All articles by Nicola Harrison – Page 94
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NewsBlackwell to shut HQ and hand power to stores
Academic books retailer Blackwell is closing its head office and decentralising power to its individual stores as it creates a new ownership structure.
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NewsWHSmith buys Gadget Shop
WHSmith has bought gadget and gift etailer the Gadget Shop from toy specialist The Entertainer.
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NewsWaterstone's founder linked to buy-back deal
Waterstone’s founder Tim Waterstone is considering a £100m-plus bid to buy the book chain from its parent HMV if it fails to turn the business around by the end of the year.
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NewsClas Ohlson plans store acquisition drive as it aims to go nationwide
Swedish DIY, homewares and electricals retailer Clas Ohlson has laid out plans for a store acquisition drive to create a nationwide chain.
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AnalysisBrands: If at first you don’t succeed, try, try, try again
Joining the ranks of high street failures such as Zavvi and Woolworths, high-profile retail casualty of the recession MFI is being resurrected as an online brand. But can failed or struggling brands successfully put their tattered reputations behind them and regain trust
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NewsAmerican Apparel UK’s future in the balance amid liquidity fears
Restructuring specialists Hilco and GA Asset advisors are circling the UK arm of US fashion retailer American Apparel as the future of the retailer hangs in the balance.
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NewsDisruption at new warehouse set to hold back Halfords’ sales
Supply chain difficulties following move to centralise distribution set to hit retailer’s Q2 like-for-likes
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NewsHMV broadens range with fashion brands offer
Entertainment group HMV is expanding its fledgling fashion offer with the introduction of a raft of big-name brands next week.
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NewsHalfords hit by more supply chain woes
Halfords is facing further disruption due to problems at its new distribution centre, which will likely have an effect on second quarter sales, according to one analyst.
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NewsHalfords new DC causes supply troubles
Halfords’ new distribution centre has disrupted supply to stores, according to the Daily Mail.
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NewsWaterstone's to open food outlets in two stores
Bookseller Waterstone’s has confirmed it will next week open a restaurant and bar in its Deansgate branch in Manchester, as well as a new café in its Cambridge shop.
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NewsSwannell to remain chairman of HMV
Robert Swannell will stay on as chairman of entertainment retailer HMV despite agreeing to take up the same position at Marks and Spencer next year.
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NewsMFI brand back from the dead following £250k deal
Brand relaunch marks a new chapter in the furniture retailer’s tumultuous history
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AnalysisTrading outlook: Who is right, the bulls or the bears?
With uncertainty rife as to retail’s prospects, who is right when it comes to the outlook - the doom-mongering bears or the optimistic bulls? Retail Week puts the arguments for and against
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Fossil’s best year ever fuels store expansion
Accessories and fashion chain Fossil wants to double its store portfolio as it expands across the UK and Europe.
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NewsBook Depository sales up as it targets overseas
Online bookseller The Book Depository’s revenue soared 20% to £74.2m in the year to June 30 as the etailer focused on overseas territories.
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NewsPoundland profits rocket as like-for-likes slow
Single price point retailer Poundland operating profit rocketed 81.5% to of £21.5m in the year to March 28.
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NewsSixty UK files for liquidation
Sixty UK, the UK distributor for young fashion brands Miss Sixty and Energie, has filed for liquidation after the High Court last month rejected its Company Voluntary Arrangement.
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NewsWestfield Stratford to open in September 2011
Westfield’s new shopping centre in east London, Stratford City, will open in September 2011, the developer has revealed.
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NewsConsumer price inflation slows for third consecutive month
Consumer price inflation (CPI) slowed to 3.1% in July, down from 3.2% in June, according to the Office for National Statistics.