All Debenhams articles – Page 44
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NewsDebenhams appoints Google retail head to its board
Google head of retail Peter Fitzgerald has been appointed to the board of Debenhams as a non-executive director to help grow the department store group’s online business.
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AnalysisWomenswear market: What do retailers need to know?
Debenhams is investing further in womenswear, and it is not the only department store making gains in the category.
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NewsFair Rates for Retail: Retailers urge rates freeze
Top retailers have called for a freeze on business rates and changes to how the charge is calculated as they face a likely increase of £200m next year.
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NewsFair Rates for Retail: Retail leaders lend their support
Some of the industry’s top names are backing Retail Week and the BRC’s Fair Rates for Retail campaign to lobby the Government to freeze business rates next year, following two years of punitive rates increases.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Using IT to lead the way in retail
An innovative reserve and collect scheme and integrated online shopping solutions are two uses of IT that are enabling retail brands to stand out in the marketplace. Claire Burke discovers what’s new.
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NewsDebenhams opens in former Focus unit in Chesterfield
Debenhams has opened in a 60,000 sq ft former Focus unit on Ravenside Retail Park, Chesterfield.
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NewsDebenhams invests in womenswear push as it grabs share
Debenhams is investing in womenswear as gains in the category drove a sales uplift in its final quarter.
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AnalysisDebenhams: What the analysts say
Debenhams surprised the City by continuing to report like-for-like sales growth despite the volatile trading conditions. However, the department store chain has left analysts questioning why profit forecasts have not been raised.
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NewsDebenhams forecasts profits rise as like-for-likes grow
Debenhams has reported “strong” like-for-like growth in the last year and pre-tax profit is expected to be up.
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OpinionComment: Debenhams sets the standard for retail
Department store group Debenhams took analysts on a tour of its Milton Keynes shop last week.
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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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AnalysisAnalysis: How can shopping centres embrace technology?
Shopping centres and technology at first seemed like adversaries, then uneasy bedfellows, but now they are positively united – or at least they should be.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Exploring international retail expansion
Retailers are increasingly exploring international expansion, but securing the right property portfolio abroad brings unique challenges. Gina Lovett reports on developments in key global markets.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Retailers’ evolving communications strategies
Retailers’ evolving communications strategies have sparked reviews of the creative agencies they work with.
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AnalysisCampaign of the week: Debenhams, Life Made Fabulous
Last week Debenhams launched the fourth instalment of its Life Made Fabulous campaign, promoting the retailer’s star line-up of designers.
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NewsWhite Rose Centre extension on the cards
Land Securities has submitted a planning application to extend the retail selling space of the White Rose Centre in Leeds.
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NewsDebenhams' homeware sales boosted by wet weather
Sales across Debenhams’ homeware and furniture sale are booming, as shoppers spend more on their home due to the wet weather and less on holidays.
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NewsIn pictures: Debenhams launches new ad campaign as it makes Russian debut
Department store chain Debenhams is to launch its next instalment of its ‘Life Made Fabulous’ TV campaign as it opens its first Russian store.
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AnalysisAnalysis: The top loyalty cards on the high street
As fashion retailer Jaeger claims its new loyalty offer is “the most generous fashion brand loyalty scheme on the high street”, Retail Week takes a look at other top reward schemes available.
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NewsBRC chairman Rob Templeman to stand down
British Retail Consortium (BRC) chairman Rob Templeman is set to stand down in October after just a year in the role.