Louise Howarth
AnalysisInternational analysis: RadioShack recovery hangs in the balance
It’s been a tough 12 months for RadioShack, but with investor Standard General throwing it a lifeline, can it turn itself around?
AnalysisInternational news analysis: Safeway weighs up sale options in tough market
The US’s biggest grocers have had a rough time of late. Walmart’s fourth-quarter and full-year results last week left much to be desired, while Supervalu was forced to sell big chunks of its business last year.
AnalysisAnalysis: Kroger going strong after a decade of sales growth
In its last quarterly results American food retailer Kroger reached a milestone, achieving 40 consecutive quarters of like-for-like sales increases.
AnalysisInternational analysis: Coles and Woolworths sign supplier code of conduct
Australian grocers Coles and Woolworths this week joined the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) in signing a new code of conduct.
OpinionComment: Can Burberry's Angela Ahrendts reinstate innovation in Apple's stores?
Apple struggled to find someone to fill the Ron Johnson-shaped whole left in its exec team, when the former head of retail moved on to become the chief executive of JCPenney.
AnalysisInternational analysis: JC Penney buys itself some time with public offering
Last week, JC Penney (JCP) revealed plans to raise about $810m (£501m) in cash through a public offering of up to 96.6 million shares.
AnalysisInternational analysis: Karstadt sales suffer after spate of bad news
Recently leaked confidential figures from a presentation at a Karstadt supervisory board meeting show the retailer posted a significant net loss of E249.6m (£214m) in its last full fiscal year to September 30, 2012.
AnalysisInternational analysis: Dollar General targets more affluent shoppers
Because of the prolonged weak economic environment in the US, shoppers’ focus has shifted increasingly towards discount retailers.
AnalysisInternational analysis: Walmart steps up to the multichannel plate
The world’s largest retailer, Walmart, has revealed it will be piloting in-store collection lockers in its home market.
AnalysisInternational anaylsis: Woolworths and Coles’ strategies go head to head
Australia’s food retail industry is developed and highly concentrated, and Woolworths and Coles combined hold an estimated 60% of the market, making the market share fight intense.
AnalysisInternational analysis: Auchan agrees Real deal for central Europe growth
Last week, Metro Group revealed it had sold its Real hypermarket business in Poland, Romania, Russia and Ukraine – including real estate assets – to French grocer Auchan for e1.1bn (£893.4m).
AnalysisInternational analysis: Ikea cuts prices to tap into Chinese market
After reporting sales rose 21% last year to CNY5.4bn (£527.1m), Colin Renwick, deputy retail manager of Ikea China, said that the country will be one of Ikea’s best-performing global locations of fiscal 2012.
AnalysisInternational analysis: Best Buy aims to stabilise as clock ticks on buyout
US consumer electronics specialist Best Buy has reached an agreement to satisfy recent requests from founder Richard Schulze in connection with his offer to take the retailer private.
AnalysisCarrefour must focus on most dynamic markets
Carrefour’s second-quarter results remained in line with the first quarter as the retailer posted turnover down by 0.4% to j21.71bn (£17.03bn), excluding petrol and at constant exchange rates.
AnalysisLotte Shopping acquires controlling stake in Hi-Mart
South Korean retail giant Lotte Shopping has ended months of speculation and announced its intention to acquire a controlling 65.25% stake in the nation’s largest electronics specialist retailer, Hi-Mart.