All Department stores articles – Page 181
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NewsJohn Lewis sales hammered by Indian Summer
Sales fell at every John Lewis store open for more than a year in the week to 1 October, with the hot weather keeping customers out of the shops.
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NewsHouse of Fraser revamps men’s formalwear department
House of Fraser has invested £1m into revamping its men’s formalwear department to create a destination for shoppers, featuring new brands, a bar and its first bespoke suiting service.
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NewsHarvey Nichols Birmingham celebrates 10th birthday
Harvey Nichols’ Birmingham store has had a facelift to celebrate its 10th birthday.
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AnalysisMarks & Spencer: Finding its way
Marks & Spencer is piloting a new in-store look aimed at improving navigation and making its in-store brands more obvious. John Ryan reports
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GalleryIn pictures: John Lewis, Westfield Stratford City
The new John Lewis at Westfield Stratford City is the largest store in the development and the retailer’s first new store in the capital for 20 years. John Ryan walks the store with Kim Morris, head of retail design
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NewsSlower week for John Lewis but Waitrose does well
John Lewis experienced a slower week in the seven days to 17 September, but Waitrose had a good week as the weather tuned cooler.
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NewsSales soar 10% at Selfridges in Oxford Street
Selfridges’ Oxford Street flagship has bucked the retail trend by recording a sales increase of 10% excluding VAT in the year so far.
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NewsHoF first half EBIDTA flat and warns second half started slower
House of Fraser has reported flat EBITDA in its first half with like-for-like sales up 5.3% and warned the second half has started slower.
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NewsDebenhams to refit Oxford Street store
Department store group Debenhams will transform its Oxford Street store when its planned head office move releases space.
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NewsDebenhams veteran Nigel Palmer to leave
Debenhams veteran retail operations director Nigel Palmer is to leave the department store group after almost 30 years at the business.
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NewsDebenhams to beat profit expectations after strong final quarter
Department store group Debenhams expects to report profits ahead of consensus expectations after a strong finish to its financial year.
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GalleryThe streets of San Francisco
A small area in the centre of San Francisco has all of the major US brands that characterise the country’s retail activity. They are also where US retail puts its best West Coast foot forward. By John Ryan
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NewsDebenhams extends m-commerce offer
Department store group Debenhams has laid claim to being “the first on the high street to offer a complete mobile package across all mobile technologies” after launching a mobile-enabled site.
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NewsJohn Lewis posts sharp drop in operating profit amid highly competitive environment
John Lewis has posted a sharp drop in operating profit in its first half as it matched the scale of discounting on the high street with its ‘Never Knowingly Undersold’ commitment and invested in the business.
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NewsNext signals end of price inflation as profits rise
Fashion giant Next has reported a 8.5% rise in first-half profits and signalled an end to price inflation.
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NewsMarks & Spencer is to invest £600m in store revamps
Marks & Spencer is to invested £600m into revamping its stores.
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NewsBank holiday boosts John Lewis weekly sales
Shoppers turned out in force over the August bank holiday, enabling department store chain John Lewis to generate sales up 7.1% to £61.1m.
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AnalysisMichael Sharp
After almost 15 years at Debenhams the new chief executive is well placed to pick up where Rob Templeman left off. George MacDonald reports
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NewsDebenhams’ profit forecast slashed
Debenhams’ new chief executive Michael Sharp, who took over on Monday, would have hoped for a better City start to his tenure.