All Retail Week articles in July 1 2011
Browse all news stories and articles from this date or time period.
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NewsEdinburgh Woollen Mill 'enters race for Jane Norman'
Edinburgh Woollen Mill has entered the race to buy womenswear chain Jane Norman, according to reports in two of this morning’s papers.
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NewsJohn Lewis weekly sales rise almost 8%
Department store chain John Lewis enjoyed its best trading of the half-year so far last week, when sales rose 8.6% to £57m.
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NewsHome Retail confirms Habitat deal, but rest of UK business enters administration
Home Retail Group has confirmed that it has bought some parts of Habitat UK for £24.5m, but the rest of the business has entered administration.
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NewsThe Sting takes second store at Westfield Stratford
Dutch fashion retailer The Sting is to take its second London store at Westfield Stratford.
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NewsOcado posts first interim pre-tax profit and strikes deal with Carrefour
Online grocer Ocado has reported pre-tax profitability in its first-half and struck a deal with French giant Carrefour to distribute selected goods in the UK.
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NewsHMV sells Canadian business to Hilco
HMV has sold its Canadian business to restructuring firm Hilco.
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Opinion
Habitat’s London stores may still not survive
You have to wonder whether all three of the remaining UK Habitat store are enjoying a temporary stay of execution.
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NewsIceland's Walker in talks with Goldman Sachs for deal finance
Iceland tycoon Malcom Walker is in talks with Goldman Sachs about backing his efforts to retain control of the frozen foods specialist.
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NewsClinton Cards mulls management buyout
Clinton Cards management has approached City banks with a plan to buy the company from the Stock Exchange.
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NewsNew boss lined up for Bonmarche
Duke Street, the private equity group, has lined up a new chief executive for womenswear retailer Bonmarché, should it complete a purchase of the fashion chain.
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NewsPortas to meet Tesco boss Brasher
Mary Portas, the TV personality appointed by Prime Minister David Cameron to advise on the future of the high street, will start work this week with the first of a series of high-level meetings with the UK’s top retailers.
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NewsRobert Dyas hires Stephen McVey as chief executive
Hardware and homewares retailer Robert Dyas has appointed Stephen McVey as chief executive, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsConran and Radice to launch new department store concept
Furniture and homewares guru Sir Terence Conran and former Selfridges supremo Vittorio Radice are to work together on a project to develop a new department store concept.
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NewsJane Norman in administration
Zolfo Cooper has been drafted in as administrator of fashion group Jane Norman.
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NewsAlexandAlexa.com sells controlling stake
Independent luxury kidswear etailer Alexandalexa.com has sold a majority stake in the business to investment management firm Tiger Global, one of the original investors in social networking site Linkedin.
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NewsPromotions on the up as retailers chase trade
Beleaguered retailers are going on Sale earlier in a bid to lure shoppers and boost spending.
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NewsHard-pressed shoppers turn to cash and debit cards
Cautious customers are turning from credit cards to cash and debit cards to better manage their finances research from the BRC showed.
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NewsUsdaw to raise concerns about Life & Style with Government
Shopworkers union Usdaw is writing to the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills to detail concerns over the running of fashion and homewares chain Life & Style and its predecessor company Ethel Austin.
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NewsVAT rise floated at furniture crisis summit
Retailers have hit out after the prospect of a further rise in VAT was floated at a crisis meeting last week between furniture retailers, the Department for Business and the Bank of England.
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NewsTJ Hughes puts administrators on standby
TJ Hughes has today filed an intention to appoint an administrator, making it the fourth retailer within a week to call in the administrators, Retail Week can reveal.