All articles by Hugh Radojev – Page 119
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NewsAldi to create 850 jobs with head office extension
Aldi has been given the green light to extend its head office and warehouse in Warwickshire, which the grocer said will create 850 new jobs.
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NewsFarfetch losses widen as it snaps up New Guards Group
Luxury etailer Farfetch has suffered widening second-quarter losses despite a surge in sales, as it revealed the acquisition of a new brand platform.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Ashley’s House of Fraser – one year on, what’s changed?
Today marks a year since Sports Direct tycoon Mike Ashley’s acquisition of House of Fraser. Retail Week looks at how his dream of creating a ‘Harrods of the high street’ is shaping up.
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NewsLidl becomes first supermarket to introduce reusable grocery bags
Lidl has become the first supermarket in the UK to introduce reusable bags for loose fruit and vegetables across all of its stores.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Can apps save the shopping centre?
As the rash of retail CVAs batters the bottom line of some of the UK’s biggest retail landlords, Retail Week looks at whether data can save the shopping centre.
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NewsIntu to trial ‘direct retailing’ at Broadmarsh shopping centre
Institutional landlord Intu has launched a ‘direct retailing’ trial at its Broadmash site as part of its new strategy to revamp its flagging shopping centre portfolio.
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NewsFood industry calls for competition rules to be waived in no-deal Brexit
The UK food industry has called on the government to waive aspects of competition law to allow businesses to coordinate and direct supplies with one another in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
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NewsFat Face snaps up Drapers editor for marketing role
Lifestyle retailer Fat Face has poached the editor of Drapers to take up a new marketing and communications director role.
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NewsBoohoo to snap up Karen Millen and Coast in pre-pack
Online fast fashion retailer Boohoo is reportedly on the verge of buying high street fashion brands Karen Millen and Coast out of administration.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Sustainable retail – do shoppers love it or hate it?
Unilever has warned that it will sell off brands that do not ‘contribute positively to society’. Retail Week analyses what effect this will have on the wider retail sector.
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NewsRetail sales return to growth, but consumer spending languishes
Retail sales returned to growth in July but BRC boss Helen Dickinson warned that consumer spending is continuing to languish after a “punishing few months” for the sector.
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NewsHarrods poaches former Burberry director for new digital role
Harrods has poached Burberry’s former ecommerce director for a newly created digital director’s role focused on driving the department store’s “digital and omnichannel strategy”.
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NewsSports Direct buys Jack Wills out of administration
Struggling fashion retailer Jack Wills has been bought out of administration by Sports Direct, following a tussle between Mike Ashley and fellow retail tycoon Philip Day’s Edinburgh Woollen Mill Group.
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NewsDay in late bid to avoid Jack Wills administration
Edinburgh Woollen Mill owner Philip Day is reportedly trying to keep Jack Wills out of administration as he seeks to pip Mike Ashley to a deal for the struggling retailer.
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NewsJack Wills sale nears as Ashley and Day circle
Jack Wills is on the verge of being snapped up by either Mike Ashley or Philip Day, as the two tycoons do battle for the beleaguered business.
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NewsMajestic boss: Fortress ‘our preferred bidder from the beginning’
The managing director of Majestic Wine has said that the business’ new buyers were his preferred bidder and were the most engaged with the brand and its plans for growth.
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NewsIntu boss promises to stand firm on Primark rent reductions
The chief executive of Intu has said that the landlord will stand firm should Primark or any other retailer request rent reductions on schemes in line with those who have recently undergone CVAs.
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NewsWaitrose to extend refillables trial after initial success
Waitrose is set to extend a packaging trial to three new stores, after the success of its ‘Unpacked’ refillables concept in Oxford.
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NewsZalando raises profit outlook after ‘strongest ever’ second quarter
Zalando has raised its profit outlook to the upper half, after hailing its “strongest-ever second-quarter active customer growth” and fastest site growth since 2013.
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NewsWestfield’s UK income hit by retail CVAs and leasing delays
Westfield’s UK rental income over the first half of the year fell amid an increase in vacancies due to the rash of retail CVAs and administrations and delays with leasing due to Brexit.