All Retail Week articles in April 11 2014 – Page 4
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NewsMcColl's reports like-for-like sales up 1.4% post IPO
Convenience store group McColl’s has reported total sales up 3% and like-for-like sales up 1.4% in the 19-week period to April 6.
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NewsFlying Brands finance director Stuart Dootson resigns
Home shopping group Flying Brands finance director Stuart Dootson has resigned due to ill health.
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NewsAldi achieves record growth while big four grocers suffer sales decline
The big four grocers are continuing to lose market share while Aldi has notched up record growth, the latest Kantar industry data showed.
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AnalysisAnalysis: The good, the bad and the ugly of mobile retail sites
Retailers’ mobile sites should feature a clear search box, offer predictive text and clearly indicate out of stock items, according to a report examining user journeys.
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NewsKing's Road indie, favourite of Duchess of Cambridge, forced out
One of the King’s Road’s last remaining independent shops, which counts the Duchess of Cambridge among its customers, is being forced to close due to crippling rents.
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NewsAsda hatches dancing chicks Easter ad campaign
Asda has launched a TV ad campaign featuring three Easter chicks as the grocer looks to pull in customers over the crucial trading period.
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NewsVideo: Kantar’s Ed Garner on the latest grocery market share figures
Edward Garner, director at Kantar Worldpanel, explains some of the trends found in the latest grocery market share figures
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NewsTesco to replace chief marketing officer after year in role
Tesco is to hire a new chief marketing officer sidelining Matt Atkinson, who took on the same role at the grocer just over a year ago, according to reports.
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NewsRakuten's Play.com restructures management and puts staff into consultation
Rakuten’s Play.com is restructuring, including reshuffling senior management and putting employees across the business into consultation.
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NewsComment: A sense of mission – Aldi has it and Tesco needs to reassert it
Many moons ago, in the late 1990s and in contrast to today’s Kantar data, the big grocers were motoring.
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NewsBrighton shopping centre trials two-hour store to door deliveries
Brighton’s Churchill Square shopping centre will trial a two-hour store to door delivery service from this week.
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NewsVolume of retail chief executive appointments slows as sector stabilises
The number of retail chief executive appointments fell in 2013, signalling a less volatile retail market.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Shop prices and Shop vacancy rates
Retail news round-up on April 9, 2014: Shop prices in UK 1.7% lower in March; UK shop vacancy rate sees slight fall in March
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NewsShop price deflation lowest since 2006 as retailers keep their offer sharp
Shop price inflation deflated for the eleventh consecutive month in March, dropping 1.7%, as retailers kept their prices sharp amid stiff competition.
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NewsThe Hut Group to 'disrupt' property market with new acquisition Preloved
Etailer The Hut Group is attempting to disrupt the estate agency market by waiving all fees in April on the website of new acquisition Preloved.
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NewsMidcounties Co-op board rejects Lord Myners Co-op Group reform plans
The Midcounties Co-op board has rejected Lord Myners’ proposals to reform the scandal-hit Co-operative Group.
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NewsMorrisons digital executive Simon Harrow quits beleaguered supermarket
Simon Harrow, one of retail’s digital rising stars, is poised to leave beleaguered supermarket group Morrisons, Retail Week has learned.
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OpinionComment: Retailers should make sure the price is right this Easter
The coming weeks are important shopping periods, retailers need to take care not to use misleading pricing techniques to shift units.
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NewsMcColl’s builds community and convenience credentials
McColl’s is to capitalise on its position as a convenience player in the heart of communities by strengthening its ties with the Post Office and expanding its range of on-the-go food.
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NewsHigh street fighting online 'with one hand behind its back' due to Sunday trading restrictions
The high street is battling the internet with “one hand behind its back” because of restrictive Sunday trading rules, MP Philip Davies has said.