All Retail Week UAT articles in December 16 2011 – Page 6
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NewsPwC questions timescale and practicality of Portas review
The timescale and practicality of implementing Mary Portas’ recommendations need to be addressed, PricewaterhouseCoopers has said in response to the Portas Review.
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NewsMaking out-of-town trading difficult will not save the high street, warns CBRE
Property giant CBRE has warned the Portas’ measures will not be sufficient to save the high street.
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NewsGovernment response to Portas review planned for Spring, reveals Cameron
Prime Minister David Cameron vowed that the Government would do “all that we can” to ensure our high streets thrive and it will respond to Mary Portas’ recommendations in the Spring.
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NewsRetailers including Asda and Morrisons overturn OFT tobacco price-fixing decision
A consortium of retailers have overturned a controversial decision from the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) over tobacco price-fixing.
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AnalysisMary Portas: High street review - What are your views?
What are your views on the Portas Review? Please share them in the comment section below.
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NewsGo Outdoors and Mountain Warehouse join Sports Direct in race to buy Blacks
Sports and outdoor specialists including Sports Direct, Go Outdoors and Mountain Warehouse are lining up to takeover up-for-sale retailer Blacks Leisure.
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NewsHamleys changes gender-oriented store layout
Hamleys has changed its ‘girls’ and ‘boys’ store layout but says it is coincidental to a campaign on Twitter accusing it of operating “gender apartheid”.
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NewsPortas reveals her 28 recommendations to revive the high street
Mary Portas has revealed her 28 recommendations to revive the high street.
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NewsCarpetright reports first half loss
Carpetright has reported a first half pretax loss of £800,000 against a £9.8m profit last year as the “very challenging trading environment” hit performance.
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NewsPortas Review to be published this morning
Mary Portas is expected to focus on planning and parking reforms when she reveals her plan to revive the high street this morning. The report is due to be published at 10.30am. Visit Retail-week.com to find out her key recommendations and share your views.
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NewsRetail Week Conference goes interactive as sponsor The Cloud offers free internet for all
Retail Week Conference is to become a digital forum next year as headline sponsor, wifi provider The Cloud, supplies free internet for all at the event.
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NewsIdeal Shopping poaches M&M Direct's IT chief
Ideal Shopping has poached M&M Direct’s IT chief John Allen who becomes the TV shopping channel’s new IT director.
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GalleryIn pictures: Argos Christmas pop up shops in London train stations
Argos has opened pop up gift shops in London train stations Paddington and Waterloo this week.
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NewsDwell to open first Welsh store at St David's
Furniture retailer Dwell is to open its first Welsh store at St David’s, Cardiff.
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NewsGame set to appoint Deloitte to plot turnaround
Game Group is set to appoint the restructuring team at Deloitte to help it devise a plan to turn around the business next year.
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OpinionHMV to double Oxford Street sales (perhaps)
Fewer stores on our high streets in 2012 means those that remain will have to look better and perform more strongly.
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NewsEssex shopping centre wins rates break
The Exchange shopping centre in Essex has won a 20% business rate reduction due to the threat to trade posed by Westfield Stratford City.
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NewsWickes opens first high street store
Wickes has opened a convenience store on a high street in Tumbridge Wells.
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NewsJohn Lewis enjoys record sales
John Lewis has recorded its largest ever sales week, driven by Christmas shopping and cold weather.
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NewsWest End takings rise during traffic-free weekend
Takings in London’s West End were at their highest of the year as a result of a traffic-free promotion designed to entice Christmas shoppers to the area.