All General merchandise articles – Page 46
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AnalysisAnalysis: Five international retailers making space pay
As the shockwaves of the latest retail CVA – House of Fraser – echo across the industry, the pressure mounts on traditional retailers to eke out profit from their store estate or risk suffering the same fate.
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AnalysisBe Inspired: Three women who changed retail
Retail Week speaks to three female entrepreneurs whose pioneering business ideas have changed the retail landscape over the past three decades.
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VideoWatch: Smiggle pledges ‘unwavering commitment’ to shops
At the opening of Smiggle’s biggest-ever store on Oxford Street, boss John Cheston speaks about the retailer’s “unwavering” commitment to bricks and mortar in the UK and why it’s “a bit like Beatlemania”.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Five lessons for retailers from Arsène Wenger
Veteran Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger takes charge of his final game at the North London club this month, 22 years after his appointment.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Why Sainsbury’s and Asda are joining forces
Retail’s potential new dream team made its debut in the City today, lifting the lid on the rationale behind the proposed Sainsbury’s-Asda mega merger.
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AnalysisAnalysis: What does Sainsbury’s-Asda mean for GM?
Talk around the Sainsbury’s-Asda merger has mainly focused, unsurprisingly, on grocery but it will also create a general merchandise giant.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Is retail in danger of being monopolised?
With Sainsbury’s and Asda in advanced talks to form a £10bn grocery supergroup, Retail Week asks is retail in danger of being monopolised?
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AnalysisAnalysis: How did Smyths eat Toys R Us for breakfast?
Smyths Toys poured salt on Toys R Us’ wounds this week by snapping up 93 of its former rival’s stores in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
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VideoThe Retail Week: A new chapter for bookshops?
This week, the team discuss the sale of Waterstones – and look at why bookshops are thriving in a digital world.
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NewsHeatwave brightens retail sales after March blizzard
The mini-heatwave provided a shot in the arm for Britain’s high streets as shoppers stocked up for the stark change in weather.
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NewsEvans Cycles boss Andy King exits after 18 months
Evans Cycles chief executive Andy King has left the business after just 18 months in the saddle.
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NewsFootfall falls in March as shoppers abandon high street
Shopper numbers declined ”substantially” last month as a “longer term trend” of reduced footfall has started to emerge.
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NewsToys R Us to close remaining UK stores this month
Toys R Us UK will pull down the shutters on its stores for the final time in less than a fortnight.
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NewsHobbycraft names Tesco UK boss Davies as chairman
Hobbycraft has appointed Tesco’s UK boss Matt Davies as its new chairman and named a new boss as it reshuffles its leadership team.
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NewsThe Works hires new CFO as it prepares for float
The Works has appointed Gavin Peck as its new chief financial officer as the value retailer reportedly gears up for a stock market float.
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NewsCard Factory to trial new pop-up and clearance shops
Card Factory is planning to launch its first pop-up and clearance stores this year as part of a new trial.
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NewsCard Factory full-year profits hit by cost headwinds
Card Factory’s bottom line took a knock in its last full year as increased sourcing and wage costs ate into profits.
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NewsEarly Easter boosts retail sales in ‘difficult’ month
Easter sales compensated for a “sub-zero” performance at the start of March, according to the latest retail sales figures.
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NewsTiger founder to launch new kids and toys chain in UK
Tiger’s founder will launch a new kids and toys retailer on the British high street, opening the first store in London next month.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Five things retailers can learn from JetBlue
US airline JetBlue was founded in 2000 with the mission to “bring humanity back to air travel”. This aim – and how the firm fulfilled it – carries relevant lessons for retail.