More on Me + Em – Page 2729
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OpinionWhy democracy is overrated
The high street’s future looks bland if we let market forces choose our fate, says Jacqueline Gold.
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OpinionDon’t tie consumer credit in knots
It threatened to be like giving the loan sharks an arm and a leg: Government proposals for implementing the Consumer Credit Directive that would have made buying on credit such hassle that many customers would have been driven away from established retail lenders to the less scrupulous, “unregulated” sector.
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AnalysisNeed to know: Disclosure rules
Marks & Spencer was obliged to immediately issue an official announcement after Marc Bolland’s appointment was leaked. Here we explain the ins and outs of disclosure rules.
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AnalysisPicking up the pieces: the impact of crime on store staff
The emotional impact of crime on store staff can be devastating if retailers don’t properly support them. Liz Morrell reports
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GalleryStore of the week: Simon Carter Accessories, Mayfair
It’s a shade over two years since Moss Bros opened the first Simon Carter fashion store in London, and at the time it looked a promising debut.
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AnalysisTailor systems to tackle shrink
In the past year a key challenge for retailers has been to up the effectiveness of loss prevention to combat increasing shrinkage.
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AnalysisMarc Bolland: taking the helm at Marks & Spencer
As the Morrisons chief lines up to take the helm at Marks & Spencer, Jennifer Creevy asks if he has got what it takes to realise the high street legend’s potential.
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AnalysisIntegrated theft detection key
As thieves become bolder, now is not the time to batten down the hatches and accept shrinkage as an unavoidable consequence of the retail industry.
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AnalysisDon’t believe the hype
This must count as one of the toughest, but most interesting, years for security, loss prevention and profit protection teams.
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AnalysisLife after Woolworths
The collapse of Woolworths left 27,000 people looking for work. Joanna Perry catches up with some of them and hears what they did next.
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AnalysisThe statistical equation
As the recession squeezes consumers the assumption has been that retail crime rates have soared, yet there is debate over whether this is true or not. Liz Morrell takes a closer look at the figures
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AnalysisRetailers take crime prevention to the web
With retailers frustrated by the lack of police action on retail crime is it right for them to use the internet to take crime prevention into their own hands, asks Liz Morrell
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GalleryBetter by design: New uses of former Woolworths
When you look at the retailers that have replaced Woolworths, it’s a wonder the general store had any shoppers at all. John Ryan reports on how the new guard are making use of Woolies’ former branches.
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OpinionRetail surgery: Renewing leases when a landlord goes into administration
One of our landlords has gone into administration. Will we still be able to renew our leases?
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OpinionRetail surgery: Preventing staff taking corporate and customer information when they leave
How can I prevent staff from taking corporate and customer information with them when they leave the business?
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NewsJaeger brings in web application to manage brand
Jaeger is to use web-based applications for brand management to support its international expansion.
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NewsRetail sales volumes up for second month running, according to CBI
Retail sales volumes rose for the second month running in November, and further growth is expected in December, according to the CBI.
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NewsJohn Lewis weekly sales up 20% so far
Sales at John Lewis department stores are up over 20% for the period of Sunday to Wednesday this week compared with the same time last year, boosted by strong performance in Christmas gifts lines.
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NewsHamleys and H&M open at Glasgow’s St Enoch centre
Hamleys and H&M were among the first stores to open their doors in the new £100m extension to Ivanhoe Cambridge’s St. Enoch shopping centre in Glasgow this morning.
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OpinionCan the ‘knight rider’ shine light on Sports Direct?
After a very long hunt for a chairman Sports Direct has finally found its man. However, many in the sports and fashion world will not have come across Keith Hellawell.