All Retail Week articles in October 2, 2009 – Page 4
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NewsBlacks to seek exits on store leases
Blacks Leisure is to contact landlords over the coming weeks to seek exits from the leases on the stores it intends to close, and could agree a company voluntary arrangement by November.
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NewsFlying Brands moves fulfilment functions to UK
Flying Brands has moved some of the fulfillment functions of its flower business to the UK from Jersey and as appointed a new sales and marketing director.
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NewsTesco retreats from Holmfirth superstore plan
Plans for a Tesco superstore in the West Yorkshire town of Holmfirth, home of the BBC comedy series Last of the Summer Wine, have been axed after a campaign by residents and local independent retailers.
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News‘Son of Woolworths’ Alworths set for November launch
Updated: A chain of Woolworths-like stores is set to open next month under the name Alworths, but could face legal hurdles.
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NewsRetailers braced for Christmas book rush
Celebrity books from Peter Kay, Ant and Dec, Jeremy Clarkson and Jamie Oliver were being tipped to storm the Christmas book charts as the busiest publishing day of the year got under way, while Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol looks set to be the festive number one.
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NewsTop 10 Christmas toy list published
Argos has published a list of the top 10 toys most likely to be popular with children this Christmas.
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NewsHabitat takes store at Liverpool One
Furniture and homewares retailer Habitat has signed for a store in shopping centre Liverpool One.
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Consumer confidence jumps in September
UK consumer confidence recorded a surprise jump to its highest level since January 2008 in September.
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OpinionRetail IT telling its war stories
At the Retail IT Summit, there has been little talk about technology and much talk about business need, culture, processes and customer demands.
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NewsAlexon slumps into loss
Womenswear group Alexon Group has reported a pre-tax loss and said recent trading had been “challenging”.
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NewsAsos posts 47% sales increase
Asos has reported a 47% first-half increase in sales, with profits “marginally ahead” of last year.
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NewsMarks & Spencer second quarter beats expectations
Marks & Spencer delivered a better than expected second quarter performance, as UK like-for-like sales declined by just 0.5%, continuing the improving trend seen over the last three quarters.
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NewsBlacks Leisure to close 89 stores
Blacks Leisure is to shut 89 of its loss-making stores and cut jobs at its head office as part of a restructuring.
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NewsCBI survey finds September retail sales flat
Retail sales were broadly flat in the year to September and are expected to remain unchanged in October, according to the CBI Distributive Trades Survey.
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Pawnbroker Albermarle & Bond thrives in the recession
Pawnbroker Albermarle & Bond said it plans to open new stores and add new services after it reported a 42% rise in full-year profit, lifted by a new gold purchasing service and strong sales.
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NewsAlcohol minimum price ‘would slash grocery bills’
Scrapping cut-price supermarket alcohol would mean families paying less for their groceries, according to a report in the the journal Clinical Medicine.
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NewsJessops completes debt for equity swap to ensure survival
The UK’s largest camera specialist Jessops has unveiled a survival deal which secures 2,000 jobs but leaves its bank owning almost half of the retailer.
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NewsMoss Bros reports £3m loss
Moss Bros has reported first-half pre-tax losses of £3m compared with a £2.2m loss for the same period last year.
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Payouts for some Farepak victims
Some customers of the collapsed Christmas saving club Farepak are beginning to be paid, three years after the company went into liquidation.
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NewsTesco ‘in talks to sell £400m property portfolio’
Tesco is reportedly in talks to sell a £400m portfolio of properties to a newly formed investment company seeking to take advantage of the opportunities of the recent falls in the value of UK commercial property.