More on Me + Em – Page 2150
-
News
Bharti Walmart to establish online operations in India
Bharti Walmart is likely to set up an online operation in the country with the grocer reportedly looking to partner with domestic ecommerce companies. Online retailing is gaining ground in India with several companies such as Amazon’s Jungle.com coming to the market, an indirect entry owing to the current restrictions ...
-
NewsTopman’s David Shepherd appointed chief operating officer of Arcadia
Topman managing director David Shepherd has been promoted to the newly created role of chief operating officer for trading at Arcadia in a bid to grow the group’s e-commerce and international businesses.
-
NewsBT Retail Week Technology Awards shortlist announced
Many big name retailers and their suppliers in the running for an award that recognises excellence in innovation.
-
OpinionWhy Tesco Hertford is the grocer's future
The trial store in Hertford may not address all of Tesco’s UK woes but it so goes a long way towards addressing many of the retailer’s perceived shortcomings.
-
-
NewsAquascutum attracts interest from suitors after its collapse
YGM Trading, owners of Aquascutum’s brand in Asia, is in talks to buy the global brand after the British luxury fashion retailer collapsed into administration yesterday, it is understood.
-
AnalysisTesco: What the analysts say
Tesco boss Phil Clarke unveiled his turnaround strategy for the UK this morning as full year trading profit dipped 1% in its home market. The analyst community has its say on his plans to revitalise the domestic business.
-
GalleryIn pictures: Tesco's trial store in Hertford
The Hertfordshire county town plays host to the latest store thinking from Tesco, pointing the way for future refurbishments and store interiors.
-
AnalysisAnalysis: What does Clarke's plan mean for Tesco?
Perhaps the most interesting place to be this morning is in the offices of Sainsbury’s chief executive Justin King and Andy Clarke and Dalton Philips, his counterparts at Asda and Morrisons.
-
AnalysisWord Cloud: Philip Clarke on Tesco's results
A word cloud of Tesco CEO Philip Clarke and store manager Mark Pooley on Tesco’s results.
-
NewsWest End spend set to hit £10bn by 2020
The West End is forecasted to attract more than £10bn of spending each year by 2020 but only if overcrowding and congestion are tackled, according to a report by New West End Company.
-
NewsTesco invests £1bn in UK turnaround as like-for-likes dip
Tesco is to invest £1bn to turnaround its UK business this year as it squares up for an intense battle to win back grocery market share.
-
AnalysisThe Kingfisher family tree
The retail empire that emerged in the early 1980s has produced some of retail’s best-known names. Who are they and why was it such a hotbed of talent?
-
AnalysisAnalysis: Marks & Spencer's buying slip-up
There is one thing worse for retailers than having insufficient stock, and that is having too much, Marks & Spencer chief executive Marc Bolland said today.
-
NewsHotel Chocolat to enter the restaurant trade
Hotel Chocolat is to enter the UK restaurant business with a flagship eatery in London later this year.
-
NewsNext boss Wolfson's pay falls
Next chief executive Simon Wolfson’s pay slipped to £1.5m in the last year from £1.8m the previous year.
-
NewsAquascutum collapses into administration
Aquascutum has been placed into administration after the management team was “unable to successfully turn the business around”.
-
NewsAsda rolls out new in-store stocking tactic
Asda has rolled out a new top stocking system its chief operating officer Judith McKenna said is saving significant costs.
-
AnalysisMarks & Spencer fourth quarter: What the analysts say
The City passes judgement on Marks & Spencer’s trading statement
-
NewsSwarovski-owned lola&grace to open in Brent Cross
Swarovski-owned accessories retailer lola&grace is to open its second store in Hammerson’s Brent Cross shopping centre in north London.