All Retail Week articles in November 13, 2009
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News
Morrisons and Waitrose star as recession recedes in grocery
Morrisons, Asda, Sainsbury’s and Waitrose all continued to grow their share of supermarket spending in the 12 weeks to 30 November, with Morrisons managing an all-time record share of 12.1%.
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News
Shoppers flock to M&S Penny Bazaars
Marks & Spencers kicked off its penny bazaar this morning and by 9am had served around 100,000 shoppers.
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News
Halfords to branch out into the mobility market
Halfords is to start selling mobility scooters and wheelchairs to take advantage of the growing older population.
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Opinion
Who can shout the loudest?
As the grocers gear up for the key Christmas trading period, they launch into claim after counter claim about how much they can save customers this year. But who will win the battle?
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News
Dollar General makes NYSE debut
US discount retailer Dollar General is today making its debut on the New York Stock Exchange in what is one of the most anticipated IPOs of the year.
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News
Tesco joint venture to build malls in China
Tesco is to build three shopping malls in China after forming a property joint venture with local partners.
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News
M&S ads ‘help Waitrose sales’
Waitrose this morning claimed that Marks & Spencer’s high-profile price comparison ad campaign has helped its own sales.
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News
Morrisons rolls out payment system
Grocer Morrisons has begun rolling out a new payment processing system as part of its store systems replacement project.
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News
Sainsbury’s pushes loyalty and non-food
Sainsbury’s is launching an ad campaign today focusing on its loyalty scheme Nectar card for the first time as it seeks to capture more of shoppers’ Christmas spend.
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News
October like-for-like sales paint negative picture in US
The round of October like-for-like sales showed a generally negative picture as consumer confidence continues to struggle in the US. Of the few positive results, most came from retailers operating at the top and bottom of the market. Upmarket department store chain Nordstrom, for example, reported a 6% lift in ...
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News
New strategy lifts Majestic Wine
Majestic Wine is expected to report a solid performance at its interim results on Monday.
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News
Lidl teams up with Nabtaaler Milchwerke to launch private-label lines
Discounter Lidl has teamed up with Bavarian dairy company Nabtaaler Milchwerke to launch Lidl’s first regional private-label lines. Lidl has been selling Bavarian long-life milk for some time in some regional divisions to support dairy farmers in the federal state. The discounter registered the trademark “Ein gutes Stück Heimat” - ...
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Savers reduces losses and pins hopes on rallying like-for-likes
Value health and beauty chain Savers reduced its losses in the last financial year and is confident it is moving towards profitability.
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John Lewis launches video guides
The department store chain has created a series of video buying guides for technology products featuring partners from its stores for its website.
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Gallery
Store of the week: Guess Regent Street
Guess opened its largest store in Europe (there are close to 250 of them across the Continent) on Regent Street in September. At 6,000 sq ft, this is a large space and fills the unit previously occupied by Next.
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News
Online shops to transform future of retail property
Retailers need as few as 100 shops to achieve national coverage, compared with up to 300 three years ago, ex-Selfridges chief Peter Williams said.
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Analysis
The future of value retailers
Retailers from Primark to Aldi to 99p Stores have benefited from the flight to value that the recession has created. But can they continue to capture shopper hearts and wallets once the economy begins to recover, asks Joanna Perry.
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Opinion
Retailing lessons from Formula One
It is a minor miracle. A Formula One Grand Prix team, based in the UK, with a largely UK workforce, has won the constructor’s championship for the second year running.
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News
Focus lines up sites for new small store format
DIY group Focus has identified 100 sites around the country for new stores as it develops a chain of smaller neighbourhood shops.
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News
Otto plans to expand its Russian operation
Mail order giant Otto intends to expand its Russian operation after acquiring the Russian subsidiary of bankrupt rival Arcandor’s Quelle division. Otto, which already considers itself market leader in Russia, is acquiring the rights to the Quelle brand, as well as some sub-brands and its internet domains in Germany and ...