All Retail Week articles in October 9, 2009
Browse all news stories and articles from this date or time period.
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NewsTJ Hughes turnover up 9.1%
Discount department store operator TJ Hughes has reported a 9.1% increase in turnover to £261.3m in its full year results.
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NewsMatalan ‘set for £1.5 billion 2010 sale’
Matalan could be put up for sale next year with a £1.5bn price tag, it has been reported.
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NewsWaitrose pulls advertising from Fox News slot
Waitrose has pulled its advertising from the Fox News slot shown on Sky in the UK after customers complained about presenter Glenn Beck’s remarks about US president Barack Obama.
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NewsAnthropologie Regent Street store to feature hydroponics
US fashion retailer Anthropologie, which makes it UK debut on Regent Street on October 23, will unveil a store featuring an internal wall composed of plants.
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NewsFirst Quench acting chief executive resigns
First Quench Retailing acting chief executive and financial director Martin Healy has resigned and the group has drafted in a new chief financial officer.
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OpinionGIVing us reasons to shop
Stepping into the new GIVe store on Regent Street is a bit of an emperor’s new clothes moment.
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NewsTesco unveils sale and leaseback
Tesco has carried out a new sale and leaseback transaction worth £514m in the latest phase of its ongoing programme to release value from its UK property portfolio.
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NewsTesco hits £1.4bn profits
Tesco has reported a 1.5% rise in group first half pre-tax profits to £1.4bn.
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NewsSainsbury’s launches financial services campaign
Sainsbury’s has unveiled a campaign to drive shoppers to its financial services products.
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NewsMoss Bros trading director leaves
Moss Bros trading director Ciaran McCloskey has left the menswear retailer after two years.
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OpinionRoads to nowhere
Investment in infrastructure — like the construction of Edinburgh’s new tram system — will inevitably cause disruption to retailers, but can’t be at any price.
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NewsMarks & Spencer to sell online into 73 more countries
Marks & Spencer has massively extended its online international delivery service, adding 73 countries to the list served.
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NewsThorntons in a "good position" for Christmas as sales rise
Thorntons revealed its revenue edged up 2.3% to £46.8m in the 14 weeks to October 3 as it reports it is in a in a “good position” for Christmas.
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NewsSainsbury's sales slow in second quarter
Sainsbury’s has reported that like-for-like sales has slowed in its second quarter and the grocer said it expects a further slow down in the coming months.
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NewsDunelm founder sells 8% stake
Updated: Dunelm founder and life president Bill Adderley has sold a 7.8% stake in the company.
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NewsAmazon launches Kindle internationally
Amazon has launched its Kindle worldwide for the first time making its popular e-reader available in over 100 countries.
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NewsShop prices continue to fall
Shop prices have fallen on a year ago and were deflationary for the second consecutive month, according to the British Retail Consortium-Nielsen Shop Price Index.
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OpinionConsumers go upwardly mobile
Retailers who believe that m-commerce is a long way off should think again with the news that there will be two mobile phone subscriptions for every three people in the world by the end of this year.The announcement, from the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), that there will be 4.6 billion ...
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NewsRetailer wanted to run London 2012 stores
Retailers are being invited to tender for a contact to operate London 2012 stores in the run-up to the Olympics.
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NewsProperty chiefs slam CVAs
Property industry chiefs including Westfield’s Peter Miller have slammed Company Voluntary Arrangements and plans to introduce Chapter 11 style bankruptcy protection for UK companies.