All Retail Week articles in February 6 2015 – Page 2
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AnalysisPeople: Who changed jobs in January – retail's top people moves
Tesco’s appointment of Matt Davies and Barry Williams’ promotion at Asda – which retail moves and exits are making waves in 2015 so far?
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NewsAnalysis: How will Poundland's acquisition of 99p Stores impact the discount sector?
Poundland’s acquisition of 99p Stores will sadly, not create a new chain of 99.5p Stores, as some wits speculated on Twitter this morning.
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NewsConsumers could soon 3D print personalised loom bands in stores
A software firm is developing a program that will allow consumers to design loom bands on a mobile device, before 3D printing them in-store.
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GalleryStore gallery: Bang & Olufsen's new flagship London store
Luxury electricals manufacturer Bang & Olufsen’s has opened a flagship store in London’s Hanover Square. Retail Week takes a look.
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NewsNeiman Marcus and J Crew sign up to Mastercard’s online payment platform
Fashion retailers Neiman Marcus and J Crew are the latest retailers to start using MasterPass, the online payment scheme from Mastercard.
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NewsRetail diary: Drug addiction, anklecuffs and Simon Cowell's late night calls
Retail diary: Retailers need to kick their ‘drug’ habit; Simon Cowell’s sleep inducing calls to Sir Philip Green; and Coco De Mer taps Fifty Shades for Valentine’s Day.
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NewsMorrisons sells £100m of stores in sale-and-leaseback drive
Morrisons has agreed a £100m deal to sell three of its stores as the troubled grocer steps up its sale-and-leaseback drive.
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NewsAlibaba tests drones to deliver customers' tea orders in China
Chinese etailer Alibaba is planning to use drones to fly orders of tea to customers in a small-scale trial in some areas of China.
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NewsKaren Millen relocates and overhauls Covent Garden store
Karen Millen has relocated its London Covent Garden store, which will act as a bridge between its flagship and high street stores.
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NewsCarrefour launches first smartwatch shopping app
French grocery giant Carrefour has begun offering customers access to their shopping lists and loyalty cards via smartwatches.
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NewsMothercare to enter South Korea through deal with Tesco-owned Homeplus
Mothercare has signed a franchise agreement with Tesco-owned supermarket Homeplus to open stores and launch online in South Korea.
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NewsFindel strikes deal to sell Kleeneze to CVSL in £3.6m deal
Findel has agreed to sell its catalogue retailer Kleeneze to Trillium Pond, a subsidiary of US group CVSL, in a deal valued at £3.6m.
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NewsRadioShack files for bankruptcy protection in the US
RadioShack has filed for bankruptcy protection in the US, with wireless company Sprint poised to set up shop within many of its stores.
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NewsHelen Weir to join Marks & Spencer as chief financial officer on April 1
Marks & Spencer has confirmed that chief financial officer Helen Weir will join the retailer on April 1.
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OpinionBlog: How to service the needs of the multichannel customer
Retailers need to develop their customer service across channels and respond to customers’ every changing needs, says Mark Pettit of Hermes.
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NewsInfographic: John Lewis ends financial year with 'solid' sales growth
John Lewis sales rose a “solid” 4.8% in the week to January 31, with growth partly driven by new season fashion stock finding favour with shoppers.
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NewsDFS announces intention to float on the London Stock Exchange
Furniture retailer DFS has announced its intention to float on the London Stock Exchange, and is expecting the offer to raise proceeds of £105m.
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NewsPoundland to acquire 99p Stores for £55m
Value retailer Poundland has agreed a conditional sale agreement to purchase competitor 99p Stores for £55m, the business revealed today.
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GalleryStore gallery: Budgens’ lab store experiments with visual merchandising
Convenience specialist Budgens has opened a ‘lab’ store in Dorset that shows the way as far as display and merchandising is concerned.
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CartoonBlower’s retail cartoon: Miliband boycotts Boots after Pessina comments
Retail Week’s cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on the war of words between Boots boss Stefan Pessina and Labour’s Ed Miliband.