All Retail Week articles in February 22 2013 – Page 6
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NewsFashion retailer Matches hires Pixmania boss Ulric Jerome
Fashion retailer Matches has hired Ulric Jerome, founder of Pixmania, the French online business owned by Dixons, as its chief operating officer.
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AnalysisThorntons boss Jonathan Hart on its turnaround, marketing and international
Thorntons chief executive Jonathan Hart updates Retail Week on the chocolatier’s turnaround progress after this morning reporting a 2.9% increase in first half sales.
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NewsConvenience retailer Nisa secures £100m of funding from Barclays
Convenience store retailer Nisa has secured £100m of refinancing from Barclays as the grocer’s sales continue to surge.
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NewsIkea pulls meatballs from UK stores after horse meat discovery
Ikea has withdrawn meatballs from sale in UK stores after tests in the Czech Republic found traces of horse meat in a batch made in Sweden.
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NewsSuppliers increase their credit insurance cover after retail administrations
Suppliers to retailers increased their trade credit insurance cover by 17% last year driven by furniture and electronics businesses after the number of retail failures rose, according to insurer Atradius.
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NewsMarks & Spencer to unveil new green property lease policy
Marks & Spencer is to unveil a new property lease policy which will come with a “green clause” to facilitate better management of the environmental performance of its buildings.
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NewsTesco to axe Harlow warehouse in distribution network review
Tesco is to close its fresh food depot in Harlow, Essex, which employs 800 workers, as part of a strategic review into its distribution network.
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OpinionComment: Portas Pilot towns are not making much advance
Amid the furore over the horsemeat scandal, it was easy to lose sight of the progress, or lack thereof, of the Portas Pilot towns.
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NewsMorrisons acquires former HMV stores in convenience drive
Morrisons has acquired six former HMV stores from the collapsed retailer’s administrator Deloitte as the grocer builds its convenience arm.
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NewsTesco fined £6.5m over dairy price fixing
Tesco is to pay a £6.5m fine after the Office of Fair Trading’s (OFT) decision that the retailer fixed cheese prices was upheld.
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NewsHMV administrator Deloitte sells Asian stores to AID Partners
HMV administrator Deloitte has sold the collapsed entertainment retailer’s stores in Hong Kong and Singapore to AID Partners Capital.
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NewsJohn Lewis staff in consultation as it relocates distribution centre
John Lewis is to relocate a key distribution centre from west London to Milton Keynes putting 560 staff under consultation.
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NewsJohn Lewis online sales to represent 40% of turnover by 2020
John Lewis expects online sales to account for 40% of overall turnover by 2020, up from the 26.6% at present.
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NewsHMV to launch first cinema ad campaign in five years
Entertainment retailer HMV is launching its first cinema advertising campaign in five years to tie in with the film awards season.