More News and Insight
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Dixons extends £300m credit facility
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HMV appoints David Adams as non executive
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Government to reveal Portas Pilots tomorrow
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LK Bennett secures funding for US expansion
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Irisa staff in consultation after Jacques Vert rebrand
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Sales soar at The Entertainer as sector rivals close down
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Pixmania launches own-brand jewellery range
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Mamas & Papas to sell product on Amazon and Tesco sites
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John Lewis posts sales uplift
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Charlie Mayfield: We need to focus on capability
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Poundland launches mobile app
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Etailers race to react to new EU cookies law
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Hilco hired to shut Birthdays and Clintons stores
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Moss Bros store refits boost like-for-likes
Updated company profile: Greggs
Sales at Greggs surpassed the £700m mark in 2011, bolstered by the ongoing opening programme, while profitability has benefitted from investments in the infrastructure.
Mothercare
Calver: ''Give me three years to turn around Mothercare"
New Mothercare boss Simon Calver said it will take three years to turn around the troubled maternity specialist’s core UK business, which plunged into the red last year.
Asos
Asos posts "strong" performance
Asos has delivered “ another strong” performance for the year ending March 31 as profit before tax including exceptionals rocketed 93% to £30m, as it reveals chairman Lord Waheed Alli prepares to step down from the business.
Video and Whitepaper
Big changes to the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS) this June - will these affect you?
Food
M&S latest retailer to slow down store expansion
Marks & Spencer has become the latest retailer to switch the lights to amber on UK store expansion plans as punishing trading conditions persist and multichannel retail grows.
Profile: Stefano Pessina, executive chairman, Alliance Boots
As Alliance Boots defies the difficult economic climate, its executive chairman shrugs off criticism of its tax affairs.
Fashion
LK Bennett secures funding for US expansion
LK Bennett has raised £16m of new funding to accelerate expansion in the US.
Irisa staff in consultation after Jacques Vert rebrand
Womenswear group Irisa has been rebranded as Jacques Vert, ahead of a potential relocation of its Luton office that has resulted in 200 staff being put into consultation.
Home & DIY
Pixmania launches own-brand jewellery range
Dixons-owned Pixmania has set out ambitious plans to become the leading online European jewellery retailer within the next two years.
Retail theft: Who is targeting you?
Retail criminals can range from teenage shoplifters to sophisticated in-house fraudsters. Sarah Butler explores how retailers can protect themselves.
Entertainment
HMV appoints David Adams as non executive
HMV has appointed former Jessops chairman David Adams as a non-executive director.
Waterstones inks deal with Amazon to sell Kindle
Waterstones has signed a deal with Amazon to sell its Kindle e-reader.
Electricals
Pixmania launches own-brand jewellery range
Dixons-owned Pixmania has set out ambitious plans to become the leading online European jewellery retailer within the next two years.
JJB Sports: Back in the game and hungry to win
With a new store format and fresh vigour, JJB Sports could potentially perform a remarkable turnaround.
Health & Beauty
Pixmania launches own-brand jewellery range
Dixons-owned Pixmania has set out ambitious plans to become the leading online European jewellery retailer within the next two years.
Profile: Stefano Pessina, executive chairman, Alliance Boots
As Alliance Boots defies the difficult economic climate, its executive chairman shrugs off criticism of its tax affairs.
Retail Comment & Opinion
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Make your business a greater force for good
The conditions are there, it’s now up to retailers to make a difference.
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M&S is keeping pace, but it’s time to start setting it
There was a workmanlike feel to Marks & Spencer’s results this week.
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Nick Bubb's verdict: Mothercare - can a new broom sweep clean?
New chief executives of troubled companies always enjoy a brief honeymoon period, when they can enthusiastically set out their “three year turnaround plan” and implicitly rubbish everything their predecessors have done.
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Tesco boss Clarke declines bonus
Tesco boss Philip Clarke set a good example to other company chiefs when he declined to take his bonus in the wake of the Christmas profit warning.
Store design & Visual merchandising
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