All Retail Week articles in September 16 2011 – Page 3
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NewsFuture retail leaders will need "new leadership skills" to meet multichannel challenges
Future retail leaders will require a new set of leadership skills in order to adapt to the changing dynamics in the fact paced industry, according to speakers at the Retail Leadership Forum.
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NewsMackays beats tough conditions to post profits rise
Mackays Stores, one of the UK’s biggest privately owned clothing retailers, has posted an increase in profits despite having to cope with rising commodity prices.
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NewsOnline sales up 14% in August
Online sales were up 14% to £5.3bn in August as fashion drove sales.
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NewsMothercare shop collapses in Bishop Auckland
Mothercare shoppers had to be led to safety when a building containing a branch of the maternity specialist collapsed in Bishop Auckland, County Durham.
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NewsWhite Stuff brewing up another chari-tea day
Quirky fashion chain White Stuff has brewed up another eccentric initiative as it gears up for its National Wear a Tea Cosy on Your Head Day on September 22.
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NewsSales continue to fall at Argos owner Home Retail
Argos owner Home Retail’s shares fell after a second-quarter update showing a continued like-for-like sales fall at the flagship chain and deterioration in trading at stablemate Homebase.
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NewsBoots support Macmillan charity
Hundreds of Boots colleagues, including chief executive Alex Gourlay, are donning their green wigs to trek ‘Miles for Macmillan’.
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NewsM&S brand to challenge rival supermarkets
Marks & Spencer’s pilot new format stores, launched this week, aim to distinguish between the identity of its fashion brands such as Per Una, Autograph and Limited as well as emphasise the uniqueness of its offer in food.
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OpinionM&S’s strongest brand is Marks & Spencer
An £8.99 jar of peaches in moscato or a £4.99 bag of pasta might sound more at home in Harrods food hall than in Stratford E15.
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NewsDixons’ Nordic business impresses
Electricals group Dixons showed off its Nordic business, Elkjøp, last week, when it hosted an analysts’ visit in Sweden.
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OpinionThe global shopping centre
Tuesday’s thronged opening of Westfield Stratford City showed that the right stores in the right locations will continue to seduce shoppers.
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NewsIn focus: C&J Clark and Robert Dyas
What have C&J Clark and Robert Dyas in common? Apart from long histories, each has been led more recently by Roger Pedder.
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Opinion"Retail retains a clean and unsullied image"
Do things the right way to avoid the scandals that have tainted other industries, says Neil Gillis
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OpinionRetail surgery: Is recycling cost effective?
We’ve looked into recycling more but it’s easier and costs the same to send all of our rubbish to landfill. Will recycling ever make sense?
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NewsProfit growth for Morrisons despite savvy shopper effect
Morrisons has observed the rise of the “professional” shopper in the face of the biggest hit to consumer spending power in a generation.
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NewsDiscounting hits Primark’s operating margin
Primark’s operating margin is expected to take a hit over the full year following a higher level of discounting on the UK high street towards the end of the summer.
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OpinionRetail surgery: Is a transactional Facebook store worth the investment?
Will setting up a transactional Facebook store drive loyalty to a retailer’s brand in the long term, and is it worth the investment?
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NewsStudent fees to hit young fashion, Wolfson warns
Younger chain Lipsy to be hit as effects of debt start being felt by 16 to 22 year olds