All Retail Week articles in March 18 2011 – Page 3
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NewsMatalan planning to grow online business
Value fashion and homewares group Matalan is to ramp up its ecommerce operations and plans to hire a top-level online retail specialist to drive growth.
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AnalysisHow Leahy transformed Tesco’s business in the UK
Terry Leahy was told Tesco had reached saturation point in the UK. Having developed non food, gone online and moved into services, he’s proved the doubters wrong.
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AnalysisPutting the customer at the heart of the business
Sir Terry Leahy’s Clubcard revolutionised how Tesco did business and changed the way retailers learn about customers. Rebecca Thomson finds out how it started and where it goes from here
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AnalysisNot just a campaign
The perception of Marks & Spencer has been transformed in the seven years that Sir Stuart was at the helm. Its Your M&S advertising campaign was central to that, says Charlotte Hardie
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OpinionIt’s time for a retail clean-up
When sales of scratchcards soar we know that consumer confidence has reached a particularly low ebb - or so the logic goes.
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NewsFrench Connection to up sales densities
French Connection has vowed to drive sales densities in stores after its UK and European retail arm slipped into the red.
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OpinionStanding in the customers’ shoes
The importance of building consumer confidence is now crystal clear, says Lord Kirkham
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NewsDebenhams on track for profit growth
Department store group Debenhams assured the City that interim profits would meet consensus and be ahead of last year.
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NewsSports Direct throws down gauntlet to rival Decathlon
Sports Direct chief forecasts the pair will fight it out for global dominance over the next 10 years
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NewsMarkets are shaken by Japanese disaster
The earthquake in Japan shook the stock markets worldwide as investors assessed what the costs, commercial as well as human, might be.
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NewsDual-branded Oasis and Warehouse store opens in the UK
Aurora Fashions has opened its first dual-branded Oasis and Warehouse store in the UK in Cheltenham this week.
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NewsMorrisons pushes online with stake in US etailer FreshDirect
Morrisons is expecting to circumnavigate the pain of setting up an online food operation with the lessons it will learn from buying a 10% stake in US etailer FreshDirect.
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NewsPerfume Shop expands shop-in-shops
The Perfume Shop is to open more shop-in-shops in sister retailer Superdrug and will roll out a loyalty scheme later this year.
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AnalysisWalmart sets its sights on small-format expansion
Speaking at an investor conference last week, Walmart US chief executive Bill Simon outlined plans for a much larger foray into small-format retailing than many industry observers had anticipated.
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NewsMajestic Wine gives its website a more local feel
Majestic Wine is aiming to improve engagement and interactivity on its website by localising content and revamping the product reviews process.
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NewsIn Focus: Richer Sounds
I confess to being a long-term fan of Richer Sounds. It all started in 1988 when my business partner Clive Grant and I came across them compiling our second edition (we’d missed them in the first) of The Retail Rankings.
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AnalysisHow Leahy made Tesco a global giant
With its razor-sharp focus on the customer wherever they might be, Tesco now operates in 14 countries. Tim Danaher and Jennifer Creevy trace how a UK grocer now bestrides the globe
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AnalysisOnline grocery
Morrisons may have come to the ecommerce party late but it is making up for lost time. However, is the online cake big enough to go round and is there any money in it?
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NewsStore revamps at heart of JJB’s recovery plans
JJB Sports chief executive Keith Jones is confident that its new business plan can revive the ailing sportswear retailer, despite like-for-likes slumping 13.5% from January 24 to March 13.