All Retail Week articles in October 22, 2010
Browse all news stories and articles from this date or time period.
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NewsBlacks Leisure in sale talks
Blacks Leisure has appointed corporate advisory firm McQueen to advise on a possible sale of the company after receiving multiple bid approaches.
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NewsNo charges to be brought against JJB Sports and Sports Direct, SFO concludes
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) will confirm imminently that its investigation into Sports Direct and JJB Sports is over and no charges will be brought against the companies, the retailers revealed in regulatory announcements this morning.
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NewsRetail theft costs UK stores £4.4bn a year
Retail theft costs UK stores £4.4bn in the year to the end of June, according to a survey of 42,000 European retailers.
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NewsApple rakes in $20bn in revenue in record quarterly results
Apple has posted a record quarterly revenue of $20.34bn (£12.85bn), compared to $12.21bn (£7.71bn) a year ago, after selling more iPads, iPhones, and Macs than ever.
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NewsOnline sales expected to be 16% up at Christmas
Online sales at Christmas are expected to be 16% higher than last year as shoppers hunt for bargains, according to IMRG.
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NewsSuits You owner considers sale or closure
The owners of SRG, the company behind 66-store menswear chain Suits You, are understood to have begun a strategic review of the business, which could lead to its sale, closure or administration.
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NewsSports Direct profits up as bonus scheme pays off
Sports Direct gross profit increased 5.4% to £117m in the 9 weeks to September 26 as its bonus share scheme paid off.
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NewsArgos suffers profits fall
Argos and Homebase owner Home Retail Group has posted a plunge in interim profits.
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NewsTesco chief Sir Terry Leahy sells £3.3m of shares
Tesco outgoing chief executive Sir Terry Leahy sold £3.3m shares yesterday in the retail giant he has run for the past 13 years.
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NewsAsda Income Tracker: Families £4 a week worse off in September
Families suffered a £4 a week decline in spending power in September compared with the same month a year ago, according to the Asda Income Tracker.
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NewsPhones 4U rolls-out store systems to Dixons shop-in-shops
Phones 4U is to implement its store systems in its Dixons shop-in-shops to consolidate its multichannel business onto one IT platform to drive store revenue.
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NewsM&S launches electricals recycling service
Marks & Spencer has today launched a service which allows customers to recycle unwanted electrical items in exchange for M&S vouchers.
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NewsMatalan reports "satisfactory" first half
Matalan has reported a “satisfactory” first half performance and confirmed that Alistair McGeorge has stepped down as chief executive.
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News490,000 public sector jobs to go
Nearly 500,000 people will lose their jobs in the public sector over the next four years as part of the Coalition Government’s Spending Review.
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Grocer Stokes goes into administration
Family-owned independent grocer Stokes has gone into administration.
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NewsTesco scales back Clubcard rewards to keep double points
Tesco is scaling back the number of Clubcard rewards offered to customers so it can continue to offer double points on their purchases.
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NewsOwn brands boost Debenhams profits
Debenhams grew operating profit 7.1% to £196.1m during the year to August 28, helped by a strong performance from its own brand Designers at Debenhams range - and has announced four new designer collaborations.
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NewsRetailers slam green "stealth tax"
Retailers have hit out at the government’s £1bn “business stealth tax” that emerged from yesterday’s spending review.
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NewsRetail sales rise in September
Year on year retail sales, excluding petrol, rose 3.3% by value and 1.8% by volume in September the Office for National Statistics reported.
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Rewe launches forecourt store concept for independent petrol station operator
Rewe in Austria has launched a new format forecourt store concept for independent petrol station operators called ADEG am Weg (ADEG on the way). The 700 sq ft store is located at a Pein Energy petrol station in Mureck, Styria. According to Rewe it will offer about 1,000 items at ...