New chief exec arrives at Alliance Unichem
December 1, 2004 10:19 amIan Meakins joins pharmacy chain Ian Meakins has taken up his new post as chief executive of pharmacy retail and wholesale business Alliance UniChem. Meakins, whose... View Article
General Merchandise News
Retailers braced for downbeat Christmas
November 30, 2004 4:56 pmCBI survey shows confidence lower With a range of indicators showing a slow start to Christmas trading in the UK, the CBI reports that retailers are... View Article
M&S takes Simply Food on the road
November 30, 2004 1:41 pmCompass franchise to add six roadside stores Marks & Spencer is to open six more Simply Food stores at motorway service areas over the next 18... View Article
Retailers face PlayStation shortage
November 30, 2004 9:18 amSony warns of supply problems Sony is having problems meeting demand for its PlayStation 2 consoles, with limited supplies available to the UK in the all... View Article
Boots thinks again on sex toys
November 29, 2004 1:06 pmHigh street retailer may drop plans Boots may reconsider plans to stock a range of sex toys in its 1,400 high street stores. Based on mixed... View Article
GUS boost for board
November 29, 2004 8:53 amJohn Coombe appointed non-exec Retail group GUS has appointed John Coombe, currently chief financial officer of healthcare giant GlaxoSmithKline, as a non-executive director. The owner of... View Article
Black Friday off to early start
November 26, 2004 6:23 pmPeak US shopping season underway US retailers have fired the starting pistol for the peak holiday shopping season with a series of special deals. Black Friday,... View Article
KarstadtQuelle wins support for restructuring
November 26, 2004 12:07 pmFundraising plan approved by shareholders German retail KarstadtQuelle has won shareholder backing for its plan to issue new shares to fund the restructuring of the business.... View Article
Support for Wal-Mart China staff to join union
November 26, 2004 8:41 amOfficial help to set up branches in stores Wal-Mart’s 39 stores in China look certain to change the retailer’s no-union policy after the state-funded All-China Federation... View Article
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