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	Allders - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Allders was a chain of department stores in the United Kingdom with its head office in Croydon.
		Allders was opened in 1862 at 102 and 103 North End, central Croydon, as a 'linen draper and silk mercer' by Joshua Allder (1838–1904) from Walworth who had served his apprenticeship in Croydon.
		The wealth Allder made allowed him to play a prominent part in the local community, on the Local Board of Health, on the council of the County Borough of Croydon for nine years and in the non-conformist church community.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Allders (1531 words)

	Allders
		Allders, the department store group currently in administration, is to shed 130 jobs at its head office in Croydon.
		Allders is to shed about 100 head office and backroom jobs in order to increase the focus on customers in its department stores.
		Allders is to open a department store in Leicester this summer and three home furnishing stores at former C&A outlets in the spring.
	www.ukbusinesspark.co.uk /alldersa.htm (595 words)

	Allders, market, britain, fashion, collection, newspage
		Allders operates a mix of full-line department stores and around 20 smaller homeware-only stores, which would be split between the three operators.
		Allders blames its focus on gross margin - up a further 0.8 percentage points to 37.9% - major operational restructuring and tough trading conditions at the end of the year.
		Allders also announces today that it has been selected by P&O as the anchor tenant for Drake Circus, a new shopping centre to be built in Plymouth, which is due to open in 2005.
	www.fashionunited.co.uk /news/allders.htm (3066 words)

	Guardian \| Allders on brink of collapse
		Administration would be deeply worrying to the 2,500 members of Allders' pension scheme, despite efforts by the government to offer protection to workers threatened with the loss of pension rights.
		Allders' pensioners could be protected by current laws, which attempt to hold the sponsoring employer responsible for shortfalls in the fund.
		Allders' pension scheme had an actuarial valuation of £57.4m, according to the retailer's latest report and accounts in 2003.
	www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,5112031-103676,00.html (658 words)

	Guardian \| Allders goes bust with debts of up to £150m
		Corporate restructuring specialists Kroll were called in by Allders' directors after they failed to find a buyer for the loss-making group, which has debts of up to £150m.
		The outlook for Allders' 5,700 staff and their pension entitle ment is unclear.
		The staff, including 1,500 people at Allders' main Croydon branch, have been paid until the end of this month and will continue to be paid while the administrators decide which option for the company represents the best deal for creditors.
	www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,5112904-103676,00.html (600 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Business \| Allders receives 36 takeover bids
		It added that all the Allders outlets would continue to trade as normal while the bids were assessed.
		Allders went into administration on 26 January after continuing to rack up losses despite a management shake-up two years ago.
		While Allders continues to trade as normal at present, some 130 of its 5,700 staff have lost their jobs.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/business/4236849.stm (383 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Business \| Allders goes into administration
		"Allders is a long-established business with a good geographic spread of stores across the whole of England in both prime High Street retail and out-of-town retail locations," said Andrew Pepper, one of the three Kroll Corporate administrators.
		Minerva said in a statement it was "disappointed" by the move into administration as it had worked hard to secure the future of Allders as a going concern.
		Allders was bought for £162m in 2003 by the Scarlett Retail group, a consortium which included Minerva and financial group Lehman Brothers.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/business/4208609.stm (606 words)

	Debenhams - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Clapham Junction (formerly Allders Clapham Junction / Arding and Hobbs)
		Portsmouth (formerly Allders Portsmouth / Landport Drapery Bazaar)
		Redditch (formerly Allders Redditch / Owen Owen Redditch)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Debenhams (601 words)

	Guardian Unlimited Business \| \| Bust Allders attracts bidders
		Allders had a turnover of £524m in the year to June.
		Allders, which will continue to trade in order to give Kroll the preferred option of selling it as a going concern, has its rent paid until March, although the sale process is expected to take a matter of weeks rather than months.
		Allders, which employs 5,700 staff and has 45 stores, was founded as a family business in 1862 by Joshua Allders and floated on the London stock market in 1993.
	business.guardian.co.uk /story/0,3604,1399981,00.html?=rss (540 words)

