All articles by George MacDonald – Page 230
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NewsJohn Lewis defies bad weather with 14.8% sales uplift
Department store chain John Lewis posted a 14.8% sales increase last week to £50.4m, when sales of fashion and home products were strong.
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OpinionBlacks’ uphill struggle
Blacks chief executive Neil Gillis must feel like a mountain walker approaching the summit only to find there’s a steep rock face still to climb.
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NewsRWC2010: Rose raises prospect of very different M&S under Bolland
Marc Bolland is “absolutely the right man” to become chief executive of Marks & Spencer, executive chairman Stuart Rose insisted, hinting that the retailer may be poised for a period of radical change.
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NewsCharlie Mayfield: Private businesses can learn from co-ops
How business is done post-recession must be reconsidered and private companies can learn from co-ops, John Lewis Partnership chairman Charlie Mayfield has said.
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NewsTesco market share up as it piles pressure on Asda
Tesco’s Clubcard double points scheme has helped the market leading grocer take share from arch-rival Asda, the latest till roll data shows.
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NewsSuperGroup ‘oversubscribed’ as IPO bookbuilding ends
Fashion retailer SuperGroup expects to close its IPO bookbuilding within 24 hours and the offer is likely to be oversubscribed, Retail Week has learned.
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NewsBRC urges Budget public spending cuts
The Government should cut public spending rather than increase taxes in its next Budget, the British Retail Consortium has urged.
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NewsIndicative bids for HobbyCraft to be submitted today
First round offers are due today for specialist retailer HobbyCraft, which is being sold by the founding Haskins family.
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NewsFashion drives strong week for John Lewis while lottery win boosts Waitrose bacon butty sales
Department store chain John Lewis recorded an uplift in turnover of 15.1% to £51.9m last week.
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NewsConsumer confidence rises in February
Consumer confidence improved again in February and people are more optimistic about the year ahead.
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NewsMike Ashley’s intervention hits Blacks shares
General stores and food retailers both had a dull week, with each sector lagging the market.
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NewsHalfords gets thumbs up for car servicing centre deal
Investors have given the green light to motor accessories group Halfords’ £73.2m acquisition of Nationwide Autocentres and are confident of the deal’s merits.
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AnalysisCountrywide: creating a modern proposition for rural retail
How has Countrywide overcome the challenges of rural retailing to become a modern proposition? George MacDonald finds out
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OpinionRetail's political struggle
The general election, already in full swing though yet to be declared, has been unsettling retail sector investors all year.
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NewsJJB Sports turnaround man Peter Williams to advise on EMI rescue
Former Selfridges chief executive and JJB Sports director Peter Williams has been drafted in to help with the rescue of troubled music business EMI.
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NewsHabitat makes redundancies as prelude to growth
Furniture and homewares retailer Habitat has unveiled a voluntary redundancy programme to cut costs, alongside a trading uplift and expansion plans.
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NewsBest Buy eyes Homebase stores
Electricals group Best Buy Europe is close to acquiring two superstores from Homebase, it is understood.
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NewsPrimark sales climb in first half
Value fashion and homewares chain Primark’s first-half sales were “substantially ahead” of last year, parent Associated British Foods reported.
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NewsRetail sales slide in January, ONS reports
Retail sales in January fell by value and volume month-on-month but climbed year-on-year, the Office for National Statistics reported.
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NewsFashion drives John Lewis sales rise
Strong fashion and home sales helped department store chain John Lewis increase year on year turnover by 12.5% to £49.5m last week.