All Retail Week articles in October 14 2011
Browse all news stories and articles from this date or time period.
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NewsSainsbury's poised to extend Brand Match across UK
Supermarket group Sainsbury’s is to launch its Brand Match price promise nationwide after testing the idea in Northern Ireland.
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NewsPets at Home chief Matt Davies to stand down
Pets at Home chief executive Matt Davies is to stand down from the role next spring after seven years in the role.
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NewsMalcolm Walker in talks with Blackstone to back Iceland bid
Iceland chief executive Malcolm Walker has held talks with private equity giant Blackstone about backing his bid for the frozen food retailer.
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Opinion
Biting the Apple
When will other retailers understand what Apple has done and apply it to their own businesses?
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NewsDebenhams to create 6,500 festive jobs
Department store group Debenhams is to create 6,500 additional roles over the festive period.
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NewsSainsbury's to launch Brand Match nationwide on Wednesday
Supermarket group Sainsbury’s is to launch its Brand Match price initiative across the UK from Wednesday as grocery competition hots up.
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NewsPoundland-owner eyes Nordic counterpart
Value retailer Poundland’s private equity owner is reportedly in talks to buy the retailer’s Nordic counterpart Europris for between €400m and €500m (£345m to £430m)
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NewsTesco overhauls its retailing services division
Tesco chief executive Philip Clarke is overhauling its £4bn retailing services division which includes its banking, mobile and online operations.
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NewsAmerican Apparel UK sales recover
US fashion chain American Apparel posted a 3% rise in like-for-like sales for the third quarter, driven by a strong performance sales in the UK and Europe.
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News
Brand Alley sales soar 70% this year
Private Sales etailer Brand Alley has posted a 70% sales increase in the first nine months of this year
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NewsClinton Cards' new CEO starts
Former Starbucks UK and Ireland managing director Darcy Willson-Rymer takes up his new role at Clintons Cards today.
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NewsDragon leads fight against lorry trailer restrictions
More than 90 companies including Asda, Body Shop and WHSmith have joined forces to oppose proposals from the European Commission which they fear would restrict the height of new lorry trailers sold.
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NewsJaeger rolls out first menswear standalone store
Premium retailer Jaeger will swing open the doors of its first men’s standalone store in Canary Wharf next month.
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NewsSales improve slightly in September, but heat hits fashion
Like-for-like sales rose 0.3% in September according to the BRC, but the hot weather at the end of the month hit fashion sales, which showed their largest fall since August 2009.
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NewsKingfisher boss calls on Government to focus on job creation
Kingfisher group chief executive Ian Cheshire has called on Government to focus on job creation in order to fuel economic growth in the downturn.
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NewsN Brown warns of declining consumer sentiment despite profit jump
Home shopping group N Brown’s pre-tax profit swelled 5.9% in its half year but it warned of dampening consumer sentiment.
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NewsAspinal of London opens first shop outside of the capital in Bluewater
Three retailers have signed to open stores in Bluewater, including Aspinal of London, which will open its first store outside the capital in the centre.
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NewsSainsbury's buys online entertainment business
Sainsbury’s has bought online digital entertainment business Global Media Vault, which supplies the supermarket’s entertainment ecommerce platform.
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NewsQVC opens pop-up shop in London
TV shopping giant QVC has opened a diamond pop-up shop in Hatton Garden today to promote its Diamonique collection.
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NewsFirst glimpse of House of Fraser click and collect store
House of Fraser will open two House of Fraser.com stores this month, providing a click and collect offer in 1,500 sq ft units.