All articles by Alex Lawson – Page 34
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NewsCompany profile: Beales
After several tough years the retailer’s new chief executive is trying to get sales moving.
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NewsFarmfoods reports profits rise despite sales dip
Frozen food specialist Farmfoods has reported a 10% increase in pre-tax profits to £27m despite a dip in turnover last year.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How can large retailers be digitally versatile?
As Tesco opens a new office in Shoreditch, London to house a team of app developers, Retail Week asks how can multiple retailers harness the digital start-up mentality.
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NewsOFT to investigate Costcutter deal with Palmer & Harvey
The Office of Fair Trading is to probe the tie-up between Costcutter and Palmer & Harvey which has created the UK’s second-largest convenience store chain behind Booker’s Premier.
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NewsScotmid Co-operative profits fall despite sales increase
Scotmid Co-operative has reported a fall in full-year operating profits despite a strong second half performance.
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NewsDiscounter Aldi enjoys record growth despite horse meat scandal
Aldi has continued to record rocketing sales after industry data from Kantar Worldpanel revealed its highest ever growth rate and a record market share.
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NewsMorrisons appoints McKinsey partner as group HR director
Morrisons has appointed McKinsey & Company partner Emily Lawson as its new group human resources director.
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NewsAsda plans same-day delivery on food orders in £700m investment drive
Asda is to invest £700m in a number of initiatives including same-day delivery for food orders, click-and-collect and a raft of new stores.
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NewsCarpetright like-for-likes increase spurred by weather and refits
Carpetright has recorded a 5.6% rise in UK retail like-for-like sales in the fourth quarter as the cold weather and store refurbishment programme drew custom.
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NewsPrimark posts 7% rise in first-half like-for-likes as profits rise
Primark has reported a 7% rise in like-for-like sales in the first half while operating profits rose 55% to £238m from £154m in the same period last year.
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NewsLidl invests £66m in expansion of fresh meat range
Lidl UK is to invest £66m in expanding its fresh meat and poultry range just months after it was engulfed in the horse meat scandal.
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NewsIceland butters up Sainsbury’s employee
Iceland chairman Malcolm Walker’s wry sense of humour has permeated much of the work done for the retailer to consistently appear in the Sunday Times Top 100 Companies to work for list. His latest chucklesome HR move is suitably eye catching.
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NewsDixons sells Swedish business Webhallen in Pixmania turnaround bid
Electricals specialist Dixons is to sell its Swedish business Webhallen to Norwegian firm Komplett AS as it streamlines its Pixmania operations.
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NewsTesco-owned garden centre Dobbies opens concession village
Tesco-owned garden centre Dobbies has opened a “retail village” featuring 13 concessions in its revamped Edinburgh store after investing £1.5m.
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NewsFormer Asda boss Allan Leighton to become Pandora chief
Former Asda and Royal Mail boss Allan Leighton has been appointed as chief executive of Danish jeweller Pandora after its current boss switched to Puma.
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NewsJohn Lewis sales growth slows in ‘solid’ week of trading
John Lewis managing director Andy Street reported “solid” sales growth of 6.9% to £65.3m last week as tough comparatives checked the double-digit growth enjoyed during much of 2013.
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NewsGrocer Waitrose opens first farm shop in Hampshire
Waitrose is to open its first store on a farm this summer in Hampshire featuring locally-sourced products.
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AnalysisProfile: Ron Johnson, former chief executive, JC Penney
He may have revolutionised retail during his time at Apple, but his short tenure as chief executive of JC Penney ended in disappointment.
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Select owner bullish over expansion strategy as like-for-likes rise
The owner of Select has insisted that the fashion retailer needs 350 shops on the high street despite a growing online business and challenging economic headwinds.
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NewsCompany profile: Moss Bros
The suit retailer has pulled its socks up in recent years, and there is still plenty of growing room.