John Lewis has continued to outperform the market in uncertain trading conditions, with gross sales up 2.8% to £4.56bn (4.4% on a 52 week basis). To ensure that customers can shop whenever and however they want, John Lewis has ...
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According to the BRC/Springboard's recent footfall monitor, retail footfall in March was 1.8% higher than a year ago, significantly up on the 2.9% fall in February and above the three-month average of 0.4%. In addition, footfall on the high ...
Tags: Furniture, Furnishing
Woolworths has announced a profit increase for the first half Supermarket group Woolworths has announced a net profit after tax for the first half of the 2014 financial year of $1,321.7 million, up 14.5 per cent on the same period in the ...
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February 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 ...
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British Retail Consortium released its UK statistical data related to the retail sector. Summary - Footfall in September was 2.4% lower than a year ago, down on the 0.9% fall in August. This compares with particularly strong figures a ...
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Two leading City analysts are recommending investors sell shares in Booker – the UK's largest cash-and-carry wholesaler – as the firm posted another rise in sales. Booker is 'the highest rated UK food retailer by a country ...
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Home insurance and repairs group HomeServe is planning to eliminate about 300 positions across the group's operations in Bambury, Preston and Walsall in the UK, as it expects its customer numbers to decline over the next two years. The ...
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Image courtesy of infotruck.blogspot.com.au.1 Wesfarmers Limited has released its second quarter retail sales results for the period ending 31 December 2012. Managing director Richard Goyder said he was generally pleased with the sales ...
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The UK's largest cash and carry wholesaler Booker Group has posted an increase in third-quarter sales, boosted by revenue growth in all its divisions. In the 16 weeks ended 4 January, total sales rose by 3.1%, while like-for-like sales ...
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O2 is synonymous with mobile, be it as the lucky operator who secured the iPhone exclusive when Apple's handset came to our shores or as the quiet network which was not angry but 'disappointed' with Ofcom's recent 4G rulings. However, the ...
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Soho, in the heart of London's West End, boasts an exciting history, from its early days as the hunting grounds of Henry VIII to the centre of the UK sex industry – reviled and revered in equal measure. In more recent years, the ...
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Booker has said Makro's performance in the second quarter was "challenging" as the firm booked an increase in group sales. Sales in the 12 weeks to 14 September 2012 climbed 4.3% and 3.3% in the first 24 weeks of the year. The wholesale ...
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Swedish retailer Axfood has booked an increase in first-half profits, boosted by an increase in customer numbers and continued cost control measures. In the six months to the end of June, profit after tax amounted to SEK403m (US$57.5m), a ...
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Woolworths Ltd today (23 July) revealed it was able to grow its full-year sales, despite the Australian retailer's supermarkets reporting falling prices. In an announcement to the Australian stock exchange, Woolworths said sales rose by ...
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Chairman and CEO, Netgear, talks about market competition and partner strategy in the India market. CW: Over the years, what has redefined the networking market, which was more about switches and routers? Lo: Presently, the network is ...
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