More on Me + Em – Page 1643
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NewsSports Direct eyes fitness market as it plans 30 gym acquisition
Sports Direct is set to acquire the leases of around 30 LA Fitness gyms as founder Mike Ashley makes a play for the fitness market.
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NewsDirect Golf branches into cycling with Bike-Shed.com shop-in-shop
Direct Golf has branched into cycling with the launch of its first Bike-Shed.com shop-in-shop at its Huddersfield store.
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NewsBRC joins forces with manufacturers to strengthen business rates fight
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has joined forces with other industries to tackle the issue of burdensome business rates.
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AnalysisFormer Morrisons digital executive Simon Harrow founds technology start-up
Simon Harrow, former Morrisons digital executive and Kiddicare chief operating officer has launched a company with incubator Haatch.
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NewsVideo: Electronics retailer CeX's bitcoin-only payment trial
Second hand technology retailer CeX kicked off a three day trial of only accepting bitcoin in its Glasgow store yesterday. We see how it went.
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NewsTesco kicks off Shop&Go trial at Bethnal Green store in London
Tesco has kicked off a trial in its Bethnal Green Metro store in London offering customers the chance to shop in store and have their goods delivered later.
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AnalysisVirtual store tour: Morrisons Preston mapped on Google Street View
Morrisons innovative ‘lab’ store in Preston has been mapped out by Google Street View.
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NewsThe Co-op is seriously damaged and will not recover, says ex-boss
The Co-operative Group is so seriously damaged it won’t return to its glory days, former chief executive Sir Graham Melmoth has said.
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NewsCard Factory lowers IPO guidance to 225-240 pence per share
Card Factory is understood to have lowered the price guidance on its IPO offering to 225-240 pence per share, with the book due to close today.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Amazon, JD Sports, the Co-op and more
Retail news round-up on May 14, 2014: Amazon launches dress store, Co-op board member exits, Card Factory cuts IPO price and more.
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NewsVision Express sales and profits boosted by Heston Blumenthal range
Vision Express has increased sales and profits in its full year, boosted by its exclusive collaboration with chef and famous spectacles wearer Heston Blumenthal.
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AnalysisBitcoin payments: What do retailers need to know?
Electronic products retailer CeX became the first UK retailer to use Bitcoin in a store in an innovative payment trial. Retail Week looks at the pros and the cons of the virtual currency
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AnalysisIn pictures: Habitat at 50 – collating European design
Habitat launched with an edit of European designs that were completely alien to the UK market, we track the progression of its iconic catalogue.
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AnalysisCampaign: Habitat at 50 – a return to its design heyday with new advert
Habitat has launched an advertising campaign that it says represents a new strategic creative direction for the iconic brand, which is 50 years old this week.
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AnalysisAnalysis: BRC-KPMG April Retail Sales Monitor, sector by sector
UK retail sales sprang back in April when they rose 4.2% on a like-for-like basis boosted by Easter, according to the BRC KPMG Retail Sales Monitor.
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OpinionComment: Morrisons needs to persuade customers to love it again
Morrisons disappointed the City yet again last week with a below consensus 7.1% plunge in like-for-like sales excluding petrol.
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OpinionComment: Would a Dixons/Carphone deal be retail’s first m-commerce merger?
The likely tie-up between Carphone warehouse and Dixons might in future come to be seen as retail’s first big m-commerce merger.
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AnalysisTimeline: Habitat at 50 – the story of a design innovator
After a turbulent period during the recession, Habitat appears reinvigorated as it celebrates an eventful 50 years in the home retail market.
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NewsMatalan full-year profits and sales dip as it plans to refinance the business
Matalan revealed profits and sales slipped in its full year as it plans to raise cash to refinance its senior debt.
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NewsBitcoin replaces pound in CeX's Glasgow store
CeX, which sells second-hand electronic products, said it has become the first UK retailer to accept only bitcoins, in a trial in its Glasgow store.