More on Me + Em – Page 723
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NewsMicrosoft to launch Oxford Circus flagship in July
Microsoft has revealed the opening date for its first UK store as it throws down the gauntlet to rival Apple.
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AnalysisHow 44 retail leaders plan to re-engineer their businesses
The next five years will be marked by investment in digital, in-store tech and head-office staff as retailers re-engineer their businesses for future growth, a report from Retail Week has found.
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NewsArcadia refuses to pay more into pensions as CVA hangs in balance
Arcadia is refusing to pump more cash into its pension deficit as part of its CVA proposal, despite increasing fears pension regulators could vote against the group’s restructuring plan.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Why Boots store closures will devastate the high street
When Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) warned in April that it was going to be “more aggressive” in its transformation plans, alarm bells started ringing with landlords either side of the Atlantic.
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NewsDecathlon launches 'cashierless shopping' across Dutch stores
Decathlon has launched “cashierless” mobile self-checkout capabilities across all of its stores in the Netherlands.
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NewsReiss denies majority stakeholder looking to sell
Reiss has categorically denied recent media speculation that private equity firm and majority stakeholder Warburg Pincus is looking to sell the retailer.
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CartoonRetail cartoon: M&S bosses tune into staff's song
Patrick Blower’s take on the Marks & Spencer bosses’ plan to ‘bring back the voice of the stores’.
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NewsDiscounters reach record combined market share
Discounters Aldi and Lidl reached a combined record market share in May, while Sainsbury’s clung on as the second-biggest UK grocer, according to the latest data.
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NewsGrocery sales fall in May as promotions rise
Supermarket sales slipped over the last month as grocers came up against tough annual comparisons.
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NewsShop price inflation rate second highest in six years
Shop prices increased during May at the second highest rate in the past six years, driven by non-food inflation and “spiralling” business property tax.
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NewsPoundland owner posts sales rise as value chain ‘outperforms’
Pepkor Europe, owner of businesses including Poundland in the UK, has reported a rise in quarterly and half-year sales.
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NewsWalmart hires former Google and Amazon exec as CTO
Walmart has appointed a former Google and Amazon executive to “a new elevated chief technology officer and chief development officer role”.
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NewsTJX Europe supports Be Inspired programme
TJX Europe, the retail group behind TK Maxx and Homesense, is backing Retail Week’s Be Inspired programme, showing its commitment to addressing diversity at a leadership level by joining as a partner.
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NewsJohn Lewis ploughs £21m into Peterborough refurb
John Lewis & Partners is investing £21m in refurbishing its Peterborough store in the Queensgate shopping centre.
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NewsBoots mulls hundreds of store closures
Walgreens Boots Alliance is exploring the possible closure of over 200 underperforming stores in a bid to stave off falling sales and profits.
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OpinionOpinion: High time M&S turns up volume on stores' voices
When Marks & Spencer revealed that it is to amp up the voice of its stores, including sharing P&L information with staff, the reaction in the retail industry was bemusement.
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NewsSelect administrators launch CVA
Select has filed proposals for a CVA in order to slash rents, after it fell into administration earlier this month.
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DataRetail weather: Warming and mostly dry
The retail weather forecast from Saturday June 1 to Friday June 7, 2019