All Retail Week articles in April 8 2011 – Page 2
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NewsFrench renaissance: Marks & spencer returns to paris
Marks & Spencer has confirmed plans to re-enter France, starting with a 15,000 sq ft womenswear and food store on the Champs Élysées, which will open towards the end of this year.
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News
Promotions hit Sunglass Hut’s profit margins
Sunglass Hut profits slumped in 2010 as its focus on promotions hit margins. Despite sales nudging ahead from £35.6m to £35.9m, operating profit dropped 16% to £2.6m.
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NewsHMV ‘must shut more shops to survive’
HMV needs to close more stores to ensure its survival following a third profit warning this year, according to analysts.
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NewsSpace race
Two more retailers have signed to Land Securities’ Buchanan Street development in Glasgow, meaning it is already 75% let by space.
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AnalysisValues retailer
Asda is implementing a ground-breaking efficiency programme in Bangladesh. Jennifer Creevy visits the factories for an exclusive look
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NewsM&S appoints Morrisons man to head convenience and catering
Marks & Spencer has poached the executive who designed Morrisons’ convenience stores to run its Simply Food and catering operations.
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NewsBetter week for John Lewis, but sales fall at Waitrose
John Lewis recorded its highest weekly sales of its first half so far last week, but Waitrose experienced a rare fall in sales, which it attributed to the timing of Easter.
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NewsWHSmith launches legal services in store
WHSmith is to offer a legal advice service in its stores.
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NewsUniqlo reports lacklustre UK sales
Uniqlo has reported a lacklustre performance from its UK stores in the six months to February.
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OpinionSorry? Jack Wills...scandalous?
Where should the line be drawn between “flirtatious fun” and inappropriate material?
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NewsRecord companies relax terms to help HMV cashflows
HMV suppliers are set to agree to slash upfront payments for CDs to help boost the troubled retailer’s cashflows as the possibility of pulling off a rights issue fades.
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NewsIceland founder's Everest expedition in jeopardy
Iceland founder Malcolm Walker’s charity expedition to Everest is hanging in the balance following an accident close to the Nepal/ Tibet border.
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NewsPrimark to open in retail park
Primark, the value chain, has set its sights on opening its first store in a retail park.
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GallerySnap happy
Jessops has unveiled a ‘centre of excellence’ in Birmingham that provides a rallying point for the chain. John Ryan reports
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NewsGame to appoint former Ladbrokes boss as chairman
Game is set to hire Chris Bell, the former boss of Ladbrokes, as its new chairman.
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NewsUrban Outfitters plots UK expansion
US lifestyle retailer Urban Outfitters is set to grow its UK store numbers and increase the wholesale of its premium womenswear brand Free People.
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GalleryEnergie and Miss Sixty Carnaby Street
Energie and Miss Sixty are two gender-divided sides of the same coin, from the same Italian company.
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NewsIn Focus: Blue Inc
The news that menswear fashion chain Blue Inc has taken on 46 Officers Club stores following the latter’s administration reminds me of when I first tried to find out about Blue Inc’s predecessor, Mr Byrite, a regional chain shrouded in secrecy.
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NewsWaitrose sales soar 23.7% with barbecue and picnic fare
The soaring temperatures helped lift Waitrose sales for the week ending Saturday April 10 by 23.7%.
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Analysis
Tengelmann targets rising number of senior shoppers
A&P, the bankrupt Tengelmann-controlled retailer, is targeting a growing segment of the US population with a special discount scheme for seniors at all its Pathmark stores.
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