More on Me + Em – Page 1807
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AnalysisAnalysis: The economy - evidence for and against a recovery
The economy grew by 0.6% in the second quarter and, with positive employment, consumer confidence and manufacturing data emerging, pundits claim the UK could be edging towards a recovery. Retail Week looks at the evidence.
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NewsHeat wave helps boost fashion retailers’ fortunes
Fashion sales have sizzled in the heat, providing a boost to under-pressure clothing retailers before autumn ranges hit stores.
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NewsRegent Street catwalk turns the public into supermodels
Members of the public strutted their stuff last weekend at the V&A’s The Street is My Catwalk event, which featured a 100-metre, open-air runway on Regent Street.
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NewsRetail sales to climb for rest of the year
A fall in unemployment, rising housing activity and an increase in lending has led to retail sales estimates for the next six months being revised upwards.
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AnalysisWebsite review: The White Company Vs Laura Ashley
Dave Gurney, managing director at Alchemetrics, shares his view of good and bad sites.
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AnalysisInternational analysis: Is the Carrefour supertanker turning around?
With a mere 1.4% growth in sales to E20.46bn (£17.6bn), Carrefour’s performance remained weak in its second quarter.
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OpinionComment: Mountain Warehouse founder on being a retail entrepreneur
I’m a former consultant, so of course I had a business plan 15 years ago. But plans can change - not least because sometimes they don’t work.
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InterviewQ&A: Foyles divisional manager Susan Sinclair on her retail career
Susan Sinclair, divisional manager at Foyles, speaks to Retail Week about her life working in retail.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Top Christmas gifts predicted by retailers
Christmas success of course means stocking the right products. Retail Week looks at some of the lines that retailers hope will end up under shoppers’ trees.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on The Hut and Christopher Kane
Retail news round-up July 26, 2013: The Hut group-owned Coggles hires head of menswear buying; Christopher Kane appoints first chief executive
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OpinionRetail surgery: How can I use mobile technology to encourage people to buy in store?
How can I use mobile technology to encourage people to buy in store?
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OpinionRetail surgery: What do I need to do to prepare my delivery capabilities in time for Christmas?
What do I need to do to prepare my delivery capabilities in time for Christmas?
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OpinionNick Bubb's verdict: B&Q can't always rely on the weather
B&Q has at last had the right weather recently to shift its seasonal ranges, but who is best placed to benefit from a pick-up in the UK housing market?
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NewsKingfisher's Screwfix aims to slice through the competition with new Cornwall store
Kingfisher-owned trade business Screwfix broke with tradition at its latest store opening last week in Penzance, Cornwall.
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NewsFormer HMV worker turns entertainment retailer on its head with new store
A former HMV staffer in Londonderry, who worked for the entertainment retailer before its administration, irked the brand’s owners by opening a shop called HVM.
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GalleryIn pictures: M&S's critical autumn clothing range hits the shops
Marks & Spencer’s autumn range, which is viewed as critical in transforming the retailer’s under-pressure clothing business, has officially hit the shops today.
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Analysis
Campaign of the Week: Tesco changes up its marketing to celebrate its food offer
Tesco’s new Love Every Mouthful campaign moves the focus firmly on to product quality and is part of the grocer’s on-going efforts to get the food business back on track and clean up an image tarnished by the horse meat scandal.
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OpinionComment: Retailers must make the best of the weather
The entry at number 24 of the weather in Retail Week’s 2013 Powerlist was not a flippant attempt to add controversy into the annual ranking but a reflection of the increasing influence changing weather patterns are having on the sector.
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NewsGeorge at Asda introduces new range to celebrate Prince George
George at Asda has celebrated the arrival of His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge with the introduction of a special collection of commemorative babygrows.
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NewsSelfridges to sell 3D printers this Christmas in Oxford Street store
Selfridges is to sell 3D printers this Christmas as part of a pop-up shop where shoppers can use a full body scanner to print a miniature figurine of themselves.