All Retail Week articles in 22-28 August 2020
Browse all news stories and articles from this date or time period.
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NewsMarks & Spencer and Waitrose square up ahead of Ocado switchover
Marks & Spencer and rival Waitrose have both launched marketing initiatives to draw customers as their relationship with Ocado changes.
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OpinionPeter Williams: âCovid caution means it will take years for city centres to recoverâ
In my lifetime we have never experienced anything like the Covid pandemic. In the last few months, we have seen seismic changes in the way that both consumers shop and we, as retailers, work.
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NewsM&S to axe 7,000 roles as coronavirus hammers sales
Marks & Spencer is set to cut 7,000 roles across the business in the next three months, as it looks to streamline its strategy amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsHamleys chief executive to step down after seven months
Hamleys chief executive David Smith will step down from his role in August, after just seven months with the business.
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NewsSosandar remains in the red despite soaring sales
Sosandar reported another loss last year despite a jump in sales, with co-chief executives Ali Hall and Julie Lavington âcautiously optimisticâ about the brandâs future.
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NewsShopworkersâ union launches petition to protect retail staff
Trade union Usdawâs leader Paddy Lillis has launched a House of Commons petition to help protect retail workers from violence and abuse.
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NewsFrasers Group chair in closed-period share-buying blunder
The non-executive chair of Mike Ashleyâs Frasers Group accidentally bought shares in the retailer ahead of this weekâs results.
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NewsAmazon and Morrisons ramp up partnership in grocery push
Etail giant Amazon has installed a Morrisons platform on its main website, enabling shoppers to purchase groceries that way for the first time.
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NewsOcado Solutions set to build first Aeon warehouse in Japan
Ocado Solutions, a subsidiary of Ocado, has partnered with Japanese shopping centre giant Aeon to build the countryâs first customer fulfilment centre.
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AnalysisThe Big Question: Should there be a cap on CVAs for retailers?
As the coronavirus continues to hammer sales and customer footfall levels show no signs of returning to pre-Covid levels any time soon, more struggling retailers are turning to insolvency procedures such as CVAs to survive. However, with many brands having a second or third bite of the cherry, industry experts debate whether a cap should be put in place
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NewsMothercare finalises its franchise deal with Boots
Struggling retailer Mothercare has announced a franchise deal with Boots that will see its current range of products extended in the health and beauty retailerâs stores.
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NewsGlobal Fashion Group breaks even as online shift boosts sales
Global Fashion Group recorded its second quarter of growth this year, as the ecommerce shift in fashion and lifestyle shopping âcontinues to accelerateâ.
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NewsAsda bids lined up by former CEO and ex-Debenhams boss
Former chief executives of Debenhams and Asda are understood to be working with private equity groups on a bid for the supermarket chain.
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NewsConcerns over job losses plague consumer confidence
Consumer confidence remained the same for the second month running, as customers face growing economic concerns.
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NewsM&S chair Norman urges return to offices â âYou canât run a retailer from the sofaâ
Marks & Spencer chair Archie Norman has called on businesses to bring staff back to offices as retailers suffer from depressed footfall in big city centres.
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NewsAO creates 650 new jobs as it targets âsignificantâ growth
AO.com has kicked off a nationwide recruitment drive as the etailer seeks to capitalise on the digital shift sparked by the coronavirus crisis.
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AnalysisSmall share, deep pockets â but should Amazon really have the grocers worried?
Amazon has created plenty of noise about its food offer in the UK, but to date, it has failed to win shoppers in any significant number. Should the major grocers be concerned or does Amazonâs foray into food amount to little more than a damp squib?
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OpinionâAvocados at dawn as M&S and Waitrose prepare for clash after Ocado switchoverâ
In just over a weekâs time, a venture that Marks & Spencer hopes will be transformational goes live â its tie-up with online grocer Ocado, bringing its food range online for the first time.
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NewsJohn Lewis poised to axe ânever knowingly undersoldâ price promise
John Lewis is preparing to scrap its ânever knowingly undersoldâ price promise as part of new chair Dame Sharon Whiteâs strategic review of the business.
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NewsDebenhams parent company Celine teeters on brink
Debenhamsâ parent company has drafted in advisers as it prepares to enter administration, just months after the department store chain collapsed for the second time in a year.