More on Me + Em – Page 1608
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NewsAo.com eyes European domination as EBITDA grows
Ao.com will use its German expansion to move into the Netherlands and Belgium as boss John Roberts claims its international potential was a key selling point to investors during its much talked about IPO.
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NewsAsos warns on profits after promotions and sales mix hit margins
Asos has warned on profits “due to an unusual combination of factors” including promotional activity and a higher mix of European sales.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Morrisons, Co-op and Regent Street
Retail news round-up on June 5, 2014:Morrisons store management reshuffle could result in up to 2,000 job losses, Asda to acquire five Co-op shops, The Crown Estate to introduce smartphone app with beacon technology in stores
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GalleryIn pictures: Bathstore reports 'off the scale' sales uplifts in new-format shops
Bathstore chief executive Gary Favell said its new store format is delivering strong sales uplifts as it drives its fitting service to propel growth.
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NewsSelfridges promotes Nathan Hermann to food and restaurants director
Selfridges has promoted director of business planning Nathan Hermann to food and restaurants director.
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OpinionComment: Tesco finds itself stuck in the middle as market share is eroded
Tesco continues to lose the battle against a weak consumer climate and dual pressures from the discounters and Waitrose.
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NewsFindel eyes Express Gifts expansion as it switches to growth mode
Home shopping specialist Findel is eyeing growth for its Express Gifts business and boss Roger Siddle has declared its turnaround complete.
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NewsNew Look hires Tesco director Mike Iddon as chief financial officer
New Look has appointed Tesco director Mike Iddon as its chief financial officer.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How Findel's turnaround enabled it to treble profits in three years
Findel boss Roger Siddle declared this morning that the home shopping group’s turnaround was complete and it is now focusing on growth. Retail Week looks at how he managed to treble profits in just three years.
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NewsHalfords completes Boardman Bikes purchase
Halfords has acquired bicycle manufacturer Boardman Bikes in a deal understood to be worth up to £15m.
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NewsTesco's first quarter results: What the analysts say
Tesco’s first quarter results reveal more woes for the UK’s biggest retailer. Retail Week looks at what the analysts say.
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NewsTesco chief Philip Clarke says the grocer is "going at full pelt"
Tesco boss Philip Clarke has said the grocer cannot speed up its turnaround despite the worst quarterly like-for-like sales fall in his 40 year tenure.
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OpinionComment: Will John Lewis' new airport store take off?
As well as being a new departure for Middle-England’s default department store, the new branch at Heathrow’s T2 could point the way towards international expansion.
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NewsVideo: Tesco's latest TV ad promises "prices are coming down and staying down"
Tesco’s latest TV ad airs tonight promising customers that “prices are coming down and staying down”.
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NewsQueen confirms retailers to charge 5p per plastic bag next year
The Queen has confirmed at the state opening of Parliament that retailers will begin charging customers 5p for plastic bags in 2015.
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NewsRetailers in line for £814m World Cup sales boost
Retailers are expected to score sales of £814m during the World Cup, which kicks off next week.
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CartoonBlower's retail cartoon: Tesco slips up with worst like-for-likes in a decade
Retail Week’s cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on the worst domestic quarterly like-for-like performance in a quarter at Tesco for more than 10 years.
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OpinionComment: Tesco can’t afford to let its convenience crown slip
You might think Tesco was on the verge of going bust judging from the tone of some of the comment this week.
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NewsFindel profits surge as it declares turnaround complete
Home shopping specialist Findel’s pre-tax profit before exceptionals jumped from £11.8m to £22m as it declares turnaround complete.
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NewsShop prices fall 1.4% to record thirteenth month of deflation
Shop prices deflated 1.4% year-on-year, the same rate as recorded in April, making May the thirteenth consecutive month of deflation.