All General merchandise articles – Page 140
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AnalysisAnalysis: 99p Stores - how will a transactional website work?
99p Stores is planning to launch a transactional website but how might it work? Retail Week takes a look at how other value players have fared.
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NewsMarks & Spencer to recruit 12,000 Christmas staff
Marks & Spencer is to recruit 12,000 seasonal staff to work in its stores over the busy Christmas period and value specialist Poundland is to hire 2,500.
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AnalysisInnovation watch: Sewing machine brand USHA reinvents traditional Indian haberdashery
The long-established USHA Sewing Machine brand has created The HAB concept store in Mumbai and reinvented the traditional Indian haberdashery.
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NewsSeptember footfall dips 2.4% causing pre-Christmas jitters
Footfall in September dropped 2.4% year on year causing pre-Christmas jitters for retailers according to the BRC-Springboard Retail Footfall Monitor.
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News99p Stores plans transactional website
99p Stores is planning to launch a transactional website, as it reported a 55% drop in profits.
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AnalysisAnalysis: A breath of fresh air for retail parks
Out-of-town retail parks are thriving as acquisitive retailers take on the spaces made vacant by previous tenants. Laura Heywood finds out why big-box retailing is back in fashion.
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OpinionComment: Retailers mustn't throw caution to the wind
We have seen today the ONS continue to report positive retail sales numbers relating to volumes and spend.
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NewsUK retail sales up 2.2% as sector growth exceeds expectations
UK retail sales jumped 2.2% in September against last year, growing faster than expected and supporting hopes the economy recorded a strong third quarter.
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NewsMothercare UK like-for-likes down 1.9% in second quarter
Mothercare’s UK second quarter like-for-likes fell 1.9% as market competition across the home and travel categories impacted margins.
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AnalysisAnalysis: The evolution of the online marketplace
From eBay and Rakuten to Amazon and Asos, marketplaces are becoming a central part of retailing in the UK. Tamsin Brown takes a look at how they are evolving.
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NewsWHSmith to reopen site by the weekend after porn book scandal
WHSmith is to reopen its website within the next 48 hours, it is understood, after it was taken down to remove pornographic books.
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NewsHome Bargains reveals 31% pre-tax profit jump
TJ Morris, which trades as Home Bargains, has recorded a pre-tax profit jump of 31% as it opened stores and recorded like-for-like growth.
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NewsSeasonal sales to hit £88bn in best Christmas since start of recession
This Christmas is expected to be the best for retailers since the start of the recession as sales climb by £2bn year on year to reach more than £88bn.
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NewsToys R Us opens pop-up store in Silverburn shopping centre
Toys R Us has today launched a Christmas pop-up store in Glasgow’s Silverburn shopping centre to take advantage of the busy Christmas period.
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NewsGolf etailer OnlineGolf targets European growth
Golf etailer OnlineGolf is eyeing growth on the continent after a raft of initiatives across northern Europe.
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NewsPaperchase sales and profits up as it eyes expansion
Paperchase’s pre-tax profit jumped 5% in the year to January 28, as it opened 13 new stores and grew its international business.
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NewsWHSmith boss Steve Clarke: "Our numbers speak for themselves"
New WHSmith chief executive Steve Clarke has challenged critics of the retailer’s strategy arguing that the numbers speak for themselves.
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OpinionNick Bubb's verdict: WHSmith's same strategy delivers again and again
In a fast-changing world, one thing you can always rely upon is WHSmith to deliver the goods and the business strategy remains exactly the same.
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NewsHome Bargains to open 400 new stores and build distribution centre
Home Bargains will more than double its store estate to 700 in the next five years as it builds a £70m distribution centre in south Wiltshire.
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InterviewQ&A: Lakeland's finance and retail director Bob Granger on online and international growth
Lakeland revealed profits dipped from £7.2m to £6.2m in the year to December 31. Retail Week speaks to the quirky cookware retailer’s finance and retail director Bob Granger.