Debenhams like for likes drop
September 18, 2007 7:49 amTougher times ahead expected. Debenhams has posted a 5 percent drop in like-for-like sales for the year to September 1, but has said underlying profit is... View Article
General Merchandise News
Virgin Group sells UK and Irish music stores
September 17, 2007 10:39 amZavvi Entertainment Group has completed a management buy-out of the Virgin Megastores UK and Irish chain from Virgin Group. The team led by existing Virgin Megastores... View Article
US retail sales slow
September 15, 2007 9:21 amAmerican consumers are becoming more cautious. Sales at US retailers rose a smaller-than-expected 0.3% in August and recorded the biggest decline in almost a year when... View Article
Dealing with online enquiries
September 11, 2007 10:20 amResearch from Fasthosts Internet this year revealed that 90 per cent of adults became angry and stressed at a slow or poor response via email from... View Article
HMV LFL’s rise
September 6, 2007 8:35 amDVD growth stronger than expected Total Group sales were up 12.2% for the 18 weeks ended 1 September 2007, with like for like sales up 5.8%.... View Article
Retail news the way you want it – Create your own personalised ‘TheRetailBulletin.Com’
September 6, 2007 8:27 amDid you know that you can now set up your own personal RSS retail news feed by filtering our news items using ‘tags’ or keywords that... View Article
Primark & Mothercare order probe into exploitation
September 3, 2007 8:56 pmPrimark and Mothercare have launched a probe following media reports of alleged exploitation of workers who make clothes for them. The two retail chains responded after... View Article
Lost mobiles phones are more missed than pets
September 3, 2007 3:24 pmMore people would miss their mobile phones than their pets, according to new research from Lifeline, the insurance division of the Carphone Warehouse. In fact, 27%... View Article
Toys R Us recalls China-made wooden paint boxes
August 31, 2007 12:17 pmToys R Us has recalled 27,000 crayon and paint box sets made in China, over concerns that ink on the wooden boxes contained lead. The US... View Article
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