All articles by Luke Tugby – Page 69
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NewsGear4Music sales spike during golden quarter
Gear4Music has registered a spike in sales during the golden quarter as its proposition struck a chord with a growing number of customers.
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NewsAsda adopts owner Walmart’s parcel towers in UK first
Asda has launched its first automated parcel tower designed to speed up online collections and returns for customers.
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NewsSteinhoff loses another executive as finance boss exits
Steinhoff’s finance boss has become the latest executive to step down from the embattled business in the wake of its accounting scandal.
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VideoThe Retail Week: Who won the battle for Christmas?
The Retail Week team discuss which businesses they expect to emerge as the winners and losers from the crucial Christmas trading period.
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NewsWestfield's London malls hail festive footfall increase
More than 14 million shoppers flocked to Westfield’s London malls over the crucial Christmas and Black Friday period.
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NewsNisa Christmas sales rise driven by store expansion
Nisa has delivered strong Christmas sales bolstered by aggressive expansion, demand for fresh food products and healthy like-for-like growth.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Asda boss Roger Burnley's to-do list
Asda started the New Year with a new boss, after former chief executive Sean Clarke’s right-hand man Roger Burnley stepped up earlier this week.
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NewsCo-op Christmas sales jump ahead of 'challenging' year
The Co-op has hailed its “best Christmas ever” after its core convenience business registered a spike in sales during the festive season.
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NewsRetailers face ‘fight to survive’ in 2018, experts warn
UK retailers face a “fight to survive” next year as they face into a “perfect storm” of operating headwinds and lingering Brexit uncertainty, experts have warned.
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NewsBooths boss vows to address grocer’s ‘inadequacies’
Booths boss Edwin Booth has vowed to “address a number of inadequacies” within the business as he gears the grocer up for a potential sale.
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NewsPoundland owner Steinhoff downgraded amid debt concerns
Poundland owner Steinhoff has been rocked by another downgrade by credit ratings agency Moody’s amid fears the conglomerate may struggle to “sustain its European operations”.
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NewsBrits steal £3.2bn a year from self-service checkouts
Theft by consumers using self-service checkouts is costing retailers £3.2bn every year, new research suggests.
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NewsCredit card borrowing hits £8.5bn over Christmas
British shoppers splurged almost £8.5bn on credit cards over the festive season as the UK’s consumer debt pile continued to mount.
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NewsBoots criticised for morning-after pill price-cut delay
Boots has insisted it remains “committed” to reducing the price of emergency contraception after it emerged the retailer had cut prices in just 3% of stores.
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NewsWhite Company profits rise despite ‘tougher’ trading
The White Company has hailed an uptick in profits and sales despite “tougher trading conditions” in the wider market.
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NewsCo-op partners with Silentnight in online beds venture
The Co-op has thrown down the gauntlet to Dreams and Bensons for Beds after joining forces with Silentnight to launch an online bed shop.
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NewsEtailers eye retail parks and malls in warehouse crisis
Developers could transform retail parks or parts of under-utilised shopping centres into warehouses as fast-growing etailers run out of suitable spaces for logistics sites.
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NewsPost-Brexit price hike fears stoked by new research
Consumers face a surge in prices following Brexit unless the Government can replicate trade deals with dozens of non-EU nations, the British Retail Consortium has cautioned.
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NewsPrimark hires ex-Zara executive Paula Dumont Lopez
Primark has drafted in former Zara executive Paula Dumont Lopez months after value fashion rival New Look made a dramatic U-turn over her appointment.
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NewsDFS snaps up stores from collapsed rival Multiyork
DFS has swooped on a number of collapsed rival Multiyork’s stores and acquired the rights to its brand name and product designs.