All Retail Week articles in 21-27 September 2019
Browse all news stories and articles from this date or time period.
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NewsBooths sales on the rise but profits remain out of reach
Booths saw sales inch up over the course of the financial year, but profitability remained out of reach for the upmarket grocer.
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NewsAgenda: ScS, Greggs and Tesco update the market
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days with updates from Tesco, Ted Baker and Topps Tiles all on the agenda.
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NewsPoundland parent rebrands as it gears up for European expansion
Pepkor, the owner of discount variety chain Poundland, has rebranded as Pepco Group as it seeks to align itself with its largest Central European brand.
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NewsKingfisher hires ex-Carrefour executive to lead French business
Kingfisher’s new boss Thierry Garnier has already started assembling a new top team, appointing Alain Rabec as the Kingfisher France chief executive a day into his new role.
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NewsM&S chair Norman snaps up more shares
Marks & Spencer chair Archie Norman has bulked up his shareholding in the retailer.
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NewsSuning.com completes Carrefour China acquisition
Suning.com has completed its acquisition of Carrefour’s Chinese business, as the retailer looks to accelerate the expansion of its bricks-and-mortar portfolio.
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NewsLandlord drops Monsoon Accessorize CVA challenge
British Land has dropped a legal challenge to fashion retailer Monsoon Accessorize’s CVA.
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OpinionM&S capital markets briefing – action, not words, will matter
Hot on the heels of Sainsbury’s, next week Marks & Spencer will put itself in the City spotlight when it throws its doors open for a capital markets briefing.
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VideoIs Coupe’s strategy enough to get Sainsbury’s back on track?
As Sainsbury’s boss Mike Coupe unveils his strategic “tweaks”, the Retail Week team ask whether evolution rather than revolution will get the grocer firing on all cylinders again.
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OpinionMove of the Week: Amazon swoops for property high-flyer
I’ve commented before on how Amazon tends to keep its recruitment close to its chest and this week it has emerged that former Sainsbury’s director of commercial operations Matt Birch has been working with the company since May in a director role with a focus on scoping out sites for physical stores, according to The Times.
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NewsWalgreens Boots Alliance backs Be Inspired
The global healthcare services provider Walgreens Boots Alliance has reinforced its commitment to creating a culture of diversity and inclusion by becoming a partner for Retail Week’s Be Inspired programme
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NewsConsumer confidence inches up despite looming Brexit deadline
Consumer confidence increased marginally across all measures in September as shoppers delivered mixed results ahead of the October 31 Brexit deadline.
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OpinionOpinion: Has Eve Sleep missed its wake-up call?
The online players selling memory foam mattresses tightly rolled up and delivered in a box were supposed to revolutionise retail – but in a fiercely competitive market, brands are under pressure.
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OpinionBryan Roberts: Tesco isn’t putting Jack’s back in the box
The British can sometimes take a degree of pleasure seeing the mighty stumble.
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NewsTed Baker poaches Debenhams finance director
Debenhams chief financial officer Rachel Osborne has jumped ship to Ted Baker after just 12 months at the department store retailer.
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NewsTesco closes Jack’s trial store following customer feedback
The grocer is set to close a Jack’s store in Lancashire to reopen a Tesco supermarket instead, after a five-month-long trial.
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NewsEve Sleep sales fall but losses steady
Eve Sleep saw sales across its business fall during the first half of the year, but it did manage to roughly halve its EBITDA losses.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Can Boohoo make Karen Millen a Nasty Gal-style success?
Boohoo has unveiled skyrocketing sales and profits at the half-year mark, aided by some of its more recent acquisitions.