All Retail Week articles in October 22, 2010
Browse all news stories and articles from this date or time period.
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OpinionUp close and personal
All retailers would like to think that they work at a micro and macro level, but is it really possible for a chain to create a relevant local offer?
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NewsTesco to release Coronation Street album
Tesco is to release an exclusive album to celebrate the 50th anniversary of favourite soap opera Coronation Street.
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Five Stokes stores sold to Argyle Trading
The administrators of independent grocer Stokes has sold five stores to Argyle Trading.
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NewsHells Angels takes legal action against retailers and designer McQueen
Motorcycle club Hells Angels has launched legal action against three fashion businesses for using its logo without permission.
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NewsWalmart reconsiders terms of Massmart deal
Walmart may modify its offer to acquire South African retailer Massmart, meaning the Johannesburg company could retain a listing.
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NewsEnd of an era as Dunnhumby founders step down
The husband and wife founders of Dunnhumby, the data and marketing company fundamental to the success of Tesco’s Clubcard, are to step down.
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NewsGo Outdoors emerges as bidder for Blacks
Privately-owned specialist retailer Go Outdoors has emerged as a bidder for Blacks, Retail Week has learned.
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NewsJigsaw names new chief executive
Jigsaw holding company Kewsaw has appointed former Thomas Pink managing director Des Swan as group chief executive.
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NewsPrivate equity bids in for Office
PAI Partners, the private equity firm behind Spanish fashion retail giant Cortefiel, and T J Hughes investor Silverfleet Capital, have thrown their hats in the ring to buy footwear retailer Office, Retail Week can reveal.
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Nine more Stokes stores shut
Nine more branches of Stokes, the independent greengrocer that was put into administration last week, have been closed with a lost of 72 jobs.
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NewsSuits You in administration
Speciality Retail Group, the company behind 66-store menswear chain Suits You, has been bought by restructuring specialists GA Europe and put in to administration.
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NewsAhrendts salutes Burberry's 'style, structure and values'
Burberry chief executive Angela Ahrendts outlined the soft strategies the fashion retailer has focused on during the recession at the World Retail Congress in Berlin.
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Retailers neglecting succession planning
Only 17% of retail CEOs and board directors are actively engaged in succession planning, according to a report published today at World Retail Congress.
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OpinionFunding is out there, but only for the best deals
Funding is out there for deals involving large retailers with dominant market positions, but is still harder to come by for smaller deals and distressed situations, the World Retail Congress heard this morning.
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NewsClassic toys to fly off shelves this Christmas
Classic toys and games such as Lego, Sylvanian Families and Monopoly are set to be big sellers once again this Christmas, along with a toy puppy that can be taken for walks and an electric guitar.
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NewsPhones 4U considers refinancing as alternative to sale
The owners of Phones4u are considering refinancing the business as an alternative to selling it, it is understood.
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NewsCarpetright UK & Ireland like-for-likes drop 7.3%
Floorings specialist Carpetright group sales dropped 5.2% in the 12 weeks to October 23, with the retailer saying it expects tough trading conditions to continue into 2011.
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NewsPrimark reclaims top spot in market share battle
Primark, the value fashion giant, returned to the top spot as the UK’s largest clothing retailer by volume over the summer, ahead of Asda and Marks & Spencer.
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NewsWellworths forced to change its name by Shop Direct
Wellworths, the store set up by former Woolworths store manager Claire Robertson, is being forced to change its name to Wellchester under an agreement with Woolworths brand owner Shop Direct.
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NewsFocus on staff key to recovery, says Maxeda CEO Tony DeNunzio
A focus on staff, brand and the customer is the key to a successful retail recovery, according to a panel of leading retailers.