All New Look articles – Page 9
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Retail VoiceWhy DPD is already planning for peak 2018
DPD chief executive Dwain McDonald shares his thoughts on Cyber Weekend and DPD’s drive to identify ‘home-shopping hotspots’ in 2018.
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NewsHouse of Fraser and New Look hit by credit downgrade
House of Fraser and New Look have had their credit ratings downgraded by investor agency Moody’s following erratic trading.
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DataData: The top 30 retailers by UK store numbers
Tesco and the Co-op maintain the largest store networks, but discounters are showing the fastest growth.
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AnalysisInfographic: Christmas ad costs and Pre-tax profits
Words and numbers, November 17, 2017: John Lewis’ Christmas ad cost, Archie Norman on M&S’ new focus, plus Mary Portas’ failed high street campaign, and New Look.
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NewsMove of the week: McGeorge returns to New Look
There is a neat symmetry to Alastair McGeorge’s return to New Look.
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AnalysisHow will McGeorge turn New Look around (again)?
Alistair McGeorge is trying to turn New Look’s fortunes around for the second time in under a decade.
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NewsNew Look profits plummet as McGeorge returns to helm
New Look posted a nosedive in profits and sales at the half-year mark as it drafted in former boss Alistair McGeorge as executive chairman.
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AnalysisAnalysis: When retailers go from friend to foe
Footasylum’s IPO represents a second sports retail payday for David Wardle and John Makin. The pair had previously founded, built and floated JD Sports before going into competition against it.
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DataFashion barometer: Primark benefits from ‘consumer buzz’
Primark has generated the largest amount of consumer buzz out of UK womenswear retailers during September.
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VideoThe Retail Week: Debenhams, Bunnings, New Look and M&S
The Retail Week team discuss the biggest stories from the week, including Debenhams’ full-year results and people moves at New Look and M&S.
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OpinionOpinion: New Look is right to turn to an old face
We’ve been here before. With New Look battered, bruised and seemingly on the ropes, the embattled business desperately needs a saviour.
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NewsBrightHouse shines light on need for transparency
News that BrightHouse is having to compensate shoppers to the tune of £14.8m serves as a potent reminder that, in business, transparency is sacrosanct.
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NewsNew Look axes 400 store management roles
New Look has axed nearly 400 store management roles following a redundancy consultation which affected 1,000 staff, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsNew Look turns to ex-boss McGeorge in turnaround bid
Former New Look boss Alistair McGeorge has returned to the ailing fashion chain following the departure of chief executive Anders Kristiansen, Retail Week can reveal.
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AnalysisHere today, gone tomorrow: Retail’s shortest tenures
The revolving door at retailers’ head offices can sometimes move especially fast, as Hobbycraft boss John Colley recently discovered.
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VideoThe Retail Week: Fashion on the high street and online
The Retail Week team discuss the biggest trends during London Fashion Week and the challenges facing high street fashion retailers.
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NewsNew Look to keep Wightman as it cans Dumont Lopez hire
New Look has made a U-turn on its decision to draft in a new chief creative officer after scrapping the last major hire made by former boss Anders Kristiansen.
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NewsToday in retail: Primark bucks value fashion slowdown
Primark’s full-year trading update shows a fashion retailer in fine fettle, in stark contrast with many of its rivals.
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OpinionOpinion: The negative effects of leadership changes
While management changes are necessary, replacing a leader can be difficult and disruptive. Finding the right leader to navigate through a changed industry is another battle altogether.
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NewsAnalysis: What sort of leader does New Look need now?
Anders Kristiansen’s sudden exit from New Look yesterday rounded off a week of shock retail departures.