All articles by Gemma Goldfingle – Page 11
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NewsDunelm like-for-likes jump but margins hit
Dunelm like-for-likes jumped 9.3% in its first quarter although gross margin was down 220 basis points.
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NewsQuiz sales surge in first half as online rockets
Quiz’s sales surged 35% to £56.1m in its first half as it continued its omnichannel expansion in the UK and overseas.
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NewsFat Face extends Boxing Day shop closures
Fashion retailer Fat Face is to shutter more stores on Boxing Day this year to give workers an extra day with their families at Christmas.
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NewsTopps Tiles says ‘tougher’ market will hit profits
Topps Tiles full-year profits are expected to come in at the lower end of expectations amid “tougher” market conditions.
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NewsMcColl's co-founder steps down from board
McColl’s co-founder James Lancaster has stepped down from the board with immediate effect.
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NewsTesco profits rocket as turnaround gathers pace
Tesco has posted surging half-year profits as the retailer clocked up seven consecutive quarters of sales growth in its core UK business.
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OpinionDoes Royal Mail strike spell Black Friday chaos?
Royal Mail workers have voted to strike over a dispute linked to pensions, pay and jobs.
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AnalysisAnalysis: The growing threat of brands becoming retailers
Dyson, Adidas, Nike, Apple, Estée Lauder, Lego, Samsung, New Balance, Smeg. London’s West End is now awash with shops dedicated to the world’s biggest brands.
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NewsConsumer confidence rises as shoppers in defiant mood
Consumer confidence edged up one point to -9 in September as shoppers were in a defiant mood.
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NewsIkea enters gig economy as it acquires TaskRabbit
Ikea has bought odd-jobs firm TaskRabbit, which sends workers to people’s homes to carry out chores such as assembling flat-pack furniture.
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NewsBrightHouse up for sale as it races to refinance bonds
Rent-to-own retailer BrightHouse is up for sale as the business races to refinance £220m of bonds that are due next year.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Retailers making the most of in store
How can retailers make people put down their smartphones and go shopping? Gemma Goldfingle investigates the latest developments in experiential retail
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OpinionBlog: Fancy a Saturday night ruby? Try M&S instead
It’s finally happened. M&S have started selling food online. But this isn’t any online debut, this is an M&S online debut.
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NewsAmazon likely to bid to stream Premier League football
Amazon is understood to be interested in snapping up the rights to stream Premier League streaming rights.
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NewsMicrosoft confirms debut UK store opening
Microsoft has confirmed it is opening its first UK store on Oxford Circus, which Retail Week exclusively revealed yesterday.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How Inditex and H&M restyled the high street
The British high street is a very different place for fashion than it was at the turn of the millennium.
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VideoThe Retail Week: Fashion on the high street and online
The Retail Week team discuss the biggest trends during London Fashion Week and the challenges facing high street fashion retailers.
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NewsThe Co-op vows to hold back inflation
Co-op boss Steve Murrells vowed to pursue new opportunities to build its scale in order to minimise price inflation for hard-pressed consumers.
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NewsAnalysis: What's hot and not in fashion today
While fashion continuously evolves at a rapid pace, we take a look at what’s hot and what’s not so far in 2017.
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VideoThe Retail Week: Facebook, Shop Direct and Amazon
The Retail Week team report from Tech. and discuss the biggest trends and topics from two days of retail technology talks and demos.