All Retail Week articles in November 14 2014 – Page 4
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NewsSports Direct to shake up fitness market with 200 budget gyms
Sport Direct is to launch a chain of budget gyms offering monthly membership for £5 in a bid to disrupt the fitness market.
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NewsIkea to roll out new web platform as it chases 20% online sales
Ikea has revealed it aims for 20% of its sales to be online by 2020 as it replatforms its website as part of an ecommerce push.
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NewsJD Sports asks landlords for rent reductions on Bank stores
JD Sports is asking landlords for rent reductions on a quarter of its Bank stores and has not ruled out an insolvency process.
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GalleryIn pictures: American Eagle lands at Westfield London
US mid-market fashion retailer American Eagle Outfitters opens its first UK store tomorrow.
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NewsAsda chief admits more to do in discounter battle as like-for-likes fall
Asda has fallen into negative like-for-like territory, reporting a 1.6% fall in its third quarter, as the trading environment took a toll.
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NewsInfographic: Fashion price tracker – online womenswear data
Fashion price data from the week ending November 11, 2014: The average online price per item and percentage of products on markdown from the top ten womenswear retailers.
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OpinionComment: Why I closed the retail chain I’d spent 20 years building
After shutting his last shop, Ian Middleton believes the property market must change if high street entrepreneurs are to succeed
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NewsVideo: Sainsbury's unveils Christmas ad featuring First World War football game
Sainsbury’s has unveiled its ad featuring a depiction of the 1914 First World War Christmas truce featuring the famous football game.
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NewsEntertainment group Game outperforms market as sales rise 17%
Game’s sales in its first quarter surged by 17% year on year as it grew faster than the games market generally.
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NewsJaeger hires Peter Williams as chairman as it focuses on ecommerce
Jaeger has hired former Selfridges boss Peter Williams as its chairman to fill the vacant position left by the departure of Nick Saunders.
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NewsAmazon prepares drone delivery tests at Cambridge research centre
Amazon is preparing to test drones at its Cambridge research centre as part of plans to deliver packages in 30 minutes or less using drones.
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NewsTed Baker beats unseasonable weather to post steep sales rise
Fashion retailer Ted Baker has posted a 15.7% increase in group sales as it continued expanding the business internationally.
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OpinionComment: Tesco must find its heart to regain core customers
Tesco’s continued difficulties are the result of hubris and the inability to engender affection among core UK consumers.
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OpinionComment: Retailers lead the way on what matters to shoppers
From labour conditions to food-supply integrity, retailers lead the way on listening to customers and building responsible businesses.
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OpinionComment: Discounters to pile more pressure on the Big Four this Christmas
The discounters have had quite a year - and this Christmas they are set to pile more pressure than ever on the Big Four grocers.
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NewsAssociated British Foods boss compares Primark openings to One Direction gig
George Watson compares Primark store openings to pop concerts, Morrisons’ loyalty card tussle with Aldi and Claire’s loom band sofa.
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NewsMarks & Spencer to ‘spread festive cheer’ with Christmas food ad
Mark & Spencer has launched its Christmas food advertising campaign on social media ahead of its TV debut this evening.
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NewsSainsbury's chief Coupe insists he has firepower to withstand anything
Sainsbury’s chief executive Mike Coupe has insisted that his new strategy means the grocer has the firepower to deal with anything the market throws at it.
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NewsArgos releases digital wish list app for children's Christmas lists
Argos is looking to bring Christmas wish lists into the digital space this festive season, with an app that allows children to build wish lists for Santa Claus.
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OpinionBryan Roberts: Sainsbury's new strategic plan is a tipping point for UK grocery
A very overused cliché, but today might come to be seen as a tipping point in the evolution of the UK grocery sector.