All articles by George MacDonald – Page 170
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NewsWet weather leads to April retail sales washout
Retail sales were washed out last month as the wettest April on record took a heavy toll, according to the BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor.
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NewsSainsbury's profits rise as it takes record market share
Sainsbury’s has claimed its biggest grocery market share in nearly 10 years and posted a rise in full-year profits.
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AnalysisDiamond Jubilee: Raising consumer spirits
Consumer spirits are low but as a summer of big events nears, kicked off by the Diamond Jubilee, retail could have a moment in the sun.
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NewsMorrisons posts like-for-like sales fall
Supermarket group Morrisons has blamed pressures on the consumer for a fall in like-for-likes during the first quarter.
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OpinionMultichannel boost for N Brown
Home shopping group N Brown’s full-year profits came in a little shy of some analysts’ expectations but all sorts of developments are under way which should position the retailer well for the future.
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NewsThe Argos store is not dead, insists Home Retail’s Duddy
Home Retail chief executive stands by bricks in face of fierce criticism.
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AnalysisAnalysis: The future of the Argos store network
As Home Retail boss Terry Duddy prepared to release full-year figures for his flagship Argos business, he would have known that store numbers would be a big talking point.
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AnalysisDebenhams’ Endless Aisle: What do retailers need to know?
By letting etail shoppers buy stock held in stores as well as its online stockroom, Debenhams’ Endless Aisle increases takings and cuts markdowns.
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NewsONS signals strong retail sales outlook
Retailers can look forward to higher growth than expected in coming months following a strong March, the Opera Solutions Retail Predictor for Retail Week has signalled.
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OpinionComment: Restoring Mothercare's fortunes won’t be child’s play for Calver
On Monday, Simon Calver takes control at Mothercare, where the wheels have come off the pram in the core UK market.
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NewsPrimark considers legal action against fake store in Dubai
Rip-off merchants have opened a fake Primark store in Dubai, pirating the retailer’s image and selling lookalike goods.
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InterviewQ&A: George Weston, chief executive of Primark owner ABF
Why the value fashion giant has done well in the troubled eurozone and current thinking on multichannel.
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NewsPrimark profit growth to accelerate
Value fashion giant Primark expects accelerated profit growth as cotton prices fall and new space is added.
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NewsDixons suffers websites crash
Electricals giant Dixons’ websites crashed this morning, at first reportedly as a result of traffic volumes for its Sale.
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NewsRetail sales rise in March, ONS reports
Retail sales surged year-on-year and month-on-month in March, official data showed.
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NewsSuperGroup's value destroyed after shock profit warning
Fashion retailer SuperGroup has issued a shock profit warning after uncovering maths errors in its forecasting.
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OpinionM&S still a work in progress
Marks & Spencer’s fourth-quarter update on Tuesday failed to meet market expectations and the share price fell sharply.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Marks & Spencer's buying slip-up
There is one thing worse for retailers than having insufficient stock, and that is having too much, Marks & Spencer chief executive Marc Bolland said today.
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AnalysisMarks & Spencer fourth quarter: What the analysts say
The City passes judgement on Marks & Spencer’s trading statement
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NewsMarks & Spencer sales hit by stock shortage
Marks & Spencer was hit by a shortage of top fashion lines that undermined general merchandise sales in the fourth quarter.