All articles by George MacDonald – Page 7
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Opinion‘Tiers and fears may disrupt but won’t derail retail recovery’
Much of the country will emerge from lockdown this week facing more restrictions than when it began in November. However, as a new year approaches, retailers can afford to look forward with some optimism after a year of turmoil.
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Deep dive
Deep dive: How to think like a pureplay and survive the online sales shift
The time of the pandemic has been, for retail, the time of the pureplay – or at least a definitive switch to online.
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News
Fashion etailer In The Style ponders £100m IPO
Online fashion specialist In The Style is mulling a flotation that could value it at approximately £100m.
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News
Shops get go-ahead for December reopening
Stores dubbed ‘non-essential’ will be able to reopen at the start of next month when the latest English lockdown comes to an end.
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News
M&S extends midnight openings to manage Christmas rush
Marks & Spencer will open most shops until midnight in the last days before Christmas to manage shoppers safely as the Covid pandemic continues.
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News
‘Sainsbury’s Christmas ad is in tune with the times, its critics aren’t’
Sainsbury’s Christmas ad has brought out the bigots and trolls on social media since it aired at the weekend. Goodwill to all is clearly in short supply in some quarters this festive season, but the grocer, not its critics, is in tune with the spirit of the times.
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News
M&S creates food hub to ‘supercharge disruptive innovation’
Marks & Spencer is to establish a specialist food innovation team in the new year with a brief to “create industry-leading products and address some of the biggest sector-wide challenges”.
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News
British Land reports plunge in value of retail estate
Property group British Land has reported a steep fall in the value of its retail portfolio as CVAs and the Covid outbreak took a toll.
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News
Halfords profits soar in ‘very strong’ first half
Cycling and motor accessories specialist Halfords has posted a surge in interim profits, helped by demand for bikes during the pandemic.
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Gallery
First look: Sainsbury’s opens doors to new format Fresh Food Market
Sainsbury’s has unveiled its first ’Fresh Food Market’ as part of plans to “put food back at the heart of the business”.
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News
M&S reshapes grocery team in ‘full shop’ push
Marks & Spencer has made changes to its grocery team as it bids to win a greater share of spend.
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Video
Face time: Lord Rose on Christmas, the future of cities and limiting screen time
From bricks and mortar to online, Lord Stuart Rose’s experience spans all of retail and the industry’s ups and downs. The Ocado chair and former Marks & Spencer chief executive shares his thoughts on the second lockdown, vaccine hopes, Christmas prospects and the industry’s future.
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Video
Watch: Tesco’s celebratory Christmas ad after year of pandemic gloom
Tesco is encouraging shoppers to treat themselves this Christmas after a year dominated by the Covid pandemic and associated lockdowns.
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News
Watch: John Lewis unveils ‘give a little love’ Christmas ad after Covid year
Department store business John Lewis and grocery stablemate Waitrose have launched “a Christmas ad like no other in a year like no other”.
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News
Marks & Spencer adds Early Learning Centre to online brand stable
Marks & Spencer is to sell Early Learning Centre products on its website in its latest tie-up with a complementary brand to build online appeal.
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News
Selfridges raids Lane Crawford for new managing director
Selfridges has appointed Andrew Keith, president of upscale Hong Kong-based department store business Lane Crawford, as its new managing director.
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News
Landsec signals further fall in rents likely
Landsec, the retail property group, expects shopping centre rents to fall because of the impact of the Covid pandemic and an “ongoing structural shift to a lower rent model”.
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Opinion
‘As lockdown bites, retailers can’t afford to squabble like cats in a bag’
As the retail industry labours under the restrictions of a second lockdown, some are adopting a beggar-thy-neighbour attitude that is in the interests of nobody.
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News
Harrods lockdown closure prompts credit renegotiation
Department store Harrods has renegotiated the covenants of a £200m syndicated loan following the latest Covid-19 lockdown.
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News
John Lewis leads calls for clarity on Christmas reopening
John Lewis has urged the government to provide clarity urgently about whether stores can reopen in December when the latest lockdown in England is scheduled to end.
