appointed Paul Sheldon as its new director of buying.
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Video games spend to overtake music and video
Consumer spending on video games is set to overtake combined spending on music and video for the first time.
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Laura Ashley finance director stands down
Laura Ashley finance director David Cook has resigned.
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Retailers' fury at hikes in Westfield London service charges
Retailers which opened in Westfield London last week are furious over hikes in service charges imposed by the shopping centre.
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Marks & Spencer profits plummet 34.1 per cent
Marks and Spencer’s adjusted pre-tax profits have plummeted 34.1 per cent to 297.8 million in the 26 weeks to September 27, 2008.
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Wal-Mart eyes opportunities amid downturn
US retailing giant Wal-Mart has said it believes there are “extraordinary opportunities” for global retailers amid the financial slowdown.
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Sainsbury's to convert food waste into energy
Sainsbury’s plans to power its stores using electricity generated from thousands of tons of food waste.
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Smallbone issues profit warning
Luxury furniture retailer Smallbone has issued a profit warning, saying that it expects figures to be “materially below” current market expectations.
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Focus launches budget range to be ‘Lidl of DIY’
Focus has launched a range of value-priced products as it guns to become the “Lidl of DIY”.