All Retail Week articles in November 4 2011 – Page 3
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News
Woolworths reports overall sales increase
Woolworths’ overall sales for the first quarter of 2011 were up 4.9% to AUD14.6bn (£9.6bn). Net sales at its supermarket division including fuel grew 5.8% to AUD12.56bn (£8.27bn), bolstered by a 17% rise in revenue from fuel.Its Australian food and liquor sales increased 4.4% compared with the same period last ...
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Opinion
It’s hard to imagine a time when we didn’t shop online
Congratulations to all the members of the Retail Week Etail Power List 2011 who, collectively, are making history and redefining the future of online retail.
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News
Debenhams updates the military look
Trafalgar Square’s famous landmarks got a makeover thanks to Debenhams last week at the launch of its virtual pop-up store.
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News
Schlecker to close inefficient stores
Drugstore operator Schlecker plans to complete the closure of inefficient stores within the next five to six months as part of its strategy to return to profit by 2012.The retailer believes the move will cut out a 7% to 9% chunk of sales revenue that it regards as unprofitable. Schlecker ...
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News
Carrefour-Marinopoulos appoints Jerome Loubere as managing director
Carrefour-Marinopoulos has appointed Jerome Loubere as its managing director to succeed Patrice Lespagnol, who was appointed last May.Loubere held the position between 2004 and 2008 but was then made general manager of the Marinopoulos Group in the Balkan region.The retailer believes Loubere’s experience and knowledge will help it to “better ...
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News
99 Cents Only Stores reports sales increase
Discount retailer 99 Cents Only Stores has reported that sales for the second quarter ended October 1 rose 8.8% to $363m (£226m) compared with $334m (£208m) for the prior year period.Total retail sales were $352m (£220m) against $323m (£202m), while like-for-like sales increased 6.7%. The number of like-for-like sales transactions ...