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UK Toy Suppliers Cut off Toys R US Amid Retailer's Financial Concerns
Oct 17, 2017Toy suppliers have stopped deliveries to the UK arm of Toys R Us over fears the financial struggles of its American company could leave them out of pocket. Despite the retailer insisting last month that it was ‘business as ...
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Coles Returns Top Profits for Wesfarmers, Latest Results
Feb 29, 2016Wesfarmers has attributed its latest successful half-yearly results to a strategic emphasis on customer service, good value and improved product ranges in its Coles supermarkets and other retail stores. The parent company of Coles ...
Tags: Wesfarmers, Retail business
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GO2 Foods Acquires Pudding Maker Real Yorkshire Pudding Company
Feb 2, 2016GO2 Foods has acquired Yorkshire-based pudding maker Real Yorkshire Pudding Company (RYP) from its founder Paul Holmes. GO2 Foods is a new business which was founded by food industry executives. The deal will see RYP managing director ...
Tags: Real Yorkshire Pudding, GO2 Foods
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Seasonal Packaging: a Waste of Time and Effort?
Nov 24, 2015Step into any supermarket or department store right now and you'll see snowmen, reindeer and candy canes adorning all kinds of packaging. Employing seasonal designs is a profitable temptation few can resist, but some have argued it can ...
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Hike in Retail Space Promotes Primark H1fy15 Sales 15%
Apr 27, 2015In constant currency, sales at UK fashion retailer Primark were 15 per cent ahead from the first half of fiscal 2014, for the 24 weeks period ended February 28, 2015,. At actual exchange rates and as a result of the weakening of the ...
Tags: fashion retailer, Primark
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Australian Retail Growth Slow While Exports to Grow
Feb 5, 2015After a stronger-than-expected Christmas trading period, retail spending growth will slow heading into 2015, according to the sixteenth edition of the AFGC CHEP Retail Index released late last week. The AFGC CHEP Retail Index is a ...
Tags: Christmas trading, food exports
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Black Friday Proved to Be The Busiest Trading Day on Record for The Firm
Jan 16, 2015The retailer champions Black Friday as the starting gun for Christmas shopping. Shop Direct has seen a four per cent rise in total group sales over the Christmas trading period. Black Friday proved to be the busiest trading day on ...
Tags: Christmas shopping, trading day, Toys
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Halfords Boss Matt Davies Will Take up Role in June
Jan 9, 2015Halfords boss Matt Davies will take up role in June, while Tesco plans for 43 store closures and consolidation of head office locations. Retail giant Tesco has seen an improved performance over Christmas, with UK like-for-like sales ...
Tags: Christmas, store management, Toys
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Retailer Enjoyed Online Growth of 60 Per Cent During The Five Weeks
Jan 9, 2015Retailer enjoyed online growth of 60 per cent during the five weeks to December 27th, 2014. The Entertainer enjoyed a boosted Christmas sales period thanks a surge in customers shopping on its website. RetailWeek states that the toy ...
Tags: Christmas Sales Growth, Toys
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BRC-Nielsen Shows Non-Food Deflation Slow Marginally to 2.9% in November From 3.1% in Oct
Dec 15, 2014The BRC-Nielsen Shop Price Index for November 2014 shows that overall shop prices reported deflation for the nineteenth consecutive month, unchanged at 1.9% in November. Non-food deflation slowed marginally to 2.9% in November from 3.1% in ...
Tags: Non-food prices, Furniture
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ARA Has Found Retailers Will Be Able to Count on Some Steady Improvement in Retail Sales
Nov 25, 2014Shoppers to spend $45 billion in pre-Christmas retail sales Peak retail industry body the Australian Retailers Association (ARA) has found retailers will be able to count on some steady improvement in retail sales over the Christmas ...
Tags: Pre-Christmas Retail, Agriculture
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The Firm Has More Than Halved Its First-Half Pretax Losses
Nov 24, 2014The firm has more than halved its first-half pretax losses, as sales of train sets rise 18 per cent. Hornby sales appear to be back on track as the firm has said it has more than halved its first-half pre-tax losses. Sales of model ...
Tags: Hornby Train, Toys
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Woolworths Limited on 6 February 2014 Released Its Sales Results
Feb 26, 2014February 10, 2014 Gemma Mainland Woolworths good sales growth story continues Woolworths Limited on 6 February 2014 released its sales results for the first-half of the 2014 financial year (27 weeks to 5 January 2014) with key figures ...
Tags: Woolworths, sales growth, Home Improvement, Merchandise
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Growth in Retail Food Sales and Manufacturing Are at Its Strongest in Australia
Feb 26, 2014February 10, 2014 Sophie Langley Retail food sales and manufacturing growth strengthening in Australia Year-on-year growth in retail food sales is at its strongest since early 2010, according to a report from food manufacturing industry ...
Tags: Manufacturing Growth, Food Sales, CHEP, AFGC
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More Shoppers Were out and About in January, with a Solid 1.6 Per Cent in Overall Footfall
Feb 19, 2014Helen Dickinson, British Retail Consortium Director General, said: "More shoppers were out and about in January, with a solid 1.6 per cent in overall footfall across the country. It’s good news for retailers and it helps to explain ...
Tags: UK Retailers, Footfalls