All articles by Emily Hardy – Page 17
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VideoThe Retail Week: Morrisons, McColl’s, B&M and DFS
The Retail Week team discuss the biggest stories this week, including Morrisons’ swoop on McColl’s and B&M’s move into the grocery sector.
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NewsWyevale close to refinancing debt after losses mount
Wyevale Garden Centres is close to securing new funding that will put it on a stronger footing after racking up losses of around £100m last year, Retail Week understands.
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GalleryIn pictures: What DFS boss Ian Filby sees in Sofology
After DFS unveiled its impending £25m takeover of Sofology, the sofa stalwart’s boss Ian Filby told Retail Week that the 37-store retailer has been on his radar for some time.
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NewsAsda suffers full-year profits and sales slump
Asda’s full-year performance fell “behind expectations” as the struggling grocer’s profits and like-for-like sales declined.
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NewsWickes owner Travis Perkins profits dip as headwinds hit
Travis Perkins’ profits slipped in its first half, during which the group was impacted by weakening housing transactions and consumer confidence, as well as cost inflation.
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NewsApple sales boosted by its burgeoning services arm
Technology giant Apple said its services division, including Apple Pay, the App Store and Apple Music, helped drive sales in its third quarter.
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NewsRising shop price trend grinds to a halt
Lower food price inflation in July has brought the march of overall shop prices towards inflationary territory to a halt, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) has said.
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NewsJoules partners with DFS to launch first sofa range
Joules has penned a deal with sofa specialist DFS to launch its first ever sofa collection, extending the fashion brand’s fledgeling homewares offer.
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AnalysisHouse: The Aussie retailer setting up home in the UK
Competition is about to hot up in the UK kitchenware market as Australian retailer House prepares to make its debut.
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AnalysisMorrisons’ McColl’s tie-up: What the analysts say
Morrisons has struck a “ground-breaking” deal with McColl’s to supply products to more than 1,350 of its convenience stores and newsagents.
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NewsToday in retail: Selfridges kick-starts Christmas
Today, Selfridges got the festive season started earlier than ever before with the launch of its Christmas shop – 147 days before the big day.
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VideoThe Retail Week: Wilko, American Eagle and Amazon jobs
The Retail Week team sit down to discuss the biggest stories in the industry over the past seven days.
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GalleryIn pictures: Tesco's first Currys PC World shop-in-shop
This week was the opening of the first Currys PC World concession within a Tesco Extra store since the retail giants unveiled their partnership.
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NewsConsumer confidence sinks back to post-Brexit low
Consumer confidence has sunk to the low level last reached in the immediate aftermath of the Brexit vote last July.
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DataData: What factors are driving retail job cuts?
The British Retail Consortium’s (BRC) latest employment figures expose another quarterly decline in retail jobs – and imply the downward trend is set to continue.
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NewsBonmarché sales advance as turnaround bears fruit
Bonmarché unveiled an increase in both online and store sales in its first quarter as the fashion retailer’s new strategy began to pay off.
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NewsRetail jobs decline as change sweeps through industry
The number of full-time retail jobs has fallen as the sector is squeezed by mounting cost pressures and transformed by technology.
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NewsDixons Carphone fires starting gun on services roll-out
Dixons Carphone is taking its services up a gear with the launch of new brand – Team Knowhow – to be rolled out across the UK from today.
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GalleryChristmas in July: The best-selling toy in 2017?
The golden quarter is hotly anticipated in the retail industry but for toy retailers, the Christmas period is make or break.
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NewsDunelm to open up to 50 Kiddicare shop-in-shops
Dunelm is planning to install large Kiddicare shop-in-shops in as many as 50 of its stores, Retail Week can reveal.