All Retail Week articles in December 4 2015
Browse all news stories and articles from this date or time period.
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Report Store
Mobile Apps for the Modern Consumer
How shoppers interact with retailer apps on their smartphones and tablets
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OpinionOpinion: How to tempt shoppers back to the high street on Cyber Monday
Online promotions like Cyber Monday lure shoppers away from the high street, but physical shops can fight back by raising their visual appeal.
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NewsNisa board suffers vote defeat over changes to its governance
Nisa shareholders have voted against recommended changes to the convenience store chain’s governance at its annual general meeting.
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NewsSouth African retailer to snap up Office in a £256m deal
The private equity owner of Office is set to offload the footwear chain to South African retailer Truworths International in a deal valued at £256m.
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NewsFootfall slump worsens over Black Friday weekend but retail parks recover
Footfall slumped across Black Friday weekend as consumers continued to take advantage of online flash Sales rather than visiting stores.
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NewsRetail Diary: Dunstone dresses for Black Friday as Wenger seeks a bargain
Sir Charles Dunstone dressed for the occasion at Currys PC World on Black Friday, while the sales phenomenon found a new fan in Arsene Wenger.
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NewsUS Black Friday sales mirror UK as shoppers shift online
Black Friday trading in the US mirrored the trend in the UK with online sales increasing as shopping in stores fell.
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AnalysisWhat Lidl's acquisition of Kochzauber means for online grocery in Germany
Lidl has sent shockwaves through the industry in its German home market by acquiring grocery delivery start-up Kochzauber.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Five things retailers learned from Black Friday 2015
As the dust settles on this year’s Black Friday bonanza, Retail Week explores five things retailers learned from the promotional event.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How will Black Friday play out next year?
Stacks of heavily discounted flat-screen TVs, irons and blenders remained on the shelves at Tesco’s Orpington store two days after Black Friday.
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AnalysisTwitter debate: How Black Friday has evolved this year
Retail heavyweights discussed the merits of Black Friday, how it could impact Christmas trading and online sales versus footfall.
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NewsJohn Lewis celebrates biggest-ever day's trading on Black Friday
Department store John Lewis has recorded its best-ever day’s trading on Black Friday, with sales up 11.9% on last year.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Homebase and Missguided
Retail news round-up on December 1, 2015: Nicholas Marshall considers bid for Homebase and Missguided faces online flak over 'slut' crop jumper.
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DataData: Black Friday shoppers target midnight deals online
Evidence from commerce search advertising business HookLogic shows consumers jumping online at midnight to snap up Black Friday deals.
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VideoShort Cuts: What do we know about Office's potential new owners Truworths?
After Truworths agreed a deal to acquire footwear retailer Office for £256m, we take a closer look at the South African business – in 60 seconds.
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NewsMcColl's full-year like-for-likes dip as it presses ahead with expansion
McColl’s has reported a 1.9% drop in full-year like-for-like sales as its premium convenience food and wine stores outperformed standard shops.
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NewsTopps Tiles sales and profits rise as it captures one third of the market
Topps Tiles statutory pre-tax profits increased 1.8% to £17m during the full year, driven by record sales and gross margin gains.
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NewsFormer Garden Centre Group boss Nicholas Marshall considers bid for Homebase
The former boss of the Garden Centre Group Nicholas Marshall is mulling over a bid for Homebase, according to reports this morning.
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NewsPark Group narrows its first-half losses as sales jump 23%
Voucher and gift card specialist Park Group has narrowed its losses after a jump in half-year sales and is on course for a strong second half.