All Retail Week articles in November 27, 2009
Browse all news stories and articles from this date or time period.
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NewsCo-op and Somerfield launch £200m price war
The Co-operative and Somerfield have waded into the supermarket Christmas price war with the launch of a £200m promotional assault.
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NewsTesco tempts Christmas shoppers with early Clubcard offers
Tesco is today sending out a surprise pre-Christmas Clubcard statement to its customers, in a bid to win their festive spend.
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NewsRetail property body urges Government to kick-start development pipeline
Retail industry body BCSC has written to the Government to make a firm commitment to measures to kick-start the retail property development pipeline in its pre-budget report next week.
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NewsFirst Quench to close a further 391 shops and sells off two small groups of the business
First Quench Retailing administrator KPMG has announced the closure of a further 391 shops, while selling off two small chunks of the business.
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OpinionWill Asda and Tesco be the winners next year?
Asda and Tesco have soaked up the majority of the market share from Woolworths’ collapse. Will their strength in non-food mean they emerge the winners in 2010?
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NewsTory guru attacks big grocers’ dominance
A think tank boss close to Conservative leader David Cameron has mounted an astonishing attack on supermarkets and called for restrictions on how they operate.
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NewsWine Rack brand sold to wholesaler
First Quench Retailing administrator KPMG has sold the Wine Rack brand and 13 shops to wholesaler Venus Wine & Spirit Merchants.
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NewsBest Buy Europe profits to be at top end of expectations
Carphone Warehouse expects its share of full-year net income from Best Buy Europe to be at the top end of expectations and said it is on track to open big box stores next spring.
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AnalysisTailor systems to tackle shrink
In the past year a key challenge for retailers has been to up the effectiveness of loss prevention to combat increasing shrinkage.
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Analysis
Woolworths’ property portfolio: Well worth it?
Woolworths’ collapse left a scar on hundreds of high streets as 807 stores shut. One year on, Sara McCorquodale investigates what has been re-let and who has benefited
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NewsHalfords first-half profits power on
Motoring and leisure group Halfords is confident of meeting full-year profit expectations after reporting a strong first half.
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NewsJD Sports Fashion opens site to overseas markets
JD Sports Fashion has extended its online offer to overseas markets in an attempt to bolster its international presence.
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OpinionWoolworths stood still for far too long
Woolies didn’t need the big central infrastructure and West End head office, nor did it need shops in expensive prime locations or grand multichannel plans. Its future lay in being the biggest store in the smallest towns.
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NewsGlasgow extension opens
Hamleys and H&M were among the first stores to open their doors in the new £100m extension to Ivanhoe Cambridge’s St Enoch shopping centre in Glasgow yesterday.
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NewsFundraising to help Topps Tiles expansion
Topps Tiles will use funds raised from a proposed placing of 17.1 million shares, equivalent to 10% of its existing capital, to refocus on UK expansion as consumer confidence returns to the home sector.
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AnalysisThe statistical equation
As the recession squeezes consumers the assumption has been that retail crime rates have soared, yet there is debate over whether this is true or not. Liz Morrell takes a closer look at the figures
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NewsMarks & Spencer engages with shoppers on Facebook
Marks & Spencer director of store marketing and design Nayna McIntosh fielded questions on pre-Christmas discounting and controversial Christmas ads in a live web chat on Facebook on Tuesday.
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NewsDreams targets Yorkshire in store expansion
Dreams has embarked on an expansion plan to open 40 shops over the next two years.
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AnalysisNeed to know: Disclosure rules
Marks & Spencer was obliged to immediately issue an official announcement after Marc Bolland’s appointment was leaked. Here we explain the ins and outs of disclosure rules.