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19/03/2013
England soul searching over its high street
...bankruptcy of Woolworths in late 2008, many others businesses have had to shut down, with discounters, lottery offices and fast food businesses filling in the gaps. Or sometimes the stores are just closed for...
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30/08/2012
Struggling JJB Sports puts itself up for sale
...including Woolworths and MFI have gone out of business in recent years, undermined by price-cutting from supermarkets and the Internet.Directors at JJB, a familiar sight on Britain's high streets with around...
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01/08/2012
Country Road buys Witchery Group for $181 million
...Woolworths, will buy local rival Witchery Group in a $181 million deal that broadens its offering in upscale apparel.
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14/05/2012
Selfridges named Department Store of the Year
...(USA) and Woolworths (South Africa). Anne Pitcher, Managing Director of Selfridges, summed up the job of a department store: to be a “great” shopping destination. She also mentioned certain strategic aspects such...
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09/05/2012
The global department store summit unveils finalists up for its award
...Selfridges and Woolworths.
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05/04/2012
Dick's Sporting throws UK's JJB Sports a lifeline
...including Woolworths and MFI go out of business in recent years as cut-price competition from supermarkets and the internet has been exacerbated by a squeeze on consumer incomes due to rising prices, muted wages...
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19/03/2012
Gap opens first store in S.Africa, plans two more
...Group and Woolworths.The San Fransisco-based company already has stores on the continent where consumer spending is expected to double to $1.4 trillion by 2020. Gap entered Morocco and Egypt late last year....
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23/01/2012
Africa "black diamond" spenders show their lustre
...retailer Woolworths, which is similar in style and products to Britain's Marks and Spencer's, is aggressively ramping up its presence on the continent.It aims to double the number of its African stores outside of...
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19/01/2012
Mulberry posts 41% surge in sales on Asian demand
...chain Woolworths collapsed in December 2008.
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10/01/2012
Retailers cautious after cut-price Christmas
...which saw Woolworths go under in 2008-9.Already this week outdoor goods group Blacks Leisure and lingerie chain La Senza UK have fallen into administration and fears over the future of video games retailer Game...
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06/01/2012
Blacks Leisure sale to follow administration
...which saw Woolworths go under in 2008-09.A handful of small privately owned retail players went into administration over the Christmas holiday, including toy store Hawkins Bazaar and fashion chain D2 Jeans, after...
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04/01/2012
Next pares back hopes for 2012
...which saw Woolworths go under in 2008-9.A handful of small privately owned retail players went into administration over the Christmas holiday, including toy store Hawkins Bazaar and fashion chain D2 Jeans, after...
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02/01/2012
Bargain hunters offer little relief to Europe's retailers
...including Woolworths in Britain, Arcandor in Germany and Onoff in Sweden."The New Year will trigger a round of retail insolvencies which will continue into 2012 and may outstrip the peak recorded in 2008,"...
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10/11/2011
Australia's Myer sales fall, sees 2012 profit down 10 pct
...owned by Woolworths and Wesfamers , both fell over 4 percent in the first quarter."As the quarter progressed sales gradually improved against last year," said Myer Chief Executive Bernie Brookes.Trading at the...
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25/08/2011
Australia's Woolworths sees tepid profit growth, shares drop
...Woolworths Ltd , Australia's largest retailer, warned there are no signs of a recovery in consumer spending and tough conditions will crimp profit growth in 2012, sending its stock down 5 percent.
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03/07/2011
Retail bloodletting has only just begun
...including Woolworths, MFI, Zavvi and Viyella were consigned to the history books.Manning said it was likely more big names will go bust. "We are aware of one or two that are still not performing ... I would expect...
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24/06/2011
Home Retail swoops for Habitat brand
...Valley from Woolworths and Schreiber from MFI."Will this make a blind bit of difference to Argos's calamitous like-for-like sales decline, given the pressure on big-ticket consumer spending? The answer is no,"...
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19/05/2011
Mothercare takes axe to UK as overseas booms
...such as Woolworths and Zavvi, which went bust in the recession.In the UK Mothercare plans to take advantage of 120 lease expiries over the next two years. About 110 stores would be closed, while 40 would benefit...
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04/04/2011
Australia's Woolworth CEO to retire; COO for food and retail to...
...Woolworths Ltd , Australia's largest retail chain, said Chief Executive Michael Luscombe will retire on Sept 30 and Grant O'Brien, the firm's Chief Operating Officer for food and petrol business would succeed him.
