All Retail Week articles in June 3 2011
Browse all news stories and articles from this date or time period.
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NewsThe Hut acquires Myprotein.com for £58m ahead of likely IPO
Online retailer The Hut, which is considering an IPO later this year, has acquired sports nutrition etailer Myprotein.com in a deal understood to be worth about £58m.
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OpinionPoor pricing costs
Stores, supply chains and sourcing operations have all come under scrutiny, but how many retailers have invested in optimising their merchandising decisions?
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NewsBurberry most popular FTSE 100 company on Facebook
Luxury fashion retailer Burberry has emerged the most popular FTSE 100 company on Facebook with more than six million followers.
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NewsMarks & Spencer raids Arcadia for brand director
Marks & Spencer has raided arch-rival Sir Philip Green’s Arcadia to complete the make-up of its restructured senior marketing team.
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NewsEarly Learning Centre launches mobile site
Early Learning Centre, owned by Mothercare, has launched a new mobile site to bridge its mobile, store and web channels, as it seeks to drive sales.
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Opinion
Food for thought
Customers will respond if you have passion and creativity for product, says Mark Price.
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AnalysisThe catalogue retailer comes of age online
Shop Direct has evolved from a catalogue retailer to a slick online operator. As it moves towards profit, Gemma Goldfingle visits its headquarters.
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NewsShareholders force Tesco to alter directors’ remuneration package
Tesco has simplified its remuneration packages for its executive directors after nearly a third of shareholders voted against its remuneration policy at last year’s AGM.
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OpinionRetail surgery: In cases of employee theft of cash, what steps could we take to recover the money?
Helen Grimberg, partner in the retail team at Berrymans Lace Mawer LLP, says the employment contract could permit wage deductions, but withholding wages should only be done if employers can prove a theft - otherwise employees can successfully sue for their full wages.
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NewsSignet insists it will keep investing in UK
Signet chief executive Mike Barnes insists the jewellery giant will continue to invest in the UK, despite reports it is mulling a sale of the UK business, which includes H Samuel and Ernest Jones.
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NewsAsos eyes China after profits rocket by 41%
UPDATED: Online fashion specialist Asos has posted a rise in full-year profits, boosted by its growing international business which will be expanded this year. The retailer is also assessing how to launch in China.
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NewsWeather helps Kingfisher to strong first quarter
DIY giant Kingfisher has recorded a strong first quarter, helped by good weather, the late Easter and the run of Bank Holidays in the UK.
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NewsSir Stuart Rose calls for review into gap between executive and staff pay
Former Marks & Spencer boss Sir Stuart Rose has called for a review into the widening gap between executive pay and staff wages.
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NewsHome Retail chief executive Duddy's bonus halved
Terry Duddy, chief executive of Home Retail, Argos’s parent company, had his bonus slashed last year.
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NewsKurt Geiger sold to Jones Group for £215m
UPDATED: US retail giant Jones Group has confirmed it has bought premium shoe retailer Kurt Geiger for £215m.
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OpinionA question of entertainment
It seems like entertainment retailers are under siege from all directions.
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NewsCarpetright UK MD stands down amid board reshuffle
Floorings giant Carpetright has restructured its board, appointing Andrew Corden to the board as operations director for Europe as Christian Sollesse, managing director of UK & Ireland, steps down.
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OpinionRetail surgery: Is near field communications’ marketing potential being overlooked?
Is near field communications’ marketing potential being overlooked by retailers and brands?
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NewsLaura Ashley like-for-likes down 1.3% as it closes unprofitable stores
Laura Ashley has reported like-for-like sales slid 1.3% in the 17 weeks to May 28, due largely to the closure of unprofitable stores.
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NewsAurum gears up to select preferred bidder in its £200m sale process
Jewellery group Aurum, which owns chains including Goldsmiths and Mappin & Webb, is expected to pick a preferred bidder for its 165-store business by mid-summer.