All Retail Week articles in April 11 2014
Browse all news stories and articles from this date or time period.
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NewsSofa.com picks Bath for second showroom as it expands outside London
Sofa.com has picked Bath for its first showroom outside of London and its second showroom in the UK.
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NewsSingles' Day sparks sales surge for Marks & Spencer in China
Chinese shopping bonanza Singles’ Day sparked a three-fold online sales increase at Marks & Spencer on Tuesday.
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NewsAmazon pays just £9.7m in tax despite UK sales soaring to £4.7bn
Online giant Amazon paid just £9.7m in corporation tax despite its UK sales soaring to £4.7bn, its 2013 accounts revealed.
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NewsLate Easter boosts grocery sales but big four continue to lose out to discounters
The late Easter provided a sales boost for supermarkets but the big four’s share was eaten up by the discounters, according to Nielsen data.
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NewsCurrys and PC World aim to score with World Cup campaign
Currys and PC World are preparing to tap into football fever ahead of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil with a TV campaign.
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AnalysisAt a glance: How Argos plans to innovate in the year ahead
Argos is two years into its five-year transformation plan to overhaul its business model for the digital era.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Easter footfall, Sofa.com, Morrisons and click-and-collect
Retail news round-up on April 22, 2014: Easter footfall drops year-on-year, Sofa.com appoints Altium Capital as it mulls sale, Click-and-collect growth to outpace home deliveries, and Morrisons boss Dalton Philips could receive £2.3m bonus
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NewsTV channel Sit-Up falls into administration despite passing CVA last month
TV shopping channel Sit-Up, which operates Price Drop and Bid TV, has collapsed into administration just a month after it secured a CVA.
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AnalysisAnalysis: The 'ungovernable' Co-operative Group structure
The Co-operative Group has been cricised for its complex and unique three-tiered structure based around elected members. After it revealed £2.5bn losses today Retail Week examines the structure.
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NewsCo-op reports 'disastrous' year as losses balloon to £2.5bn
Crisis-hit Co-operative Group has reported a group comprehensive loss of £2.5bn after a “disastrous” year.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Footfall, Joules and Harvey Nichols
Retail news round-up on April 17, 2014: High street enjoys strongest rise in footfall for almost a year, Joules launches into eyewear with ‘extensive’ range, Harvey Nichols launches new e-commerce website
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NewsTesco boss Philip Clarke: 'I’m going to see this thing through'
Tesco chief executive Philip Clarke said he is determined to see through the turnaround of Tesco and vowed the grocer will emerge as a leader once again.
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NewsJJB's ex-boss Sir David Jones accused of taking out £3m loans to pay for gambling debts
JJB’s former executive chairman Sir David Jones took out £3m in loans from Sports Direct’s Mike Ashley and JJB’s founder Dave Whelan “possibly due to gambling”, a jury has heard.
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NewsBurberry like-for-likes up 12% but warns exchange rates will hit profits
Burberry retail like-for-likes jumped 12% in its second half but the retailer sounded caution over the impact of exchange rates on profits.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Tesco and Burberry
Retail news round-up on April 16, 2014: Tesco profits fall as trading environment ‘changes more rapidly than ever before’ and Burberry second half sales rise.
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NewsVideo: Tesco chief executive Philip Clarke on the grocer's full-year profits fall
Tesco reported a fall in full-year profits today. Here, chief executive Philip Clarke talks about the results.
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NewsMoira Benigson celebrated MBS Group's 25th anniversary at Serpentine Gallery
Headhunter Moira Benigson celebrated the 25th anniversary of MBS Group with a party at London’s Serpentine Gallery.
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AnalysisLive blog: Tesco's full-year results
Follow all the reaction to Tesco’s full-year results with deputy editor Jennifer Creevy.
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NewsTesco's price message fails to resonate with shoppers
Tesco’s low-price message has so far failed to resonate with shoppers, 45% of whom believe the grocer’s prices have in fact risen over the past year.
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Analysis
Analysis: BRC-KPMG March Retail Sales Monitor, sector by sector
UK retail sales fell 1.7% on a like-for-like basis in March, as the later timing of Easter distorted figures, according to BRC-KPMG.