More on Me + Em – Page 2241
-
NewsRetailers pay charities to reduce rates bills
Retail property owners are avoiding paying business rates on vacant property by tempting charity shops into the units.
-
NewsEBay acquires data firm to improve recommendations
EBay has acquired US data analysis firm Hunch to help it develop tailored recommendations for its users.
-
NewsLiberty revamped beauty department paying off
London department store Liberty has said it will see a return on the £500,000 it invested in overhauling its beauty department by the end of this year, just six months after redevelopment.
-
NewsCaption competition: What is Boris up to?
Boris Johnson joined a choir of retailers last week to celebrate the West End’s traffic-free shopping weekend.
-
NewsLloyds Pharmacy to open second Health Village
Health specialist Lloyds Pharmacy will open a second trial Health Village in Thurrock, Essex
-
NewsStore card incentives banned
Retailers will not incentivise shoppers to sign up to storecards with deals such as introductory discounts, following an agreement on good practice between industry and the Government.
-
GalleryFirst pictures: “Milestone” for Sainsbury’s
Sainsbury’s opened a 60,000 sq ft store in Welwyn Garden City on Wednesday last week that is intended to provide the retailer with a blueprint for the future.
-
Opinion
Less is more for the consumer this Christmas
As retailers bite their nails as the Christmas trading season gets into full swing, last week brought an insight into how consumers are likely to behave.
-
NewsMayor launches West End traffic-free shopping weekend
Shoppers will take over the West End when traffic is banned in the area on December 10 and 11, Mayor Boris Johnson revealed today.
-
NewsHotel Chocolat reports pre-tax profit jump
A jump in sales at upmarket chocolate chain Hotel Chocolat has led to a 25% rise in pre-tax profits to £2.6m.
-
AnalysisApps: Waitrose Vs Homebase
Devon Keller, Head of user experience at Archibald Ingall Stretton, shares her view of good and bad apps.
-
NewsFashion retailers set to sign up to Wembley City
Several key fashion retailers are on the verge of signing up to a new designer outlet in Wembley.
-
NewsAmazon set to launch smartphone
Amazon is set to launch its own smartphone which could debut next year.
-
Opinion
Topman and Currys/PC World’s changing faces
The best retailers work to move with the times and if this means shops that don’t conform to the norm, then so be it.
-
NewsFootfall slumps as cash-strapped shoppers rein in spending
Footfall declined at its steepest rate for a year in the last three months, falling by 2.3% year-on-year as high street footfall plummeted 4.7% in October.
-
NewsRetailers squeeze their suppliers as spending stalls
Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Marks & Spencer, N Brown and Debenhams are reportedly putting pressure on suppliers to ease the pain of tough trading conditions.
-
NewsArcadia profits set to plummet by a third
Arcadia pre-tax profits are set to drop by a third following the sales slump caused by last year’s harsh winter.
-
News'Christmas momentum building' at John Lewis despite sales fall
John Lewis sales fell 3.2% last week year-on-year but the department store said Christmas momentum is building as week-on-week sales grew 11.6%.
-
News
US grocer Stop & Shop to unveil new concept store
Ahold-owned US grocer Stop & Shop will unveil a new concept store featuring a greater selection of products and innovative features in Massachusetts. The store has been designed to better serve the needs of the local community. New services include an in-store nutritionist, supervised children’s play area, roadside pick-up and ...
-
NewsAsda price-checked in Parliament
Asda’s reputation for keeping costs low, as well as prices, was highlighted in the oddest of circumstances in Parliament last week.