More on Me + Em – Page 2746
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NewsPatrick Lewis appointed to Ocado board
Patrick Lewis, partners’ counsellor at the John Lewis Partnership, has been appointed to the board of online grocer Ocado.
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NewsShop Direct fires warning shot at Alworths
Shop Direct has sent a legal letter to Alworths over the use of its name as the group argues it is too similar to Woolworths.
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NewsJohn Cleland vows teetering First Quench has future
Embattled off-licence operator First Quench Retailing has a future despite a question mark hanging over it, director John Cleland vowed this week.
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NewsPostal strike to drive shoppers from web
Half of shoppers intend to shop less online or by mail order if post strikes continue in the run-up to Christmas.
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NewsSelfridges stages pop-up panto in window
Selfridges staged a star-studded pop-up panto in the windows of its Oxford Street store in London yesterday as it unveiled its pantomime-themed Christmas displays.
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NewsGenerous rent-free offers for new Aberdeen centre
A raft of retailers have been offered exceptional rent-free deals by Hammerson as the landlord sought to pull in big names to Union Square shopping centre in Aberdeen ahead of its opening yesterday.
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NewsTopshop unveils Kate Moss Christmas collection
Topshop has unveiled the Kate Moss at Christmas collection for 2009, featuring oriental-inspired day- and eveningwear.
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NewsCath Kidston offers signal new appetite for deals
Homewares and fashion specialist Cath Kidston – the trendy brand viewed as the Laura Ashley of the noughties – is understood to have received a number of unsolicited approaches from potential buyers.
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NewsFresh & Easy website refreshed to back ads
Tesco’s US operation Fresh & Easy has revamped its website in line with its refreshed stores and marketing drive.
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NewsTrade buyers circle as Habitat pursues sale
International trade buyers are circling struggling furniture retailer Habitat as its owner considers whether to sell the business.
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NewsWaterstone’s denies distribution trouble
Waterstone’s managing director Gerry Johnson has attempted to pacify the City by breaking his silence over problems at the bookseller’s centralised distribution centre, as analysts remain divided on the impact it will have on the business.
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NewsJones Bootmaker plots store expansion
Jones Bootmaker has laid out expansion plans as it prepares for a strong festive sales period.
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NewsNon-food woe continues to drag down retail sales
High street sales remained flat between August and September, with a good performance in food outweighed by non-food retailers continuing to struggle.
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News‘Perverse’ rates rises lambasted as MP urges Government to defer
Central London MP Mark Field has launched a scathing attack on the impending business rates increases.
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NewsShop Direct to launch Christmas ad campaign
The retailer will launch an £18m multichannel Christmas ad campaign for Littlewoods and Very.co.uk on Sunday.
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NewsDebenhams to restart store revamps after sales stabilise
Debenhams is to resume its store refurbishment programme after revealing sales stabilised last year.
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NewsSales leap helps Carpetright exceed forecasts
Carpetright has revealed a better than expected first half after an improvement in the second quarter.
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NewsJD Sports in frame to buy football centres business
Speculation is circulating that JD Sports Fashion is planning to gatecrash a £42.5m takeover of five-a-side football chain Powerleague, where rival retailer Sports Direct’s acting chairman Simon Bentley is a director.
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NewsSports Direct to battle on for stakes
Sports Direct has vowed to fight on for ownership of stakes in rival retailers after apparently losing control of them to the administrator of collapsed Icelandic bank Kaupthing.
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NewsWeak retail sales data hits non-food shares
Uncertainty about prospects was sparked by cautious comments from Arcadia tycoon Sir Philip Green as he unveiled full-year results, even though the CBI’s monthly retail survey was better than expected.