All Retail Week articles in 17-23 November 2018
Browse all news stories and articles from this date or time period.
-
NewsMissguided boss slammed by MPs for inquiry snub
Missguided chief executive Nitin Passi has been reprimanded by MPs for declining an invitation to appear in Parliament as part of an investigation into fast fashion.
-
AnalysisAnalysis: Is there any hope for Mothercare?
Mothercare has reported a dismal set of half-year results that showed UK like-for-likes nosediving and losses spiralling.
-
NewsBlack Friday footfall tumbles as online sales spike
Black Friday footfall in the first half of the day has plummeted 7% year on year as online bargain hunters drive sales.
-
AnalysisAnalysis: How can retailers build a global business?
As Kingfisher becomes the latest in a long line of retailers to beat a retreat from international markets, we ask: how do you make it work overseas?
-
NewsArgos opens new DC and collection points for Black Friday
Argos has opened a new regional distribution centre and 100 extra Sainsbury’s collection points in time for Black Friday.
-
OpinionRichard Hyman: The Black Friday drug is killing retailers
Black Friday kicks off the last lap in the trading year.
-
AnalysisKiddicare founder plots more deals after tech start-up sale
Having built and sold one retail business, entrepreneur Scott Weavers-Wright has done the same again – this time with a tech start-up.
-
NewsYounger consumers flock to Black Friday
Younger consumers will out-shop their older counterparts this Black Friday with three quarters of 18- to 24-year-olds planning to partake in the event.
-
AnalysisMove of the Week: Poundland's high-value hires
The arrival of experienced pair Tim Bettley and Dave Williams marks the completion of Barry Williams’ top team at Poundland, just over a year after the former Asda man took on the role of UK and Ireland managing director.
-
Retail VoiceThe retail test: are you checking for customer blind spots?
With customer targeting becoming increasingly data driven, timely and focused insights can help retailers avoid strategy blind spots.
-
NewsLive blog: Black Friday as it happened
Keep up to date with the latest news, data and sales updates as one of retail’s biggest promotional frenzies, Black Friday, swings into action. Refresh this page to see the latest developments.
-
NewsAgenda: Quiz, Pets at Home, Topps Tiles and Intu
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days with updates from Quiz, Pets at Home, Topps Tiles and Intu all on the agenda.
-
NewsHomebase secures £95m loan to finance turnaround
Homebase has secured a war chest to help finance its turnaround plans.
-
NewsMoody’s brands New Look debt 'unsustainable'
Moody’s has downgraded New Look’s credit rating, calling its debt levels “unsustainable” and its cash flow “insufficient”.
-
OpinionOpinion: The birth of the ‘department store supermarket’?
The new Sainsbury’s in Selly Oak has all the hallmarks of a department store, but does this mean it is one? John Ryan finds out.
-
NewsAshley demands to meet MPs to 'save the high street'
Sports Direct tycoon Mike Ashley will set out his views on how to save the high street in a meeting with MPs next month.
-
VideoThe Retail Week: Should retailers invest or cut costs?
As Sainsbury’s, Majestic Wine and Mothercare take contrasting approaches to turbulent times, the team discuss whether retailers should invest or cut costs in the current climate.
-
VideoWatch: Sainsbury's Selly Oak - the verdict
Retail Week stores editor John Ryan talks us through the “experimental” Sainsbury’s Selly Oak store and gives his take on the new-look supermarket.
-
NewsMajestic swings to red amid customer acquisition plan
Majestic Wine has swung to a half-year loss as the retailer ramps up investment in acquiring new customers.
-
NewsMothercare losses swell in first half as UK sales tumble
Mothercare has suffered ballooning half-year losses as sales tumbled within its core UK business.