More on Me + Em – Page 2661
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NewsPrinciples is Debenhams’ most successful launch yet
Debenhams’ unprecedented marketing campaign featuring disabled models has proved so successful it will consider rolling it out to more stores this summer.
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NewsTesco plots homewares line to propel F&F as global brand
New non-food chief Richard Jones will spearhead project to add homewares range to F&F label
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NewsHomebase fires back at B&Q price offensive
Home Retail-owned home enhancement chain Homebase has returned fire at B&Q, which last week launched a price-led advertising campaign targeting its arch-rival as the key Easter season approaches.
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NewsBrand Alley launches ad campaign to educate consumers
Private sales site Brand Alley has launched an ad campaign to try to educate consumers about how private sales operate, as it guns to double its customer base from 100,000 to 200,000 this year.
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NewsFigleaves trials move from pure play with concession in Allders
Lingerie etailer Figleaves is trialling its first physical retail offer with a concession in Allders in Croydon.
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NewsLakeland cooks up overseas debut
Homewares retailer Lakeland opened its first international store on Tuesday at the Mirdif City Centre Mall in Dubai.
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NewsFlying Brands’ focus on core areas paying off
Home shopping group Flying Brands’ strategy to focus on its core gardening and gift divisions is bearing fruit, the retailer said as it posted improved full-year results.
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NewsHome Retail to beat City forecasts
Home Retail reported that it would beat the City’s full-year profit forecasts despite a 9.4% decrease in like-for-like sales at flagship chain Argos.
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NewsStores shares lifted as retail interest piqued
Stores shot ahead of the All-Share index as low valuations and vague talk of takeovers - such as potential private equity interest in Home Retail Group - prompted interest.
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NewsGrow-your-own trend lifts gardening sector
The rising trend in growing your own produce, which heightened during the recession, has allowed gardening retailers to outperform the rest of the retail market.
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NewsOne-hour slots boost Kiddicare delivery rates
Kiddicare has achieved a 98.75% successful delivery rate since introducing a one-hour delivery slot service last month.
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Cash Generator draws up plan for expansion
Second-hand retailer and pawnbroker Cash Generator is gearing up for expansion beyond the UK mainland after like-for-like sales soared 16.4% in the year to January 31.
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NewsVAT on food ‘could cut grocers’ profits by 16%’
The imposition of a 5% rate of VAT on food could hit the three quoted grocers’ operating profits by up to 16%, says broker Bernstein.
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White Stuff set to launch upmarket occasionwear
Fashion retailer White Stuff will launch a higher-end occasionwear line, So Glad and Very, next month.
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NewsInditex confident of prospects as it slows pace of store openings
Fashion group Inditex is confident of continued success and profitable expansion across all of its markets despite a slowdown in space growth.
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NewsDFS sale is ‘Lord Kirkham’s call’
Sofa retailer’s founder considers refinancing alternatives as doubts rise over sale of the business
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NewsAnthropologie opens store on King’s Road
US lifestyle retailer Anthropologie has opened its second store in the UK on the site of a former Temperance Billiards Hall on London’s King’s Road.
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NewsMy-Wardrobe pursues funds to back growth
Fashion etailer My-Wardrobe is seeking another round of investment to accelerate growth as it targets sales of £100m by 2015.
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NewsSuperGroup to expand overseas via global ecommerce assault
SuperGroup is to push the button on a global ecommerce offer a week ahead of its scheduled IPO.