All Retail Week articles in April 15 2011 – Page 4
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NewsOnline retailers deliver strongest quarterly performance in three years
Online retailers achieved their strongest quarter in three years in the first three months of 2011.
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NewsSainsbury's casts slide rule over Iceland
Sainsbury’s is to take a look at frozen food chain Iceland as it seeks to accelerate growth of its convenience format.
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NewsTrinity Walk signs more retailers ahead of opening next month
Ethical cosmetics retailer The Body Shop and fashion chains USC and Pulp have all signed to Wakefield’s Trinity Walk scheme, which is due to open next month.
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NewsBest Buy Europe sells Belgian business
Best Buy Europe, the joint venture between Carphone Warehouse and US electrical group Best Buy, is to sell its Belgian retail business.
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NewsWestfield Stratford to open September 13
Westfield Stratford City is to open to the public on September 13.
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NewsFive Alworths stores closed
Five Alworths stores have closed after the ‘son of Woolworths’ chain collapsed last month.
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NewsFeelunique.com sales and profits rise
Online beauty retailer Feelunique.com has reported a rise in sales and profits for the year to the end of March 2011.
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GalleryFoot Patrol, Berwick Street, London
Think trainers and you might picture Niketown at one end of the scale or perhaps JJB Sports, if funds are rather more limited, at the other.
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OpinionPushing water uphill
Thank heavens for Marks & Spencer. No, I’m not referring to its ready meals saving my latest dinner party.
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AnalysisCan you crack America?
It is the world’s largest retail market, but UK store chains struggle in the US. With international expansion a boardroom priority, Charlotte Hardie considers the traps retailers should avoid to succeed in America.
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NewsIn Focus: Evans Cycles
It is refreshing to welcome a dynamic new specialist sector leader to Retail Week Knowledge Bank’s coverage: Evans Cycles.
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NewsAsda to set out new strategy for online and financial services
Asda has hired an Allan Leighton protégé to set out a new strategy for its online, home shopping and financial services divisions.
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OpinionGreen stores: the big so what
Don’t expect plaudits from shoppers for being green. They don’t care.
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NewsPressure to sell Waterstone's mounts as HMV's value plummets
Pressure is mounting for HMV to hasten the sale of Waterstone’s as the value of the entire group fell below its asking price for the book chain.
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NewsMorrisons kicks off Easter petrol campaign
Morrisons has kicked off an Easter campaign offering customers 6p off each litre of fuel when they spend £40 or more in store from today [Monday April 18].
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NewsAsos faces legal threat over its German expansion
Asos is facing a legal challenge from a similarly-named rival retailer in Germany.
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NewsOxford Street to go traffic-free on Boxing Day in bid to add £50m to retail spending
London’s Oxford Street and Regent Street are to go traffic-free on Boxing Day this year for the first time in an effort to boost trade in the premiere shopping district.
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AnalysisWill the Bribery Act really hold retailers back?
As the Bribery Act revised guidance is finally released, should it be giving retailers sleepless nights or are the risks lower than the media might suggest? Rebecca Thomson reports
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NewsTesco reports £3.7bn profits, but UK can "do better"
Tesco has reported trading profit up 7.8% to £3.7bn with strong growth in Asia, but the grocer said it needs to “do better” in the UK.
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NewsOddbins administrator seeks buyers for 55 closed stores
Oddbins administrator Deloitte has appointed property agent Christie + Co to find buyers for the off-licence’s closed 55 stores after it collapsed into administration earlier this month.