All articles by Luke Tugby – Page 116
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AnalysisAnalysis: What we learnt from Sports Direct’s working practices report
Sports Direct’s law firm RPC today unveiled its findings from a review of the retailer’s working practices. Retail Week explores the key things we learnt.
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NewsSainsbury's launches Mini Habitat and rolls out more Argos concessions
Sainsbury’s unveils plans to launch a clutch of Mini Habitat concessions, just days after it completed the acquisition of Home Retail Group.
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NewsKoovs enjoys summer sales surge as online traffic rockets
Indian etailer Koovs’ sales more than doubled during the summer as its bosses hailed “significant growth” in brand awareness.
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NewsMorrisons fires latest price salvo as it slashes cost of 160 products
Morrisons will slash prices on around 160 products this week as the grocer fires its latest salvo in the supermarket price war.
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NewsM&S to cull 500 head office jobs as boss Rowe steps up turnaround bid
Marks & Spencer boss Steve Rowe will wield the axe on 500 head office jobs this week as he steps up his bid to turn around the business.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Five priorities for Sainsbury's Argos boss John Rogers
Sainsbury’s finance chief John Rogers steps into the hot seat at newly acquired Home Retail Group next week, following the £1.4bn acquisition.
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NewsEx-Tesco finance boss McIlwee cleared by watchdog over accounting scandal
The accountancy watchdog has dropped its investigation into Tesco’s former finance boss Laurie McIlwee, two years after its accounting scandal.
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NewsTesco sells Euphorium Bakery a year after taking full ownership
Tesco is selling Euphorium Bakery chain to two buyers just a year after taking full ownership of the business, Retail Week can reveal.
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VideoThe Retail Week: Brexit, Black Friday and the Sainsbury's Argos deal
The team discusses the impact of Brexit on consumer confidence and looks ahead to the rest of the year, including Sainsbury’s Argos acquisition and Black Friday.
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AnalysisInfographic: Great British Bake Off has retailers battling for spend
The Great British Bake Off returns to TV screens tonight and retailers across the UK will be bidding to cash in on the series.
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NewsTesco hits back in grocery fulfilment war with same-day click and collect
Tesco has fired a salvo at grocery rivals Sainsbury’s and Amazon by launching a same-day click and collect service across the UK.
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NewsAsda offloads photo business as it sharpens focus on core supermarkets
Asda has sold its loss-making photo business in a £5.35m deal as the grocer increases its focus on its core supermarket operations.
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NewsHot weather and Olympics generate best supermarket sales in three years
Supermarket sales were at their best for three years in the four weeks to August 13, but big four giant Asda saw its market share continue to fall.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Five lessons retailers can learn from Team GB's gold rush
As Team GB celebrates its best-ever Olympic medal haul on foreign soil, we analyse what retailers can learn from the success of British athletes.
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NewsSports Direct shareholders advised not to re-elect Mike Ashley to board
Sports Direct shareholders have been urged to vote against the re-election of founder Mike Ashley to the board by a leading advisory group.
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NewsJD Sports mulls takeover bid for Go Outdoors to ramp up expansion plans
JD Sports is eyeing a takeover of rival high-street chain Go Outdoors as the retailer presses ahead with its ambitious growth plans.
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NewsDebenhams’ Irish business exits examinership, saving 1,330 jobs
Debenhams’ Irish business has been saved after the High Court approved a restructuring programme that will safeguard 1,330 jobs.
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VideoThe Retail Week: Asda's 7.5% slump, Sainsbury's appointment and WHSmith
The team discuss what is needed to turn Asda around, the impact of Sainsbury’s latest appointment and look ahead to WHSmith results.
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NewsTesco pilots 24-hour opening in London c-stores to cash in on Night Tube
Tesco is extending the opening hours of a clutch of its London stores to 24 hours as the grocer bids to capitalise on the Night Tube.
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NewsSainsbury's poaches News UK's Andrew Day for new chief data officer role
Sainsbury’s has poached News UK’s Andrew Day to become its first chief data officer as the retailer drives its focus on customer insights.