Opinion – Page 364
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M&S is symptom of wider illness
When Marks & Spencer launched what looked like an unplanned 20 per cent off alcohol promotion the weekend before Christmas, it was a sign that the festive build-up wasn’t going to plan.
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Shoppers aren’t trading down
Improved choice and value will stave off recession and keep consumers spending
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Are we really comparing like with like?
January, the month of unlikely stories, is back, attracting incomparable interest to its so-called like-for-like sales reports.
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Consumers will rule by 2013
It’s very much been a week for future-gazing in the IT industry.
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Tenants will call the shots in 2008
This morning, homewares retailer Dunelm reported a strong performance in its trading update in a market that has shown little or no growth over the past year.
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Whole Sale disappointment
Last week provided a final hurrah for retailers – for the time being at least – as those freed from the responsibilities of turning up for work headed to the shops instead.
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King might have to look overseas
Sainsbury’s will provide an update on its third quarter trading on January 10, but some in the sector are looking way beyond next week to gauge the power of its recovery.
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The Retail Week - January 4, 2008
DSGi needs to be switched on to cope with ailing sales at its PC World business, or is it time to pull the plug?
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The Retail Week – January 4, 2008
DSGi needs to be switched on to cope with ailing sales at its PC World business, or is it time to pull the plug?
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Online Sales have a long way to go
Newspaper images of shoppers fighting their way into stores would have deterred many from the high street Sales.
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Out of the frying pan, into the fire
It looks as if 2008 may be the year of living dangerously for retailers.
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Still basking in the warm glow of Christmas
Christmas has been and gone and it was really busy here. We all had a great time. A surprise big seller was Russell Brand’s autobiography My Booky Wook. The comic seems to be on TV every day and public interest in him has been phenomenal – he’s definitely captured the ...
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New year brings a wealth of challenges
Retail is one of the most dynamic and important sectors of the economy. Usdaw, the main trade union for shop and distribution workers, had a successful 2007, with the biggest membership increase since 1990.
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Grocers dominate 2007’s risers as all eyes are on January totals
Last year was a tale of two retail sectors. While grocers’ valuations – buoyed by bid speculation – raced ahead of the All Share index, general merchandisers’ stock sank by almost 26 per cent.
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It’s not all just doom and gloom
Retailers must look for silver linings, or else they will talk themselves into a new year slump
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2008 will be a tough year
Happy new year. While Christmas wasn’t as bad as feared, there’s no chance that anyone in retail will be resting on their laurels in what will be a challenging 2008.
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iShop therefore I am
Apple hit the headlines in the US over the Christmas period, with the news that it has thought up an application to assist shoppers in stores.
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The Retail Week - December 28, 2007
At 8am yesterday morning, the Next store at the western end of Oxford Street looked like Baghdad.
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Competition Commission inquiry will dominate 2008
The great British public have not yet started tucking into their Christmas turkey and finished buying their booze for New Year's Eve, but most of the grocery sector is already peering over the horizon into 2008.
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China’s boom is a double-edged sword
“Retail sales leap 18.8 per cent.” How many retailers in the UK would consider this headline the best Christmas present?