	Ananova - Allders Name Lives On After Store Saved
		The Allders name is to remain on the UK high street following the buy-up of the collapsed chain's biggest store by a retail tycoon.
		Allders, whose name goes back 143 years, went into administration in January after falling victim to tough trading conditions and the failure of its owners to find a buyer.
		"Allders has a great history, is a household name on the UK high street and is one of the most recognisable retail brands in the country," said Mr Tillman.
	www.ananova.com /business/story/sm_1383216.html?menu= (276 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Business \| Allders store chain up for sale
		Allders was bought by Scarlett Retail Group - a consortium led by property group Minerva and investment bank Lehman Brothers - for about £162m ($316m) in 2003.
		Minerva said that its share of the Allders business had produced a loss of £22.6m for the year to 30 June.
		Allders employs 8,000 staff at its Croydon headquarters and its stores across England.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/business/4077705.stm (330 words)

	Allders Couples Ericom with EPOS Systems and Gains Significant Savings
		Holding down the number four position means Allders needs to continuously find new ways of improving their competitive advantage, drive down their operating costs and expand their revenues.
		Allders was impressed with the flexible approach Ericom took with the licensing of the PowerTerm software and their highly efficient and responsive approach to its requirements.
		Finally, Allders have gained significant benefits out of coupling PowerTerm with their wireless EPOS system: A reduction in the number of hardware devices needed across the organisation, a simplified network infrastructure, a universal all-in-one solution, improved employee productivity and customer service.
	www.ericom.com /story_allders.asp (1133 words)

	Irish Examiner> Breaking News> Sport
		A former boss of Allders is preparing a bid to save the ailing UK department stores group from administration, it was reported today.
		Allders was bought two years ago for £158m (227m) by Scarlett Retail, a consortium comprising Minerva, Lehman Brothers and its senior managers.
		Allders employs 8,000 staff at its headquarters in Croydon and department stores at locations including Hull, Basingstoke, Leicester and Reading.
	www.irishexaminer.com /breaking/story.asp?j=2789340&p=z789355&n=2789432 (388 words)

	Time Running Out For Allders (from This Is Local London) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Croydon's Allders is under threat again after it emerged that stalled talks over a new lease mean the much-loved retail outlet could close its doors as early as next March.
		But a source at Allders told the Croydon Guardian that an agreement about extending the lease on the store, which is due to expire in the spring of next year, has yet to be finalised.
		Allders chief executive Andrew McKenzie said: "We are having continuing dialogue with the council but have not yet managed to finalise our position in respect to Minerva and the new development.
	www.thisislocallondon.co.uk /news/topstories/display.var.727602.0.time_running_out_for_allders.php (762 words)

	Telegraph \| Money \| Allders among the high street winners
		Allders of Croydon, the country's third largest department store after Harrods and Selfridges, has enjoyed a bumper Christmas, just seven months after it was rescued from administration.
		Mr Tillman bought the store and the Allders brand name for an estimated £3.5m in May from the company's administrators, who sold most of the other sites to Primark, BHS and Debenhams.
		The Croydon store was one of the few profitable Allders but Mr Tillman put its recent success down to spending £1.5m on refurbishing the south London site and adding upmarket concessions, such as The White Company and Penhaligon.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2005/12/30/cnald30.xml&menuId=242&sSheet=/money/2005/12/30/ixcitytop.html (299 words)

	Allders
		As the online arm of the 4th largest department store group in the country they pride themselves on the quality of their customer service.
		Allders.com is the Internet sales division of Allders Department Stores Ltd - a chain of 44 primarily high street.
		Allders particular strengths lie in electrical goods, furniture and beds, with a firmly held policy of matching any competitor's price on a like for like offer.
	www.shop-onthenet.co.uk /docs/allder.htm (92 words)

	Allders Opticians
		Allders Opticians has been in business since 1905 when the founder, Percy Allder, took up retail premises in Luton and opened as an Optician and Jeweller.
		Allders expansion plans will create many exciting opportunities for career development for dynamic, committed and flexible professionals.
		Allders has been in family eyecare for nearly 100 years and our Optometrists have a combined total of over 300 years' experience serving the company and the community.
	www.alldersopticians.com /about.html (442 words)

	Scotsman.com Business - Allders takeover
		SUITORS of Allders just have until tomorrow to make a bid for the 45-store retail chain, the group's administrators said yesterday.
		ADMINISTRATORS of the collapsed Allders department store group yesterday made 130 staff redundant and confirmed the departure of three senior executives.
		SCRUTINEER Hunter and Green are on a collision course as the Spaghetti Western drama of Allders...
	business.scotsman.com /topics.cfm?tid=750 (375 words)

