All Hotel Chocolat articles – Page 9
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Hotel Chocolat, Sports Direct, Debenhams, United Carpets and eBay
Retail news round-up on January 23, 2014: Hotel Chocolat revives stake sales; Sports Direct and Debenhams set for crunch meeting today, United Carpets and Floors2Go change pricing practices after OFT probe; eBay activist investor calls for PayPal spin-off
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OpinionComment: Hotel Chocolat's Angus Thirlwell on retail authenticity
We are fortunate at Hotel Chocolat in having the world’s most seductive food as our subject matter. Chocolate plays on the emotions as well as the taste buds and that’s perhaps why we have so many ultra-committed customers.
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NewsJohn Lewis to open Hotel Chocolat cafés in store
John Lewis has revealed it is to tie-up with Hotel Chocolat to open two cocoa bar cafés in store.
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NewsJohn Lewis sales surge 18.4% boosted by Black Friday deals
John Lewis sales surged for the week to November 30 driven by Black Friday deals including iPads, TVs and PlayStation 4s.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Is retail full of up-and-coming entrepreneurs?
Are new business ideas coming through in retail? Rebecca Thomson takes a look at the state of entrepreneurship and the lessons to be learned from the current crop of enterprising retailers.
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GalleryIn pictures: Hotel Chocolat opens restaurant in Borough Market
Hotel Chocolat has unveiled its first UK restaurant at the heart of London’s trendy Borough Market.
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AnalysisRetailers and restaurants: What do retailers need to know?
As John Lewis reveals plans to step up its food offering with a new restaurant brand, Retail Week takes a look at retailers’ forays into the restaurant trade.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How Jonathan Hart has put Thorntons on track for growth
Thorntons Chief executive Jonathan Hart is so committed to his turnaround plan that he has printed its key points on his mouse mat.
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NewsHotel Chocolat eyes international growth as stake sale talks progress
Upmarket chocolatier Hotel Chocolat is eyeing international expansion as talks progress over a potential stake sale to fund its “next stage of growth”.
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NewsHotel Chocolat in talks with private equity firms to sell minority stake
Hotel Chocolat is in talks with private equity groups about a possible stake sale that values the confectioner at more than £100m.
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NewsChocolatiers and convenience stores win over Easter period
Food retailers enjoyed a strong Easter as shoppers flocked to chocolatiers and convenience grocery stores.
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AnalysisOracle Retail Week Awards: Hotel Chocolat reaps rewards for innovation and branding
Hotel Chocolat is the Speciality Retailer of the Year. Rebecca Thomson outlines how it caught the judges’ eyes.
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AnalysisRetailers’ hotel ventures: What do retailers need to know?
Ikea’s new partnership with Marriott International is the latest example of a retailer venturing into the hotel business to strengthen its brand.
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GalleryIn pictures: Day one at Retail Week Live 2013
Photos from day one at Retail Week Live including Vince Cable, Chris Brook-Carter and Asda boss Andy Clarke.
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NewsTrigger’s hot chocolate holiday in St Lucia
Road sweeping must have paid off for Only Fools and Horses star Roger Lloyd-Pack, aka Trigger, who was spotted relaxing on holiday in St Lucia last week at the Boucan by Hotel Chocolat hotel.
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NewsHotel Chocolat poaches Monsoon man as first international director
Chocolatier Hotel Chocolat has hired former Monsoon and Body Shop executive Roger Williams as its first international director after posting record sales and profits.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Why have UK retailers struggled to crack America?
As Tesco looks set to exit the US, Retail Week takes a look at why British retailers have found it a tough market to crack.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Five things you didn’t know about Hotel Chocolat
As Hotel Chocolat prepares to launch a range of health and beauty products under its own Cocoa Juvenate label next month, Retail Week takes a look at some of the finer details of the quirky chocolatier.
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GalleryStore of the week: Hotel Chocolat, Luton Airport
Anyone visiting a major high street or shopping centre is likely to be familiar with Hotel Chocolat, the upscale purveyor of chocolates where the store environment is almost as important as the product itself.