All articles by Nicola Harrison – Page 74
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NewsRetailers unprepared for Olympic windfall
Half of UK retailers have admitted they are unprepared for the impact that the Olympic Games will have on their businesses, but a third expect a sales boost from it.
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NewsJohn Lewis launches online product reviews
Department store group John Lewis has launched product reviews on its website.
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NewsRetailers urged to prepare for Olympics
Retailers are being urged to prepare for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games so they can fully capitalise on their commercial potential.
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NewsTopps Tiles sales dip in third quarter
Topps Tiles like-for-likes declined 1.9% in the 13 weeks ended July 2.
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NewsEBay may be liable for counterfeit goods
EBay was struck a blow today as the European Court of Justice ruled that online marketplaces cannot shirk responsibility for counterfeit goods sold on their sites.
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NewsBoots' Tim Stacey joins DFS in new online role
Sofa giant DFS has appointed Boots UK’s director of healthcare services and solutions Tim Stacey as its online and business development director.
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NewsHMV appoints former Waterstone's man as commercial director
HMV has appointed former Waterstone’s commercial director Michael Neil to the same position at the entertainment group.
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NewsGarden Centre Group sales up 8% in first half
The Garden Centre Group, formally known as Wyevale, has revealed an 8% jump in revenues to £152m in the six months to June 30.
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NewsHilco sells Habitat European arm to Cafom Sa
Habitat’s European business has been sold by Hilco to Cafom SA, a French international home furnishings retailer.
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NewsPets at Home profits rise as spending on pets holds up
Chief executive Davies cautious despite 10% increase in both sales and EBITDA in year to March.
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News20 stores a day shut by multiples, report says
Multiple retailers closed 20 stores a day on average between January and May as they slashed costs amid punishing trading conditions.
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NewsMorrisons to open first of c-store chain
Grocer Morrisons is due to open the first of a chain of convenience stores in the affluent Yorkshire town of Ilkley today.
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NewsEnd of an era at Clinton
Troubled retailer mulls appointing outsider as managing director after decades of being family run
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NewsTechnology products key as HMV sets sights on recovery
Analysts remained bearish on HMV after the entertainment group revealed full-year profits had slumped and set out recovery plans
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AnalysisPaul McGowan
The Hilco boss has an uneviable reputation as the ‘undertaker’ of the high street, but the bad press is only one side of the story. Nicola Harrison reports
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NewsBrightHouse to launch transactional website
Rent-to-buy electricals and furniture retailer BrightHouse is to launch a transactional website to better serve its increasingly tech-savvy customers.
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NewsSun European expected to buy part of Homeform in prepack deal today
Private equity firm Sun European Partners is expected to buy parts of the Homeform business in a prepack administration deal later today.
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NewsMothercare under fire over executive pay
Maternity retailer Mothercare has been lambasted by an activist shareholder for the “highly excessive” incentive payments awarded to its senior directors.
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NewsCrate & Barrel to make a play for the UK
US homeware chain Crate & Barrel is planning to bring CB2, a smaller version of its store, to the UK.
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NewsWaitrose targets London for convenience store format
Supermarket chain Waitrose is to open 20 “Little Waitrose” convenience stores in and around London over the next 18 months as it goes head-to-head with Marks & Spencer on the high street and Ocado online.