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31/03/2011
New east Africa malls attract draw top brands
...4u2 and Woolworths brands. It also plans to open Babyshop, a brand owned by Dubai-based Landmark Group.MALLS UNDER CONSTRUCTION KENYA * West End, Nakuru -- a 130,000 square feet mall planned for one of Kenya's...
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27/03/2011
Canadian retailers seen as prime takeover targets
...stores from Woolworth Canada. Best Buy Co Inc (BBY.N) acquired Future Shop in 2001. So it's no surprise that Minneapolis-based Target, known for its cheap but chic merchandise and with more than 1,700 stores in 49...
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21/03/2011
JJB Sports' bid for extra time too close to call
...since Woolworths in early 2009.For the CVA to become effective JJB needs the support of more than 50 percent of both external unsecured creditors and shareholders.JJB wants to close 43 stores by April 2012 and...
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07/02/2011
Time to jump into Australian retail shares?
...grocer Woolworths to bargain store The Reject Shop lowered their profit forecasts on weak sales.
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06/02/2011
Myer latest Australia retailer to cut forecast
...chain Woolworths , which also owns discounter Big W and electronics chain Dick Smith, cut its profit growth forecast by as much as half and predicted "a less confident consumer who is spending less."In December,...
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27/10/2010
Payless Shoes : Winner of Direct Marketing, Retail Advertising -...
...by 5ne) Woolworths (South Africa) Etailer of the Year (sponsored by GfK) Ocado Emerging Market Retailer of the Year (sponsored by Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer) Truworths International, South Africa...
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27/10/2010
Primark named Multi Market Retailer of the year at the Oracle World...
...by 5ne) Woolworths (South Africa) Etailer of the Year (sponsored by GfK) Ocado Emerging Market Retailer of the Year (sponsored by Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer) Truworths International, South Africa...
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27/10/2010
S.Africa's Woolworths looking to enter Angola
...Woolworths plans to enter oil-rich Angola as the premium South African food and clothing retailer looks to bolster its presence in other poor but fast-growing African markets.
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26/08/2010
S.Africa's Woolworths profit rises, sees
...retailer Woolworths posted a 25 percent rise in full-year profit, helped by a recovering demand in Africa's biggest economy and said it expects a slow recovery ahead.
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25/04/2010
Supermarkets turn up the heat on Home Retail
...a big Woolworths," the Execution Noble analysts said referring to a chain that went bust in early 2009.ARGOS UNDER FIRE Asda has long been tipped as a bidder for Home Retail as it looks to close the gap on...
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14/03/2010
European retail M&A flickering back into life
...Britain's Woolworths, collapsed in the downturn, it is striking how few were bought by rivals. Survivors focused instead on adjusting their businesses to the recession -- cutting costs and stocks and improving...
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19/03/2013
L’Angleterre s’interroge sur son modèle "high street"
...on de Woolworths, fin 2008, nombre de ceux-ci ont fait défaut et magasins de déstockage, loteries et fast-foods prennent le relais. Quand la surface ne reste pas, tout simplement, fermée. Il y a quelques semaines,...
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14/05/2012
Selfridges élu "grand magasin de l’année"
...s) et Woolworths (Afrique du Sud). Anne Pitcher, directrice générale de Selfridges, a résumé le travail des grands magasins: être une destination "great" de shopping. Elle a également mis en avant certains aspects...
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07/05/2012
Le sommet des grands magasins dévoile les finalistes pour son award
...Selfridges et Woolworths.
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23/11/2010
Karstadt nomme Andrew Jennings à sa tête
...général de Woolworth Afrique du Sud. Thomas Fox, actuel CEO et directeur en charge de la restructuration, quittera le groupe une fois la transition achevée. Le directoire de Karstadt compte également Andreas...
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13/04/2009
Woolworth placé en redressement judiciaire en Allemagne
...magasins Woolworth a été placée en redressement judiciaire en Allemagne, a annoncé mardi 14 avril le tribunal d'instance de Francfort, alors que le groupe a déjà mis la clé sous la porte en Grande-Bretagne.
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10/01/2009
La maison britannique Viyella en perdition demande l’aide de l’Etat
...comme Woolworths, l'une des chaînes de distribution les plus célèbres du Royaume-Uni, Hardy Amies, l'ancien couturier de la Reine Elizabeth II ou encore Wedgwood, son porcelainier.Viyella collection printemps-été...
