All Woolworths articles – Page 10
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News
Consistency key to sustainable development
Trust, engagement, authenticity, communication and understanding customers are the key issues for retailers as they move towards greater sustainability, according to a panel at the World Retail Congress this morning.
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NewsArgos gears up for July launch of Chad Valley
Argos will launch Chad Valley, the toy brand bought from Woolworths’ administrators, this July and will consider similar opportunistic acquisitions to bolster its range.
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New boss for Woolworths online shop
Shop Direct Group has brought in a new boss for its online Woolworths store which launches this summer.
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AnalysisLife after retail redundancy
Losing your job in this climate is a massive blow, but it needn’t be the end of the world. Five individuals from different retail backgrounds discuss their experiences
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Downloads and downturn hit independent music stores
A quarter of the UK’s independent music stores have shut over the past year, a study has found.The Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA) reported that there are now only about 300 such shops left, compared with 408 in 2007 and more than 1,000 a decade ago.Indie music shops have fallen victim ...
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NewsWoolworths offers online Easter egg competition for customers
Woolworths has launched a virtual Easter egg hunt online for its customers who are unable to buy their traditional Easter eggs from the collapsed chain.Woolworths, which will be relaunched this summer as an online shop by Shop Direct Group, this week launched a competition on a specially launched site, Woolieswonderland.co.ukCustomers ...
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NewsPricewaterhouseCoopers: Sales to be had in high street shake-up
The number of retail pre-pack administrations will climb this year as the recession takes its toll, but fewer chains will disappear from the high street completely.
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Rotherham council to support retail rent payments
A scheme to encourage retailers to take space in Rotherham has been launched enabling new businesses to have part of their rent paid by the council.
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News
Woolworths' former book wholesale arm sold to Smiths News
Bertram, the book wholesaler formerly owned by collapsed retailer Woolworths, has been sold to Smiths News for 8.6m.
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Games sales help retailers defy downturn
Entertainment retailers were lifted by rising sales of computer games last year, according to the Entertainment Retailers Association.
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Former Woolworths manager set to open Wellworths store
A former manager with the defunct Woolworths chain will reopen her store as Wellworths on Wednesday.
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Ex-Woolworths trio gets ball rolling for family variety chain launch
Three former Woolworths directors have laid out their plans for the launch of a retail chain, borne out of the now-defunct high street variety store business.
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Kevin Stanford in battle with Kaupthing
All Saints owner Kevin Stanford is understood to owe more than 250m to nationalised Icelandic bank Kaupthing and has been blocked from issuing new shares in the fashion brand.
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Toy retailers lap up Woolworths' market share
Specialist toy retailers’ sales have surged since the demise of Woolworths enabled them to seize market share.
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EDS snaps up Woolworths IT staff
Outsourcer EDS has taken on the entire team of SAP specialists who previously worked for Woolworths.
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Tony Page to relaunch Woolworths stores under new name
Former Woolworths commercial chief Tony Page has secured 10m financing and intends to relaunch the variety store chain under a new name.
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Tesco buys Woolworths' Easter eggs stock
Tesco is poised to become the UK’s biggest Easter egg retailer after buying forward orders of its exclusive lines destined for now-defunct Woolworths.
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Opinion
Staff still crucial in card crime crackdown
Another retailer faces an investigation by the Information Commissioner's Office following a data breach.
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Union accuses Deloitte of 'serious legal breaches' over Woolworths redundancies
Union Usdaw is making an Employment Tribunal claim against Woolworths administrator Deloitte, seeking a protective award for its members in the defunct retailers' stores and distribution centres.
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Woolworths online rebirth to tap entertainment
Woolworths is to be reborn as a serious player in the online entertainment market under the ownership of Shop Direct.