All Retail Week articles in July 17 2015 – Page 2
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NewsIceland boss Walker: Which? super-complaint was 'bollocks'
Iceland boss Malcolm Walker has labelled the Which? super-complaint against supermarkets on “misleading” pricing tactics as “bollocks”.
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AnalysisB&M first-quarter performance slows: What the analysts say
B&M today reported a slowing in first-quarter sales, but plans to open 80 net new stores this financial year. Here is what the analysts say.
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OpinionRFID blog: What makes RFID beneficial to your business?
For any technology, such as RFID, to replace barcodes as the data capture method in the retail industry, there has to be a clear-cut relative advantage.
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OpinionWhy general merchandise boss John Dixon has left Marks & Spencer
The unexpected departure of M&S’s general merchandise boss has reignited speculation about machinations in the bellwether’s boardroom.
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OpinionBlog: Buying in to Amazon Prime Day
Promising ‘more deals than Black Friday’, Amazon’s Prime Day served to reward its loyal customers and raise the profile of the service.
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NewsInfographic: Waitrose gets sales boost from Wimbledon and the Ashes
Warm weather, the Wimbledon tennis tournament and the Ashes boosted Waitrose sales last week with revenues notching up 4.4% on last year.
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NewsB&M sales slow as weather dampens trade but store openings surge
B&M has reported a slowdown in first-quarter UK like-for-like sales but the value retailer continues to open stores at a “record” rate.
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NewsFerrero extends offer deadline to remaining Thorntons shareholders
Ferrero has extended the deadline for Thorntons’ remaining shareholders to accept its offer for a second time as the Italian chocolate maker bids to take full control of the UK firm.
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NewsAmazon vows to make Prime Day annual event as sales rocket
Amazon has vowed to repeat Prime Day after reporting sales were 18% up on last year’s Black Friday with 398 items ordered per second globally.
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InterviewInterview: How N Brown CIO Andy Haywood is transforming the retailer
N Brown is in the process of shifting from a catalogue business to a digital retailer and Andy Haywood is leading the change.
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NewsReport names UK among the best markets in the world for retailers
The UK is one of the best countries in the world to do business in but its infrastructure is holding it back, according to a new report.
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CartoonBlower’s retail cartoon: Amazon delivers its Prime Day parcels
Retail Week cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on this week’s Amazon’s Prime Day promotional extravaganza.
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NewsMarks & Spencer stalwart Dixon quits to take chief executive role elsewhere
Marks & Spencer has revealed its general merchandise boss John Dixon has quit the business and will be replaced by food head Steve Rowe.
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VideoThe Retail Week: CMA pricing report, Apple Pay and Matalan's bath venture
Executive editor George MacDonald and reporter Luke Tugby give their insights into the week’s biggest retail stories.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Sports Direct, Burberry and Amazon
Retail news round-up on July 17, 2015: Mike Ashley describes Debenhams as ‘crap’, Burberry chief’s pay gets investor support and Amazon Prime Day a big hit
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NewsMarks & Spencer general merchandise boss John Dixon leaves the business
John Dixon – the man once touted as a future leader for Marks & Spencer – has left the retailer, according to reports.
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NewsWiggle strikes deal with Doddle allowing click-and collect at stations
Etailer Wiggle has struck a deal with Doddle, enabling customers to collect items - including bikes - from the parcel group’s station stores.
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NewsDixons Carphone's James brushes off Amazon Prime Day threat
Dixons Carphone boss Sebastian James has brushed off the threat posed by the one-day promotional event that rival Amazon ran yesterday.
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OpinionNick Bubb's verdict: Why Sports Direct missed its targets
What is the story behind Sports Direct’s admission today that “planned acquisitions in full-year 2015 did not fully materialise”?
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