CVS sees like-for-likes grow
January 7, 2003 12:00 amUS pharmacy chain reports increase in holiday sales January 7 2003 US drugstore operator chain CVS Corporation saw total like-for-like sales increase by 4 per cent... View Article
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Hunter continues to build Allders stake
January 3, 2003 12:00 amHoF bidder seeks voice in Minerva acquisition January 3 2003 Tom Hunter has increased his stake in department store operator Allders to around 4.8 per cent.... View Article
John Lewis reports downbeat Christmas
January 3, 2003 12:00 amFashion sales fall at department store operator January 3 2003 Department store group John Lewis has described sales in the last full week before Christmas as... View Article
December shopper numbers down overall
January 3, 2003 12:00 amRetail Traffic Index figures show 2.7 per cent fall January 3 2003 The Retail Traffic Index figures for December show a year-on-year fall in UK shopper... View Article
Home Depot reports December sales fall
January 3, 2003 12:00 amDIY retailer cuts full-year estimates January 3 2003 Home Depot has reported a sales decline of up to 10 per cent during December, compared to forecasts... View Article
Shoppers were waiting for the sales
January 3, 2003 12:00 amFootFall Index shows post-Christmas surge January 3 2003 Consumers have been waiting for the bargains in the post-Christmas sales rather that splashing out on the full... View Article
Pre-Christmas sales growth at ten-year low
January 2, 2003 12:00 amSales flat compared to 2001 January 2 2003 Pre-Christmas retail sales were no higher than a year earlier, according to the latest CBI figures. With sales... View Article
Consumers question value of loyalty schemes
January 1, 2003 12:00 amRetailer programmes failing to convince, says Cims study January 1 2003 Store cards and reward schemes are failing to convince consumers that retailers value their loyalty,... View Article
Plug pulled on Wax Lyrical candle chain
December 31, 2002 12:00 amUS owner places UK store operation in receivership December 27 2002. US candlemaker Blyth has placed the UK Wax Lyrical retail chain into administrative receivership. The... View Article
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