All articles by Becky Waller-Davies – Page 16
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NewsNew Look profits up despite falling sales
New Look has reported rising profits despite a dip in sales in its first quarter.
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AnalysisAnalysis: After the iPhone, what will be next $1trn idea?
The smartphone changed the way people live but might it be the beginning of the end for the once pioneering technology and, if so, what comes next?
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NewsM&S partners with True to ramp up tech focus
Marks & Spencer has partnered with retail and consumer tech investment firm True to enhance its digital innovation capabilities.
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VideoThe Retail Week: Is House of Fraser worth saving?
As House of Fraser teeters on the brink, the team discuss whether the department store business deserves to retain its place on the high street.
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NewsUpdated: HoF in rescue talks with Alteri, Philip Day
House of Fraser has held talks with rescue fund Alteri in its search for a new owner.
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AnalysisFour steps to solve the online profitability problem
Growing digital sales used to be all about land-grabbing. But as online matures, retailers need to ensure that growth is profitable.
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NewsGovernment boosts powers to block foreign takeovers
The Government could up its powers in a bid to stop foreign takeovers of UK firms under proposed new legislation.
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NewsHammerson unveils new premium strategy as sales slip
Shopping centre owner Hammerson will pursue a new premium-centric strategy in a bid to weather the retail downturn.
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AnalysisObituary: Retailers pay tribute to Don McCarthy
Retailers have paid tribute to respected retail industry veteran Don McCarthy, who died aged 63 at the weekend.
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NewsIkea to open on Tottenham Court Road in city centre push
Ikea will open a new store on London’s Tottenham Court Road as part of a global city centre strategy.
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AnalysisThe disruptors: The bridal businesses catering for millennials
The once stagnant bridal market is changing fast. In Retail Week’s latest instalment of ‘The Disruptors’ series, we profile the retailers shaking up bridalwear.
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NewsPoundworld: 80 more stores and 1,000 jobs to go
Poundworld administrators will close another 80 stores next week, on top of the 25 already set to close this weekend.
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VideoThe Retail Week: Can M&S prove its ‘right to exist’?
M&S chairman Archie Norman warned that the business does not have a “God-given right to exist”. How can M&S prove its worth?
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NewsJohn Lewis's Mark Felix exits for Moneysupermarket
John Lewis director of online trade Mark Felix is departing the business for Moneysupermarket.com, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsJohn Lewis reveals biggest ever investment in fashion
John Lewis has unveiled its most significant investment in fashion to date, launching an in-house range of 800 womenswear products.
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NewsWestminster council unveils Oxford Street investment plan
Westminster City Council has agreed an investment plan to “transform the Oxford Street district into a global, iconic destination” without the pedestrianisation of the main thoroughfare.
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NewsSainsbury's hires RSA chair Scicluna as Tyler exits
Sainsbury’s has appointed RSA Insurance Group and Portland Estates chairman Martin Scicluna as its chair, replacing David Tyler.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Five things we learned from the M&S AGM
Marks & Spencer’s AGM took place at Wembley Stadium on Tuesday, as chairman Archie Norman addressed the retailer’s shareholders en masse for the first time.
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OpinionOpinion: Mothercare boss has won the battle, not the war
Mothercare is on the latest stage of its torturous journey, lining up cash to fund its restructuring and putting one of its arms into administration.
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AnalysisFive things retailers can learn from Wimbledon
Founded in 1877, Wimbledon is the world’s oldest tennis tournament and its appeal shows no signs of waning. We look at what retailers can learn from Wimbledon.