More finance – Page 174
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Opinion
Behind every great leader…
Morrisons said farewell to Sir Ken Morrison this week after 55 years. He built the grocer up from a small, family business to a 375-store chain.
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Analysis
Chorus of approval
Asda food trading director Darren Blackhurst is keen to sing the praises of the retailer’s revamped food offer, but as James Thompson reports, inflation is threatening to strike a note of discord
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Analysis
Keep it in the family
Baugur’s bid for Moss Bros last week has sparked a bitter war of words over the retailer’s future. As the battle hots up, Lisa Berwin looks at what lies ahead for the venerable brand
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Opinion
Bonus earners aren’t the ones to watch
The media (including the editorial staff of this magazine?) seems to have an obsession with alleged consumption excesses in the City. The truth is less exciting.
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Opinion
Decision day looms for Moss
Baugur’s 42p-a-share offer for Moss Bros may have split the retailer’s board and shareholders, but should be welcomed.
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Opinion
The Retail Week – February 22, 2008
Just before Christmas, I received an e-mail from a very angry reader.
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Analysis
Give a little credit
Despite fears about the credit crunch, retailers are still using credit to drive sales – especially in the struggling big-ticket market. Liz Morrell reports
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Analysis
Is Baugur the new Sears?
Icelandic investor Baugur has changed the face of UK retail over the past five years. But with tougher times approaching, Amy Shields asks if it has overstretched itself
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Opinion
Baugur can get past its issues
“Is Baugur’s UK retail empire on the verge of meltdown?” So began a story in The Sunday Telegraph last month.
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AnalysisWhy low prices are not enough
People may be watching what they spend, but that hasn’t saved value specialists from collapse. George MacDonald surveys their prospects as they enter another tough year
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Opinion
Don’t just blame the market
It gives no one at Retail Week any pleasure that last week’s front page story about The Works being on the brink of administration came true even more quickly than expected.
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Opinion
It’s time for the last word on rate cuts
I have been taken to task recently by one or two economic journalists for continuing to call for a cut in interest rates.
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Opinion
A case for the big two?
Speculation was swirling around the grocery sector this week that Asda is poised to make a bid for local grocery chain Somerfield.
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Opinion
Non-food cannot afford to slip the net
Even against modest forecasts, the January trading statement season was miserable.
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Opinion
The Retail Week – February 1, 2008
Surveying the wreckage of pub company Mitchells & Butlers, you have to conclude that Sainsbury's had a lucky escape when Qatari bid interest collapsed.
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Opinion
Bolland’s world of opportunity
When future retail historians write the history of Morrisons, the first quarter of 2008 will figure large. March will be the end of an era, when Sir Ken Morrison steps down as chairman. And what better present could he leave with than the grocer having turned the corner as spectacularly ...
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Analysis
Small change
The European Commission’s ruling against MasterCard’s interchange fees was a big victory for retail and could set a precedent that saves the sector more than a billion pounds a year. But, as Charlotte Dennis-Jones discovers, retailers shouldn’t get too excited just yet
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AnalysisThe end of the affair?
The City has fallen out of love with retail, as share prices tumble on the back of disappointing Christmas trading. George MacDonald asks whether it is a trial separation or a case for divorce
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Opinion
Browett has a long road ahead
Crucial as it is, making the sale is the final point in the retail chain. Knowing what to buy – and buying at the right price – is the starting point.
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Opinion
Grocers dominate 2007’s risers as all eyes are on January totals
Last year was a tale of two retail sectors. While grocers’ valuations – buoyed by bid speculation – raced ahead of the All Share index, general merchandisers’ stock sank by almost 26 per cent.