All Retail Week articles in November 20, 2009
Browse all news stories and articles from this date or time period.
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NewsLehman Brothers collapse takes toll on Reiss
Fashion retailer Reiss has reported “creditable” earnings last year, when it suffered like other retailers in the aftermath of Lehman Brothers’ demise.
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NewsWHSmith pulls out of Borders bid
WHSmith has ended talks about buying troubled bookseller Borders UK, raising doubts over the specialist’s future.
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News381 further First Quench shops to close, making 1,908 redundancies
The administrator to Threshers owner First Quench Retailing has announced the closure of a further 381 stores, resulting in 1,908 shop staff redundancies.
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OpinionMarc Bolland was the answer to Marks & Spencer’s prayers
As Retail Week predicted back in July, Marc Bolland is just what Marks & Spencer has been looking for. His success at Morrisons will stand him in good stead, but the difficulty of managing Britain’s most loved retail brand is great.
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NewsGap profits up 25%
Gap profits grew 25% in its third quarter helped by growing sales at its Old Navy fascia.
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NewsBest week of the year for John Lewis
Department store John Lewis had its best week of the year last week, beating last year’s sales by 17%.
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NewsTesco unveils broadband ambitions
Tesco is to take on broadband telecoms players such as BT, TalkTalk and Virgin media as it targets extra profits of £200m annually.
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NewsPrivate equity firms table first-round Matalan bids
Five private equity groups are understood to have tabled bids for value fashion group Matalan, which may be sold for as much as £1.5bn.
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AnalysisMarketing: The perfect message mix
Marketers have always been the biggest users of customer data. But by analysing it to create deeper insight, retailers can make their marketing budgets stretch further. Joanna Perry investigates
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AnalysisSocial media: Why M&S is listening to the word on the web
Marks & Spencer is starting to engage with its customers online, analysing their feedback to help make commercial decisions. Joanna Perry finds out what this insight is teaching it
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AnalysisThe lessons to be learnt from online
Properly used, customer data gleaned online can help not only web sales but the top line across all channels, says Joanna Perry
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NewsMothercare upbeat as profits jump
Mothercare chief executive Ben Gordon said it was in the “best shape” it has ever been in the run-up to Christmas as the mother and baby specialist revealed underlying profits up 15.4% in the 28 weeks to October 10.
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NewsJohn Lewis to unite online with stores
John Lewis Direct managing director Robin Terrell will leave in the new year ahead of an integration of the department store operator’s online arm into the main business.
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NewsMajestic Wine ‘optimistic’ as six-bottle initiative lifts sales
Wine specialist Majestic Wine is “optimistic” about Christmas trading after reporting a better than expected UK interim like-for-like sales rise.
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AnalysisInside Inditex
The Spanish parent company of Zara, Bershka and Massimo Dutti is notoriously secretive. Lisa Berwin takes an exclusive look behind the scenes at the Galician head office of Inditex.
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Analysis
A helping hand with recruitment
Developer Hammerson has set up a scheme to help tenants recruit. Sara McCorquodale reports.
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NewsGrocers lead the way as retail shares rise
A raft of results generally in line with expectations and signs of corporate activity returning to the sector helped general retailers keep pace with the index, but food groups were the week’s stars.
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GalleryStore of the week: Kurt Geiger Regent Street
There’s been every reason to admire the Kurt Geiger format that’s been around for a while now. The mirrored cubes on which the merchandise is displayed, piled on top of each other, give a show-stopping entrance to every store.
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US retail sales rose by more than expected in October
Retail sales rose by more than expected in October, largely due to a resurgent car market.Sales rose 1.4%, rebounding strongly after a revised 2.3% decline in September, according to figures from the Commerce Department.The increase was driven almost entirely by higher auto sales in October as demand returned following a ...