All articles by George MacDonald – Page 179
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AnalysisAnalysis: The future of the Argos store network
As Home Retail boss Terry Duddy prepared to release full-year figures for his flagship Argos business, he would have known that store numbers would be a big talking point.
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AnalysisDebenhams’ Endless Aisle: What do retailers need to know?
By letting etail shoppers buy stock held in stores as well as its online stockroom, Debenhams’ Endless Aisle increases takings and cuts markdowns.
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NewsONS signals strong retail sales outlook
Retailers can look forward to higher growth than expected in coming months following a strong March, the Opera Solutions Retail Predictor for Retail Week has signalled.
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OpinionComment: Restoring Mothercare's fortunes won’t be child’s play for Calver
On Monday, Simon Calver takes control at Mothercare, where the wheels have come off the pram in the core UK market.
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NewsPrimark considers legal action against fake store in Dubai
Rip-off merchants have opened a fake Primark store in Dubai, pirating the retailer’s image and selling lookalike goods.
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InterviewQ&A: George Weston, chief executive of Primark owner ABF
Why the value fashion giant has done well in the troubled eurozone and current thinking on multichannel.
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NewsPrimark profit growth to accelerate
Value fashion giant Primark expects accelerated profit growth as cotton prices fall and new space is added.
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NewsDixons suffers websites crash
Electricals giant Dixons’ websites crashed this morning, at first reportedly as a result of traffic volumes for its Sale.
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NewsRetail sales rise in March, ONS reports
Retail sales surged year-on-year and month-on-month in March, official data showed.
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NewsSuperGroup's value destroyed after shock profit warning
Fashion retailer SuperGroup has issued a shock profit warning after uncovering maths errors in its forecasting.
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OpinionM&S still a work in progress
Marks & Spencer’s fourth-quarter update on Tuesday failed to meet market expectations and the share price fell sharply.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Marks & Spencer's buying slip-up
There is one thing worse for retailers than having insufficient stock, and that is having too much, Marks & Spencer chief executive Marc Bolland said today.
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AnalysisMarks & Spencer fourth quarter: What the analysts say
The City passes judgement on Marks & Spencer’s trading statement
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NewsMarks & Spencer sales hit by stock shortage
Marks & Spencer was hit by a shortage of top fashion lines that undermined general merchandise sales in the fourth quarter.
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NewsArgos to widen revenue stream by selling adverts
Multichannel retailer Argos is to add a new revenue line to its mix by selling advertising space in its catalogue, in stores and online.
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OpinionJJB: The challenge ahead
JJB Sports chief executive Keith Jones has done well to avoid the permanent relegation of the retailer from the high street.
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NewsOlympic sales effect expected to hit in July
Retail sales growth is expected to be lower than originally expected this month but will still be up year on year, the Opera Solutions Retail Predictor for Retail Week indicates.
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OpinionMoss Bros tailored for success
The demise of Game raised questions about the outlook for specialist retailers as online competition and the incursion of the grocers into general merchandise categories continues.
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OpinionSuperGroup is growing up
In the same way as its togs are increasingly sported by older consumers, SuperGroup is becoming more mature.
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NewsJohn Lewis sales climb 14%
Sales at John Lewis department stores climbed 14.2% last week, when five stores delivered a double-digit revenue rise.