All New Look articles – Page 21
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NewsRetailers slash prices in fight for festive shoppers
Retailers are slicing prices with deeper discounts this Christmas as they battle it out to appeal to bargain-hungry shoppers.
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NewsNew Look international boss joins Retail Week Live line-up
New Look managing director for international Bernhard Ruf has joined the roster for Retail Week Live.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Using Google Glass while shopping
What is it like to shop using Google Glass? Mobile agency Somo lent Rebecca Thomson the technology for an afternoon to find out.
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OpinionBlog: Is development on the horizon for UK retail property market?
For the past few months there’s been talk of returning confidence in the UK retail property market. Reports of incoming foreign investment, acquisitive retailers and a property development pipeline thaw have all contributed to a general feeling of cautious optimism.
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OpinionComment: Why Barratts is in administration
Barratts has, to a large degree, been the architect of its own misfortune as it failed the differentiation test in a crowded sector.
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OpinionNick Bubb’s verdict: Arcadia - if in doubt blame the weather?
Sir Philip Green says the weather has been both unseasonably mild and wet recently, but Arcadia’s problems are more deep-seated than that.
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AnalysisAnalysis: The international footprints of young fashion retailers
As New Look lines out its ambitions to increase its international footprint, Retail Week takes a look at the overseas strategies of the retailer and fellow young fashion retailers Topshop, River Island, Primark and SuperGroup.
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NewsNew Look boss rules out IPO as he plots international expansion
New Look boss Anders Kristiansen has ruled out launching an IPO in the next year as the retailer plots international expansion.
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NewsNew Look records surging profits as chief financial officer prepares to leave
New Look has revealed surging profits in its first half as chief financial officer Alastair Miller, who led the crucial refinancing of the business this year, prepares to step down after 13 years.
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AnalysisAnalysis: A breath of fresh air for retail parks
Out-of-town retail parks are thriving as acquisitive retailers take on the spaces made vacant by previous tenants. Laura Heywood finds out why big-box retailing is back in fashion.
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NewsNew Look chairman McGeorge relinquishes executive duties
New Look’s Alistair McGeorge has moved to non-executive chairman as chief executive Anders Kristiansen assumes full leadership of the retailer.
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OpinionComment: Why in-store technology is just part of the selling process
The days of the unassisted sell, courtesy of a bank of iPads, are not just numbered, they’re probably done and dusted.
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OpinionComment: New Look enjoys a new lease of life
New Look was in the headlines this week after revealing plans to introduce concessions such as nail bars into its stores in order to increase shoppers’ dwell time.
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NewsNew Look to introduce nail bar concessions to increase dwell time
New Look is to introduce concessions such as nail bars into stores to increase shoppers’ dwell time in-store.
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NewsNew Look first-quarter profits surge as like-for-likes edge up
Fashion retailer New Look has reported a rocket in its first-quarter profits as group like-for-likes edged up.
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OpinionComment: Irish examinerships highlight fierce market conditions
Over the past five years retail sales in the Republic of Ireland have decreased by around 30% as the fortunes of different operators have varied.
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NewsNew Look multichannel boss Guy Lister exits in management restructure
Fashion retailer New Look has restructured its management team in a move which has seen board director Guy Lister leave the business.
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OpinionComment: Primark partnership is a winner for Asos
Primark’s decision to start selling online through Asos is yet another indication that chances of retail success are improved by having a good multichannel strategy.
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NewsAnalysis: How Alistair McGeorge revived New Look's fortunes
Just over two years ago Alistair McGeorge took charge of a battered and bruised New Look.
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NewsNew Look back in the black as it plans to launch in China and Russia
Fashion retailer New Look has returned to profit, recording a £3.1m pre-tax profit in the 53 weeks to March 30 against a £54.5m loss last year.