All Retail Week articles in September 9 2011 – Page 3
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NewsSuperGroup flagship to help brand expand product range
Superdry’s new Regent Street flagship store will allow the SuperGroup-owned brand to expand its product range, including a move into formalwear, according to chief executive Julian Dunkerton.
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NewsSale unlikely for troubled Comet chain
Talks between Kesa and potential buyers of its troubled Comet chain had all but collapsed as Retail Week went to press, and the retailer was preparing to embark on its own turnaround plan.
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GalleryIn pictures: Westfield Stratford City to showcase new store formats
Westfield Stratford City is to open next Tuesday with department store John Lewis – opening the doors to its 260,000 sq ft store – as one of the complex’s main anchors.
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NewsDebenhams’ profit forecast slashed
Debenhams’ new chief executive Michael Sharp, who took over on Monday, would have hoped for a better City start to his tenure.
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NewsDobbies recruits operations director
Tesco-owned garden centre group Dobbies has hired Michael Hughes, former general manager of operations for Australian grocer Coles, to help drive its business.
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NewsDirectors incentivised to turn round JJB’s fortunes
JJB directors are to be incentivised with a reward scheme that would result in them winning as much as £73.5m in shares if they succeed in turning around the fortunes of the sports retailer.
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NewsLegislate to revive empty shops, says Portas
High street tsar Mary Portas will recommend legislation to force landlords and banks to be more flexible about bringing empty shops back into use, she said this week.
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GalleryThe Museum of Everything, Selfridges, London
This is a first for Selfridges – store windows that contain no product.
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AnalysisExiting international markets
Tesco’s retreat from Japan is further evidence of how hard it is to grow businesses in the country
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NewsSweden’s Monki vies for a London flagship
Quirky H&M-owned girls’ clothing specialist Monki is on the hunt for a London flagship following its entry into the UK last week with its Selfridges concession.
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NewsIn focus: Uniqlo
Uniqlo UK is the main European component of Fast Retailing, Japan’s casualwear phenomenon of the 1990s that broke its domestic market mould by sourcing from China, working closely with a handful of suppliers to wow the Japanese with low price but good quality clothing.
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OpinionRetail surgery: What must be removed from premises to give vacant possession?
We have served a notice to terminate a lease. What do I have to remove from the premises in order to give vacant possession?
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NewsInvestor worry grows as trading stays tough
Grocers, led by Tesco, bucked a gloomy market, but it was a poor week for general retailers as investors continued to wring their hands about general prospects, not helped when fashion group Alexon warned on profits.
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AnalysisNext sows new seeds of growth
Its foray into diversification may have faltered in the 1980s, but Next’s latest move into garden and home may be on the money. By Gemma Goldfingle
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AnalysisThe Oxford Summer School: A week immersed in retail
The Oxford Summer School is a once-in-a-career experience, says Tim Danaher
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OpinionJustin King: Retail’s role in rebuilding
Big retailers can make a real difference in communities hit by the riots, says Justin King
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NewsKew unveils store revamp
Jigsaw sister brand Kew 159 has unveiled the first of its revamped stores under its new fascia in London’s Kensington High Street.
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OpinionKingfisher turns the page
The collapses of furniture retailers such as Floors2Go in the last month served to show that the furniture and home sectors are in a run-down state – a verdict reinforced by the BRC retail sales data this week.
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