All Retail Week articles in July 18 2014 – Page 3
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NewsInfographic: John Lewis posts sales surge as shoppers snap up clearance bargains
Sales at John Lewis department stores rocketed 20.1% last week to £77.1m, boosted by the summer clearance Sale.
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NewsExpress Gifts owner Findel reports sales decline of 2.2%
Findel’s sales decreased 2.2% for the 15-week period to March 31 despite Express Gifts increasing its sales for the period by 6.2%.
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NewsAldi launches £4 school uniform as it ramps up value war
Value grocer Aldi is selling a school uniform priced at £4 which it claims is the cheapest in the UK.
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OpinionBlog: Customer expectations are way ahead of retailers on the last mile of delivery
Returns are a long-term problem for online retailers. The proportion of returned products can reach 40% in some categories, with fashion particularly affected.
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NewsDixons Carphone merger wins approval from shareholders
Carphone Warehouse and Dixons’ shareholders approved the merger of the two companies at separate general meetings held by both retailers yesterday.
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NewsIn pictures: Waterstones drops traditional fascia for 'local' store
Waterstones has opened a ‘quintessentially local’ store called Southwold Books. It is the first branch not to use the Waterstones brand.
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OpinionComment: Offer mums convenience and trust and retailers will earn their loyalty
It’s always bad news when companies have to lay off staff, and our thoughts are with the 700 or so Kiddicare workers who could lose their jobs if stores are closed.
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AnalysisChristmas in July: Top 10 toys for 2014
Children’s Christmas wish lists will feature a healthy mix of toys inspired by technology, traditional arts and crafts and Hollywood blockbuster spin-offs.
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NewsAsda Income Tracker shows rise in disposable spend to £171 per week
Disposable income rose last month but there has not yet been a full economic recovery, Asda’s Income Tracker for June showed.
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GalleryStore gallery: Birchbox New York delivers with first store
Online beauty company Birchbox has opened shop – Retail Week looks at how they have translated online personalisation to an in-store format.
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GalleryStory gallery: Ikea downsizes with experimental store format
Hamburg is home to Ikea’s first ‘Citystore’, a new format with a smaller store footprint designed to cater to urban shoppers.
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NewsTesco boss Philip Clarke steps down as grocer warns on profits
Tesco chief executive Philip Clarke is stepping down after a profit warning and will be replaced by Unilever personal care president Dave Lewis.
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NewsTesco chairman on grocer's new chief executive: 'We needed a fresh perspective'
Tesco chairman Sir Richard Broadbent said that the grocer needed a “fresh perspective” to move forward and that incoming chief executive Dave Lewis will build on what Philip Clarke has started.
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NewsCo-op's former chief executive Euan Sutherland receives £1m payoff
The former Co-operative boss Euan Sutherland is to receive a £1m payoff after quitting as chief executive after only 10 months.
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OpinionComment: Tesco's new boss inherits a grocer bereft of identity
Phil Clarke’s departure from Tesco, while perhaps no great surprise, suggests that the retailer is further in the mire than we might have realised.
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OpinionComment: Kiddicare's edge-of-town stores should be substituted for a laptop
Big edge-of-town retailers’ have been under pressure for some time, but can they be attractive?
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AnalysisIn the news: Tesco's new boss Dave Lewis profiled
Dave Lewis has a huge job on his hands - not only is he taking the helm at the UK’s biggest retailer, he is inheriting a business struggling to turn itself around in the face of the most challenging conditions grocers have faced for 40 years.
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NewsLive blog: Reaction to Tesco boss Philip Clarke's departure
Follow the reaction to Tesco boss Philip Clarke’s departure and his replacement Dave Lewis – Unilever’s former personal care president.
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OpinionComment: Could Tesco learn turnaround lessons from Carrefour?
As observers of the retail industry and Tesco - one of the great retail success stories of UK Plc in recent times – what are we to make of today’s CEO change?
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NewsTimeline: The big moments during Philip Clarke's Tesco leadership years
As Philip Clarke’s three years as Tesco chief executive come to an end, Retail Week pinpoints the seminal moments of his tenure.