All International articles – Page 65
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NewsAmazon profits double in first quarter as sales surge
Amazon’s profits and sales have surged in its first quarter, surpassing analyst expectations and causing its share price to soar.
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AnalysisMade in China: Grow your business in a booming market
The scale of the retail opportunity in China is overwhelming. Head of retail and leisure at HSBC UK Corporate Banking James Sawley breaks down how Western brands can approach a launch.
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NewsSmyths pushes into Europe as it buys Toys R Us stores
Smyths Toys has struck a deal to buy the Toys R Us business in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
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Analysis
World Retail Congress: The top takeaways
The three-day World Retail Congress 2018 was a forum for retailers from around the globe to discuss and shape their future. Here are just some of the need-to-know nuggets for UK retailers.
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AnalysisRana Plaza five years on: What has changed?
Five years ago, 1,134 fashion industry workers died in Dhaka, Bangladesh, when the illegally constructed Rana Plaza building collapsed into rubble.
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AnalysisAmazon's Jeff Bezos on the keys to a brilliant business
Amazon founder and boss Jeff Bezos’ annual letter to shareholders never fails to hit the headlines – and this year’s edition was no exception.
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NewsBunnings calls in consultants to boost UK business
Bunnings has drafted in consultants to advise its senior leadership team in the UK as the Australian DIY giant attempts to revive its British business.
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NewsQuiz sets out ambitions to enter Chinese market
Quiz plans to enter the Chinese market in a bid to power up its overseas sales growth, Retail Week can reveal.
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AnalysisThe disruptors: Retail property reinvented
The property sector is the latest focus of Retail Week’s ‘The disruptors’ series, as we highlight the businesses creating waves across the industry.
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NewsUpdated: Floating shopping mall to open in English Channel
The world’s first floating shopping centre, poised to open in the English Channel as developers bid to exploit potential loopholes in Brexit rules, was an April Fools’ Day joke.
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Report StoreExporting Ecommerce – How to Thrive Online in Italy
This Retail Week guide, in association with Exporting is Great, looks at how retailers can be successful online in Italy.
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AnalysisHow-to guide: Launching online in Italy in 2018
Italy’s GDP grew a better-than-expected 1.7% in 2017 and there is money to be made in the country’s ecommerce market.
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NewsWBA profits jump despite Boots sales drop
Walgreens Boots Alliance recorded a rise in its second-quarter profits driven by strong sales growth across its US subsidiaries.
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OpinionOpinion: Don’t write off Lidl’s US expansion just yet
There is very often a perverse sense of glee when a foreign entrant into a retail sector stumbles, or even falls entirely.
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OpinionOpinion: JD’s race for growth yet to reach Finish Line
In among the tales of doom and gloom on Britain’s high streets, JD has given retail watchers plenty to cheer in recent years.
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NewsWalmart hires ex-NOTHS boss Belsham to lead Jet.com
Walmart has appointed former Notonthehighstreet.com chief executive and Tesco director Simon Belsham as president of its Jet.com ecommerce business.
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NewsRetailers face ‘£8bn bill’ in event of hard Brexit
Retailers could be hit with a “debilitating” £8bn spike in the cost of consumer goods if the UK fails to strike a deal with the EU.
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NewsJD Sports to snap up US chain Finish Line in £396m deal
JD Sports has struck a deal to buy US clothing, footwear and accessories business The Finish Line as it ramps up its international expansion.
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NewsTed Baker profits ascend despite 'challenging' market
Ted Baker has reported healthy rises in its full-year profits and sales in what boss Ray Kelvin labelled a “good performance”.
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NewsEsprit snaps up former New Look boss Kristiansen
New Look’s previous chief executive Anders Kristiansen has been appointed to the same role of fashion firm Esprit as it ramps up its Chinese growth ambitions.