http://www.retail-week.com/rss/news_rss.xml en-uk John Lewis has ended its falling sales trend with a strong week for its clearance Sale, recording sales up 5.9 per cent for the week to July 12. http://www.retail-week.com:80/Food/2008/07/john_lewis_reports_strong_sale.html;jsessionid=11AFE133B872C58E81CDD93B51C308F8 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Food/2008/07/john_lewis_reports_strong_sale.html;jsessionid=11AFE133B872C58E81CDD93B51C308F8 Jennifer Creevy 18 July 2008 08:43 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/JohnLewisOxfordSt_resized_70_tcm14-360509.jpg Marks & Spencer slashed the price of selected men’s suits yesterday to only £24 as it started its summer Sale. http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/07/ms_sells_mens_suits_from_24.html;jsessionid=11AFE133B872C58E81CDD93B51C308F8 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/07/ms_sells_mens_suits_from_24.html;jsessionid=11AFE133B872C58E81CDD93B51C308F8 Jennifer Creevy 18 July 2008 09:07 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/M%26S_resized_70_tcm14-213946.jpg Martin Hansson will replace Peter Hogsted as retail manager of Ikea UK after DIY giant Kingfisher poached him to head its international operations. http://www.retail-week.com:80/People/2008/07/ikea_picks_internal_candidate_to_replace_hogsted.html;jsessionid=11AFE133B872C58E81CDD93B51C308F8 http://www.retail-week.com:80/People/2008/07/ikea_picks_internal_candidate_to_replace_hogsted.html;jsessionid=11AFE133B872C58E81CDD93B51C308F8 Nicola Harrison 17 July 2008 16:27 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/Ikea_Coventry_resized_70_tcm14-97553.jpg Asda is to slash the price of a dozen core groceries this weekend as shoppers start to feel the pinch towards the end of the month. http://www.retail-week.com:80/Food/2008/07/asda_launches_price_cuts_weekend.html;jsessionid=11AFE133B872C58E81CDD93B51C308F8 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Food/2008/07/asda_launches_price_cuts_weekend.html;jsessionid=11AFE133B872C58E81CDD93B51C308F8 Jennifer Creevy 17 July 2008 17:52 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/AsdaExterior_resized_70_tcm14-149601.jpg Central London flagship location also under consideration as retail park deals are negotiated. http://www.retail-week.com:80/NonChannelContent/2008/07/best_buy_closes_in_on_first_stores_as_uk_arrival_nears.html;jsessionid=11AFE133B872C58E81CDD93B51C308F8 http://www.retail-week.com:80/NonChannelContent/2008/07/best_buy_closes_in_on_first_stores_as_uk_arrival_nears.html;jsessionid=11AFE133B872C58E81CDD93B51C308F8 Amy Shields 17 July 2008 11:01 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/BestBuy%C3%82%C2%A360_resized_70_tcm14-1734892.jpg Asda will relaunch its George clothing brand in September as it seeks to make the label the UK’s biggest-selling fashion brand by volume before the end of 2011. http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/07/asda_pencils_in_september_relaunch_date_for_george.html;jsessionid=11AFE133B872C58E81CDD93B51C308F8 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/07/asda_pencils_in_september_relaunch_date_for_george.html;jsessionid=11AFE133B872C58E81CDD93B51C308F8 Jennifer Creevy 17 July 2008 11:10 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/George%20Exterior2_resized_70_tcm14-302817.jpg Kingfisher chief executive Ian Cheshire has pulled off a real coup with the final additions to his top team charged with turning around the DIY giant. http://www.retail-week.com:80/ChannelComment/2008/07/the_retail_week__july_18_2008.html;jsessionid=11AFE133B872C58E81CDD93B51C308F8 http://www.retail-week.com:80/ChannelComment/2008/07/the_retail_week__july_18_2008.html;jsessionid=11AFE133B872C58E81CDD93B51C308F8 George MacDonald 18 July 2008 09:50 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/MacdonaldGeorge_resized_70_tcm14-120453.jpg The latest PCI DSS requirements are here. If you missed the 30 June compliancy deadline, tune in to our free-to-view webcast and learn how to achieve compliance and successful data security. http://www.retail-week.com:80/webinars/2008/07/encrypting_your_data_to_ensure_top_security.html;jsessionid=11AFE133B872C58E81CDD93B51C308F8 http://www.retail-week.com:80/webinars/2008/07/encrypting_your_data_to_ensure_top_security.html;jsessionid=11AFE133B872C58E81CDD93B51C308F8 18 July 2008 12:32 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/GenTech_resized_70_tcm14-66401.jpg Shoppers spent more than £26.5 billion online in the first half of 2008, up 38 per cent on the £19.2 billion recorded at the same time last year.  http://www.retail-week.com:80/NonChannelContent/2008/07/online_retail_remains_immune_to_downturn.html;jsessionid=11AFE133B872C58E81CDD93B51C308F8 http://www.retail-week.com:80/NonChannelContent/2008/07/online_retail_remains_immune_to_downturn.html;jsessionid=11AFE133B872C58E81CDD93B51C308F8 Nicola Harrison 18 July 2008 09:35 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/Internetwoman_resized_70_tcm14-86420.jpg Waitrose is investing £6 million in a fresh design for its stores in an effort to strengthen its foodie credentials. http://www.retail-week.com:80/Stores/2008/07/waitrose_to_wow_foodies_with_new_store_design.html;jsessionid=11AFE133B872C58E81CDD93B51C308F8 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Stores/2008/07/waitrose_to_wow_foodies_with_new_store_design.html;jsessionid=11AFE133B872C58E81CDD93B51C308F8 17 July 2008 13:35 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/Waitroseext_resized_70_tcm14-169489.jpg Sports Direct founder Mike Ashley said that the retailer would go