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06/01/2009
Marks & Spencer : 27 fermetures et 1 230 suppressions d'emplois
...magasins Woolworths, quasi-centenaire, a fermé définitivement ses portes, après un placement en redressement qui n'a été suivi d'aucune offre de reprise satisfaisante, mettant au chômage 27 000 personnes.Mais...
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04/01/2009
Les clients affluent pour les soldes à Londres, mais "ça reste...
...chaîne Woolworths a fait faillite (800 magasins, 27 000 employés), le groupe de distribution de disques et DVD Zavvi (ex-Virgin Megastores) et le détaillant de thés et cafés Whittard, sont sous administration...
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01/01/2009
Le spécialiste des vêtements pour enfants Adams au seuil de...
...chaîne Woolworths qui va fermer d'ici au 5 janvier ses 800 magasins, faisant perdre leur emploi aux 22 000 salariés permanents et 5.000 intérimaires qui y travaillent.
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01/01/2009
Sale temps pour la distribution en Europe
...britannique Woolworths qui succède, toujours en Grande-Bretagne, aux magasins d'ameublement MFI et aux magasins d'habitat The Pier.Baisses de prix, promotions, ristournes sont autant de mots d'ordre du commerce...
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01/01/2009
Royaume-Uni : soldes exceptionnels pour tenter de relancer une...
...temps. Woolworths, chaîne emblématique au Royaume-Uni, va fermer ses 800 magasins le 5 janvier, supprimant 27 000 emplois. Le groupe de distribution de disques et DVD Zavvi (ex-Virgin Megastores) a été placé la...
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16/12/2008
Les commerçants britanniques toujours plus pessimistes
...Royaume-Uni, Woolworths et MFI, ont été placées en redressement judiciaire, tandis que supermarchés et grands magasins se livrent à une guerre des prix désespérée pour attirer les consommateurs.
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26/11/2008
Woolworths confirme être sous administration judiciaire
...britannique Woolworths, qui emploie quelque 30 000 personnes dans 800 magasins, a indiqué être sous administration judiciaire après l'échec de discussions sur sa vente.
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08/10/2008
Le Royaume-Uni touché par l'écroulement des banques islandaises
...chaîne Woolworths (magasins non alimentaires) aux plus prestigieuses comme les grands magasins House of Fraser, sorte d'équivalent local des Galeries Lafayette, autant d'actifs qu'ils pourraient être contraints de...
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22/12/2007
L'Islandais Baugur toujours intéressé par les grands magasins US Saks
...chaîne Woolworths, avait annoncé fin juillet détenir 8,08 % du capital de Saks.En octobre, le groupe avait indiqué avoir porté sa part à 8,5 % et "vouloir explorer la possibilité" de prendre le contrôle de la...
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08/11/2007
Woolworth pourrait supprimer 1 650 emplois en Allemagne après son...
...bas prix Woolworth va supprimer 1 650 emplois dans ses sites allemands après le rachat par le fonds d'investissement britannique Argyll Partners des activités dans le pays, rapporte vendredi 9 novembre le quotidien...
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30/10/2007
Woolworth Allemagne change de mains, Cerberus achète les murs
...bas prix Woolworth Allemagne va être rachetée par la société britannique Argyll, qui va à son tour céder les murs des magasins au fonds américain Cerberus, selon un communiqué publié mercredi 31 octobre en Allemagne.
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01/05/2007
Tony Vasishta, nouveau directeur du développement international de...
...régions. »Woolworths plc, TK Maxx, Boots Properties plc et, plus récemment Tesco sont autant d’expériences dans le secteur de l’approvisionnement et de l’immobilier qui ont développé « un talent considérable et...
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09/06/2006
Grands magasins : l'islandais Baugur veut racheter House of Fraser...
...supermarchés Woolworths et 13,7 % de la chaîne de magasins de vêtements French Connection. Il détient aussi les supermarchés Iceland, les magasins de vêtements Oasis et Karen Millen, ainsi que les magasins de...
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14/05/2012
Selfridges: miglior grande magazzino a livello mondiale
...sudafricano Woolworths. Selfridges è una delle destinazioni principali a Londra e nel mercato britannico da oltre un secolo, e ha cambiato le regole della vendita al dettaglio sin dal suo primo giorno.
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02/11/2010
Primark nominato Multi Market Retailer dell’anno agli Oracle World...
