How important are toys to Argos? What are your ambitions in this sector? Argos is the UK's number one toy retailer (by value) and toys is an incredibly important category to our business. Many people will remember flicking through the ...
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Restoration Hardware said revenues shot up 30.4% in the quarter ended Feb. 2, but the retailer recorded a net loss of $28.4 million due largely to expenses from its November public stock offering. Revenues for the 14-week quarter totaled ...
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Walkbase, the retail analytics company, announces launch as a beta product of their new service integrated with Google Analytics that allows retailers, agencies and brands to not only measure click-through for online campaigns, but to match ...
According to a study, nearly 50% of shoppers who purchase products online first go to brick-and-mortar locations to see the product, a tactic coined 'showrooming.' With US Census retail shopping data for Q4 of 2012 revealing marginal ...
Express, Inc, a specialty retail apparel chain operating more than 620 stores, announced fourth quarter and full year 2012 financial results for the fourteen and fifty-three week periods ended February 2, 2013. This compares to 2011, which ...
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Cache, Inc., the specialty chain of women’s apparel stores, reported results for the thirteen (“fourth quarter”) and fifty-two week (“fiscal 2012”) periods ended December 29, 2012. For the 13-week period ...
Smack Sportswear the leading brand of custom team and beach active apparel, announced that its newly appointed Chief Financial Officer, Charles Lesser, will leverage his success as the former CFO of True Religion Apparel, Inc., to direct ...
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Teddy retailer Build-A-Bear Workshop has reported a dip in European sales, blaming the "challenging" UK market. The company made an adjusted $10.1 million loss in 2012 overall, compared to a loss of $0.4 million in 2011. Consolidated ...
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PUMA reported results for the fourth quarter and full year. 2012 Fourth Quarter Highlights •PUMA's consolidated sales climb by 11.7% in Euro terms to € 804.7 million. •Gross profit margin declines to 44.6% due to ...
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Given the fact that retail sales and consumer spending represent roughly two-thirds of total economic activity in the United States, it is fairly east to surmise that the current numbers are not where they need to be to lift economic growth ...
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Nearly half of all Argos sales during the 44 weeks to January 5th were made online - some 42 per cent. Customers can also use the Check & Reserve service across 16,000 Argos products. The news comes as the retailer prepares to launch ...
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Since launching a new e-commerce platform, American Apparel has continued to deliver an increase in e-commerce sales, with a more than 38 percent increase over the same period last year. December 2012 sales increased more than 59 percent ...
Tags: Apparel, ecommerce, Oracle, Apparel industry
Retailers have had another rocky year with more high street closures piling up, while online spend continued to enjoy double digit growth. As consumer spending remained stagnant, companies looked to their digital channels to bolster sales. ...
Computer Generated Solutions (CGS), a leading global provider of technology solutions, has announced they will showcase their industry-leading BlueCherry enterprise software and Leadtec shop floor control solutions at the upcoming ...
Grocers undoubtedly felt the economic pressures in 2012 with discounters enjoying buoyant growth as a result of an increase in value-seeking consumers. Shoppers' focus on value led to rising online sales and further investment in the ...
Tags: economic pressures, buoyant growth, value-seeking consumers