back to basics to cope with a trading environment it described as “the hardest we have faced in our history”. http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/07/ashleys_sports_direct_to_go_back_to_basics.html;jsessionid=11AFE133B872C58E81CDD93B51C308F8 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/07/ashleys_sports_direct_to_go_back_to_basics.html;jsessionid=11AFE133B872C58E81CDD93B51C308F8 Lisa Berwin 17 July 2008 13:46 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/Mike%20Ashley%202_resized_70_tcm14-97872.jpg Walgreens is to scale back its drugstore growth in an effort to reduce its capital expenditure by about US$500 million (£251.2 million) over the next three financial years. http://www.retail-week.com:80/NonChannelContent/2008/07/walgreens_slows_growth_to_curb_expenditure.html;jsessionid=11AFE133B872C58E81CDD93B51C308F8 http://www.retail-week.com:80/NonChannelContent/2008/07/walgreens_slows_growth_to_curb_expenditure.html;jsessionid=11AFE133B872C58E81CDD93B51C308F8 17 July 2008 14:13 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/Walgreens_resized_70_tcm14-1008616.jpg Jessops believes three new store formats could improve its fortunes, despite revealing a 5.5 per cent slump in like-for-likes in the 41 weeks to July 13. http://www.retail-week.com:80/NonChannelContent/2008/07/jessops_pins_recovery_hopes_on_three_new_store_formats.html;jsessionid=11AFE133B872C58E81CDD93B51C308F8 http://www.retail-week.com:80/NonChannelContent/2008/07/jessops_pins_recovery_hopes_on_three_new_store_formats.html;jsessionid=11AFE133B872C58E81CDD93B51C308F8 17 July 2008 13:52 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/JessopsFascia_resized_70_tcm14-86909.jpg DIY giant Kingfisher has poached Ikea’s UK chief executive, Peter Hogsted, to head its international division. http://www.retail-week.com:80/People/2008/07/kingfisher_poaches_bigname_directors_from_rivals.html;jsessionid=11AFE133B872C58E81CDD93B51C308F8 http://www.retail-week.com:80/People/2008/07/kingfisher_poaches_bigname_directors_from_rivals.html;jsessionid=11AFE133B872C58E81CDD93B51C308F8 George MacDonald 17 July 2008 08:31 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/HogstedPeterIKEA_resized_70_tcm14-120341.jpg Saint Maclou, the French parent company of UK carpet retailer Allied Carpets, has ramped up its European presence by acquiring its biggest French rival – Mondial Moquette – and Switzerland’s Carpetland Suisse. http://www.retail-week.com:80/NonChannelContent/2008/07/saint_maclou_tightens_grip_on_french_carpet_market.html;jsessionid=11AFE133B872C58E81CDD93B51C308F8 http://www.retail-week.com:80/NonChannelContent/2008/07/saint_maclou_tightens_grip_on_french_carpet_market.html;jsessionid=11AFE133B872C58E81CDD93B51C308F8 Nicola Harrison 17 July 2008 14:06 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/SaintMaclou_resized_70_tcm14-1735129.jpg Three leading fashion retailers are vying for what is set to be one of the most sought-after retail development sites in London’s West End for years. http://www.retail-week.com:80/Property/2008/07/fashion_trio_barter_for_lease_on_south_molton_street_site.html;jsessionid=11AFE133B872C58E81CDD93B51C308F8 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Property/2008/07/fashion_trio_barter_for_lease_on_south_molton_street_site.html;jsessionid=11AFE133B872C58E81CDD93B51C308F8 Ben Cooper 15 July 2008 12:43 Swarovski, the retailer and manufacturer of costume jewellery, opened its first “global flagship” in Tokyo’s Ginza district in March. http://www.retail-week.com:80/Stores/2008/07/store_of_the_week_swarovski_tokyo.html;jsessionid=11AFE133B872C58E81CDD93B51C308F8 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Stores/2008/07/store_of_the_week_swarovski_tokyo.html;jsessionid=11AFE133B872C58E81CDD93B51C308F8 John Ryan 18 July 2008 10:50 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/Swarovski%2CTokyo_resized_70_tcm14-1735942.jpg Selfridges has this week installed kitsch, futuristic windows at its flagship London store as it wraps up its summer Sale two weeks ahead of schedule. http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/07/selfridges_stops_sale_early_as_trade_rockets.html;jsessionid=11AFE133B872C58E81CDD93B51C308F8 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/07/selfridges_stops_sale_early_as_trade_rockets.html;jsessionid=11AFE133B872C58E81CDD93B51C308F8 John Ryan 17 July 2008 11:56 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/SelfridgesWindowAut08_resized_70_tcm14-1734992.jpg Mamas & Papas has bucked the retail gloom to notch up a like-for-like sales increase of 46 per cent for its maternity fashion ranges during its spring/summer trading season. http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/07/mamas__papas_sales_sparkle.html;jsessionid=11AFE133B872C58E81CDD93B51C308F8 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/07/mamas__papas_sales_sparkle.html;jsessionid=11AFE133B872C58E81CDD93B51C308F8 Amy Shields 17 July 2008 15:03 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/Mamas%20%26%20papas%20front_resized_70_tcm14-569668.jpg Mothercare has posted a rise in UK like-for-like sales and a surge in international revenues during its first quarter. http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/07/mothercare_firstquarter_sales_advance.html;jsessionid=11AFE133B872C58E81CDD93B51C308F8 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/07/mothercare_firstquarter_sales_advance.html;jsessionid=11AFE133B872C58E81CDD93B51C308F8 George MacDonald 17 July 2008 07:49 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/MothercareNEW_resized_70_tcm14-1060182.jpg