More property – Page 68
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AnalysisAnalysis: Grocery space race - is it really over?
Food groups are squaring up with their next generation of stores and, despite protestations that the space race is over, some retailers’ plans suggest there is little let up.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How Carpetright's new format is propelling growth
Carpetright’s sales rebound is being driven by new store formats as well as a broader product range, which has attracted new customers to the floorings giant, according to boss Darren Shapland.
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OpinionComment: The grocery sector - How to keep pace with the market
The grocery market is rarely out of the spotlight, and this year the glare upon the grocers has not lessened since the horse meat scandal that began in January.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Retail space - Where are the big grocers investing?
As Tesco grounds its mission to dominate store space, Alex Lawson finds the multiples’ focus has shifted to convenience and online.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Online tax debate – who should pay more?
The idea of an etail-only tax has divided the industry. Could it work or is more tax a bad thing for everyone?
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AnalysisAnalysis: Bonmarché's focus on older fashion pays dividends
Bonmarché revealed pre-tax profit of £10.5m a year after it was acquired through a pre-pack administration deal. Retail Week takes a look at how it delivered the performance.
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AnalysisOutlet stores: What do retailers need to know?
Nike is poised to open a number of outlet stores and other premium brands are getting in on the act.
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OpinionComment: Tesco continues to innovate with new projects
With news out this week that Tesco is to launch a wine brand which will be created by consumers, the supermarket giant looks likely to set a new benchmark for customer engagement.
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OpinionComment: John Lewis to grab greater share of overseas spend with airport shop
John Lewis’s move into airport retailing provides it with a huge opportunity to raise its brand profile among international shoppers, making it as much a destination as Selfridges or Harrods.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Breathing new life into a retailer after administration
The future of three high street names, Internaçionale, ModelZone and Dwell, were left hanging in the balance this week after they collapsed into administration.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Dixons powers ahead with renewal and transformation plan
Dixons group chief executive Sebastian James is leading the electricals retailer through some radical changes.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Rent-day retail administrations prove only the strong will survive
Rent-day casualties and tough trading conditions show retailers must be at top of their game to thrive.
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OpinionComment: Retail failures remind us to celebrate success
This week’s rent day brought a round of bloodletting on the high street as ongoing pressures pushed more retailers to the brink.
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AnalysisAnalysis: ModelZone - the toy retailer at a glance
Today it emerged ModelZone is poised to appoint an administrator, with Deloitte waiting in the wings. Retail Week takes a look at the ModelZone business.
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AnalysisRent day retail bloodbath: What do retailers need to know?
On the same day that Dwell has been formally placed into administration, fashion retailer Internaçionale and specialist retailer ModelZone are both on the brink of collapse. Retail Week looks at the contributing factors.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Internaçionale - the fashion retailer at a glance
As fashion retailer Internaçionale looks set to hit the buffers with Ernst & Young likely to be appointed administor, Retail Week takes a look into the business
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AnalysisRetail Week's 25th anniversary: The changing face of the high street
British retail has been revolutionised in the last 25 years. Laura Heywood looks at some of the most dramatic shifts.
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OpinionComment: Retail at top of its game through 25 years of change
In 1988, when Patience Wheatcroft published the first issue of Retail Week, she was confident she had “created a newspaper that a dynamic, innovative and professional industry like retailing deserves”.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How Jonathan Hart has put Thorntons on track for growth
Thorntons Chief executive Jonathan Hart is so committed to his turnaround plan that he has printed its key points on his mouse mat.
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AnalysisRetail Week's 25th anniversary: How have UK retailers fared abroad?
The rise of global consumerism encouraged UK retailers to expand internationally from east to west. Mark Faithfull looks at how they fared.