All articles by George MacDonald – Page 264
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News
Grocery giants launch all-out price war
Grocery giants Tesco and Asda have fired the first shots in what is likely to be an all-out price war as credit crunched consumers cut back on shopping.
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Opinion
How good will Best Buy be?
How typical of a journalist to accentuate the negative and eliminate the positive, but here goes.
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News
Robert Dyas changes tactics on promotions
Private equity-backed hardware and home store Robert Dyas is to switch its promotional strategy to attract more regular shoppers rather than one-off visitors.
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News
Wyevale appoints marketing and ecommerce boss
Wyevale, the garden centre group controlled by tycoon Sir Tom Hunter, has poached a Homebase executive for a senior role.
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News
Grocery market to head into decline, Nielsen claims
Grocery market growth has stalled and the sector is poised to slide into decline, according to information company AC Nielsen.
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News
Video – Primark director speaks following child labour expose
Value fashion retailer Primark has posted a video interview online in which director Breege O’Donoghue is interviewed about last night’s Panorama child labour expos .
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News
Video: Primark director speaks following child labour expose
Value fashion retailer Primark has posted a video interview online in which director Breege O’Donoghue is interviewed about Monday night’s Panorama child labour expos .
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News
Baugur sells Booker stake as part of focus on retail
Icelandic investor Baugur has offloaded its 31.4 per cent stake in cash and carry business Booker as it concentrates on retail.
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News
Debenhams announces sales rise to quash City fears
Debenhams has posted a gross transaction value increase of 1.3 per cent for the 42 weeks to June 21, when like-for-likes slipped 0.6 per cent.
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News
Schuh profits soar
Privately owned footwear retailer Schuh has revealed an 18 per cent rise in EBITDA to 11.7 million in its last financial year.
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News
General retailers knocked again as more industry sagas unfold
It was a week of high drama for general retailers as veteran Woolworths chief executive Trevor Bish-Jones unexpectedly decided to stand down and furniture groups sought emergency finance.
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News
Sofa drama nears climax
It is hard to believe that less than three months ago, as he posted interim results, ScS chairman Mike Browne was “confident of a profitable second half”.
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Opinion
The Retail Week - June 20, 2008
It’s goodbye to Woolworths from Trevor Bish-Jones, but probably not a farewell to retail. I suspect we’ll hear more of Bish-Jones, assuming he doesn’t decide to sit back and enjoy spending his pay-off.
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Analysis
Red light for retail?
While harsh trading persists, retailers such as ScS and Land of Leather are reeling as supplier credit insurance is withdrawn. George MacDonald examines the power of the insurers
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News
May sales break record
Retail sales leapt 3.5 per cent by volume last month as stores benefited from the warmest May on record, the ONS reported.
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News
Land of Leather close to £18m refinancing deal
Land of Leather was on the verge of an 18 million financial re-upholstering as Retail Week went to press, but even mid-week, the deal still hung in the balance.
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News
Clare returns to retail
Marks & Spencer on board as former DSGi chief gears up for online launch.
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News
Wal-Mart targets Russia
Wal-Mart is considering opening in Russia and surrounding countries as it initiates a new round of international expansion.
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News
Majestic Wine profits and sales climb
Specialist retailer Majestic Wine has posted a full-year profit rise and expects to sustain momentum, despite tough high street conditions.
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Opinion
Game on or time to sell?
When computer entertainment specialist Game reports on trading next month, consumer favourites such as Grand Theft Auto and the Nintendo Wii should have driven sales skywards yet again.