Grace Bowden
Grace is head of content for Retail Week.
She covers a variety of sectors including value, sports & leisure, health & beauty and lingerie, as well as wider technology developments across retail.
She is interested in new appointments, store formats and how retailers are keeping pace with the myriad of technological developments across the industry, from their boardrooms to shop floors.
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NewsTK Maxx owner quarterly sales and profits climb
TK Maxx’s parent company TJX has posted an uplift in second-quarter sales and income despite a decline in profit margin.
- Opinion
Does Farfetch have to spend so much to make money?
When Farfetch made its $6bn debut on the New York Stock Exchange last September, the online marketplace was unlikely to predict it would face legal action from disgruntled investors less than a year later.
- News
Notonthehighstreet appoints ex-HelloFresh boss as new CEO
Notonthehighstreet has appointed HelloFresh’s former UK boss Claire Davenport as its new chief executive as current CEO Barrie Seidenberg steps down for health reasons.
- News
Philip Green set to settle Arcadia CVA challenges
Sir Philip Green is understood to be close to reaching out-of-court settlements of two challenges brought by landlords following its CVA.
- News
Majestic Wine lures old boss Colley back from Kingfisher
Majestic Wine’s previous chief executive John Colley is understood to be returning to the retailer two years after departing under its new ownership.
- News
Lidl tells suppliers to cover no-deal Brexit costs
Lidl has written to British suppliers warning them they will bear the brunt of no-deal Brexit costs.
- Analysis
Analysis: Does US department store reinvention show way for UK?
As one-time US department store titan Barneys collapses into bankruptcy, we look at what lessons UK department stores can learn from their Stateside counterparts on what to do and not to do.
- Video
Watch: Wolfson or the grocers – who’s right about Brexit?
In a week when retail leaders such as Next’s Lord Wolfson and Asda’s Roger Burnley have expressed starkly contrasting views on the impact of Brexit, the team debate who’s right and who’s wrong.
- News
Chinese etailer JD.com returns to profit as sales climb
Chinese ecommerce titan JD.com beat analyst expectations with its second-quarter results, bolstered by sales from its annual 6.18 shopping festival.
- News
Sports Direct in crunch talks with government as auditor quits
Sports Direct is in a race against the clock to appoint an auditor ahead of its annual general meeting in September when current auditor Grant Thornton will step down.
- News
City watchdog delays implementation of new online payment rules
The financial regulator has extended the deadline for new rules on online payments for 18 months, which the BRC says “avoids a payments cliff-edge”.
- Analysis
How Dr Martens made direct to consumer its stomping ground
Dr Martens unveiled a spike in full-year profits after direct-to-consumer sales soared. Retail Week spoke to chief executive Kenny Wilson about how he plans to run ahead of the market.
- Analysis
Analysis: Should retailers follow Amazon and sell ads on their websites?
Amazon has amassed a £10bn-a-year business from letting brands advertise on its website. Should other retailers follow suit?
- News
Consumer confidence rallies as shoppers show ‘resilience’
Consumer confidence edged up in July, with increases recorded across all but one measure.
- News
Greggs sales and profits climb in ‘exceptional first half’
Greggs has recorded a jump in its interim profits as demand rose driven by the popularity of its new vegan sausage roll.
- News
Sports Direct auditor to quit over €674m tax bill bombshell
Sports Direct’s auditor Grant Thornton told regulators that it intended to quit due to concerns regarding the disclosure of the retailer’s 11th hour Belgian tax bill.
- News
Mothercare warns on profits as it seeks to offload UK arm
Mothercare has warned that its full-year losses are likely to be in line with its previous financial year’s as it kicks off talks to sell struggling UK stores.
- News
Amazon misses profit forecasts while Prime costs bite
Amazon has reported lower-than-forecast second-quarter profits as it ploughed investment into its one-day delivery services.
- News
UK retail industry conditions on brink of all-time low
The health of the UK retail sector is on the cusp of hitting record lows as businesses battle “some of the toughest trading conditions they have experienced”.
- News
Joules profits and sales climb in ‘strong’ year
Joules has reported soaring full-year profits and sales in what boss Colin Porter says was driven by “growth across channels and product categories, both in the UK and internationally”.
