All Retail Week articles in January 27 2012
Browse all news stories and articles from this date or time period.
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NewsPrimark Northern Irish workers back call for strike
Primark staff in Northern Ireland have overwhelmingly backed industrial action in protest at the retailer’s attempt to impose a second year of pay freezes.
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NewsMore shoppers head for mobiles to do Christmas shopping
Mobiles searches accounted for one in five online retail searches in the fourth quarter, with the number of searches on smartphones and ipads 169% up on last year.
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NewsManagement shake up as Irisa and Jacques Vert businesses merge
Private equity owner Sun European Partners has merged its two womenswear businesses Jacques Vert and Irisa, formerly Alexon, and has appointed Jacques Vert chief executive Paul Allen to head up the newly formed business.
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NewsFlying Brands sales fall
Flying Brands suffered a fall in sales over Christmas from £4.47m to £3.29m.
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NewsCarphone Warehouse like-for-likes fall 4.7%
Carphone Warehouse will increasingly target “key opportunities” in smartphone and tablet sales and said that like-for-likes fell 4.7% in the third quarter.
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NewsGlasgow Buchanan Street 91% let as Fat Face and Skechers sign up
Retailers including Watches of Switzerland, Skechers and Fat Face have signed up to Land Securities’ Glasgow Buchanan Street development, which is now 90.7%pre-let.
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NewsThe Co-operative makes senior job cuts
Seven senior managers are to leave The Co-operative as the economic downturn hits one of the UK’s largest businesses.
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X5 Retail Group reports net retail sales increase
X5 Retail Group has reported a 32% increase consolidated net retail sales of RUB452.5bn (£9.3bn) for 2011. Like-for-like sales rose 6%, with a 1% drop in customer traffic and a 7% increase in average basket. However, like-for-like sales growth at Pyaterochka more than halved to 5% compared with last year ...
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Ahold reports net sales growth
Grocery retailer Ahold has reported consolidated net sales of E30.3bn (£25.35bn) for 2011 – a 2.5% increase compared with the previous year and a 5.5% rise at constant exchange rates. An Ahold spokesperson said: “We continue to be well positioned in challenging market conditions.” In the US, sales improved 6.6% ...
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Carrefour’s global brand director departs
Carrefour’s global brand director Laurent Blum has left the retailer. Before his appointment by chief executive Lars Olofsson at the end of 2009, Blum was vice-president of Nestlé Waters France, responsible for marketing and sales. Blum will reportedly not be replaced, and his duties will be reassigned between the internal ...
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Cost-cutting at La Redoute
PPR-owned mail order retailer La Redoute may cut 250 jobs as part of a new cost-cutting initiative designed to make the retailer a pure-play online operation. The job losses would be mainly voluntary redundancies over a three-year period. Last week it was revealed that PPR was cutting 510 jobs at ...
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NewsWHSmith posts 5% like-for-like fall
WHSmith said it delivered a “resilient” performance despite a 5% drop in like-for-likes over the 21 weeks to January 21.
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NewsAsda loses new business boss Misra as it plans George Middle East push
Asda has lost another top executive as new business director Arnu Misra exits the business.
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NewsAsda Income Tracker: Weekly spending power falls by £12
Asda has said UK families were £12 a week worse off in December 2011 than a year earlier.
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NewsSuperGroup eyes efficiency savings with new warehouse
SuperGroup is to move to a new distribution centre which is set to make its operation more efficient.
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NewsThe People's Supermarket to expand
The People’s Supermarket (TPS) is targeting new locations across the UK.
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NewsPrimark optimistic for 2012 after strong sales
The squeeze on consumers will lessen in 2012, directors of Primark’s parent company believe.
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Abercrombie & Fitch considers India expansion
Abercrombie & Fitch staff have visited India as it considers setting up shop in the country. An Abercrombie & Fitch spokesperson said: “We are constantly evaluating new opportunities for our brands, including new countries, for expansion.”Gap is also said to have stepped interest into the market after the government allowed ...
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Amazon considering entering India
Amazon may enter India via the launch of its market place platform in a bid to overcome foreign direct investment restrictions on multi-brand retail, it has been reported. Industry sources said the etail giant had already struck deals with other online retailers in preparation for the launch, which would initially ...
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NewsHawkins Bazaar back in the game
The owner of Hawkins Bazaar, Primary Capital – which bought back the business out of administration last week – plans to revive the toy retailer by focusing on concessions and online as it appoints a new chief executive.