All articles by Chris Brook-Carter – Page 6
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OpinionComment: Angelides’ hiring is tribute to British talent
The news that product guru Christos Angelides is to leave Next is a blow to both the Leicester-based retailer and the broader UK retail sector.
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OpinionComment: M&S has a long way to go on its journey
Marks & Spencer boss Marc Bolland has stressed the idea that M&S is on a journey as he has fought off criticism of ongoing performance.
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OpinionComment: Sainsbury’s stands at a crossroads as King exits
Sainsbury’s departing chief executive Justin King can hold his head high as he prepares to bow out after reporting a profit uplift of 5.3% in the year to March 15.
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OpinionComment: All of retail should celebrate John Lewis’s birthday
The 150th anniversary of any British business is cause for celebration, particularly in a landscape where we’ve become used to so much change.
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OpinionComment: Primark shows profitability and morality can co-exist
Primark is at the forefront of efforts to build sustainable partnerships with suppliers, a year on from the Rana Plaza tragedy.
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OpinionComment: China beckons for House of Fraser in deal with Sanpower
Confirmation that Sanpower Group is moving forward with talks to buy an 89% stake in House of Fraser removes doubt that has surrounded the deal.
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OpinionComment: Can M&S replicate international success at home?
Marks & Spencer’s international growth could re-invigorate the business at home and away.
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OpinionComment: Recognising global retail’s ripple effect
The Ukraine crisis has starkly highlighted the pitfalls of international retail both abroad and at home.
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OpinionComment: The big grocers should prepare for turbulence
Sainsbury’s like-for-like slump is a symptom of endemic problems in the wider grocery sector.
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OpinionComment: Oracle Retail Week Awards - New rules, old values
The rules rules of retail may have changed, but the winners of this year’s Oracle Retail Week Awards have adapted to them and thrived.
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OpinionComment: Embrace start-ups to encourage innovation in retail
JLab, the technology hub John Lewis launched this week, is the latest example of a retailer seeking to embrace the UK’s start-up community.
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NewsDr Vince Cable to deliver speech at Retail Week Live 2014
Dr. Vince Cable, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, has been confirmed to deliver a speech at Retail Week Live 2014 on March 12.
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OpinionComment: The internet of things remains a nebulous concept
The internet of things - the idea that everyday physical objects are digitally connected, share data and are able to identify themselves to other devices - remains a nebulous concept to most of us.
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OpinionComment: Falling food sales show how habits are changing
Seven years of the toughest trading conditions in living memory have embedded a high level of caution into the psyche of retail bosses.
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OpinionComment: Look beyond losses to see Ocado’s success
The ongoing scepticism from certain quarters about Ocado’s ability to turn a profit has become a familiar companion to the online grocer’s results.
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OpinionComment: Justin King - the man who made Sainsbury’s great again
Retail is blessed with many great characters whose personalities loom large, but few have become quite so synonymous with the success of their business as Justin King, who is to stand down from the top job at Sainsbury’s in July.
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OpinionComment: Walden’s promotion points to retail’s future
The appointment of John Walden to the top job at Home Retail Group may be one of the most unsurprising successions to play out in UK retail.
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OpinionComment: Christmas clarified the issues facing grocers
The polarised nature of retail’s Christmas sales performance is the story of the 2013 festive season. And nowhere is that more apparent than in grocery.
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NewsSelfridges unique product offer propels Christmas sales growth of 20%
Selfridges total sales surged 20% over the Christmas period which it says was driven by its unique product offer.
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OpinionComment: Retail trends that are not just for Christmas
The concentrated nature of the festive trading period amplifies consumer trends like no other and there are already telling lessons to be drawn for the year ahead.