More on Me + Em – Page 2445
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NewsHomestyle profits drop 19% but Reid acquisition boosts turnover
Homestyle, the furniture retailer that operates chains including Harveys and Bensons for Beds, has revealed a 19% fall in profits in the year to June 26, while turnover increased.
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NewsOcado launches Pet Corner microsite
Online grocer Ocado is aiming to take a slice of the pet products sector with a dedicated microsite devoted to the category.
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NewsPoundworld to roll out multi-price store format
Single price point retailer Poundworld is to roll out it multi-price format, Discount UK, as it opens its second store in Stevenage.
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NewsM&S fully integrates Per Una after management shake-up
Marks & Spencer womenswear label Per Una will be fully integrated into the retailer’s core womenswear operations following a management restructuring this week.
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NewsDirectors leave Comet in the wake of dire trading update
Two Comet directors are to exit the business and redundancy consultations have begun with other head office staff as the electricals specialist battles to recover after disastrous Christmas trading.
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NewsGoodbye Ann, hello Man
Lingerie retailer Ann Summers is to rename four of its prominent stores ‘Man Summers’ in the run-up to Valentine’s Day in an attempt to lure in male customers.
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NewsDune creates IT platform to back expansion plans
Dune aims to have 250 overseas stores within the next three to four years, up from the 150 shops it had previously planned. 50 will be wholly owned stores and the other 200 will be franchises.
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AnalysisChristmas Trading: The good, the bad, and the ugly
Terrible weather hit retail hard this Christmas, but some managed to prosper regardless. Rebecca Thomson wraps up Christmas 2010 with the help of OC&C’s Christmas trading index
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OpinionScottish government has it wrong on retail
You might expect that politicians would be thankful that retailers are creating jobs and prosperity, but there’s one part of the UK where the government seems hell-bent on an anti-big business agenda.
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OpinionRetail surgery: Will participating landlords be able to recharge the cost of CRC allowances to the tenant?
Following plans to divert revenue raised by the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) Energy Efficiency Scheme, will participating landlords be able to recharge the cost of CRC allowances to the tenant?
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Opinion
Technology stories from around the web
Interesting things we’ve seen around the web this week:
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NewsFormer M&S boss Rose and Waitrose chief Price named Government happiness advisors
Former Marks & Spencer chairman Sir Stuart Rose and Waitrose managing director Mark Price have both been named members of the advisory panel set up to measure happiness.
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NewsSir Terry Leahy calls on governments to ensure low-carbon growth
Tesco chief executive Sir Terry Leahy has called on governments around the world to work with private companies to ensure innovation in low-carbon growth is not hindered by red tape.
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NewsBeales narrows losses by a third
Beales, the independent department store chain, has reduced its full year losses for the third year running.
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NewsPace of retail growth slowing, CBI reports
Retail sales volume rose in the early part of January but store chiefs expect the pace of growth to slow.
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NewsH&M final quarter profits hit by cotton price hikes
H&M, the Swedish fast fashion chain, said that profits fell in the final three months of its financial year after being impacted by the rising price of cotton.
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News84% of retailers will pass on VAT rise in full
More than eight out of 10 retailers plan to pass on in full the VAT rise that came in to effect on January 4.
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NewsEverything Everywhere to launch contactless payment on mobiles
Retailer and operator Everything Everywhere, the company created from the merger between T-mobile and Orange, will launch a contactless payment service that allows customers to pay on the mobiles by early summer.
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NewsWolfson attacks planners for holding back economy
Next chief executive Lord Wolfson of Aspley Guise has attacked planners for holding back economic growth.
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NewsTesco's incoming boss sets up executive committee
Incoming Tesco group chief executive Philip Clarke has set up an executive committee to take effect on March 1 when he succeeds Sir Terry Leahy.