More finance – Page 144
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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.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Putting the wow into Marks & Spencer’s womenswear
New fashion chiefs John Dixon and Belinda Earl will need to do more than stock more sleeved dresses.
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OpinionThe pound stores look quids in for growth
The addition of industry veteran Andrew Higginson to the board of Poundland and Monday’s news that 99p Stores has posted an uplift in profits is further evidence of the maturing status of the single-price sector.
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OpinionComment: M&S must be braver than ever
The repositioning of the food offer worked. Fashion must follow suit.
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OpinionComment: Halfords - Are the wheels coming off?
The Aztecs used to indulge in a bit of human sacrifice to appease the gods and it has become customary for companies to imitate the process when it comes to issuing repeated profit warnings.
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OpinionComment: City cautious of Marks & Spencer appointments
The fall in Marks & Spencer’s share price following last week’s update and AGM shows that the retailer has some way to go to convince the City that it is on track.
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AnalysisRetail Week on the Road: North East and Yorkshire
We visit Stockton-on-Tees, Middlesbrough, Doncaster, Harrogate and Leeds.
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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.
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OpinionBostock exit opens way for fresh focus on style at M&S
After months of damaging speculation, Marks & Spencer has finally disclosed that general merchandise boss Kate Bostock is to leave the business.
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OpinionComment: Asos connects with success
The fortunes of online fashion group Asos were in stark contrast to those of Marks & Spencer over the same period.
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OpinionSuperGroup: Light at the end of the tunnel?
Just as speculation starts about a potential IPO in the retail sector in the form of Poundland, it is ironic that today has seen the last major flotation in the sector, SuperGroup, try to pick up the pieces after a disastrous year when the share price slumped well below after the debut level after a material shortfall in profits.
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AnalysisThorntons: What the analysts say
How the analysts have reacted to encouraging 0.7% like-for-like sales in the fourth quarter at embattled chocolatier Thorntons.
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AnalysisMarks & Spencer: What the analysts say
With a raft of management changes and poor first quarter sales, retail analysts have been frank about where Marks & Spencer’s has gone wrong.
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AnalysisIn numbers: Hamleys suitor Ludendo
French toys retailer Ludendo is vying to buy Hamleys. Retail Week takes a closer look at the group.
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AnalysisPayday spending: What do retailers need to know?
Shoppers are spending more around payday and retailers need to think carefully about their promotional timetables.
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OpinionA good merger’s like a good marriage
Transatlantic miles of column inches have been inspired by the recently announced merger of Alliance Boots and Walgreens.
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OpinionBeating the wet weather
The strengths of department store group Debenhams’ strategy shone through in last week’s update.
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AnalysisDunelm: What the analysts say
Dunelm’s fourth quarter performance has exceeded expectations as it benefitted from the wet weather, leading some anaylsts to increase full-year pre-tax profit forecast to £96m.
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AnalysisTopps Tiles: What the analysts say
Topps Tiles defied the high street gloom to report a 2.1% increase in like-for-like sales in the 13 weeks to June 30.