More on Me + Em – Page 1005
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NewsSouth Korean business giant CJ Group eyes Body Shop bid
The South Korean business conglomerate CJ Group are considering a bid for struggling beauty retailer The Body Shop.
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NewsPeople moves: Arcadia loses Fiona Ross and Mary Homer
Sir Philip Green’s Arcadia Group is in a state of flux after a flurry of resignations by executives from Evans, Topshop, Burton and Miss Selfridge.
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NewsFindel new chief exec appointed amid profit warning
Findel has issued a profit warning and appointed new chief executive Phil Maudsley, formerly of the group’s Express Gifts division.
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NewsMothercare reveals final quarter like-for-like growth
Mothercare has reported a rise in UK like-for-likes in its fourth quarter against improving conditions in its challenging international territories.
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NewsCo-op swings to loss but food like-for-likes rise
The Co-op registered a statutory pre-tax loss but a rise in like-for-likes sales in its convenience business in what chairman Allan Leighton termed an “exceptional year.”
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GalleryStore gallery: Robinsons makes seductive Dubai debut
Singapore department store Robinsons has teamed with a British stalwart to offer something seductive in Dubai.
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AnalysisHow Google Home and Amazon Alexa could change retail
Google Home – the tech giant’s virtual assistant – launches today. Retail Week looks at how voice technology can transform how we shop.
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VideoWatch: Is Nisa's store of the future a silver bullet?
Nisa has unveiled its latest store of the future format as it bids to gobble up a bigger slice of the lucrative convenience pie.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Boots, The Body Shop and more
Retail news round-up: Boots reports drop in sales, CJ group interested in The Body Shop and Argos to launch own-brand products
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OpinionWRC blog: Stand out retail uses data to reward customers
Data can help identify new ways to engage consumers, Neiman Marcus boss Karen Katz told the World Retail Congress.
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CartoonBlower’s retail cartoon: Poundland rolls out multi-price
Cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on Poundland’s annoucement that it will no longer only sell products for £1
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NewsHammerson to extend app pilot after Brent Cross launch
Shopping centre landlord Hammerson has extended the trial of a smartphone app designed to “blur the lines” between bricks and clicks.
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NewsToday in retail: Tesco, Booker, Argos and Smiggle
When was the last time you went shopping in the middle of the night?
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NewsSuperdry and Smiggle make out-of-town store debuts
Fashion retailer Superdry and Australian stationery brand Smiggle are set to open their first out-of-town stores at Glasgow Fort retail park.
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NewsWatch: Argos talks up same-day delivery with new ad
Sainsbury’s-owned Argos has emphasised its convenience credentials in a new 80-day ad campaign that hits screens later this week.
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NewsTesco-Booker: 70% of investors 'in favour' of deal
Tesco is on track to win the backing of shareholders over its proposed takeover of Booker, a survey of investors has suggested.
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NewsTesco axes 24-hour opening at more stores
Tesco is calling time on 24-hour opening at more of its stores as part of a swathe of operational changes affecting 3,000 staff.
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OpinionOpinion: Biometrics and navigation trends in retail
New retail technologies come and go, but what are the developing trends that will significantly impact the online and in-store shopping journeys?
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NewsDebenhams chairman Cheshire: Selling ‘stuff’ not enough
Debenhams chairman Sir Ian Cheshire said retailers need to do more than just sell “stuff” if they want to be winners in the cut-throat age of the internet.
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NewsNisa boss: Tesco Booker deal will cause ‘enormous pain’
Nisa boss Nick Read has argued that Tesco’s proposed takeover of wholesaler Booker will cause an “enormous amount of pain” as well as some opportunities.