All Retail Week articles in July 15 2011 – Page 3
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NewsWednesday deadline for first-round bids for Comet
Up to 10 would-be buyers consider whether to table offers for 249-store electricals chain
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AnalysisTurn on the Google box
As Smart TV connects our televisions to the internet, it heralds a world where viewers can click-to-buy. Alison Clements looks at the advertising opportunities on offer to retailers
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NewsM&S to reveal food brands
Marks & Spencer chief executive Marc Bolland aims to introduce the first of a raft of exclusive international food brands to selected stores this October.
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OpinionRetail surgery: Where can savings be made in my business?
I need to cut more costs in our business. What areas are most commonly overlooked when savings need to be made?
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NewsGeneral retail cheer despite torrid trading
As the general market slid on renewed Eurozone crisis fears, retailers outperformed, although they were still down in the week leading up to Wednesday’s raft of updates.
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NewsNew Sky One comedy series inspired by Hilco?
Sky One has been promoting a comedy series called Trollied set in a supermarket.
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OpinionFrom crisis comes opportunity
The retail collapses of the past few weeks were sad news for those losing their jobs, but the focus on failure meant the bigger picture was obscured: crisis for one means opportunity for others, and good quoted retailers are seizing it.
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NewsConfidence high in WHSmith performance
Analysts were pleased by a better than expected third quarter performance from WHSmith, despite a 4% fall in group like-for-likes.
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OpinionConsumer voices must be heard
Last October something happened that caught one of the world’s largest retailers by surprise.
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NewsReturn to sales growth puts Dunelm on course
Value homewares retailer Dunelm expects full year profit to be in line with expectations after revealing like-for-like growth improved in the fourth quarter.
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GalleryLittle Waitrose, Tottenham Court Road
You can tell you’re in central London from the packs of chorizo Iberico, the perimeter chiller devoted to sauces and ingredients for pasta and pizza, as well as the Italian deli-style arrangement of the dry ambient goods next to this.
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NewsM&S shareholders sock it to ’em
New M&S top team Robert Swannell (pictured) and Marc Bolland successfully navigated their first M&S AGM this week, but while the faces on the podium have changed, the audience of private shareholders definitely hasn’t
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NewsMorrisons plans lab store format roll-out
Morrisons is planning to roll out its fresh lab store format after a successful trial at its shop in Kirkstall, Leeds.
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NewsFunny old name
Harper Seven may be the most talked about baby name this week, but the Beckham’s aren’t alone in devising interesting monikers for their children.
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NewsJJB makes 'good progress' with turnaround
Sports specialist JJB, which is at the start of a turnaround programme, told investors that “good progress” is being made.
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AnalysisLocal hero
Morrisons is dipping its toe into the convenience market, the latest in a series of bold initiatives under new chief executive Dalton Philips. Tim Danaher travels to Yorkshire to see the results
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AnalysisHigh hope for the high street?
With many of the UK’s high streets under the economic cosh, can local initiatives save the day? John Ryan reports from Maidstone
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NewsOlder shoppers rein in spending as squeeze hits
Empty nesters and older customers starting to feel the pressure and tighten purse strings as rises in cost of living bite, exclusive poll reveals
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AnalysisSunday trading hours
The extension of Sunday Trading hours currently being tabled is aimed at taking advantage of retailing opportunities during the Olympics.