More analysis – Page 276
-
AnalysisAnalysis: Retail 2013 - The year to come in UK retail
Leading UK senior executives reveal their expectations for the next 12 months in our Retail 2013 report in association with Kurt Salmon.
-
AnalysisAnalysis: How retailers took a tumble in the horse meat crisis
The discovery of horse and pig DNA in beef burgers in the UK and Ireland has rocked food retailers. Alex Lawson looks at the checks on the industry and how well the grocers reacted.
-
AnalysisCampaign of the week: Furniture retailer Ikea, Make Room for Your Life
The January Sales usually elicit a barrage of shouty, price-focused ads from the majority of furniture retailers, but Ikea bucks the trend with its new advertising campaign.
-
AnalysisProfile: Philip Day, chief executive, Edinburgh Woollen Mill Group
A year on from Peacocks’ collapse, the value retailer group is back on its feet. Tiffany Holland talks to Philip Day of Edinburgh Woollen Mill Group, the man behind its rescue.
-
AnalysisMy retail life: Chris McKendrick, Commercial Director, Cath Kidston
Chris McKendrick, Commercial Director at homeware, accessories and clothing retailer Cath Kidston, speaks to Retail Week about his life working in retail.
-
AnalysisRetail employment figures: What retailers need to know
Retailers published figures for their employment levels this week, showing a slight increase in the last quarter of 2012. But intentions for the first quarter of 2013 have worsened year-on-year.
-
AnalysisInternational analysis: Media Markt exits China as ecommerce dominates
Metro’s Media Markt consumer electronics business has said it will pull the plug on its two-year-old venture into China, due to lessons learnt from a “test phase” that ended in December.
-
AnalysisAnalysis: Highlights from NRF 2013
International expansion, new technology and retailers’ impact on society were all on the agenda at this year’s National Retail Federation (NRF).
-
AnalysisInfographic: Changing shopper behaviour online
Google’s consumer barometer research shows how shopper behaviour is changing.
-
AnalysisAnalysis: Has Carphone Warehouse rebalanced the business for growth?
Carphone Warehouse today reported a 16% surge in third quarter like-for-like sales as shoppers stocked up on tablets for Christmas. Retail Week takes a look at how the business has been rebalanced.
-
AnalysisWHSmith 20-week update: What the analysts say
WHSmith has once again generated profit through cost cutting despite posting like-for-like sales down 5% in the 20 weeks to January 20. Retail Week looks at analyst comment.
-
AnalysisAnalysis: Sir Stuart Rose's appointment is a coup for Ocado, but what does it mean?
Ocado today surprised the City with the appointment of former Marks & Spencer boss Sir Stuart Rose as chairman. Retail Week takes a look at what Rose will add to the etail grocer.
-
AnalysisIn numbers: The BRC's 2012 retail crime survey
The British Retail Consortium has today revealed retail crime surged over the past year as e-crime grows and crime reporting falls. Retail Week looks at the numbers.
-
AnalysisAnalysis: Five reasons why Christine Tacon may prove an astute appointment as Groceries Code Adjudicator
Former Co-operative farming boss Christine Tacon has today been appointed as the first Groceries Code Adjudicator to arbitrate disputes between large supermarkets and their direct suppliers. Retail Week takes a look at why Tacon may be the right woman for the job.
-
AnalysisInternational analysis: French independents have right model for growth
French independent retailers including E.Leclerc, Intermarché and Système U, have all announced that they will report solid 2012 sales growth in their domestic market.
-
AnalysisAnalysis: Why the shutters closed on camera specialist Jessops
Following last week’s collapse of camera specialist Jessops into administration and the closure of stores, Tiffany Holland focuses on the reasons for the retailer’s decline.
-
AnalysisProfile: Robin Terrell, multichannel director, Tesco
Tesco’s new multichannel boss arrives with a strong track record in ecommerce, but can he succeed in making grocery work better online for the UK’s largest retailer?
-
AnalysisMy retail life: Steve Collard, Stores director, Countrywide
Steve Collard, Stores director at leading supplier of products and services to the rural community, Countrywide, speaks to Retail Week about his life working in retail.
-
AnalysisAnalysis: Challenges faced by UK retailers in the Chinese market
China remains high on retailers’ expansion agendas but few have cracked the country. Caroline Parry finds out
what strategies are likely to lead to Chinese success. -
AnalysisAnalysis: Top 10 UK retailers revealed
The retail landscape has rarely been as turbulent as it is now, and with further economic uncertainty predicted understanding what is happening with the big retailers has never been more important. Here, Retail Week reveals the UK’s top 10 retailers.