All Department stores articles – Page 27
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NewsLandmark Jenners store to close after landlord row
Edinburgh department store Jenners, owned by Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group, is to shut after almost two centuries of trading.
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AnalysisThe power players: the acquisitive retailers snapping up brands
As Boohoo snaps up Debenhams, Retail Week takes a look at the pack of retailers taking advantage of the acquisition opportunities Covid has created to boost their business. Who are the sector’s new power players?
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AnalysisBoohoo boss: How we will make Debenhams a force to be reckoned with
In news that took the sector by surprise, Boohoo has acquired the intellectual property assets of struggling department store Debenhams for £55m – but what does the fashion etailer plan to do with the business?
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Opinion‘Asos and Boohoo swoops for Topshop and Debs are changing of the guard’
If proof were needed of the scale of change underway in retail, it came this week as pureplays Asos and Boohoo swooped on two of retail’s most venerable high street names.
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NewsBoohoo acquires Debenhams brand and website
Boohoo has acquired Debenhams’ brand and website for £55m in what executive chair and co-founder Mahmud Kamani describes as “a transformational deal”.
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AnalysisStrategic report: Lessons from Christmas 2020 to help you win in the year ahead
Lockdown, store closures and bans on large gatherings created what Marks & Spencer boss Steve Rowe termed ”near impossible trading conditions” this golden quarter. Retail Week’s latest report pulls out the trends from this very different Christmas and lessons to help you trade through the most volatile trading conditions ever experienced.
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DataData: The 30 happiest places to work in UK retail
Hackett London, Browns and Moonpig have the happiest workforces of any retailer in the UK, new data has revealed.
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AnalysisWill more retailers ditch Oxford Street?
While the famous shopping destination was already facing headwinds, the coronavirus crisis has been a perfect storm for Oxford Street. The question is whether retailers will hang around to pick up the pieces or abandon it altogether.
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VideoWatch: The Entertainer and NOTHS reveal trading trends from a ‘chaotic’ Christmas
Christmas 2020 was the most volatile retail has ever experienced. Leaders from The Entertainer, Notonthehighstreet, Openpay and Braze dissect the trading trends and what they mean for retail in 2021.
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NewsUK economy shrinks in November, ending six consecutive months of growth
The UK economy shrank in November as coronavirus restrictions on consumers and businesses reduced economic activity.
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OpinionPeter Williams: ‘The pressure is on for fewer but better stores’
After the experience of the last 10 months, do we really need shops any more? Perhaps we should start by reflecting on how they were created and why we started going to them in the first place.
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NewsDebenhams axes Oxford Street flagship and 320 jobs with latest closures
Debenhams is permanently closing its Oxford Street flagship and five other stores, with the loss of 320 jobs.
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NewsJohn Lewis switches off click and collect at ‘critical point’ of Covid crisis
John Lewis will stop offering click and collect from its stores in a bid to reduce non-essential travel by customers.
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AnalysisWhat next? Tesco, John Lewis and Dixons Carphone CEOs predict trends for 2021
After the most unpredictable year in history, which trends do retail’s biggest bosses think will be prevalent in 2021? Retail Week finds out.
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GalleryIn pictures: The best Christmas window displays around the world
From Thailand to France to Venezuela, Retail Week takes a look at the festive windows of department stores from around the globe.
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AnalysisTier four fears: Retail CEOs on shop closure ‘body blow’ and port delays
After the toughest of years, retailers were dealt another savage blow in the crucial final trading week ahead of Christmas.
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NewsBoxing Day Sales: Next, DFS and Selfridges going ahead despite PM’s warnings
Next, DFS and Selfridges are all gearing up for Boxing Day Sales in spite of Boris Johnson’s warnings to the public.
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NewsJohn Lewis appoints Rita Clifton as new deputy chair
Department store chain John Lewis has announced the appointment of Rita Clifton as its new deputy chair, replacing Keith Williams.
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InterviewInterview: Fenwick boss on delivering the ‘best Christmas’ despite Covid
John Edgar took over at the department store chain during the first lockdown, but betting big on online and taking a novel approach to Christmas are paying off for the new CEO.
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NewsUS giant circles Arcadia and Debenhams for ‘double takeover’
The owner of US department store Barneys has emerged as a potential buyer of both Arcadia and Debenhams.