All Department stores articles – Page 53
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NewsHouse of Fraser landlords launch legal challenge to CVA
Landlords have lodged a legal challenge in a bid to overturn House of Fraser’s company voluntary arrangement (CVA).
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VideoThe Retail Week: Time for Mike Ashley to quit gambling?
Mike Ashley likes a flutter in both his private and professional life, which has frequently worked in his favour. But Sports Direct’s profits took a £85.4m hit on its near-30% Debenhams stake over the year. We discuss whether it’s time for Ashley to quit gambling.
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NewsM&S ramps up digital transformation with Octopus deal
Marks & Spencer has joined forces with Octopus Energy to revamp its energy supply business as part of its wider digital transformation plan.
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CartoonRetail cartoon: John Lewis crosses its fingers for revamp
Patrick Blower’s take on the biggest revamp of stores in John Lewis’ history.
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OpinionJohn Lewis ‘pilot’ stores symptomatic of digital shift
The fact that John Lewis will use 15 stores to pilot new ideas is symbolic of coming to terms with digital and the new terrestrial.
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NewsJohn Lewis sales slump due to hot weather and World Cup
John Lewis recorded a drop in its weekly sales as strong sales of summer products failed to offset declines in its home division.
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NewsMarks & Spencer to axe 350 store management roles
Marks & Spencer is planning a fresh wave of more than 350 job cuts in a drive to simplify its store management teams.
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NewsDebenhams denies cash crisis after credit insurance cut
Debenhams has insisted it is in a “healthy” financial position despite suffering a cut to its credit insurance.
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NewsJohn Lewis prepares radical overhaul of stores
John Lewis is preparing to unveil the biggest store revamp in its history as it fights back against turbulent high street trading.
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OpinionOpinion: Has a culture of 'pop in' caused customers to opt out?
Rita Clifton explores how far a slow-changing attitude to the role of stores has damaged the sector
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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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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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NewsHarvey Nichols launches perfume concession with Sniph
Swedish perfume subscription business Sniph has launched its first UK concession in luxury department store Harvey Nichols.
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OpinionHow BHS turned Sir Philip Green from hero to zero
Retail Week executive editor George MacDonald reviews Damaged Goods, Oliver Shah’s new book on Sir Philip Green and the demise of BHS.
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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.
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NewsProperty giant British Land voted against HoF CVA
Landlord giants including British Land, Derwent and Reuben Brothers tried to block House of Fraser’s controversial CVA last month, according to documents seen by City AM.
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OpinionOpinion: John Lewis update is a warning to all in retail
2018, and the many retailer collapses that it has brought, is not the end of the revolution engulfing retail. It may only be the start.
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NewsJohn Lewis sets out vision as profits shrink
John Lewis has revealed its strategy for the coming years and admitted its first-half profits will be “close to zero”.