Opinion – Page 365
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Time to batten down hatches
Whether next year brings more retail woes or not, cost control and differentiation will be vital
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Why Landmark is one to watch
Debenhams’ shares may have hit a record low of 75.5p on Monday, but one party sees value in the department store group.
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Ashley has yet to redeem himself
Analysts, exasperated by his flouting of corporate governance guidelines, and journalists, expecting another head-on collision with the truculent tycoon at the retailer’s EGM, were pleasantly surprised.
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Ashley farce is great viewing
Following Sports Direct is like watching one of those 1970s air disaster movies that always form part of the Christmas TV schedules.
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Will the property market be flooded in January?
While most of the UK tuck into their turkey on Christmas Day, retailers will be all too aware of another significance to the day – December 25 is the fourth and final rent day of the year.
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IT and the economic downturn
When looking back over the past 12 months’ news to try to decide a common theme for the year, what has become apparent is how varied the technology deployed by retailers has been.
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Deck the shops with boughs of holly
There is one Saturday to go before Christmas and, for those of a dilatory nature, it’s time to deck the halls with holly or at least to trim the artificial tree (it’s greener that way).
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Cheesewright will leave a hole at Asda
Asda was rocked this week by the announcement that its second most senior executive is heading back to Canada to run Wal-Mart’s Canadian business.
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The Retail Week – December 14, 2007
John Browett, who has just become chief executive of electricals group DSGi, has another problem to add to his list.
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OpinionClimate change can’t be ignored
Businesses and governments must unite to make climate change more consumer-friendly
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Store manager’s diary – Christmas is a time for planning new year
When consumer confidence is down our sector often feels it first. But there is still a lot of money being spent and we’re not feeling the pinch yet.
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Deals revival is still distant
The credit crunch is not over but, after a drought, deals or potential deals have come along like buses, three at a time.
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Spending scares are Christmas tradition
In the sad absence of my old rival Ratty I felt it would be useful to provide a DIY guide to the peak Christmas trading period, especially since this year there is an understandable fear factor.
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BRC can rescue retail’s image
Last weekend wasn’t a good one for retailers and not only because the weather kept shoppers indoors. Reading a leading broadsheet over coffee on Saturday morning, every page seemed to paint the sector in a hostile light.Crash! Asda and Sainsbury’s plead guilty to fixing the price of milk. Bang! Store ...
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Friends in the North
Following in the footsteps of its Viking forefathers, Baugur has been successful in changing the fortunes of a whole country – albeit within the retail sector.
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IT just takes one to go green
Presently holed up in Bali, politicians from around the world are debating how – and by how much – to cut carbon pollution to save the planet from the effects of global warming.
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The more stores the merrier?
Last week, the John David Group brought a touch of rock and roll to London’s Oxford Street with a party to celebrate the opening of its refurbished flagship JD store.
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Make the most of the weather
It was raining last week, quite heavily at one point and everybody emerging from the tube on their way in to work was reaching for their umbrellas.
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OpinionReasons to be cheerful
Profit warnings are coming in thick and fast, consumer confidence is falling and most store groups are only increasing sales by hefty discounting.
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The Retail Week – December 7, 2007
Yesterday’s interest rate cut was a welcome early Christmas present for retailers.