All Retail Week articles in November 13, 2009 – Page 4
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NewsRecession to drive store card comeback
Store cards are posed for a comeback next year as retailers offer alternative lending options to consumers finding it hard to secure credit through other channels.
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OpinionRetail surgery: Freight trains and supply chains
Our competitors are using freight trains to move stock. Would it benefit my supply chain?
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Sales at electronics retailer Yamada Denki climb
For the six months to September 30, sales at consumer electronics retailer Yamada Denki climbed 1.9% to JPY936.6bn (£6.3 bn). Operating profit fell 15.4% to JPY25.1 billion (£168 million). Net profit was down 20.2% to JPY16.4 billion (£110 million).
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AnalysisUS’s toy wars could mean victory only for consumers
With Christmas fast approaching, US discount giant Target this week introduced price cuts on toys at its stores.
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AnalysisHow US retailers can crack the UK market
As Victoria’s Secret becomes the latest US retail giant to focus on the UK, Lisa Berwin asks what the attraction is and how they can crack the market.
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NewsPlay.com investigated for customer data leak
Entertainment etailer Play.com is being investigated by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for a possible breach of the Data Protection Act.
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NewsIkea: VAT cut had no sales impact
Ikea, the world’s biggest furniture retailer, said last year’s VAT cut did nothing to stimulate its UK sales and that the planned rise next year will be equally insignificant.
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NewsMothercare could suffer from toy discounting
Maternity specialist Mothercare, which also owns Early Learning Centre (ELC), posts interims on Wednesday, when broker Singer expects flat profits of about £9.7m.
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NewsStrong October sales growth drives shares
The best October sales growth in almost a decade and more upbeat pronouncements from store chiefs helped catapult general retail stocks into orbit versus their All-Share and food counterparts.
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AnalysisWhat it’s like to work at World Duty Free
The inside view from head of human resources Geoff Hall.
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AnalysisNeed to know: Quantitative easing
Last week the Bank of England decided to inject a further £25bn into the economy as part of its quantitative easing programme. But is it helping retailers?
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NewsSignet upbeat as Ernest Jones sales improve
Jewellery retailer Signet reported that an improvement at its Ernest Jones chain has helped it achieve almost flat UK like-for-like sales in its third quarter to October 31.
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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 ...
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NewsFocus 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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OpinionRetailing 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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NewsOnline 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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AnalysisThe 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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GalleryStore 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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NewsJohn 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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NewsSavers 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.