All Debenhams articles – Page 43
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NewsDebenhams posts best ever December sales
Debenhams has posted its highest ever December like-for-like sales, up 5% in the five weeks to January 5.
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AnalysisAnalysis: What can the City expect from the updates next week?
Next week is set to be pivotal in defining how the retail sector performed during the festive period as several large retailers update on their trading.
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OpinionComment: ‘Made in Britain’ label has benefits beyond marketing
It may seem like ages since the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and the 2012 Olympics were dominating the headlines every day, but few can forget the warm and fuzzy positivity that swamped the nation at the time.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Which are the best Christmas adverts of 2012?
Retailers are aiming for engagement with truthful tales of Christmas, but which are the best Christmas adverts of 2012?
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NewsMayor of London briefs retailers ahead of £100m weekend
Mayor of London Boris Johnson met with London retailers today ahead of the West End’s VIP Saturday when shoppers are expected to spend £100m in preparation for the Christmas season.
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NewsDebenhams boss in line to receive extra £300,000
Debenhams chief executive Michael Sharp could receive a bonus of more than £300,000 after the retailer’s sales surged in the last year.
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NewsAldo’s Call It Spring to double concessions at Debenhams
Aldo-owned footwear fascia Call It Spring is to double the number of concessions it operates in Debenhams stores.
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OpinionComment: Imagine if John Lewis found a way to wriggle out of paying tax
John Lewis came out swinging this week, claiming that the Government must address the “Amazon tax issue” or risk driving UK-based retailers out of business.
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NewsDebenhams launches first Christmas ad in six years
Department store Debenhams has launched its first Christmas advert in six years.
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InterviewQ&A: Michael Sharp, Debenhams chief executive
Debenhams today reported a 2.6% increase in total sales in the last year driven by strong international growth. Michael Sharp tells Retail Week how the retailer is achieving growth.
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NewsDebenhams to anchor Southside Shopping centre
Debenhams is set to open a new store to anchor the Southside Shopping Centre, which is to undergo a £40m redevelopment.
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NewsDebenhams ups online and international targets after profits rise
Debenhams has increased its expansion and online targets after it reported full-year profits rose both in the UK and overseas.
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NewsDebenhams online boss Simon Forster to join Selfridges
Debenhams online boss Simon Forster is to exit the department store to join rival Selfridges.
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NewsMorrisons ditches Flintoff for Christmas advert
Morrisons has axed former England cricket star Andrew Flintoff from its advertising campaign this Christmas.
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Analysis
Analysis: How Debenhams put multichannel centre stage
Earlier this year Debenhams won the Oracle Retail Week Award for best multichannel retailer. We catch up with its team to hear more about its strategy for integration and innovation.
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NewsDebenhams international expansion powers ahead with raft of new openings
Debenhams is powering ahead with its international expansion with the opening of its first ever store in Georgia this weekend.
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NewsDebenhams appoints Google retail head to its board
Google head of retail Peter Fitzgerald has been appointed to the board of Debenhams as a non-executive director to help grow the department store group’s online business.
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AnalysisWomenswear market: What do retailers need to know?
Debenhams is investing further in womenswear, and it is not the only department store making gains in the category.
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NewsFair Rates for Retail: Retailers urge rates freeze
Top retailers have called for a freeze on business rates and changes to how the charge is calculated as they face a likely increase of £200m next year.
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NewsFair Rates for Retail: Retail leaders lend their support
Some of the industry’s top names are backing Retail Week and the BRC’s Fair Rates for Retail campaign to lobby the Government to freeze business rates next year, following two years of punitive rates increases.