All Retail Week articles in October 7 2011 – Page 3
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NewsMcQueen hires former retail analyst John Richards
Corporate finance advisor McQueen has appointed former retail analyst John Richards as a consultant.
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NewsWiggle attracts private equity interest as it gears up for sale or float
Bikes etailer Wiggle has attracted several private equity firms and trade buyers as the retailer mulls a sale or float.
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NewsAlexon ‘must act to reposition brands’
Alexon needs to revamp its brands to survive in the highly competitive fashion market after it was bought out of pre-pack administration last week.
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NewsHunkemoller appoints head of design
European lingerie retailer Hunkemöller has appointed Zoe Price Smith as head of design.
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NewsWhite Stuff heads off to Denmark
Lifestyle fashion chain White Stuff makes its first foray abroad next month with the opening of a store in Copenhagen and the launch of a transactional website in Denmark.
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NewsSuperGroup supply chain glitch ‘shows risks of rapid expansion’
SuperGroup’s warehouse malfunction, which could hit profits by as much as £9m, demonstrates the risks of rapid store expansion, according to broker Espirito Santo.
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NewsMore Sunday street closures envisaged to boost West End
Top retail streets in London’s West End, the country’s premier shopping destination, should close to traffic on a frequent basis to draw in more custom, it has been proposed.
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NewsHarvey Nichols Birmingham celebrates 10th birthday
Harvey Nichols’ Birmingham store has had a facelift to celebrate its 10th birthday.
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AnalysisMagnus Olsson
Modest by nature, the head of H&M in the UK and Ireland is also justly proud of his store’s recent results. Tim Danaher discovers his plans for more openings and different formats
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NewsWe’re getting back on track, insists Clarke
As Tesco reports dip in like-for-likes, ‘confident’ Sainsbury’s goes on attack.
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NewsH&M opens at Westfield Stratford City
H&M has opened its second-largest store in the UK at Westfield Stratford City.
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NewsDunelm store in flames on Coventry retail park
A large fire has broken out in a Dunelm store on the Orchard Retail Park, in the Willenhall area of Coventry.
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AnalysisWhy Steve Jobs changed retail
The Apple founder, who died this week, may not have been best known as a retailer. But the brand he created profoundly changed our industry. Here Retail Week explains why.
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NewsM&S launches click and collect dining
Marks & Spencer has moved into selling food online with the launch a Click and Collect service for a range of 100 “foodhall favourites”.
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OpinionComment: Are recessions as much about psychology as economics?
Show faith in the worth of your offer and it’ll rub off on consumers, says Simon Burke
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OpinionAmazon on track to be the world's second largest retailer
Few retailers can touch Amazon at present in terms of growth, innovation, opportunities and pure excitement.
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NewsIn focus: Laura Ashley
Laura Ashley has had a turbulent history since its launch in the 1960s by the eponymous fabric designer and her husband.
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OpinionLaura Ashley’s impressive revival
Despite a chequered history, descending from quintessential UK design icon of the 1960s and 1970s, enjoying international acceptance in the 1980s to spending much of the 1990s in deep trouble, Laura Ashley’s originally faltering but impressive 2000s revival is a textbook example of retail really being detail.
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NewsBig grocers avoid worst of price falls
Store stocks were down across the board over the week but food and general merchandisers’ declines were limited versus the wider market, although that was ahead of a Mothercare profit warning.
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AnalysisThe online battle for traffic
Which websites have lost or gained the most visitors in the past year? Charlotte Hardie considers the usefulness of unique visitor numbers analysis