...5ne)  Woolworths (Sudafrica)  E-tailer dell'anno (sponsorizzato da GfK)  Ocado  Retailer dell’anno sui mercati emergenti (sponsorizzato da Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer)  Truworths International (Sudafrica)...
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12/01/2009
La casa britannica Viyella chiede l’aiuto dello stato
...grandi nomi Woolworths, Hardy Amies o ancora Wedgwood.Viyella collezione primavera-estate 2009 Con 100 negozi Viyella non dovrebbe imputare i suoi problemi solamente alla crisi, così crede la stampa britannica....
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07/01/2009
Chiudono simboli dello shopping britannico
... come Woolworths e Zavvi.Uno scenario a cui governo e istituzioni hanno risposto col pugno fermo: prima con l'intervento dello Stato nel salvataggio delle banche e oggi con un'ulteriore riduzione dei tassi di...
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06/01/2009
Marks & Spencer: 27 chiusure e 1.230 licenziamenti
...l’istituzione Woolworths sta per chiudere i battenti in mancanza di qualcuno che rilevi l’attività, il più grosso venditore di abbigliamento d’oltre Manica, Marks & Spencer si vede costretto a reagire alla crisi....
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01/08/2012
Kik, Tedi und Woolworth übernehmen IhrPlatz und Schlecker XL-Märkte
...Woolworth wurden am Freitag unterschrieben.
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14/05/2012
Selfridges ist "Kaufhaus des Jahres"
...Amerika) und Woolworths (Südafrika) zuvorgekommen. Anne Pitcher, geschäftsführende Direktorin bei Selfridges, hat die Arbeit der Kaufhäuser zusammengefasst: ein Einkaufsziel sein. Sie hat ebenfalls vorher einige...
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08/07/2011
Karstadt-Chef Jennings legt Strategiekonzept vor
...frühere Woolworth-Manager Andrew Jennings am Mittwoch dem Aufsichtsrat der Warenhauskette Karstadt seine neue Strategie vorgestellt.
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01/09/2009
Textil-Discounter übernimmt 23 Woolworth-Filialen
...ibers Woolworth. Die Verträge seien unter Dach und Fach, teilte NKD-Geschäftsführer Helmut Wirsieg mit.
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17/08/2009
Schlecker nimmt Woolworth-Filialen ins Visier
...Warenhauskette Woolworth schlucken. Schlecker habe Pläne zur Übernahme von bis zu 71 Filialen in Deutschland zur Prüfung angemeldet, sagte ein Sprecherin am Freitag.
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28/07/2009
Woolworth gibt Filiale an Frankfurter Zeil auf
...Kaufhauskette Woolworth gibt nach einem Pressebericht ihre größte hessische Filiale an der Frankfurter Zeil auf. Außerdem trenne sich das Unternehmen von mehreren "Kids Stores", schrieb die "Frankfurter Allgemeinen...
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09/07/2009
Textileinzelhandel: Minus 3 Prozent im ersten Halbjahr 2009
...Wehmeyer, Woolworth, Hertie und Adessa. Doch mag die Situation auf den ersten Blick auch erschreckend wirken, so sieht es für den Modehandel auf den zweiten Blick gar nicht so schlecht aus.Zumindest nicht, wenn...
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25/06/2009
Insolvenzverwalter gibt 142 Filialen Chance
...Kaufhauskette Woolworth soll gesundschrumpfen.REUTERS/Johannes Eisele Der Gesamtbetriebsrat hat nach Angaben von Insolvenzverwalter Ottmar Hermann einem Fortführungskonzept zugestimmt, mit dem 142 mittelgroße der...
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24/06/2009
Die größten Firmenpleiten im ersten Halbjahr 2009
...52 000 - Woolworth(Handelsunternehmen)9 700 - Qimonda(Chiphersteller)4 600 - Wadan-Werften (Schiffbau)2 600 - Schiesser...
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18/06/2009
Mehr als die Hälfte der Fillialen muss bald schließen
...der 311 Woolworth-Filialen binnen weniger Monate geschlossen werden müssen. Für einzelne oder Pakete von Filialen lägen Angebote vor.
