All General merchandise articles – Page 33
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AnalysisHow has Liberty written a department store success story?
Liberty has had its controlling stake owned by BlueGem sold for £300m – a significant mark up from its £32m acquisition of the business in 2010. Retail Week looks at what has made the luxury department store a success story and how it continues to brace itself against the backdrop of retail uncertainty.
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NewsLego to open two new UK stores this year
Lego is set to open two new stores in the UK this year, both at flagship shopping centres owned by Hammerson.
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NewsPoundland owner sales rise as chain ‘outperforms’ high street
Pepkor Europe, owner of businesses including Poundland in the UK, has seen profits and revenue rise during the first half of its financial year.
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NewsM&S clothing boss Jill McDonald exits
Marks & Spencer fashion boss Jill McDonald is leaving the business, less than two years after joining from Halfords.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Is a Halloween Brexit retail’s worst nightmare?
As the two remaining candidates for the Conservative Party leadership both pledge to leave the EU on October 31 come what may, retailers are growing increasingly anxious about the Halloween deadline.
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NewsMoonpig owner Photobox to cull over 5% of jobs
Photobox Group is streamlining its brands and putting 42 roles at risk of redundancy as it reorganises its personalised gifting businesses under two separate arms, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsDixons Carphone to axe 140 jobs in transformation drive
Dixons Carphone is to axe 140 jobs across its central functions as boss Alex Baldock ramps up his transformation plans.
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NewsThe Works profits dip as like-for-like sales rise
The Works reported a decline in its profit before tax, despite an increase in its like-for-like sales.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Six rules for retail's new normal
Former Game chief executive Ian Shepherd, author of Reinventing Retail: The New rules that Drive Sales and Grow Profits, defines six rules for retailers to abide by to navigate the new normal of our industry
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NewsSmiggle warns owners could pull plug on UK backing
Smiggle has warned that its Australian parent company Just Group could pull the plug on funding for its UK business if economic conditions deteriorate.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Waterstones boss begins new chapter at Barnes & Noble
Waterstones’ owner Elliott Advisors has acquired America’s biggest bookstore Barnes & Noble and made James Daunt boss of both. Retail Week looks at how he plans to make a success of the US institution.
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CartoonRetail cartoon: James Daunt's American tale
Patrick Blower’s take on Waterstones chief executive James Daunt also becoming boss at US bookseller Barnes & Noble.
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AnalysisIn pictures: Six retailers taking shops to the customer
Taking offers to where the people are could be the new way of ensuring that your proposition is not overlooked. John Ryan reports
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NewsFindel profits soar as business proposes name change
Findel has posted “strong results” for the financial year including increases in profits and sales, as the board proposes changing its name at the next AGM.
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NewsM&S sustainability boss Mike Barry steps down
Marks & Spencer’s sustainability supremo Mike Barry is to step down from the role later this month.
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InterviewInterview: How Eve Sleep's new boss will stop the nightmares
Former Moonpig boss James Sturrock was drafted into Eve Sleep eight months ago to help turn around what was expected to be the next big retail success story but which ended up a nightmare for investors. He tells Retail Week his plans
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NewsPoundland owner posts sales rise as value chain ‘outperforms’
Pepkor Europe, owner of businesses including Poundland in the UK, has reported a rise in quarterly and half-year sales.
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AnalysisWhy a safe pair of hands is the right move for WHSmith
WHSmith boss Stephen Clarke is preparing to stand down as travel sales soar, while the high street struggles. Against this backdrop, does the retailer need more than safe-pair-of-hands Carl Cowling?
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NewsB&M profits rise driven by rapid store expansion
B&M has posted a jump in full-year profits despite ongoing struggles in the German market, driven by its rapid store expansion programme.
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NewsHalfords suffers fall in full-year profits
Halfords has reported a decline in full-year profits as challenging trading conditions and the weather took a toll.