All articles by Retail Week online team – Page 10
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Kesko appoints chief
Kesko, Finland’s biggest retailer, has named its head of hardware Matti Halmesmaki as its new chief executive.
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Argos calls on BeCogent
Argos has hired BeCogent to pick up excess calls to its 2,000 call centre staff during Christmas. Argos expects to require 100 seats by October.
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Bhs buys Del Sol printers
Bhs has bought 250 Del Sol thermal printers from Maxa Technologies for 160 stores.The printers are linked to in-house systems, and uses include labelling returned goods and barcoding.
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Microsoft targets big thinking small stores
Bath-based fashion and luxury goods boutique Prey has installed Microsoft’s Retail Management System (RMS), launched only yesterday, with a view to expansion.
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Borders and Limited Brands look overseas
Medium-sized US retailers are turning up the heat on international ambitions, despite the apparent reluctance of US retail giants to take the plunge. At the Goldman Sachs conference in New York last week, Limited Brands - which owns Victoria’s Secret among other labels - and books specialist Borders flagged ...
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Pay-as-you-go ID checker
Callcredit has launched a pay-as-you-go online identity checking service. CallID will help retailers check details before large online transactions or when hiring staff.The data will include records of County Court Judgments and bankruptcy.
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Go-ahead for Derby mall extension
The proposed regeneration of Derby city centre has cleared one of the final hurdles with Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott’s decision to approve the compulsory purchase and road closure orders that are needed to complete the site assembly. Prescott’s decision clears the way for Westfield and Hermes’ £200 million extension ...
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Slough Estates ditches Newbury pitch
Following its decision to withdraw from retail development and sell most of its retail portfolio to Land Securities, Slough Estates has withdrawn from the competition to develop a key site at Newbury, Berkshire.
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Guildford property sold
Prudential Property Investment Managers has bought 59 High Street, Guildford, from ING Real Estate Investment for£4.6 million, reflecting a net initial yield of 4.25 per cent. The property provides 3,695 sq ft (345 sq m) of retail and ancillary space over ground, first and second floors and is let to ...
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Wycombe retail park secures two key tenants
Kennet Properties, the property arm of RWE Thames Water, has signed up PC World and Furniture Village for its£50 million Wycombe Retail Park at High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire.
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Lidl opens in Slovakia
German discounter Lidl has opened its first shop in Slovakia. The store is in the Bratislava borough of Petrzalka. Lidl, which operates 5,000 stores across Europe, has not revealed how many stores it plans in the country.