More finance – Page 171
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Opinion
Tesco can bank on its canny deal
Tesco boss Sir Terry Leahy has been a banker as well as a shopkeeper for 11 years, so the retailer’s decision to take full control of its personal finance business was not a shock.
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Opinion
What goes up will come down
It was the week of the dead cat bounce, with some of the sector’s scrawniest-valued moggies being the biggest beneficiaries.
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Opinion
The Retail Week – July 18, 2008
Kingfisher chief executive Ian Cheshire has pulled off a real coup with the final additions to his top team charged with turning around the DIY giant.
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Opinion
Cracking generation Y is the Holy Grail
In his recent article, “Is electricals leaving consumers behind?” (Retail Week, July 4) Paul Smiddy observed that “the gap between manufacturers’ technology and consumers’ ability to grasp it appears to be widening”, with the qualification, “perhaps it’s an age thing”.
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Opinion
Co-op should focus on what it does best
The long-awaited Co-op-Somerfield deal was finally completed this week with little pomp and ceremony.
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Opinion
Is it worth it?
“Is it worth it?” asked one luxury retail chief today at a press event for the finest of British luxury brands.
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Opinion
A marriage of convenience
On the face of it, Co-op and Somerfield is the most unlikely pairing since Lembit Opik shacked up with a Cheeky Girl.
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Opinion
Rose is still M&S’s best bet
Sir Stuart Rose may have been under pressure this week, but you’d never have known it.
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Opinion
US election will affect us all
Tesco’s recent AGM in Birmingham attracted its share of campaigners as usual, but the unusual antics of some were outweighed comfortably by the good sense of ordinary shareholders, many attending for the first time.
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Opinion
What you can do to beat the downturn
As recent results show, large and small retailers alike are feeling the impact of a slowdown in the UK economy. And the data suggests that things will not improve anytime soon.
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Analysis
Mounting recession speculation sends retail stocks into tailspin
The pall of looming recession hung black over the City all week, pitching the entire market into steep decline.
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Analysis
A solid anchor
John Lewis is by far the most popular choice of anchor stores among shopping centre owners. But will the effects of the downturn dampen the attraction? Ben Cooper investigates
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Opinion
The Retail Week – July 4, 2008
The magic has well and truly evaporated from the retail Camelot created at Marks & Spencer by Sir Stuart Rose.
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Opinion
Competitiveness is key for M&S
No apologies for returning to the biggest story of the week, the trials of Marks & Spencer. After all, food is at the root of its problems.
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Analysis
Fuel's gold
With oil prices soaring and no sign of relief in sight, retailers may need to take drastic action to keep transportation costs under control. Mark Faithfull looks at the Government’s proposal for collaboration to cut travel miles
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Opinion
This is not just the market…
He may have been the coldest fish to have occupied a senior role in retail in recent memory, but it’s hard not to feel a degree of sympathy for Steven Esom over his spectacular fall from grace.
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Opinion
Reinvention will be our lifeline
Continually striving to improve everything we do will help retailers ride out this downturn
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Opinion
Retailers can’t afford not to go green
PricewaterhouseCoopers’ latest report, Sustainability: are consumers buying it?, highlights consumers’ increasing concerns about sustainability and their willingness not only to buy into the notion, but to change their behaviour.
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Opinion
EU is twisting the knife with tax hikes
Candles, bulbs, screws, bags and shoes: it could be that Two Ronnies sketch in the hardware shop – except this isn’t funny.
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Opinion
May Day or Mayday?
May is traditionally celebrated as the month of rebirth, named after Maia, the Roman goddess of springtime, warmth and increase.