All TK Maxx & TJX articles – Page 6
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Tesco online food sales to double in next five years
Grocery giant already close to controlling 50% of internet food sales.
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Retailers to meet with government over Get Britain Working scheme
Argos and Superdrug are to meet with government next week to discuss their involvement in the controversial Get Britain Working scheme.
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Michael MacMillan
The new head of European operations at TJX and stalwart of the business is ideally placed to execute its store expansion plans. Tiffany Holland reports.
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TJX Europe president Paul Sweetenham to depart
TK Maxx owner TJX Europe senior executive vice president Paul Sweetenham is to leave the company.
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Review of the Year 2011: 08. August
It was a dark month for retail, against a violent and costly backdrop of the riots.
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Analysis: The out-of-town fashion set
Some fashion retailers are mixing things up and turning to retail parks for store growth. Is this a trend that will increase? Rebecca Thomson examines the shift and asks if it will last.
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Potential to operate stores in existing countries, says TJX
Off-price retailer TJX has said that it believes there is potential to operate 4,200 to 4,500 stores in its existing countries versus the 2,913 estimated to be in operation by the end of this financial year.The company is looking to have between 300 and 325 stores in the UK and ...
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International growing pains
Retailers face a multitude of supply chain challenges as they expand beyond their home market. Rebecca Thomson looks at how retailers are tackling some of these issues
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TK Maxx owner triples profits in Q2
TJX Europe, the parent company of off-price fashion chain TK Maxx, tripled its profits in the second quarter of 2011 as like-for-like sales in Europe remained stable.
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TK Maxx slows expansion as trading toughens
TJX Europe, the parent company of off-price fashion chain TK Maxx, is slowing its store expansion strategy as its like-for-like sales fell 5% in the first quarter of 2011.
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Developing your best staff
Training can lift a business no end. Rebecca Thomson learns how it’s helping Liverpool retailers.
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TK Maxx unveils radical new ad message
TK Maxx has unveiled its spring television advertising campaign which breaks with tradition and lets shoppers into the closely-guarded secret, that the chain deals directly with designers rather than just sourcing old season stock.
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TK Maxx plans to open in Haymarket
TK Maxx is planning to open a store near Piccadilly Circus after being told it “wasn’t posh enough” two years ago.
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TK Maxx bolsters top team and slows openings to regain focus
TK Maxx is to slow its store opening programme and has bolstered its management team in an attempt to turn its business around following a collapse in profits.
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TK Maxx parent to slow pace of growth in Europe as profits collapse
The parent company of TK Maxx and HomeSense is to slow its pace of growth in Europe in a bid to get back on track after a 52% fall in full year profits.
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Former TK Maxx boss Susanne Given joins John Lewis
John Lewis has appointed Susanne Given, the former managing director of TK Maxx in the UK and Republic of Ireland, to a senior product or fashion role at the department store chain.
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Will the Emerald Isle sparkle again?
With EU pressure to accept a bailout, Ireland’s economy is a mess. Will its retailers recover, asks Charlotte Hardie and Greg Lawless
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TJX Europe to slow expansion as third quarter profits fall 20%
TJX Europe, the European parent company of off-price retailer TK Maxx, is planning to slow its European expansion to get the business “back on track” after posting a 20% drop in profits to $39m (£24.5m) for the third quarter to October 30.
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In Focus: Matalan
The pending departure of Alistair McGeorge puts the spotlight on a pioneer of value retailing in the UK. Retail Week Knowledge Bank’s recently updated profile addresses whether Matalan, celebrating its silver jubilee, has reached maturity.