All Retail Week articles in November 18 2011 – Page 2
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NewsAsda like-for-likes up 1.3% in Q3
Asda like-for-likes excluding fuel and VAT increased 1.3% in its third quarter to September 30.
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NewsGame downgrades sales forecasts in “extraordinary economic times”
Game has revealed a like-for-like sales fall of 8.6% in the 41 weeks to November 12 as the retailer suffers in “extraordinary economic times”.
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NewsVideo: Majestic Wine launches first TV ad
Majestic Wine has overcome the loss of its City champagne customers to gain new business and launch its first ever television advertising campaign.
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NewsLondon ranks as Europe's top shopping capital
London has ranked as the best shopping city in Europe in the first ever Global Shopper City Index produced by the Economist Intelligence Unit.
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NewsTesco censured by watchdog over "misleading" Price Check ad
Tesco has been censured by the Advertising Standards Agency over its Price Check campaign.
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NewsWeak October Scottish retail sales could signal difficult Christmas
Christmas “hangs in the balance” for retailers as Scottish like-for-like sales declined for the fifth time in six months.
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NewsOracle Retail Week Awards shortlist announced
The rapid development of multichannel business models and a young generation of pureplay retailers feature prominently in the 2012 Oracle Retail Week Awards shortlist, revealed this week.
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NewsWHSmith expands Irish offering with Arnotts opening
Bookseller and stationer WHSmith has made its first foray into Ireland outside its travel stores by launching a bookshop within Dublin department store Arnotts.
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NewsTed Baker boss almost caught on camera
Could this be the most revealing picture we have seen yet of Ted Baker chief executive Ray Kelvin?
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Sales rise for Grocer Delhaize Group
Grocer Delhaize Group’s sales in the third quarter of 2011 rose 6.6% at identical exchange rates, to E5.33bn (£4.57bn).Growth in the US reached 3.5% in dollars and 1.9% like-for-like. Operating profit increased 1.8% at identical exchange rates to E238m (£204.1m). Operating margin decreased to 4.5%, mainly due to the consolidation ...
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Yamada Denki posts drop in net sales
Electronics retailer Yamada Denki has posted a 2.6% drop in net sales to ¥987bn (£8.04bn) for the first half. Operating profit rose 33.8% to ¥63bn (£518.3m), while net profit increased 44.6% to ¥40.9bn (£333.5m).During the period the company introduced electric vehicles, solar panels, household lithium batteries and energy-saving equipment in ...
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Shoppers Drug Mart reports sales increase
Drugstore operator Shoppers Drug Mart has reported a sales rise of 2.1% to CAD3.11bn (£1.92bn) for the third quarter ended October 8.On a like-for-like basis, total sales increased 1.5%, with prescriptions up 1.1% and front-store sales (products sold separately from the pharmacy) up 1.8%. During the quarter, total prescription counts ...
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Euroset withdraws from Ukrainian market
Russian mobile phone retailer Euroset has withdrawn from the Ukrainian market, closing all its stores.Euroset has been reducing stores numbers in Ukraine since 2009. The biggest disposal was in the summer of 2010 when the company shut 150 shops. In December 2010, Euroset had 275 stores in the country and ...
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OpinionNot just for profit
It’s that time of year again. The fairy lights are twinkling, the festive songs are playing and, in the next few weeks, we’ll hit the high spot of the retailer’s year – Christmas.
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NewsMothercare chairman launches review after first-half losses
Mothercare chairman Alan Parker marked his first 100 days in office by reporting an interim loss and launching a review of the ailing UK business.
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NewsSales rise at Ted Baker
Ted Baker has defied unseasonably warm autumn weather to report a 7.8% rise in group sales.
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NewsQD Stores plans pop-up stores to counter lack of space
Discount retailer QD Stores plans to open pop-up shops to tackle the shortage of larger store space available in key regions.
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NewsSainsbury’s plans first standalone pharmacy
Sainsbury’s is to open its first separate pharmacy outside its supermarkets as the grocer looks beyond traditional retailing and expands its healthcare services business.
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NewsTesco trials web and store augmented technology
Tesco customers can see how products will look in their homes as well as watch film trailers in store with new augmented reality technology online and in shops.
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NewsGrocers focus on own-labels in the battle for margins and share
Supermarkets are setting their sights on own-label products to create differentiation and drive margin improvements as they fight for market share.