More on Me + Em – Page 1921
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AnalysisInfographic: Consumers' experience of online crime
Research released by Deloitte today revealed 4.6 million consumers in the UK had fallen victim to cyber crime and 88% of those surveyed thought it was the responsibility of the companies that collect their data to keep it secure.
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OpinionComment: How the economic climate is influencing CEO career moves
Against the context of a continuing tough trading environment, the UK high street saw almost one shop close every hour in 2012.
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OpinionComment: How social media and mobile have changed attitudes to privacy
When it comes to softening up shoppers and making them more comfortable sharing personal information with retailers, nothing has done a better job than social media sites.
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NewsWHSmith returns to entertainment market after HMV collapse
Books and stationery retailer WHSmith has started selling CDs and DVDs in some stores it had axed the category from following the collapse of entertainment retailer HMV.
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OpinionComment: & Other Stories - the next big thing in fashion retail?
Last week saw the global debut of & Other Stories, a new fashion format from H&M, and there was a lot of excitement.
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NewsJessops collapsed under £81m debt as creditors left empty-handed
Camera retailer Jessops, which fell into administration in January, collapsed under debts of £81m.
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NewsAmerican Golf EBITDA slips as it plots expansion and ladieswear push
Golfing specialist American Golf EBITDA dipped to below £7.5m last year as plots its aggressive expansion and ladieswear push.
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NewsVideo: Tesco intensifies price war with price comparison coupon
Grocery giant Tesco has today launched the UK’s first price comparison coupon, which covers own-label as well as branded products.
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NewsControversy on the menu at farmers’ debate
Farmers downed tools from discussing the Common Agricultural Policy and took the bit between their teeth debating horse meat contamination at the annual National Farmers’ Union conference in Birmingham last week.
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NewsBoots launches ready meals through Shapers brand
Boots is today launching its first range of healthy evening meals under its lunchtime Shapers brand as the health and beauty retailer further grows its food offer.
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NewsBedtime story of Dreams’ original sale
Dreams’ founder and former chief executive Mike Clare might have been disappointed to have lost out on buying back the beds and furniture retailer - that he sold in 2008 - last week.
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GalleryStore gallery: Budgens grocery stores – appealing to local customers
Convenience retailing should be about tailoring the offer to a locality. John Ryan visits two Budgens stores where that is done consummately.
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GalleryStore of the week: Online retailer Moo, Shoreditch, London
The Moo shop in the Boxpark mall is a rare beast - an online retailer that is making the leap from the virtual to the terrestrial world.
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NewsMaplin first multichannel director leaves within a year
Maplin multichannel director Ryan Thomas has left the company less than a year after joining the electricals retailer.
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NewsGrocer Asda discovers horse meat in withdrawn beef product
Asda has found traces of horse meat in a beef product which it withdrew in January after conducting an internal testing programme.
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NewsMPs debate Government support for retail sector
MPs joined forces on Wednesday to debate crucial issues the retail sector is facing and call on Government to acknowledge the sector’s value.
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OpinionBlog: John Lewis Partnership results day gains added spice
The buzz of John Lewis Partnership’s results day is one of the most iconic days in the retail calendar and its usual vibrancy had added spice yesterday.
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OpinionComment: Retailers cannot live by celebrity endorsements alone
From Dannii Minogue to the Kardashians, celebrities from all walks of life seem to have their own fashion lines at the moment.
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OpinionComment: Retail technology – what are the new innovations?
Some of the most impressive work undertaken by multichannel retailers over the past 12 months has been in the once unglamorous arena of the supply chain.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Mobile technology gives shoppers the advantage
The mobile phones in shoppers’ pockets can give them access to better technology than is often available to staff on the shopfloor.