All International articles – Page 55
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AnalysisAnalysis: The store design trends and products you need to know
The world’s biggest retail trade fair, Euroshop, in Dusseldorf, took place last month, but what were the big store design trends businesses should be acting on?
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NewsTesco to sell Thai and Malaysian business in £8.2bn deal
Tesco is set to offload its Thai and Malaysian grocery divisions to Thai business empire CP Group in a deal unanimously approved by its board.
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Future LeadersAnalysis: Seven women that are shaping the future of retail
To celebrate International Women’s Day this Sunday, we take a look at the women who are changing the retail sector.
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NewsCoronavirus: Half of UK retailers grappling supply chain disruption
More than half of UK retailers are already grappling supply chain disruption in the wake of coronavirus, new research has revealed.
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NewsCard Factory rolls out international partnership
Card Factory has rolled out hundreds of branded concessions in a new partnership with Australian retailer The Reject Shop.
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NewsCoronavirus could spark UK economic growth downgrade
The coronavirus crisis could spark a downgrade of economic growth in the UK, the governor of the Bank of England has warned.
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NewsWalmart to take on Amazon Prime with subscription service launch
Walmart is preparing to launch a subscription service to rival Amazon Prime in the US.
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AnalysisData: The world’s 100 largest retailers by revenue
Eighty-eight European companies made it into Deloitte’s Global Powers of Retailing ranking, which analysed the performance of the top 250 global retailers.
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NewsForever 21 names former H&M US boss as new chief executive
The new owners of fast-fashion retailer Forever 21 have named former H&M US president Daniel Kulle as chief executive to steer the business out of bankruptcy.
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NewsHammerson eyes further disposals this year with ‘nothing off the table’
Hammerson is considering further disposals this year and selling stakes in assets across its flagship centre and premium outlet portfolios, according to a senior executive.
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OpinionOpinion: Walmart’s $50bn onslaught on Amazon has lessons for all
Walmart might have disappointed analysts with a fourth-quarter sales slowdown, but its online business is powering ahead amid a concerted counterattack on Amazon.
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NewsPrimark finance boss bullish on coronavirus supply chain issues
Primark finance director John Bason said the value fashion retailer is “under less pressure than other retailers will be feeling” following the outbreak of coronavirus.
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NewsCoronavirus: Crunch time looms for general merchandise supply chain
The next month will be a make or break period for many retailers desperate to avoid empty shelves as the coronavirus crisis and its impact on the supply chain intensifies.
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AnalysisAnalysis: As the door slams shut on migrants, does retail face a people crisis?
After the government unveiled its post-Brexit, points-based immigration system yesterday, Retail Week finds that many trade bodies and retailers have been left blindsided and scrambling to understand the wider implications.
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NewsForever 21 bought out of bankruptcy
US-based fast-fashion retailer Forever 21 has been bought out of bankruptcy by three buyers with international ambitions for the brand.
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NewsWalmart scraps personal shopping service, 300 jobs lost
Walmart is closing its personal shopping service after failing to find investors for the struggling operation.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Chinese etailers’ awe-inspiring coronavirus reaction
The coronavirus outbreak has sparked fears and headlines worldwide since emerging in the Chinese city of Wuhan at the start of the year.
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NewsWestfield owner ramps up disposals programme as UK income falls
Shopping centre landlord Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield has scaled back its development pipeline and ramped up its disposal programme as net rental income fell across its UK centres last year.
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NewsCoronavirus: Delays to UK retail supply chains but no panic yet
As workers in China begin returning to work after the coronavirus-extended Lunar New Year break, experts are predicting modest supply chain delays but say there is no cause for retailer panic.
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NewsKingfisher completes executive board with chief people officer
Kingfisher chief executive Thierry Garnier has filled the final position on his new executive team.