All Retail Week articles in October 8, 2010
Browse all news stories and articles from this date or time period.
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NewsBest Buy reveals further store openings
US electricals giant has revealed it will open three further stores next year.
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NewsKate Spade to make UK retail debut
US womenswear label Kate Spade will open a pop-up shop in Londonâs Covent Garden this month.
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OpinionPanic buying
Retailers may not like the power the banks hold over them, but Barclaycardâs outage at the weekend shows how crucial payment services are.
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NewsMidcounties reports record half-year profits
Midcounties Co-operative has reported a rise in sales and record half-year profits, but is still forecasting that 2011 will be a âtough yearâ because of the forthcoming public sector job cuts.
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NewsBarbara Hulanicki's collection for George at Asda unveiled
George at Asda has revealed the first picture of its range created by Biba founder Barbara Hulanicki and set a November 14 launch date for the first collection.
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NewsFood inflation hits 15-month high
Food inflation has hit a 15-month high rising to 4% in September, compared with 3.8% in August, British Retail Consortium (BRC) figures show.
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NewsDunelm like-for-likes up in first quarter
Value homewares retailer Dunelm has reported like-for-like sales growth of 2.1% in the 13 weeks to October 2.
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NewsThorntons first quarter like-for-likes fall 4.1%
Chocolatier Thorntons has reported a 4.1% fall in like-for-like sales at its own stores over the first quarter of the year.
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NewsPhones4U attracts 10 interested parties
Phones4U has attracted around 10 parties interested in acquiring the retailer, with the deadline for first round bids expiring next Wednesday.
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NewsLewis Trust Group pays out ÂŁ20m to family as part of ÂŁ611m dividend
The Lewis Trust Group, which is controlled by the owners of young fashion retailer River Island, paid out a dividend of ÂŁ611.4m last year.
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NewsWiggle profits up 59%
Bikes etailer Wiggle has revealed that profits surged 59% to ÂŁ7.1m in the year to January 31.
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NewsSainsbury's reports like-for-likes up 2.9% in Q2
Sainsburyâs has reported like-for-like sales for its second quarter up 2.9% excluding petrol, with new stores, online and non-food all driving growth.
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Amazon launches first ecommerce storefront on Facebook for Pampers
Amazon has launched its first ecommerce storefront on Facebook, for nappy manufacturer Pampers. Under a âShop Nowâ tab on the Pampers Facebook page, people can buy nappies as well as other products from parent company Procter & Gamble (including Tide, Olay and Pantene products) through Amazon.Customers on the Pampers Facebook ...
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NewsM&S UK like-for-likes climb 5.3%
Marks & Spencer has said customers are âreturning to qualityâ as it reported like-for-like UK sales up 5.3% in its second quarter.
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NewsHalfords profits to rise 12% but like-for-likes fall
Halfords is expecting to report group pre-tax profit up 12% in its first half, but like-for-likes were down 4.1%.
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NewsTed Baker pre-tax profits rise 25%
Quirky retailer Ted Baker saw pre-tax profits rise 24.6% to ÂŁ7.5m for the 28 weeks to August 14.
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NewsMulberryâs figures âexceeded expectationsâ
Luxury retailer Mulberry has said sales were stronger than expected in the 10 weeks to October 2, with like-for-like sales in its full price stores up 79%.
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NewsAsda receives rebate from parent Walmart
Asda received a ÂŁ115m rebate from its US parent which boosted profits but lifted its tax bill, according to figures filed at Companies House.
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NewsMoss Bros appoints Maurice Helfgott as non-exec
Moss Bros, the menswear specialist, has appointed retail investor Maurice Helfgott as an independent non-executive director.