All Retail Week articles in October 29 2010 – Page 5

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    A&P Q2 sales decrease 10% to £1.22bn

    2010-10-28T12:50:00Z

    Tengelmann-controlled A&P said that sales during the second quarter declined by 10% to $1.9bn (£1.22bn). Like-for-like sales fell 6.6%. Loss from continuing operations amounted to $143m (£92m), more than double the $62m (£40m) posted a year earlier. As the company’s financial situation continued to be pressured, A&P insisted its turnaround ...

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    SuperValu reports Q2 £945m net loss

    2010-10-28T12:48:00Z

    US grocer SuperValu has reported a net loss of $1.47bn (£945m) for the second quarter ended September 11. Net retail sales amounted to $8.7bn (£5.6bn) while retail food net sales declined 9.7% to $6.7bn (£4.3bn). The decline was primarily a result of the impact of an like-for-like store sales fall ...

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    Pick n Pay H1 pre-tax profit falls by 25.5% to £61m

    2010-10-28T12:44:00Z

    The country’s second-largest grocer Pick n Pay reported that its pre-tax profit fell by 25.5% to R682.1m (£61m) in the first half to 31 August, despite sales growth of 6% to R25.2bn (£2.26bn). Chief executive Nick Badminton described the past 12 months as the most challenging the company had faced ...

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    Higher than expected sales for Indian retailers during Diwali

    2010-10-28T12:41:00Z

    Indian retailers reported higher than expected sales during the festive Diwali season, with premium electronics emerging as one of the strongest categories. Products such as 3D, LED and large LCD and plasma televisions, white goods, branded clothing, cameras and Smartphones were among those pushing up average bill sizes by 15% ...

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    Woolworths Q1 sales increase 4% to £8.4bn

    2010-10-28T12:38:00Z

    Woolworths reported a 4% rise in first-quarter sales to Aus$13.91bn (£8.4 bn). Sales at the company’s food and liquor division in Australia for the quarter increased by 3.2% to Aus$9.29bn (£5.6bn), as like-for-like sales rose 2%. Woolworths’ New Zealand supermarkets sales had an even stronger increase of Aus$1.07bn (£642m) during ...

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    Coles Group Q1 sales increase 4.9% to £4.5bn

    2010-10-28T12:35:00Z

    Coles Group posted a rise of 4.9% in sales to Aus$7.49bn (£4.5bn) for its first quarter ended September 26. The retailer’s strong performance was attributed to lower prices and last year’s revamping of its fresh food areas. Growth rates at the chain proved to be outpacing larger rival Woolworths as ...

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    Ikea aims to double stores in China

    2010-10-28T12:32:00Z

    Ikea has said it aims to more than double the number of stores in China to 18 by 2015, from the current eight. As part of this plan, shopping centre construction company Inter IKEA Centre Group is to open its third mall in China, in Wuhan, Hubei province. IKEA China ...

  • Retail sales in October were higher than the same month a year ago
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    Fashion drives October sales growth

    2010-10-28T11:44:00Z

    Retail sales in October were higher than the same month a year ago following a strong performance from fashion, according to the CBI’s monthly Distributive Trades Survey.

  • DIY giants B&Q and Homebase have been voted the worst online retailers in the UK
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    B&Q and Homebase voted worst online retailers

    2010-10-28T11:12:00Z

    DIY giants B&Q and Homebase have been voted the worst online retailers in the UK.

  • BRC director general Stephen Robertson said that retail was  "the engine room of economic recovery"
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    Retail employment rises 2.1%

    2010-10-28T10:29:00Z

    Retail employment was up 2.1% in the third quarter of the year, compared to the same period last year.

  • New arrivals at Westfield London include Whistles
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    Sales at Westfield London leap 31%

    2010-10-28T10:27:00Z

    Sales at Westfield London, which celebrates its second anniversary this weekend, surged 31% in the most recent quarter and jumped 26% like-for-like.

  • One New Change open its doors to the public today
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    One New Change opens

    2010-10-28T10:25:00Z

    One New Change, the new shopping centre in the City of London, open its doors to the public today.