More on Me + Em – Page 3062

  • News

    Baugur sells Booker stake as part of focus on retail

    2008-06-24T16:38:53Z

    Icelandic investor Baugur has offloaded its 31.4 per cent stake in cash and carry business Booker as it concentrates on retail.

  • News

    Supermarkets enjoy healthy growth

    2008-06-24T15:48:32Z

    The latest grocery market share figures show strong year-on-year sales growth in the grocery sector but food price inflation figures have been over-cooked, claimed TNS Worldpanel.

  • News

    B&Q and Morrisons are first retailers to be awarded Carbon Trust Standard

    2008-06-24T15:47:36Z

    B&Q and Morrison’s are the two retailers among the first 12 companies to be awarded the new Carbon Trust Standard for tackling climate change.

  • Opinion

    Where the value lies

    2008-06-24T14:42:00Z

    Land Securities’ £100 million planning application to redevelop Liverpool’s St John’s Centre, featured in last week’s Retail Week, isn’t the type of development story you see too often these days.

  • News

    Theo Fennell profits up

    2008-06-24T13:48:32Z

    Upscale jeweller Theo Fennell pledged further international expansion, plans for a new Bond Street store and product extensions as it announced a profits increase for the last financial year.

  • News

    Zara forces supplier factory closure

    2008-06-24T12:44:14Z

    Fashion chain Zara has forced the closure of one of its supplier’s factories after a BBC programme found evidence that its staff were being ill-treated.

  • News

    Shoppers to spend less in summer Sales

    2008-06-24T10:50:26Z

    UK shoppers will spend an average of 305.90 each in the summer Sales this year, but just 8 per cent will spend more than they did last summer, according to research by Sainsbury’s Finance.

  • News

    Littlewoods Direct launches ad assault

    2008-06-24T09:47:20Z

    Littlewoods Direct is launching a 4 million multichannel ad campaign to drive its online sales growth.

  • News

    Simon Berwin buys Gee family stake in Moss Bros

    2008-06-24T09:24:11Z

    Simon Berwin has acquired a 4.25 per cent stake in Moss Bros from founding family shareholders the Gee family.

  • News

    Debenhams announces sales rise to quash City fears

    2008-06-24T09:19:03Z

    Debenhams has posted a gross transaction value increase of 1.3 per cent for the 42 weeks to June 21, when like-for-likes slipped 0.6 per cent.

  • News

    Kesa warns on consumer confidence

    2008-06-24T09:06:14Z

    Electricals giant Kesa has reported a 3.1 per cent increase in group retail profit to 141.3 million for its new financial year, but warned of difficult trading ahead.

  • News

    Hobbs chief steps down

    2008-06-24T08:56:31Z

    Hobbs chief executive Nick Samuel has stepped down from the role after seven years at the helm of the womenswear chain.

  • News

    Sainsbury's non-food boss defects to Tesco

    2008-06-24T08:28:21Z

    Sainsbury’s head of non-food Richard Jones is quitting the grocer to take a top job at competitor Tesco.

  • News

    Littlewoods picks new finance chief

    2008-06-23T12:25:26Z

    Littlewoods has appointed Steve Makin as group finance officer.

  • Opinion

    A tougher game

    2008-06-23T12:20:00Z

    News that the chief executive and chairman of quoted shopfitter Styles & Wood (S&W) have exited stage left is an indication of the way things are heading in retail at the moment and the way in which this is cascading down the store design supply chain.

  • News

    Tommy Hilfiger posts record results

    2008-06-23T09:40:43Z

    Fashion retailer and lifestyle brand Tommy Hilfiger has announced record results for the year to March 31.

  • News

    Tesco under fire for planning application

    2008-06-23T09:30:20Z

    Tesco is under fire after it was revealed that it used a local retailer to front a planning application for a development in Barnstaple, Devon.

  • News

    Panorama Primark child labour exposé airs tonight

    2008-06-23T09:20:25Z

    A programme airing tonight on BBC’s Panorama will accuse Primark of using manufacturers employing children as young as 11 to make its clothes.

  • News

    Debenhams 'extends payment terms to suppliers'

    2008-06-23T09:05:11Z

    Debenhams has extended payment terms to its suppliers as it continues to be hit by unrelenting tough trading on the high street, according to weekend reports.

  • News

    ScS suspends shares

    2008-06-23T08:35:46Z

    ScS Upholstery has suspended its shares as it enters talks with an external party for a possible buy-out.