	The Appointment - Editorial - Allders (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Minerva, the majority shareholder in Allders owner Scarlett Retail, confirmed that it has ended all talks to take on the department store group as a going concern, as “the proposals received did not fully reflect the value of the company”.
		Speculation regarding the future of Allders had been circulating for some time as the group struggled to reposition itself with a younger, more fashion-focused edge.
		Allders was unable to win over customers despite a period of hard discounting.
	www.theappointment.co.uk /f105topstory.htm (657 words)

	Yantra - News & Events
		Allders will use Yantra Distributed Order Management, Yantra Inventory Synchronization and Yantra Supply Collaboration - all components of the Yantra 5x product suite - to reduce costs, increase sales and improve the customer experience as orders are captured in-store for home delivery.
		With Yantra, Allders will be able to fulfill orders for different products using various fulfillment methods, collaborate efficiently with third-party suppliers and provide customers with up-to-the-minute updates on the progress of their orders.
		Allders plc is a leading UK retailer with 46 department stores and annual revenue of circa £600million.
	www.yantra.com /20030113.htm (379 words)

	Jones Day handed Allders work thanks to referral from Olswang - 7 February 2005
		Allders, which has £135m of debt, appointed partners Andrew Pepper, Alistair Beveridge and Fraser Gray from corporate investigation firm Kroll as administrators on 26 January.
		Although Neilson-Clark declined to comment on the sale of Allders, it has been reported that one high street retailer is already carrying out due diligence on buying the entire chain.
		Meanwhile, Barclays, which is understood to be owed £50m by Allders, is being advised by Addleshaw Goddard.
	www.thelawyer.com /cgi-bin/item.cgi?id=113940&d=11&h=24&f=23 (447 words)

	Industry Implementations
		Allders plc is the fourth largest U.K. department store group with 42 stores in total, 21 of which are Allders department stores and 21 are Allders home stores specializing in furnishings, beds, homewares and home accessories.
		Allders purchased the suite of Business Objects Analytics from TAH, a Business Objects reseller partner, in the first quarter of 2002.
		Allders has chosen BusinessObjects Source Analytics, BusinessObjects Customer Analytics, BusinessObjects Product Management Analytics and BusinessObjects Performance Analytics to access and analyze data primarily from Retek, Allders' retail merchandizing application and will then expand the solution to other operational systems.
	www.dmreview.com /article_sub.cfm?articleId=6160 (1920 words)

	The Scotsman - Business - Hunter in the open over Allders plan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Hunter’s vehicle, West Coast Capital, said it was reviewing its options on Allders, which is currently subject to an agreed 160p-per-share bid from a consortium led by its 26 per cent shareholder, the Minerva property group.
		Allders, which runs 44 stores across Britain, said last month that like-for-like sales fell 3.3 per cent in the 11 weeks and five days to 19 December, compared with the same period of 2001.
		Analysts said neither Allders or HoF is likely to recommend an offer dependent on the other one being successful as well.
	thescotsman.scotsman.com /business.cfm?id=22582003 (511 words)

	CSC to handle chip-and-PIN for Allders - vnunet.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Allders Department Stores has outsourced the management of its Chip-and-PIN roll out to CSC, as part of a £30m agreement to manage in-store and head office technology.
		The supplier will oversee Allders' Chip-and-PIN project and work with three software and hardware vendors to install the anti-fraud technology across 1,500 electronic point of sale terminals to meet the January 2005 deadline.
		CSC is also working with Allders to run voice calls for 2,500 handsets across its Cisco data backbone, allowing the retailer to cut internal call costs and centralise call management and customer service programmes.
	www.vnunet.com /computing/news/2070782/csc-handle-chip-pin-allders (505 words)

	This Is Local London
		Allders' place in Croydon folklore has been preserved after a deal to buy the North End store was completed.
		It means Allders will continue to trade as a department store at the North End site for another two years until work starts on Minerva's Park Place development.
		And the store's new owners have promised to maintain Allders as a department store, with a focus on fashion and quality furniture and home ware.
	www.thisislocallondon.co.uk /display.var.595596.0.0.php (427 words)

	Allders UK: The Leading UK Department Store - Online!
		Allders has one of the best electrical departments of any store, online or off.
		Allders also has plenty to offer in small kitchen appliances - from top of the range blenders and food mixers from the top brands, including Kitchen Aid, Waring, Magimix, Bosch, Kenwood, Zona plus many more.
		Allders cuts amazing deals with manufacturers with the Allders bulk-buying power and passes on big, big savings to their customers.
	shopdirect.es.tripod.com /allders-uk/allders-shopping-71.html (395 words)

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