All articles by James Wilmore – Page 31
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AnalysisMatalan's chief operations officer leaves for health reasons
Matalan’s chief operations officer Arnu Misra has left the value fashion retailer after nearly three years because of health reasons.
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AnalysisCost of handling cash poised to spiral when UK switches to polymer banknotes
The cost of handling cash for retailers will jump 50% within the next five years as they face up to a “perfect storm” of factors, experts have warned.
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AnalysisCo-op appoints former Sainsbury's executive as customer director
The Co-operative Group has appointed Rick Vlemmiks, a former Sainsbury’s executive, to be customer director of its food division.
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AnalysisJohn Lewis unveils details for new £30m Cheltenham store opening
John Lewis has revealed plans for a new 115,000 sq ft department store in Cheltenham on top of a string of other openings.
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AnalysisSports Direct boss Dave Forsey charged over USC collapse
Sports Direct chief executive Dave Forsey has been charged with a criminal offence in relation to the collapse of its fashion arm USC earlier this year.
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AnalysisMorrisons chairman Higginson declares naysayers a motivator
Andy Higginson said the fact that some commentators have written off Morrisons was a motivator and it would fight back by “listening to customers”.
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AnalysisSports Direct plans 'multi-million' investment in Heatons' sports offer
Sports Direct is planning a “multi-million investment” in Heatons’ store estate as it believes the group’s sports offer can be improved.
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AnalysisDave Lewis warns Tesco staff could face employee benefits cuts over living wage
Tesco boss Dave Lewis has warned its staff could face losing some of their staff benefits as the impact of the living wage takes hold.
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AnalysisTesco simplifies payment terms to create 'fairer' deals with suppliers
Tesco has unveiled new supplier payments terms, which it says will create a “fairer” and more standardised system.
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AnalysisPoundland's McCarthy says it will not lose customers as economy recovers
Poundland boss Jim McCarthy has said customers will stick with the retailer as the economy recovers and he is unconcerned by the new living wage.
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AnalysisSainsbury’s boss: ‘Netto stores have taught us a lot about discounters’
Sainsbury’s boss Mike Coupe has revealed the grocer is “learning a lot” about the discount market through the launch of Netto stores.
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AnalysisYoox Net-A-Porter boss vows to make m-commerce a 'key priority'
The boss of newly-created Yoox Net-A-Porter has said that m-commerce will be a “key priority” for the online fashion retailer.
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AnalysisMorrisons scraps price-match scheme in favour of 'simpler' loyalty card
Morrisons has abandoned its Match & More price-match scheme and is poised to introduce a “simpler” loyalty card system in its place.
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AnalysisChristo Wiese's Brait ups stake in frozen food retailer Iceland to 57%
Brait, the investment vehicle of South African billionaire Christo Wiese, has boosted its shareholding in frozen food chain Iceland to 57%.
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AnalysisAmerican Apparel files for bankruptcy protection in the US
Troubled US fashion retailer American Apparel has filed for bankruptcy protection, buy its boss says it can become a “stronger” company.
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AnalysisPlastic bag levy takes effect but industry upset over exemptions
Large retailers of more than 250 employees must start charging their customers 5p for a plastic bag from today under a new law.
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AnalysisAmazon to pull sales of Apple and Google video-streaming devices
Amazon is to halt the sale of video-streaming devices from rivals Google and Apple that aren’t compatible with its own media service.
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AnalysisWiggle closes Homebase concessions due to 'circumstances outside our control'
Wiggle is closing all of its concessions in Homebase stores this month despite it previously revealing it had plans to roll out more.
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AnalysisVision Express full-year sales strong but profits hit by acquisitions
Vision Express saw an 11% rise in full-year sales, but profits were dragged down by the cost of integrating newly-acquired businesses.
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AnalysisJohn Dixon says David Jones a ‘perfect fit’ as he takes top job at retailer
John Dixon has said David Jones is a “perfect fit” for him after being confirmed as the Australian department store group’s new boss.