All articles by Tiffany Holland – Page 72
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NewsAsda hit by website glitch
Asda has been hit by a website glitch affecting its Price Guarantee scheme that has meant customers have claimed for food vouchers worth thousands of pounds.
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NewsApple sells five million iPhones since Friday's launch
Apple has sold almost five million new iPhone 5 mobile phones globally in three days, following its launch on Friday.
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InterviewQ&A: Alliance Boots executive chairman Stefano Pessina
As health and beauty retailer and wholesaler Alliance Boots acquires a 12% stake in chinese chain Nanjing Pharmaceutical, Retail Week speaks to the group’s chairman Stefano Pessina about his plans for the business and what’s next in his quest for global domination.
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NewsAlliance Boots strikes £56m deal with Chinese pharmaceutical giant
Health and beauty retailer and wholesaler Alliance Boots is to buy a 12% stake in one of China’s biggest pharmaceutical companies for £56m, as it extends its global leadership credentials.
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OpinionBlog: The Body Shop finds its catwalk feet
Sitting front row at London Fashion Week as a guest of The Body Shop, fascinated by the sky high heel-less heels that the models wore as they elegantly strutted down the catwalk, I couldn’t believe my luck.
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NewsJohn Lewis sales slow as shoppers enjoy good weather
John Lewis sales slowed on last year as the good weather resulted in a drop in footfall for the week to September 8.
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NewsHome Depot exits China
DIY giant Home Depot is to pull out of China as it plans to close its remaining big-box stores after failing to find the right store format and do-it-yourself culture in the country.
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NewsAmazon opens development centre at 'Silicon Roundabout'
Amazon has opened a development centre in East London, in an area home to many tech start-up companies that has been dubbed ‘Silcon Roundabout’.
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AnalysisAnalysis: New chapter in ebook market as competition builds
Despite the market dominance of Amazon, other retailers are increasingly making a play for a slice of the fast-moving ebook and ereader markets.
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NewsRetailers launch pop-ups in bid to maximise Christmas sales
Toys R Us opens first shopping centre shop as part of temporary stores strategy.
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AnalysisProfile: Michael Fallon, Minister for business
The newly appointed minister for business arrives at a punishing time for retailers. Will his background in commerce mean he tackles their concerns?
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NewsJJB Sports confirms several bidders in the race to buy business
JJB Sports has confirmed it has received “a number” of offers to acquire all or the majority of the business.
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NewsEBay opens first designer pop up store online
Ebay has teamed up with designer Henry Holland to open its first ever designer pop-up store which launched today in time for London Fashion Week.
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NewsKingfisher profits fall as wet weather hits performance
DIY giant Kingfisher, owner of B&Q, posted adjusted pre-tax profits down 15.5% to £371m in the first half. The plunge was blamed on the wettest summer on record, foreign exchange movments and the cost of accelerating the roll-out of new common brands in the UK.
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NewsOriginal Factory shop to open Christmas pop-up in shopping centre
Value department store group Original Factory Shop is to open a pop-up store for the Christmas trading period.
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NewsWestfield submits plans for £1bn Croydon regeneration
Property firm Westfield has submitted an earlier than expected planning application for the £1bn redevelopment of Croydon.
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NewsBurberry suffers sales slowdown
Retail sales at luxury giant Burberry have slowed in the second quarter and full-year profits are now expected to come in at the lower end of expectations
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NewsSuperGroup posts like-for-like sales rise
Fashion retailer SuperGroup’s like-for-like sales rose 1.7% in the first quarter and it the retailer it is on track to achieve its financial targets.
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NewsDecathlon rules out bid for JJB Sports
Decathlon has dismissed the idea of bidding for troubled sports specialist JJB.
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AnalysisProfile: Michael Fallon, business minister
Michael Fallon, the new minister for business, becomes responsible for the retail portfolio at the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills at a time when retailers are gearing up for their busiest season of the year in one of the most difficult trading periods many have ever faced.