All Retail Week articles in November 6, 2009 – Page 3
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News
Mint Velvet to drive ‘destination appeal’ of online flagship store
New women’s fashion retailer Mint Velvet plans to expand the content on its website in the coming months in an attempt to make it a true “destination” for its customers.
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Amazon won't sell wine in the US
Amazon has ditched plans to sell wine in the US after hitting various problems.The etailer’s plans to sell wine direct have been hampered from the outset by the complicated regulatory and distribution system in the US.The retailer had hoped to ship US wines to up to 26 states, but its ...
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Former Woolworths director opens first Alworths store
The new variety chain set up by a former Woolworths director opened its doors for the first time in Didcot, Oxfordshire, yesterday.
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Analysis
Is the property market moving in favour of the landlords again?
The property market has swung in favour of retailers during the recession, but is it about to move back the other way?
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Alliance Boots on track to hit targets after healthy half-year
Alliance Boots has said customer service and value have been the main drivers in helping it deliver sales growth of 11.6% to £9bn in the six months to September 30.
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TM Lewin rules out IPO after strong half
Shirt specialist TM Lewin has ruled out an IPO and has put to bed speculation that backer HBoS wants to exit the business.
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Potential buyers eye First Quench stores after group’s administration
Trade buyers and private equity groups are circling collapsed Threshers owner First Quench Retailing as the deadline for bids draws near.
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Adams under fire over late payment claims
Suppliers to Adams have hit out as they claim the kidswear retailer is failing to pay them on time.
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French retailers accused of improper dealings with manufacturers
Carrefour, Leclerc, Auchan, Delhaize-owned Cora, Système U and four other retailers have been summoned before the commercial courts in France to defend allegations of improper dealings with manufacturers.Contracts between retailers and suppliers under scrutiny include those that require suppliers to buy back their unsold inventory and those where retailers can ...
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Opinion
Retail surgery: Ensure your customers accept your terms and conditions
How can I make sure customers accept our terms and conditions when they buy from us?
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Abercrombie & Fitch to enter the Italian market
Casual luxury US clothing retailer Abercrombie & Fitch has entered the Italian market, opening its first store in Milan.The flagship store trades from 32,290 sq ft spread over two floors and features a 5,380 sq ft Abercrombie Kids section. A spokesperson for the retailer said the brand should appeal to ...
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Brand Alley ads claiming 80% off found misleading
Online discounter Brand Alley has had its knuckles wrapped by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) over the level of discount it claimed on its ads.
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Office Depot reports $413m net loss
Stationery giant Office Depot reported a $413m (£252.4m) net loss in its third-quarter results.Sales in the group’s North American retail division were $1.3bn (£794.5m), down 18% compared with the same period last year, due in part to having fewer stores. Comparable store sales in the 1,144 stores in the US ...
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Tengelmann confirms 200 redundancies
Retail giant Tengelmann has confirmed that it will make 200 redundancies in Germany.The redundancies will affect the retailer’s supermarket chain Kaiser’s Tengelmann (183 employees) and head office in Mülheim. The latter job cuts are due to the sale of discount banner Plus to Edeka.The Kaiser’s Tengelmann redundancies will affect the ...
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Grupo Famsa reports MXN199m (£9.3m) net income
Department store operator Grupo Famsa reported MXN199m (£9.3m) net income for the third quarter, up by 371.6% from the same period in 2008.Net sales during the quarter reached MXN3.71bn (£173m), up by 6.1% year on year. The positive performance was primarily attributed to an 8.4% increase in sales at its ...
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The Entertainer draws road map to 100 shops
Toy retailer The Entertainer is gunning to double the size of its business over the next four years as it takes advantage of the gap left in the toy market after the demise of Woolworths.
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Opinion
What next for First Quench?
The ferocious discounting from the supermarkets has done the likes of Threshers very few favours
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News
Almost 2,000 jobs to go as 373 First Quench stores close
The administrators of Threshers owner First Quench Retailing are to shut 373 stores, resulting in 1,738 redundancies.
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Gap sales beat expectations
Sales for US fashion giant Gap beat expectations in October up 5% on last year to $1.14bn (£70m).