All Retail Week articles in November 4 2011
Browse all news stories and articles from this date or time period.
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NewsArgos continues to drag down Home Retail as profits slump
Argos has continued to drag down the performance of its parent Home Retail in the first half, as group pre-tax profit slumped 70% to £28m.
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NewsSports Direct profits jump 13.3% as sales grow
Sports Direct retail gross profit advanced 13.3% to £119m as sales thrive.
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NewsShop Direct to launch Very overseas as it cuts group losses
Shop Direct is to launch Very overseas as it cuts group losses to £7.8m over the past year.
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NewsGo Outdoors CFO David Hanney to exit
Go Outdoors has suffered another high profile departure as chief financial officer David Hanney prepares to exit next year.
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NewsTesco to make redundancies in fashion department
Tesco is set to make redundancies within its fashion merchandising team following a recent drop in general merchandise sales.
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NewsSharp sets out strategy as Debenhams records 10% profit increase
New Debenhams chief executive Michael Sharp has revealed his growth strategy for the department store, as he revealed full year pre-tax profit jumped 10% to £166.1m..
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NewsCheshire: Kingfisher wants 100 stores in Turkey
Kingfisher chief executive Ian Cheshire has said the company plans to open 100 stores in Turkey, saying the country is “one of our big growth opportunities for the future.”
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NewsRetail sales rise in September, but hot weather hits fashion
Retail sales rose in September, with value growth being driven by food inflation, but fashion sales volumes experienced their biggest fall for three-and-a-half years, the ONS said this morning.
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NewsGrocers eye Iceland as first round bids deadline passes
Grocers Morrisons and Asda have expressed interest in acquiring frozen foods chain Iceland as the deadline for first-round bids passes.
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AnalysisBehind the story: September's official retail stats
They may have been less bad than they could have been but no-one will be popping champagne corks following the release of the official September sales figures by the ONS this morning.
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NewsJohn Lewis sales up as shoppers feel festive
John Lewis sales rose 9.9% to £62.6m last week as it clocked up the best performance of the half.
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NewsHMV launches first TV ad dedicated to tech products
HMV has launched its first TV ad dedicated to its expanded technology offer, which it is rolling out across it stores as it fights declining sales in its core products.
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NewsGame launches new payment system to capture digital spend
Game has launched a new way of paying for its products as it aims to capture share in the digital games market.
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NewsThe Hut FD quits after float scrapped
The Hut’s finance director has exited the online retailer after it scrapped plans for a flotation this year.
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GalleryIn Pictures: House of Fraser.com, Aberdeen, opens today
House of Fraser has revealed pictures of its click and collect store, House of Fraser.com, which opened today in Aberdeen’s Union Square shopping centre.
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NewsLosses widen at Austin Reed
Losses have widened at menswear retailer Austin Reed despite sales growing.
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NewsBooths reveals flat sales as trading conditions remain tough
Booths pretax profit rose 7.2% to £8.2m in the year to April 2, however sales were flat and the upmarket northern grocer said current trading has remained tough.
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NewsUrban Outfitters removes 'Navajo' name following Native American tribe complaints
US lifestyle retailer Urban Outfitters has removed the word ‘Navajo’ from product names on its website following complaints.
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NewsNetflix to launch in UK next year
Netflix, the on-demand film specialist, is to launch a streaming service in the UK and Republic of Ireland in 2012.
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NewsMore bad news from Carpetright as sales continue to fall
Carpetright has announced a 5.2% fall in second quarter sales, and warned that full-year profits will come in at “the lower end of current expectations.”