All Retail Week articles in October 21 2011
Browse all news stories and articles from this date or time period.
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NewsCity retail area to be pedestrianised for Christmas shopping event
City of London shopping street Cheapside will be pedestrianised for a day in December to make Christmas shopping easier.
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NewsOxford Street Christmas lights switch on set for November 1
The Oxford Street Christmas lights will be switched on on November 1, as retailers on one of the busiest shopping streets in the UK gear up for the crucial festive period.
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NewsRetail crime and error costs UK stores £4.9bn
UK stores lost £4.9bn to retail crime and error in the last year despite retailers spending £1bn on crime prevention.
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NewsTesco's Big Price Drop stimulates 1 million extra purchases per week
Tesco has estimated that its Big Price Drop initiative has stimulated 1 million extra transactions per week.
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NewsInflation reaches record levels sparking fears of business rates hike
Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation jumped to 5.2% in September from 4.5% in August, while the Retail Price Index (RPI) measure of inflation has risen to its highest level in 20 years, at 5.6%.
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NewsMatalan cautious after profits slump 63%
Matalan said it remained cautious on the outlook after the value fashion and homewares retailer reported a 63% plummet in EBITDA for the second quarter.
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NewsLa Senza to open four stores in October
Lingerie chain La Senza is to open four new stores this month taking its store portfolio to 160 after reports earlier this year it was looking at restructuring its retail business.
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NewsA-wear acquired by Hilco
Irish fashion retailer A-wear has been acquired for an undisclosed sum by restructuring specialist Hilco Ireland.
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NewsMake life tougher for out-of-town retail, Portas tells MPs
Mary Portas has told MPs her review of the high street will be about “making life easier for town centres and tougher for out-of-town.”
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NewsOnline sales climbed 15% year-on-year in September
Online sales climbed 15% year-on-year in September as customers spent £5.5bn.
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News99p Stores reopens former Hub store
99p Stores has acquired a former Hub shop after the variety store retailer, founded by Poundland co-founder Davd Dodd, went bust last month.
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NewsDixons hunts for UK boss so Browett can focus on strategy
Dixons, owner of electricals retailers Currys and PC World, is preparing to hire a new head of its UK operations early next year, it has been reported.
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NewsWiggle to appoint UBS ahead of potential float
Bikes etailer Wiggle is on the verge of appointing investment bank UBS to manage a potential flotation, it is understood.
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Grocer Sobeys announces business realignment
Grocer Sobeys has announced a realignment that will see the creation of two business units, each led by a president of operations. The IGA operations business unit comprises the IGA and IGA Extra, Les Marchés Tradition, Marché Bonichoix and Rachelle-Béry banners in the province of Quebec, and will be led ...
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OpinionHow to create a knockout brand
Necessity is deemed the mother of invention, but adversity can be its father.
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Casino opens first Casino Shop in domestic market
The convenience arm of grocery retailer Casino has opened its first Casino Shop in its domestic market. The Casino Shop concept is typically less than 3,770 sq ft and offers 5,400 products, 1,500 more items compared with a Petit Casino. Casino Shop offers free home delivery and simultaneously acts as ...
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Lidl changes expansion criteria in Germany
Schwarz Group-owned discounter Lidl is changing the criteria for expansion in Germany, defining higher sales targets and a larger catchment area for new stores. The new measures foresee a minimum turnover per store of E5m (£4.4m), which is higher than the estimated average of E4.9m (£4.3m) for its existing network.To ...
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OpinionDavid Wild leads Halfords to success
The continually evolving but highly profitable Halfords is one of the more complex, but certainly most instructive, case studies of recent British retailing.
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AnalysisRetailers and UK manufacturing
Retailers and the Government hope to ramp up the quantity of UK-sourced goods, tapping into the consumer desire for home-grown quality and craftmanship
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NewsMobile sales jump as confidence in the channel grows
Mobile sales have jumped over the past year as retailers push the channel more aggressively in response to new consumer buying habits.