All articles by Emily Hardy – Page 25
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NewsShop Direct eyes £3bn sale as takeover talks begin
Shop Direct owners, the Barclay brothers, are understood to be seeking a £3bn price tag for the etail group and have lined up talks with potential suitors.
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NewsBunnings snaps up former B&Q site for fifth UK store
Homebase owner Wesfarmers has snapped up a former B&Q store in Folkestone, which it plans to convert into its fifth UK Bunnings Warehouse.
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NewsHouse of Fraser's Nigel Oddy to run The Range
Former House of Fraser boss Nigel Oddy has landed a new role as chief executive of The Range, starting next week.
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NewsToday in retail: Could Woolworths make a comeback?
Former Woolworths director Tony Page still believes the brand has a place on the high street, despite its slump into administration nearly ten years ago.
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NewsBHS international boss David Anderson heads to Wyevale
BHS International managing director David Anderson has been appointed retail operations director at Wyevale Garden Centres.
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AnalysisBHS one year on: Where are the key players now?
A large cast of characters featured in the bleak plot of BHS’s high-street demise. One year on, what’s happened to them all?
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VideoThe Retail Week: Tesco, Jaeger, WHSmith and Debenhams
The team discuss the biggest stories from the week in retail, including what will happen to Jaeger now it has entered administration.
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NewsToday in retail: Habitat’s safe home with Sainsbury’s
Habitat’s future was thrown into doubt when Homebase, where it previously operated concessions, was sold to Bunnings parent company Wesfarmers.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Will Habitat's new mini-stores work?
When grocery giant Sainsbury’s snapped-up Habitat and Argos from Home Retail Group, the homewares brand’s future was thrown into doubt.
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AnalysisIs it short-term pain, long-term gain for Dunelm?
Dunelm’s quarterly update this week echoed some of the concerns and challenges the retailer raised at its interims, when it suffered a 26% drop in pre-tax profits.
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NewsRetail diary: Sainsbury’s, Fortnum’s and ‘kidults’
Big kids boost toy market, Fortnum & Mason teams up with the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, and Sainsbury’s Styles-out sprouts trend.
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NewsBathstore branches out with new fascia Haus Store
Bathroom specialist Bathstore is venturing into the kitchen and bedroom markets with the launch of new fascia Haus Store, Retail Week can reveal.
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GalleryStore gallery: WHSmith to trial new high street formats
Stationery specialist WHSmith is trialling a range of new store concepts in key locations as it moves to bolster sales at its high street division.
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NewsDunelm like-for-likes slip in ‘volatile’ environment
Homewares retailer Dunelm suffered a drop in same-store sales as, it said, the homewares market continues to decline.
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NewsWHSmith travel arm takes off but high street sales fall
WHSmith’s travel division was once again the star performer for the retailer in its half-year, but sales fell at its high street business.
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GalleryStore gallery: Bunnings opens second UK store
The UK’s second Bunnings Warehouse opens for trading today, April 12, replacing the former Homebase on Hatfield Road, St Albans.
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NewsBathstore shakes up bathroom retailing with AR tool
Bathstore has launched in-store augmented reality technology to enhance the bathroom-buying experience for its customers.
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NewsRetail sales dip as shoppers scrap non-essential items
UK retail sales declined last month with non-food categories the worst hit, as shoppers prioritise buying only essential items.
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NewsSuperdry and Smiggle make out-of-town store debuts
Fashion retailer Superdry and Australian stationery brand Smiggle are set to open their first out-of-town stores at Glasgow Fort retail park.
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NewsWatch: Argos talks up same-day delivery with new ad
Sainsbury’s-owned Argos has emphasised its convenience credentials in a new 80-day ad campaign that hits screens later this week.