All articles by Nicola Harrison – Page 141
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Tesco local sourcing sales to reach £500m
Tesco is on course to generate more than 500 million from the sale of locally sourced food and drink sales this year, according to The Times .
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Co-op to install mini-banks in 250 convenience stores
The Co-operative Group will put banking operations inside up to 250 of its biggest convenience stores to encourage customers to use more services within the mutual group, according to The Telegraph .
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M&S drive highlights plastic bag success
Marks & Spencer is today launching an in-store ad campaign to highlight the success to date of its scheme to charge for plastic bags.
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Walker’s back to basics vision for Woolworths
Retail entrepreneur Malcolm Walker will take Woolworths back to basics and restore its appeal as a traditional variety store if he succeeds in buying it.
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Floors-2-Go founders lay down revival plan
Floors-2-Go’s founders are poised to revive the retailer’s fortunes after axing the existing senior management as they make a return to the business.
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Wyevale picks COO
Wyevale Garden Centres has promoted Andrew Livingston to chief operating officer.
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Lords slam fast-fashion culture
Shoppers should stop buying throwaway clothes that wear out quickly and are hard to recycle, according to a House of Lords report that attacks fast fashion.
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Halfords chairman stands down
Halfords chairman Richard Pym will stand down at the end of the week after becoming chief executive of Bradford & Bingley.
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Argos reaches pay settlement with staff
Argos has settled a dispute with distribution workers after offering them an amended pay deal.
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WHSmith to expand plastic bag fee trial
WHSmith is to extend its trial to scrap free plastic bags to other parts of the UK after a successful pilot in the Midlands and the Northwest.
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Baugur approaches Woolworths shareholders to force negotiations
The Baugur-led acquisition consortium rejected by Woolworths has contacted other shareholders to try to force the board to open negotiations over a possible takeover, according to the Financial Times .
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Findel sales rise
Home shopping company Findel has revealed a 2 per cent increase in group sales for the 19 weeks to August 15.
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Harrods drafts in musical stars to drive sales
Harrods has signed stars from West End musicals and the BBC show Strictly Come Dancing in an effort to attract consumers during the credit crunch.
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Small retailers get funding to push fruit and veg
Corner shops in economically deprived areas of England are to be given money to increase sales of fruit and vegetables.
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Tesco signs India deal
Tesco is to launch a wholesale cash-and-carry business in India and has signed a deal with conglomerate Tata to develop its hypermarket business.
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UK retail sales slip further
UK like-for-like retail sales fell 0.9 per cent in July compared with the same month last year.
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DIY endures worst summer since 2004
DIY retailers are suffering their worst summer since 2004, as consumers hit by the downturn put off big home improvement projects.
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Retail chiefs’ pay outstrips other industries
Chief executives and finance directors of listed high street retailers are paid far more than bosses of other types of businesses, according to research by BDO Stoy Hayward.
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Western retailers must adapt clothes sizes in China
Western retailers wishing to expand into China will need a much smaller range of clothes sizes compared to those needed in the US.
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Whittard coffee sales to overtake tea
Whittard of Chelsea’s coffee sales are set to outstrip those of tea for the first time as hard-pressed consumers opt to make their own rather than buy from coffee shops.