All Retail Week articles in October 12 2012 – Page 3
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NewsHome Bargains profits surge
Value retailer Home Bargains plans further growth after pre-tax profit rocketed 42% to £84.2m last year.
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OpinionComment: Ted Baker’s unique appeal
The retail industry has frequently been home to maverick business people who have created unique and highly successful companies.
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NewsDiscounters bid for JJB stores following collapse
Value retailers are competing to secure the best of JJB’s closed stores after the sports retailer collapsed into administration last week.
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AnalysisCampaign of the week: Marks & Spencer, Weekends In
As the nights draw in and the cold weather starts, Marks & Spencer aims to capitalise on consumers staying in of an evening with its new ‘Weekends In’ advert and promotion.
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OpinionComment: Seizing the Fifty Shades opportunity
Retailers of all sorts can benefit from the popularity of the risqué book Fifty Shades Of Grey.
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NewsWHSmith chief executive Kate Swann to step down
WHSmith’s long standing chief executive Kate Swann is to step down from the retailer after nine years at the helm.
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NewsBurberry group sales up despite slowdown in UK
Luxury fashion retailer Burberry experienced a total underlying sales rise of 8% to £883m in its first half to September 30 despite a slowdown in the UK and China.
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NewsUpdated: Abel & Cole acquired by Aunt Bessie's Yorkshire puddings owner
Organic vegetable box company Abel & Cole has been sold to William Jackson, the maker of Aunt Bessie’s Yorkshire puddings.
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GalleryIn pictures: WHSmith's pilot stationery format
WHSmith last week launched another new fascia, WHSmith Office to tap into local demographics and compete with rival stationery specialists.
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OpinionComment: WHSmith, where less is more
Unchanging interiors and falling sales – what makes WHSmith so efficient…and good?
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AnalysisKate Swann's departure: What the analysts say
As WH Smith stalwart Kate Swann revealed she is to step down from the chief executive post next year, some analysts have questioned whether the wheels are about to come off the books and stationery retailer.
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NewsFacebook to trial 'Collections' feature
Social media platform Facebook is trialling a feature which will allow users to “want” and “buy” items they see on the site.
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OpinionNick Bubb's verdict: WHSmith - The margin was the message
Kate Swann’s real achievement over the past nine years has been engineering a huge rise in the company’s gross margin.
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AnalysisProfile: WHSmith's chief executive in waiting, Steve Clarke
Steve Clarke will have big boots to fill when he takes up the chief executive role at books and stationery retailer WHSmith next June, taking over from the City’s much-loved Kate Swann who has helped deliver rising profits at the business for almost 10 years.
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NewsShutl secures investment ahead of US launch
Shutl, the delivery firm which offers super quick fulfilment, has raised $3.2m and is to launch in the US and Canada.
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OpinionComment: How is WHSmith still managing to make money?
Many people will be left shaking their heads in wonder today when they find out that WHSmith’s pre-tax profits for the year to the end of August have risen 10% to £102m.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Where next for outgoing WHSmith chief executive Kate Swann?
Kate Swann’s revelation this morning that she is stepping down as chief executive at book and stationery retailer WHSmith was a surprise only in its timing as analysts commented that after nine years at the helm it was just a case of when Swann would fly the nest.
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NewsSainsbury's steps up digital battle with scan and shop app
Sainsbury’s is trialling a new app which allows customers to scan and shop with their smartphone.
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NewsDebenhams international expansion powers ahead with raft of new openings
Debenhams is powering ahead with its international expansion with the opening of its first ever store in Georgia this weekend.
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OpinionRetail Surgery: Is RFID a cost-efficient way to improve my supply chain?
I’ve read a lot about RFID and how it can help improve my supply chain, but is it a cost-efficient way of doing so?