All Retail Week articles in January 21 2011 – Page 3
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NewsNew Look turns to third-party brands to drive online growth
Value fashion chain New Look is looking to widen its offer by selling third-party young fashion brands on its website.
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NewsIn Focus: Clinton Cards vs Card Factory
Clinton Cards is one of the retailers blaming the snow for a disappointing Christmas, accompanied by a profit warning.
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AnalysisA show of support for carers
Growing numbers of carers has led to Sainsbury’s introducing a new policy. By Rebecca Thomson
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NewsThe Conran Shop cashes in on pre-VAT rise spend
Upmarket retailer The Conran Shop has revealed a strong Christmas trading update as shoppers sought to beat the VAT increase.
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NewsPoor UK Christmas update prompts Tesco share drop
Tesco’s disappointing UK Christmas update resulted in a 4% drop in its share price last Thursday but the grocer insisted its performance was a blip because of the snow.
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NewsRetail crime costs soar despite more prevention spend
The cost of retail crime climbed year on year in 2010, despite retailers investing more than £210m in crime prevention.
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NewsCredit insurers vow not to pull plug on retailers
Insurers insist there won’t be a repeat of the withdrawal of cover despite HMV’s woes
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OpinionDixons down but not out
Now that most Christmas numbers are out, retail sector investors face a fundamental question: yes, the snow affected sales but were there deeper reasons for disappointing trading at particular companies?
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NewsInflation threat could prompt trading down
Shoppers are increasingly likely to switch supermarkets or swap to cheaper brands in the face of soaring food price inflation.
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OpinionRetail surgery: What does Facebook’s updated Places platform mean for retailers?
What does Facebook’s updated Places platform mean for retailers and what will happen to traditional loyalty schemes in the future?
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NewsMultichannel focus for Original Factory
Value department store The Original Factory Shop is to introduce click-and-collect and home delivery on product bought in its stores as it seeks to ramp up its multichannel operation.
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NewsSainsbury's opens its first sandwich shop, Fresh Kitchen
Sainsbury’s is hoping to grab a slice of the £13bn lunchtime market with the opening of its first sandwich shop, Fresh Kitchen.
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GallerySainsbury’s Fresh Kitchen, Fleet Street
It is hard to tell at what point it became fashionable to call a sandwich shop a ‘kitchen’, but the latest example of the tendency opened last week on London’s Fleet Street when Sainsbury’s unveiled its Fresh Kitchen.
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NewsMobile Fun to up its reach with more websites
Mobile phone accessories etailer Mobile Fun is to expand further into Europe with the launch of websites in the Netherlands and Spain after notching up a record Christmas.
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NewsGeneral retailers up but grocers subdued
Last week’s Super Thursday round of updates brought plenty of depressing news as big names such as Dixons and Halfords warned that profits would only make the low end of expectations.
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NewsRestructuring specialist plots turnaround of HPJ Jewellers
Gordon Brothers understood to be negotiating rents on stores but has administrators on standby
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OpinionSocial media can no longer be ignored
Just four years ago, retail executives scarcely thought about how social media could one day up-end the traditional way they engage with customers.
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AnalysisInterest rates
With inflation still surging ahead of the Bank of England’s 2% target, a predicted interest rate hike this year could pose a threat to retail
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OpinionInterest rate rise could knock retailers for six
There’s only so much you can do if the weather stops customers getting to your stores, or you delivering to their homes.