More on Me + Em – Page 2583
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NewsHotel Chocolat raises £3.7m in chocolate bonds
Hotel Chocolat has raised £3.7m via its first Chocolate Bond offer, just shy of the £5m it originally targeted.
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NewsWorld Cup and sunny weather lifts retail sales in June
Retail sales grew 1.2% in June on a like-for-like basis with retailers benefitting from the hotter weather and the start of the World Cup.
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NewsWaterstone's to open cinema in Piccadilly store
Waterstone’s is to open a cinema in its Piccadilly branch next year in a move that follows its sister chain HMV.
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NewsRetail administrations down 57% in first half of 2010
The number of retail company administrations fell by 57% in the first six months of this year compared to the same period in 2009.
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NewsIdeal Shopping up for sale
Ideal Shopping Direct has confirmed that it is to undertake a review of its options, which could include a sale of the company.
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NewsFormer Baugur boss claims to be down to his 'last million'
Jon Asgeir Johannesson, the former boss of collapsed Icelandic investor Baugur who made millions snapping up swathes of the UK high street, has claimed in court that he has only a little over a million of assets left.
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NewsBest Buy facing trademark claims
US electricals giant Best Buy is facing claims that it does not control its trading name in Europe.
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NewsRetailers prepare for AGM pay rebellions
Leading retailers are preparing for a showdown with shareholders this week as director pay becomes the focus of investor anger.
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NewsOcado hits out against funding fear claims
Ocado advisers have hit out against suggestions that the etailer is facing funding problems.
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OpinionThe best visual merchandising is soon forgotten
Visual merchandising is a fickle partner. One day you’re being praised and admired by everyone, the next, the crowd has moved on.
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NewsOcado critic Philip Dorgan loses job
The analyst who was one of the most outspoken critics of Ocado’s IPO plans has lost his job.
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NewsNext slammed for online charges
High street retailer Next has been accused of breaking consumer law by failing to refund delivery charges for goods bought online then returned.
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Opinion
Florence and the machine
Florence & Fred’s planned West End store will test whether the brand can stand on its own feet without the Tesco machine.
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NewsSainsbury's sets out tree pledge
Sainsbury’s has set itself the task of planting two million trees over the next five years, as it unveiled its 2010 corporate responsibility report.
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NewsOcado valued at 128p a share by independent analysis
Independent analysis by broker Collins Stewart values etailer Ocado at just 128p per share – 46% below the mid-point it has outlined in its IPO prospectus.
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NewsGovernment ignores retailers' pleas on Boxing Day trading
Retailers’ hopes that Sunday trading rules would be relaxed for the Boxing Day Sales have been dashed by the Government.
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NewsShares sale by Sainsbury’s chief dampens bid speculation
Speculation that Qataris investors are mulling a bid for supermarket group Sainsbury’s has been undermined by a share sale by chief executive Justin King.
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NewsJohn Lewis sales benefit from England’s World Cup exit
England’s exit from the World Cup is helping sales at department store chain John Lewis, which rose 11.4% last week to £67m.
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NewsTesco eyes West End for standalone F&F fashion shop
Grocery giant Tesco is looking for a standalone store for its clothing brand F&F in central London.
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NewsThree-quarters of Focus stores could be downsized
Focus DIY has revealed a 17% uplift in full-year EBITDA as it lays out plans for further stores in its new compact format.