All Retail Week articles in October 29 2010 – Page 3
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AnalysisDelivering a decade of top shopping destinations
What is it that makes a great shopping development? Over the next five pages Mark Faithfull highlights the best of the past decade
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NewsDirectors stand down in New Look shake-up
New Look finance director Patrick Burrows and group business change director Adrian Thompson have left the value fashion retailer.
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OpinionDon’t underestimate the web’s impact
Invariably discussions about online retailing now refer to its ‘maturity’. While online sales growth mirrors the volatility of retail sales generally and exceptional growth rates are history, growth remains and will remain significantly above average.
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NewsRetail fears ebb but long-term risk stays
Fears for the retail industry because of the Government’s spending review seem to have been assuaged.
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NewsTesco launches F&F Limited Edition range online
Tesco has launched an F&F Limited Edition range online.
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AnalysisUS stores gear up for the third largest retail event
This week, US retailers will be getting out the fake spider webs and Lady Gaga costumes for the country’s third largest retail event. US Halloween sales are expected to reach $5.8bn (£3.7bn), according to the National Retail Federation (NRF).
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NewsOcado rises on expansion prospects
Ocado shares rose at the start of the week when the home shopping group, which sells Waitrose groceries as well as other brands, said it could cater for 1.5 million more potential customers by expanding delivery to the Southwest of England and South Wales.
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NewsGrainger Games plans rapid store expansion
Grainger Games will have doubled store numbers year on year by Christmas as it bucks the downbeat trend in the games market with a focus on value.
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OpinionStores’ future hinges on multichannel success
You know the retail world is changing when Sir Stuart Rose stands on a podium and starts talking about Twitter and Facebook. Yet there he was at this week’s World Retail Congress (WRC) in Berlin sharing the stage with a man from Google.
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NewsMorrisons innovations go on show at Leeds store ‘lab’ trial
First fruits of Philips’ experimentation drive include vegetables displayed on ice at Kirkstall store
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NewsRetail job growth slows but is still the top sector
Retail employment grew 2.1% in the third quarter, creating 12,746 jobs in the sector, the BRC-Bond Pearce Employment Monitor shows.
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AnalysisMartin Harris
Bellwether Carpetright updated this week. Nicola Harrison profiles the man widely expected to succeed founder Lord Harris at the helm
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OpinionRetail can innovate in social media
More UK retailers should explore and exploit the social network, says Martha Lane Fox
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AnalysisA world of international retail opportunities
Emerging markets globally have retail potential, but could any be the new China? By Tim Danaher
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GalleryMarmite Selfridges, London
Remember the Marmite store last Christmas on Regent Street? It came, was admired, and then it went. It was, in essence, a celebration of the black yeast-based condiment and at the time was remarkable for being a single-product proposition pop-up store.
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AnalysisMobile-smart staff
Smartphone training is key to improving shoppers’ perceptions of sales staff, finds Liz Morrell
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AnalysisThe shop of the new
Technology-astute, value conscious shoppers are redefining what they are looking for from a trip to a shopping centre. Mark Faithfull reports on the impact of a new consumer mindset
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NewsCold weather boosts John Lewis and Waitrose
John Lewis has delivered weekly sales up 9.7% as the cold weather drove a “strong seasonal uplift in trade”.
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NewsAsda trials Argos-style ordering service
Asda is trialling an Argos-style in-store ordering service in three stores in the north of England.