All articles by Mark Faithfull – Page 2
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AnalysisAnalysis: How does England's World Cup rivals Uruguay measure up in the retail stakes?
As the England football team prepares for its crucial World Cup match against Uruguay tonight, Retail Week looks at how its competition fares in the retail stakes.
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NewsMay footfall declines 0.2% but out-of-town locations boosted by World Cup
Footfall in May was 0.2% down on a year ago but out-of-town footfall was up due to big ticket purchases, according to data.
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AnalysisPets market: What do retailers need to know?
Newly floated Pets at Home unveiled its results yesterday. Retail Week looks at growth prospects for this fragmented sector.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How do Italian retailers measure up as the World Cup starts?
As the England football team prepares for its first World Cup match against Italy tomorrow in Manaus, Retail Week looks at how its competition fares in the retail stakes.
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AnalysisBoohoo: 11 facts you should know about the retailer following its maiden results
Boohoo’s pre-tax profit rocketed from £3.2m to £10.7m in its year to February 28. Here are a few useful facts about the retailer.
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AnalysisFather’s Day to boost retail sales by £200m
Father’s Day is expected to boost retail sales by £200m this weekend, according to research body Mintel.
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NewsLaura Ashley like-for-likes up but total sales edge down
Home and fashion brand Laura Ashley has reported a 0.7% like-for-like increase in the 19 weeks to June 8.
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Analysis12 facts you should know about Hema as it launches first UK store
Hema opens its first UK store in Victoria, London, on June 12. Here are a few facts you never knew about the Dutch value player.
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AnalysisSainsbury’s first-quarter like-for-like drop: what the analysts say
The squeeze on grocers was underlined by Sainsbury’s this morning. Retail Week takes a look at what the analysts are saying.
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AnalysisProfile: Christos Angelides, the Next product guru heading for Abercrombie
Next product supremo Christos Angelides is swapping brands and continents after being poached by Abercombie & Fitch.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How retail fared in May, sector by sector
Clothing underpinned retail sales in May, resulting in a 0.5% like-for-like uptick on a year earlier, the BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor showed.
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NewsFashion drives retail sales growth in May but food takes a hit
Clothing underpinned sales in May, resulting in a 0.5% like-for-like uptick on a year earlier, according to the BRC KPMG Retail Sales Monitor.
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NewsUK retail websites missing out on £1bn advertising revenues
British online retailers are could earn upwards of an additional £1bn if they sold advertising space on their own websites.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Former Baugur boss Jon Asgeir Johannesson eyes UK return
One of retail’s most colourful and controversial figures Jon Asgeir Johannesson is plotting his return to the UK retail after his fraud acquittal.
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AnalysisAnalysis: The increasingly complementary nature of retail and leisure
Leisure options at retail parks are becoming more sophisticated as landlords realise the sector’s vitality and retailers enjoy extended trading hours.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Pan-European retailers look to secondary cities for expansion
Finding the right space in Europe’s capitals has become increasingly difficult, opening up an opportunity for the continent’s regional cities.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Shopping centre landlords embrace digital innovations
Landlords across Europe are drilling down into their customer data and piloting digital innovations to discover how modern shoppers want to connect with physical stores. Mark Faithfull reports
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AnalysisAnalysis: The rise of the hybrid retail store
As Argos pilots its new generation of digital stores, Mark Faithfull looks at the rise of a hybrid format and the implications for distribution and online fulfilment.
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OpinionBlog: Property industry should take a risk on new breed of online expansionists
Since the advent of online retailing, there has been no shortage of analysts and observers ready to predict that pure players would, literally, set up shop. Yet this forecast has proven largely incorrect so far.
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OpinionBlog: Why is Carrefour boss Georges Plassat backing the hypermarket model?
Given the scale of change taking place across the retail industry, it’s hardly surprising that both retailers and landlords are pretty much obsessed with understanding all the new channels available to them and their customers.