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21/12/2012
李宁签约NBA迈阿密热火队
...裁Eric Woolworth称李宁品牌既代表着时尚也标志着迈阿密新增了一个实体合作伙伴。Eric Woolworth同时称有i信心将WADE和李宁品牌介绍给无处不在的热火球迷。
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25/08/2011
南非开普敦时装周促进时尚业发展
...　　CTFC成员包括来自Woolworths、Foschini、Monviso Knitwear等零售连锁企业的代表、开普半岛理工大学、南非成衣和纺织劳工联盟、政府，以及数位时装设计师。
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17/05/2011
买手催化润滑产业链的“手”
...woods、Woolworths。其实无论是欧美还是中国传统观念并不认可在超市这样的环境销售服装，不过，Asda以George命名的服装服饰产品系列的成功，并且取得全英国超市服装市场上最大的比重，打破了这一传统观念。　　“英国服装零售业的历次变革不仅改变着行业内部的结构，促使销售方式和营销手段发生着变化，更影响并改变着英国买手行业的发展。”姚晓云说。...
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26/04/2011
英国平价品牌服饰等零售店成为新趋势
...间零售连锁店Woolworth倒闭后，Poundland接下了Woolworth所留下的大量商品与货物。　　另外，在服饰零售业方面，NewLook在商店数上仍旧占有优势，并且平价服饰品牌Peacock以及H&M持续扩张，也挤身前十大扩张最快的零售业者，在十名以外的平价零售品牌还有ShoeZone以及Wilkinsons。　　Trevor Wood...
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18/11/2010
南非施行贸易保护中国服企受影响
...发生意，还有Woolworth、Pick’nPay等大型连锁零售商。张先生认为自己的申请应该没有什么问题，但遭到管理方拒绝。原因就是，商场需要保持经营种类的多样性。管理方认为，由于空间有限，只有容纳尽可能多的经营项目，才能在最大程度上为附近居民提供方便，这对商场、商家和消费者来说都是共赢的选择。最后，张先生看中的店面被经营太阳眼镜的商家取得。...
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31/05/2009
德国服装等传统百货零售业面临危机
...继大型零售连锁店沃尔沃斯(Woolworth)及赫尔特(Hertie)宣布破产后，百货公司嘉士达(Karstadt)的母公司阿坎多集团(Arcandor)也在竭力争取德国政府的援助，否则六月份该集团将再无支付能力。
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04/03/2009
英法时尚企业接连破产
...管的百年老店Woolworths的零售公司数不胜数。临近圣诞节前，童装连锁企业Adams公司也被置于财产接管人的管理之下。该公司在英国本土拥有260家专卖店和店中店。除此以外，以苏格兰、英格兰北部为中心开设了30家店铺的休闲系列精选专门连锁店USC，也在去年底被纳入财产接管人的管理对象。...
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02/02/2009
英国零售业绩节节败退高折扣难解困局
...盘的百年老店Woolworths更是一家真正意义上的百货店，从玩具到厨具，从五金工具到卫浴用品，什么都卖，就是不卖食品。裁员恐慌圣诞期间疯狂的打折促销力度虽然在一定程度上提高了销量，却对零售商们的利润率造成了损害。有英国媒体统计后发现，市场份额较高的几家主要零售商的毛利率均有不同程度的下跌，其中，玛莎百货的毛利率下跌了175个百分点，手机销售商Carphone...
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21/05/2012
世界最高の百貨店に英国セルフリッジ、2度目の受賞
...南アフリカのWoolworths（ウールワース）など、世界各地の百貨店の中でトップの地位を獲得した。　Selfridgesは、1909年に米国人起業家のHenry Gordon Selfridge（ハリー・ゴードン・セルフリッジ）によって創業された百貨店。現会長は2003年にSelfridgesを購入したGalen...
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29/02/2012
Mujiが初のランクイン世界小売りブランドランキング2012
...洋地域では「Woolworths」と、昨年とほぼ同じ顔ぶれの企業が首位に輝いている。「ギンザコマツ」に世界最大のグローバル旗艦店のオープンを控え、「Undercover（アンダーカバー）」とのコラボコレクションを発売することでも注目を集める「Uniqlo」は、2位に留まった。...
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04/11/2010
プリマークがセレクトショップ・リテーラー・オブ・ザ・イヤーに
...ウールワース(Woolworths) 南アフリカリテーラー・オブ・ザ・イヤー (スポンサーby GfK) オカド(Ocado) リテーラー・オブ・ザ・イヤー新興市場部門 (スポンサーby Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer) トォルワース・インターナショナル、南アフリカ(Truworths International) リテール・広告アワォード(店舗部門) (スポンサーby...
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