All Department stores articles – Page 122
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NewsSports Direct's Debenhams share acquisition: what the analysts say
Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct added another 4.6% to its stake in Debenhams. Retail Week looks at what the City thinks of the move.
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NewsInfographic: John Lewis sales surge 14.9% thanks to price match activity
John Lewis sales surged 14.9% to £80.2m in the week to September 27 as its price matching activity drove strong trade.
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NewsSports Direct ups stake in Debenhams to 11.2% as its rolls out concessions
Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct has upped its stake in Debenhams by a further 4.6%, just days after it put a £43m bet on Tesco.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Sports Direct, Debenhams, John Lewis Partnership and Ted Baker
Retail news round-up on October 3, 2014: Sports Direct ups Debs stake, John Lewis’ sales surge, Dunelm sales soar, Ted Baker expands into tall and cycling clothes.
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NewsSelfridges invests in £40m website revamp to "future proof" the business
Department store Selfridges is investing over £40m in its website over the next five years to “future proof” its business.
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NewsWRC: John Lewis boss rules out overseas stores as he invests in changing UK market
John Lewis managing director Andy Street has ruled out opening stores abroad in order to invest in navigating a changing UK market.
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NewsJohn Lewis scoops omnichannel retailer of the year at World Retail Awards
John Lewis scooped the Omnichannel Retailer of the Year gong at the World Retail Awards as Net-a-Porter’s bosses took home the Outstanding Leadership award.
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NewsWRC: Differentiate on stores, brands and consumer relationships, says Printemps boss
Store design, brands and consumer relationships can help store-based retailers thrive in the face of online competition, said Printemps’ boss.
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NewsInfographic: Fashion sales fall at John Lewis as weather puts off shoppers
Department store John Lewis’s clothing sales plunged 6.9% last week as the warm weather put people off buying autumn stock.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Sainsbury's, House of Fraser, Tesco and Phones 4u
Retail news round-up on September 26, 2014: Sainsbury’s cuts prices, House of Fraser launches click-and-collect service at Caffè Nero and small investors buy Tesco shares,
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NewsHouse of Fraser to launch click-and-collect service in Caffè Nero
House of Fraser customers will next month be able to pick up high heels with their flat whites as the retailer introduces its click-and-collect service to a Caffè Nero coffee shop.
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NewsRetail sales well above average in September despite grocery fall, says CBI
Retail sales were well above average for the time of year in September as department stores and furniture retailers performed strongly, according to the CBI
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NewsSports Direct takes £43m put option on Tesco as leading investor cuts stake
Billionaire retail tycoon Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct has agreed a put option covering 23 million shares in troubled grocer Tesco.
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NewsHouse of Fraser first-half EBITDA grows as online and own brand power sales
House of Fraser adjusted EBITDA rose from £7.5m to £8.6m in its first half as online and own-brand growth drove a 4.2% uplift in like-for-likes.
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NewsJohn Lewis hires Sienne Veit to new position of online product director
John Lewis has bolstered its multichannel team with the appointment of Sienne Veit to the newly created role of director, online product.
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GalleryIn pictures: Debenhams' Oxford Street windows inspired by supermarkets
Debenhams has taken inspiration from supermarket displays for its Oxford Street flagship store’s windows.
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NewsInfographic: John Lewis blames warm weather on weekly sales slump
John Lewis blamed the unseasonably warm weather for its sales fall last week, as Waitrose benefitted from it, recording an increase in sales.
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NewsBeales sales fall following store closures
Beales sales slipped in the 19 weeks to September 13 as it closed loss-making stores in the period but it said trading had improved on the first half.
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NewsTech & Ecomm Summit: Shop Direct's UX lab helps it focus on customers not competitors
Bringing user experience labs in-house has changed Shop Direct’s culture to focus on the customer rather than its competitors.
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NewsMarks & Spencer to launch in Scandinavia with 15 stores
Marks & Spencer is launching a raft of stores in Scandinavia and will make its Nordic debut with a flagship store in Helsinki next month.