All Jessops articles – Page 4
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AnalysisAnalysis: The highs and lows of Christmas trading
The aftermath of the festive season brought drama, as a clutch of high street retailers collapsed. But how did the retail industry perform overall? Rebecca Thomson reports.
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OpinionBlog: Former Game boss Ian Shepherd on retail reinvention
I’ve shied away from commenting on the recent spate of retail administrations for a number of reasons.
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NewsPaphitis eyes stores from collapsed retailers HMV, Jessops and Blockbuster
Theo Paphitis, owner of Ryman Group and star of Dragons’ Den, is in the running to take on former HMV, Jessops and Blockbuster stores.
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OpinionComment: A refocus on music should have been a priority for HMV
In 2002, Beverley Knight released her signature single Shoulda Woulda Coulda. It reached number 10 in the charts, because back then record stores still sold singles.
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NewsHilco frontrunner to acquire Jessops brand
Restructuring firm Hilco, which acquired HMV’s debt on Tuesday, is the frontrunner to acquire the Jessops brand and is understood to be hatching plans to open branded camera concessions in HMV’s stores.
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NewsVince Cable rejects calls for Government to support retail
Business secretary Vince Cable has dismissed criticism levelled at the Government in the past week that more needs to be done to help support the retail sector following a series of collapses.
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OpinionComment: Who and what is the nemesis of Amazon?
For the past few years I have been in equal measures alarmed and fascinated by the phenomenon we have been witnessing in the world of retail.
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OpinionBlog: Bricks and mortar retailers must learn from HMV and Jessops' mistakes
In this increasingly digital world, bricks and mortar retailers are being forced to revaluate store estates to find the right balance between online and physical stores.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Why the shutters closed on camera specialist Jessops
Following last week’s collapse of camera specialist Jessops into administration and the closure of stores, Tiffany Holland focuses on the reasons for the retailer’s decline.
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OpinionComment: Reports of retail's death are much exaggerated
Anybody reading today’s retail updates and coverage might think they’re in a different retail world to the one that existed yesterday.
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NewsJessops axes 77 more jobs as interested parties circle online business
Collapsed camera retailer Jessops axed another 77 jobs yesterday, as “several” parties remain interested in acquiring the Jessops brand and online business, it is understood.
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OpinionComment: Retailers need help from Government to prevent more casualties
As the sales figures are assessed post-Christmas, a number of retailers have done well but for others the sums have failed to add up.
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NewsClosure of all 187 Jessops stores starts as axe falls on 1,370 jobs
The closure of all 187 Jessops stores will begin today after administrator PwC said the retailer can no longer trade without supplier support.
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NewsJessops: List of store closures
All 187 Jessops stores will begin shutting today after administrator PwC said the retailer can no longer trade without supplier support.
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OpinionComment: Who won the Christmas battle on the high street?
This week has been an eventful week for UK retail. Despite weak overall figures from the BRC there have been some clear winners and losers over the Christmas period.
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NewsFormer Jessops chairman David Adams blasts HSBC over collapse
The former chairman of Jessops David Adams has criticised the collapsed camera specialist’s largest shareholder HSBC for dismissing “out of hand” a private equity-backed approach he claimed he made for the business last summer.
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AnalysisJessops timeline: Charting the company's history
A look at the history of camera specialist retailer Jessops which collapsed into administration yesterday.
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NewsJessops collapse blamed on suppliers changing credit terms
Jessops is understood to have filed for administration after suppliers Nikon and Canon changed the credit terms and cut the payment period.
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OpinionComment: Jessops' dullness was its downfall
There was more gloomy news in the electrical retail sector over Christmas and the New Year with the combination of Comet’s demise and the news yesterday that Jessops has called in the administrators.
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OpinionComment: Jessops' failure reflects declining market
The failure of Jessops would represent the latest in a long line of casualties within the UK electricals market.