More on Me + Em – Page 1952
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GalleryStore gallery: New York’s latest store looks
John Ryan tours the city’s stores to discover what has changed since the last visit to coincide with the National Retail Federation convention in the Big Apple.
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NewsVictoria's Secret opens first airport store in Stansted
US lingerie retailer Victoria’s Secret has opened its first stand-alone UK airport store at Stansted, following the launch of its first stores here last year.
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NewsVince Cable calls for review on decision to delay rates revaluation
Business secretary Vince Cable has backed calls for the Government to review its decision to delay the rates revaluation for two years.
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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.
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NewsTesco begins 'urgent' investigation after withdrawn burgers found on sale after horse meat scandal
Tesco has apologised and launched an urgent investigation after burgers that had been withdrawn from sale as a result of the horse meat scandal were sold to the public.
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NewsShopper support and discounts drive 45% like-for-like surge at HMV
HMV’s like-for-likes have surged since its collapse, rocketing 45% in recent days as shoppers took advantage of discounts and also showed support for the beleaguered entertainment retailer.
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Opinion
Blog: NRF 2013 - record numbers, reduced effort and virtual bears
It’s in New York and it’s billed as Retail’s Big Show, so I didn’t need to be asked twice! And along with more than 27,000 other delegates at the 102nd National Retail Federation conference, we helped to make Retail’s Big Show the biggest ever.
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NewsRetail bosses attack corporate tax avoidance
The bosses of some of the UK’s biggest retailers have vented their anger at the major tax avoidance of multinational companies such as Starbucks and Amazon.
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NewsSpecsavers sees funny side of ballboy kicking row
Specsavers has taken out advertising in national newspapers based on the ballboy kicking incident which took place earlier this week.
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NewsAsda income Tracker: Disposable income remains flat in December
The latest Asda Income Tracker has showed that families were no better off than a year ago in December with disposable income remaining flat.
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NewsDrake Circus signs up four new retailers
Bank, The Fragrance Shop, Ernest Jones and Everything Everywhere are to open stores at the Drake Circus shopping centre in Plymouth.
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NewsIkea founder disputes plans to double store openings
A row could be brewing at Ikea after founder Ingvar Kamprad said he had no idea about the retailer’s plans to double the number of store openings each year.
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NewsMarks & Spencer suffers fall in fashion market share
Marks & Spencer lost clothing market share in the run-up to Christmas while rivals made ground, industry data has shown.
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NewsFormer Baugur boss Johannesson plans UK comeback
Former Baugur boss Jon Asgeir Johannesson hopes to make a UK comeback and is interested in buying into small companies.
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NewsJohn Lewis battles snow to deliver 6.7% growth last week
John Lewis defied the snow to report a 6.7% rise in sales year on year last week but the retailer said “momentum chilled” as snow covered the UK last weekend.
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NewsBeales in talks to renegotiate debts amid tough trading conditions
Department store group Beales is in talks to renegotiate its debt as it battles difficult high street trading conditions.
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NewsTablet retail search volumes surge 238% during fourth quarter
Retail search volumes rose 14% in the fourth quarter of 2012 as the British Retail Consortium (BRC)–Google Online Retail Monitor splits out the growth rates of both tablet and smartphone retail searches for the first time.
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NewsJohn Lewis appoints CollectPlus boss Mark Lewis as online director
John Lewis has poached CollectPlus chief executive Mark Lewis to become its first online director as the department store group expands its rapidly growing online business.
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NewsCompany profile: Store Twenty One
After investing heavily in a rebrand, Indian textiles giant Alok Group, owner of troubled fashion and homewares retailer Store Twenty One, is mulling the possibility of a sale.
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News
Eroski set to restructure debt
Grocery retailer Eroski has reached an agreement with a group of 22 banks to restructure its debt, postponing to January 2017 the maturity of loans worth e2.1bn (£1.76bn).The new accord will allow Eroski to consolidate its long-term financial position, ensuring stability for the development of future projects.