All Entertainment articles – Page 7
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AnalysisAnalysis: What is Mike Ashley's master plan?
Hark back to June 2016 and Sports Direct founder Mike Ashley was hauled before a parliamentary hearing about the working conditions at the retailer’s Shirebrook warehouse.
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NewsGame full-year losses shrink but sales remain flat
Game shrank its losses over its full year but sales remained stubbornly flat with its events business a notable bright spot.
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NewsWHSmith acquires US travel retailer InMotion
WHSmith has bought US travel retailer InMotion in a bid to strengthen its grip on the international travel market.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How would retail look if Amazon didn't exist?
So ingrained in the shopper psyche has the US etail titan become over the past 25 years, it’s almost impossible to remember life before Amazon.
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OpinionOpinion: How we changed our stores for people with autism
As Autism Hour Week draws to a close, The Entertainer co-founder Catherine Grant reveals why the retailer is backing the initiative.
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NewsAgenda: Asos, Footasylum, Gear4Music and grocery sales
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days with updates from Asos, Footasylum and Gear4Music, plus the latest grocery sales data, all on the agenda.
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NewsHamleys plunges to £12m loss as sales fall
Hamleys has swung to a full-year loss in what chief executive Ralph Cunningham described as “one of the most challenging years in UK retail history”.
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NewsWHSmith to close high street stores amid falling profits
WHSmith’s high street profits and sales fell during its last year, with the business boosted by its travel arm.
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NewsRetail sales suffer ‘summer hangover’ in September
Retail sales dipped in September as constrained consumer spending drove the industry’s poorest performance in five months.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Will Amazon's 4-star store move the dial?
The ever-experimental Amazon has launched its latest foray into bricks and mortar. Last week, the etail titan unveiled Amazon 4-star in New York.
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NewsWaterstones buys Foyles in fightback against Amazon
Waterstones has acquired Foyles bookshops from the founding family for an undisclosed sum.
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NewsGame sales flat as it expands arenas with Ashley
Game’s sales were flat last year but the business reported positive progress on its gaming arenas, on which it has partnered with Mike Ashley.
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NewsSainsbury’s and WHSmith launch food-to-go trial
Sainsbury’s will supply a “limited range” of its food-to-go offer in a handful of WHSmith’s stores on a trial basis.
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NewsWHSmith travel sales rise as high street dips
WHSmith’s travel sales rose in its third quarter as it developed a new smaller format for high street stores.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Five lessons for retailers from Arsène Wenger
Veteran Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger takes charge of his final game at the North London club this month, 22 years after his appointment.
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NewsWaterstones sold to private equity house Elliott Advisors
Waterstones has been sold for an undisclosed sum to funds managed by Elliott Advisors UK.
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NewsGame’s largest shareholder disposes of stake
Game’s largest shareholder has disposed of its entire stake in the business, leaving mogul Mike Ashley as the largest single influence on its board.
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NewsTiger founder to launch new kids and toys chain in UK
Tiger’s founder will launch a new kids and toys retailer on the British high street, opening the first store in London next month.
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NewsFoyles flops back into the red as rates hit earnings
Family-owned books chain Foyles slipped back into the red last year as higher business rates knocked its bottom line.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Five things retailers can learn from JetBlue
US airline JetBlue was founded in 2000 with the mission to “bring humanity back to air travel”. This aim – and how the firm fulfilled it – carries relevant lessons for retail.