General Merchandise News

Revamped Peacocks sees sales boost

September 24, 2003 10:32 pm

New ranges bringing in customers September 24 2003 Clothing retailer Peacocks has seen strong trading across its first half, with group like-for-like sales up by 8.2... View Article

Ethel Austin teams up with Co-op

September 23, 2003 8:43 pm

In-store concessions aim to boost clothing retailer’s presence September 23 2003 Discount clothing retailer Ethel Austin has launched a partnership with the Co-operative Group. In a... View Article

Matalan and Tesco play down merger rumour

September 23, 2003 8:58 am

Takeover report boosts clothing retailer’s shares September 22 2003 Reports that supermarket giant Tesco and discount clothing retailer Matalan have held merger discussions have been firmly... View Article

Ahmed building Woolworths stake

September 22, 2003 9:00 am

Jeans entrepreneur gambling on new takeover tussle September 22 2003 Entrepreneur Shami Ahmed reported to have built up a 2.6 per cent stake in UK retailer... View Article

Homestyle hoping for better times ahead

September 19, 2003 3:51 pm

Furniture division still struggling September 19 2003 Furniture and textiles retail group Homestyle expects better trading as it enters the second half of the current financial... View Article

Coles Myer profits boom

September 19, 2003 11:26 am

Full year profit up 29 per cent for Australian retail giant September 19 2003 Cole Myer, Austraila’s biggest retail group, saw full year profits rise by... View Article

Argos seeks 21,000 Christmas staff

September 18, 2003 9:37 pm

Record numbers required for busy season September 18 2003 Argos has launched a campaign to recruit over 21,000 temporary staff in the run-up to Christmas. Over... View Article