All articles by Alex Lawson – Page 51
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AnalysisComet: The state of play
Almost a month after Comet’s collapse into administration, Retail Week takes a look at the state of play at the beleaguered retailer.
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NewsDreams founder teams up with Lord Harris to line up bid
Dreams founder Mike Clare is lining up a takeover of the bed specialist with a consortium including Carpetright chairman Lord Harris.
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NewsJohn Lewis sales weekly sales break £100m barrier
John Lewis has enjoyed a record week’s trading, breaking broke through the £100m mark in November for the first time.
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OpinionBlog: Entering the Morrisons kitchen
Morrisons chief executive Dalton Philips was on good form this week touring journalists round its Camden store.
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NewsShopping frenzy begins as Black Friday dawns
Retailers are looking to take full advantage of a surge in shoppers today with prices slashed across the high street and online on what is dubbed Black Friday.
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NewsJohn Lewis and Waitrose sales surge
John Lewis and Waitrose recorded a “robust” trading week last week as the collapse of Comet and early party food orders drove sales at the respective retailers.
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NewsWHSmith poised to open in Russia
WHSmith is to open stores in Russia as part of an international expansion strategy.
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AnalysisAnalysis: The international retailer tax debate
After Amazon’s cagey performance in front of a Parliamentary committee, other high-profile retailers waded into the tax debate.
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NewsTesco puts its Christmas hat on
Tesco has embarked on some festive fun atop its stores this Christmas as its gears up for the big day.
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NewsMorrisons extends shopping hours on December 23
Morrisons is to open for an extra hour on the crucial last Sunday before Christmas as it looks to take full advantage of its busiest day of the year.
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NewsThorntons plots online push
Thorntons is gunning to make online a £10m division as the chocolatier seeks to bolster its multichannel business.
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NewsArcadia profits rise despite falling sales
Arcadia has posted a £33.8m increase in group pre-tax profits before exceptional items to £166.9m despite a 3.2% fall in UK retail like-for-like sales.
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NewsFrench Connection reports flat like-for-likes
French Connection has reported flat like-for-likes after a step up in performance in the third quarter.
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NewsJD Sports like-for-likes rise 1.5%
JD Sports has reported an increase in like-for-like sales despite a significant drop-off in trade at its fashion division.
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NewsCountrywide secures £26m of funding
Rural products retailer Countrywide has secured £26m to support organic growth, a store refit programme and potential acquisitions.
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AnalysisAnalysis: 5 reasons retailers can be more optimistic on costs
Research released by Capital Economics today reveals retailers’ cost pressures could be easing and there is cause for optimism in 2013. Retail Week takes a look at five of its points.
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NewsJoules mulls stake sale to fund expansion
Fashion and homewares retailer Joules is considering selling a minority stake in the business to fund expansion.
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NewsTesco magazine is UK's most read publication
Tesco magazine has become the UK’s most read printed publication, overtaking The Sun.
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NewsDebenhams boss in line to receive extra £300,000
Debenhams chief executive Michael Sharp could receive a bonus of more than £300,000 after the retailer’s sales surged in the last year.
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NewsComet makes further head office redundancies
Comet administrator Deloitte has made 735 further redundancies across the retailer’s head office, logistics division and home delivery network.