All Retail Week articles in November 18 2011
Browse all news stories and articles from this date or time period.
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GalleryFirst pictures: “Milestone” for Sainsbury’s
Sainsbury’s opened a 60,000 sq ft store in Welwyn Garden City on Wednesday last week that is intended to provide the retailer with a blueprint for the future.
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AnalysisApps: Waitrose Vs Homebase
Devon Keller, Head of user experience at Archibald Ingall Stretton, shares her view of good and bad apps.
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US grocer Stop & Shop to unveil new concept store
Ahold-owned US grocer Stop & Shop will unveil a new concept store featuring a greater selection of products and innovative features in Massachusetts. The store has been designed to better serve the needs of the local community. New services include an in-store nutritionist, supervised children’s play area, roadside pick-up and ...
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GalleryFrancesca’s Collections, Paramus, New Jersey
Look carefully and then look again. It’s an independent fashion store, right?
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OpinionDo QR codes have a future?
An invasion seems to be under way, spreading across posters, print ads and now into retailers’ stores and onto the very packaging of products themselves.
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GalleryAustin Reed: In an upper class of its own
Austin Reed has opened its new flagship on Regent Street, but has enough been done to give the brand relevance? John Ryan reports.
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NewsAsda price-checked in Parliament
Asda’s reputation for keeping costs low, as well as prices, was highlighted in the oddest of circumstances in Parliament last week.
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Walmart launches apps for iPhone and iPad
Walmart has launched two new apps for the iPhone and iPad in its home market. The grocery and general merchandise retailer says they will enable “millions of customers to enjoy an enhanced, seamless shopping experience across Walmart’s 3,800 US stores and Walmart.com through mobile devices”.The apps are the first to ...
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NewsHalfords targets Scotland for £1m autocentre investment
Halfords, car part and cycle specialist, will invest £1m in autocentre expansion in Scotland.
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GalleryIn pictures: Versace collection causes frenzy at H&M
Donatella Versace opened her collaboration with H&M yesterday to near-hysteria as hundreds queued at the fast fashion chain to make sure they grabbed one of her creations.
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NewsIceland auction hit by delays
The auction of Iceland Foods has been delayed until mid-January, according to latest reports.
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NewsJohn Lewis reports rising spend on Christmas goods
Sales of Christmas lines have soared at John Lewis department stores this week but the retailer warned that trading conditions generally remain harsh.
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NewsPoundworld to launch wholesale site
Poundworld is to launch a wholesale transactional website next year in a bid to drive revenue growth.
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Pantaloon posts financial results for first quarter
Future Group-owned clothing retailer Pantaloon has posted financial results for its first quarter ended September 2011.The company’s consolidated net sales were INR3,180.26 crore (£422.1m) compared with INR2,750.76 crore (£372.3m) in the comparable period last year, an increase of 15.61%.Consolidated net profit plummeted 36.33% to INR15.05 crore (£1.9m) in comparison with ...
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Fast Retailing to increase network of Uniqlo stores
Japanese clothing group Fast Retailing aims to increase its network of Uniqlo stores in South Korea to 300 by the 2020 financial year from its current estate of 64.The retailer hopes the openings will boost South Korean sales to KRW3 trillion (£1.64bn). The plans were revealed by Fast Retailing chief ...
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NewsGo Outdoors hires Tesco director
Fast-growing retailer Go Outdoors has raided Tesco to strengthen its management team as it launches a red letter day-style website selling outdoor activities.
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NewsDwell posts EBITDA profit despite tough trading in furniture sector
Furniture chain Dwell has bounced back into the black at an EBITDA level as sales grew in the year to January 28 despite a punishing big-ticket market.
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Sales decrease for department store group Myer
Department store group Myer’s first-quarter sales fell by more than 5.1% on a like-for-like basis in the first quarter ended October 29.The retailer’s sales for the period totalled AUD680m (£437.1m), down 3.5% on the comparable period last year. However, the retailer was pleased with the results as sales during the ...
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NewsHalfords to cut costs with stores shake-up
Halfords is aiming to make cost savings on its property portfolio as 150 leases come up for renewal.
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NewsChristmas discounting to hit recessionary levels
Retail casualties expected as heavy discounting hits margins in the golden quarter.