All articles by Luke Tugby – Page 21
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NewsOcado sales rise as M&S partnership goes live
Ocado has posted an increase in quarterly sales and hailed a “positive” start to its joint venture with Marks & Spencer.
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NewsNew Look future hangs in balance as property giants reject CVA
Two of New Look’s biggest landlords are poised to vote against its crunch CVA today in a move that will throw the fashion retailer’s survival into doubt.
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NewsOcado traffic surges in first week of Marks & Spencer partnership
Traffic to Ocado’s website surged to its highest level since April in the first week of its joint venture with Marks & Spencer.
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NewsTesco to pilot drone deliveries in innovation drive
Tesco is to start testing home grocery deliveries by drone as it ramps up its innovation drive.
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Opinion‘Charles Wilson, retail legend – the industry will be poorer without him’
“Tesco might be buying Booker, but the biggest thing they are getting in this deal is Charles Wilson.”
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NewsPret UK boss Clough: Dinner, deliveries and digital will drive transformation
Pret a Manger is ramping up plans to break into the dinner market and broaden its delivery proposition as it seeks new revenue streams amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsPret a Manger to launch coffee subscription service
Pret a Manger is launching a coffee subscription service as it ramps up its multichannel strategy.
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NewsForever 21 owner ABG completes £250m Brooks Brothers deal
Authentic Brands Group (ABG) and Simon Property Group have completed their $325m (£249m) acquisition of Brooks Brothers.
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NewsWalmart throws down gauntlet to Amazon with subscription service launch
Walmart has lifted the lid on details of its long-awaited subscription service as it ramps up its fightback against online rival Amazon.
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NewsMorrisons to hire 180 new florists as flower sales bloom
Morrisons will double the number of flower stalls in its supermarkets and hire 180 new florists amid a surge in demand.
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NewsTed Baker founder Ray Kelvin returns via board nominee
Ted Baker founder Ray Kelvin will have a role to play in the running of the business for the first time since he quit as boss amid a “forced hugging” scandal.
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NewsWalmart and Microsoft join forces on TikTok bid
Walmart has joined forces with Microsoft to launch a multibillion-dollar bid for TikTok’s US business.
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NewsThe Works swings to loss amid ‘significant’ coronavirus impact
The Works has swung to a pre-tax loss following the “significant impact” of the coronavirus crisis.
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Opinion‘Tesco and AO can kick-start the retail jobs evolution’
Sixteen thousand people. That’s enough to fill Hampshire Cricket’s Ageas Bowl, where England have been taking on Pakistan in a test match this week.
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NewsRetailers and landlords clash over rent holiday
The biggest lobby groups representing retailers and landlords have become embroiled in a row over rent holidays amid the coronavirus crisis.
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NewsFrasers Group rescues DW Sports from administration in £37m deal
Frasers Group has rescued Dave Whelan’s DW Sports from administration in a £37m deal.
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NewsDebenhams parent company Celine teeters on brink
Debenhams’ parent company has drafted in advisers as it prepares to enter administration, just months after the department store chain collapsed for the second time in a year.
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NewsJohn Lewis poised to axe ‘never knowingly undersold’ price promise
John Lewis is preparing to scrap its “never knowingly undersold” price promise as part of new chair Dame Sharon White’s strategic review of the business.
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AnalysisSmall share, deep pockets – but should Amazon really have the grocers worried?
Amazon has created plenty of noise about its food offer in the UK, but to date, it has failed to win shoppers in any significant number. Should the major grocers be concerned or does Amazon’s foray into food amount to little more than a damp squib?
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NewsAO creates 650 new jobs as it targets ‘significant’ growth
AO.com has kicked off a nationwide recruitment drive as the etailer seeks to capitalise on the digital shift sparked by the coronavirus crisis.