More on Me + Em – Page 1854
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NewsM&S set to bolster womenswear team with two appointments
Marks & Spencer is to reveal two clothing appointments today as it unveils its crucial autumn womenswear collection.
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OpinionBlog: Tesco director Kevin Grace on Bangladesh and improving standards
The death toll at the Rana Plaza factory collapse in Dhaka, at the time of writing, stands at more than a thousand.
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NewsBangladesh tragedy won't affect most shoppers' fashion decisions
Nearly half of consumers will not change their shopping habits as a result of the Bangladesh factory collapse, a study conducted for Retail Week has shown.
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OpinionComment: Best Buy’s venture into the UK retail market was misjudged
Has any retail foray in recent history promised so much, but ultimately delivered so little as Best Buy’s into the UK?
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NewsPrimark and Inditex sign fire safety code following Bangladesh tragedy
Value fashion chain Primark and Zara owner Inditex have joined H&M in committing to signing a new fire and building safety code in Bangladesh, following the collapse of the Rana Plaza building, which has so far killed 1,100 people.
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NewsSainsbury's staff to share record £90m bonus pot
Sainsbury’s staff will share the grocer’s largest ever bonus pot, after the supermarket revealed a 6.2% rise in underlying profit before tax to £756m.
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NewsSelfridges online and finance bosses to leave
Department store Selfridges has been hit by the exit of three of its senior bosses including its finance director and head of online.
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NewsH&M signs Bangladesh Fire and Building Safety code in wake of Rana Plaza collapse
H&M has committed to the new Fire and Building Safety accord for Bangladesh as the death toll for the Rana Plaza factory collapse passes 1,100.
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AnalysisIn pictures: Pop Up Britain's King's Road shop
London deputy mayor Kit Malthouse helped launch a pop up shop on London’s King’s Road on Thursday, giving start up retailers the opportunity to sell their wares on one of the UK’s prime retail destinations.
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NewsWould you like fries to go with your paint?
Eateries are all the rage in retail these days as leisure and shopping converge.
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NewsKnock out round for Asos in Russia
The Asos ecommerce team found inspiration from an unlikely source when launching its Russian website - Rocky Balboa.
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OpinionComment: Tackling business rates would create the lifeline that high streets need
Governments exaggerate. We all know that. Most of us laugh when we hear ministers promising a New Jerusalem.
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NewsTrinity Leeds beats footfall target with 2.7 million visitors in first month
Trinity Leeds, the UK’s only major shopping centre to open this year, has attracted 2.7 million shoppers in its first month of business.
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NewsRising utility bills and food prices biggest concern for UK consumers
Rising utility bills are now the single biggest concern for UK consumers with swelling food prices the third biggest worry.
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NewsLK Bennett plots Chinese expansion as profits rocket
Premium retailer LK Bennett is plotting its launch in China as its profit before finance charges soared 37% to £11m in its last financial year.
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NewsWaitrose boss Price threatens to veto Ocado and Morrisons tie-up
Waitrose managing director Mark Price has threatened to veto the potential tie-up between etailer Ocado and rival grocer Morrisons.
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GalleryStore gallery: Oasis refreshes store look at Trinity Leeds
Fashion retailer Oasis was looking a bit stale, but now it has a store template that represents the future.
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GalleryStore of the week: HEB, Montrose, Houston
The US is frequently characterised as a country with relatively few coast-to-coast operators, but that has a host of large regional players that dominate a particular state or cluster of states.
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OpinionComment: Supergroup stores show what matters
Retailers need good stores as much as good stock if they are to succeed in the current climate.
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NewsPrimark updates on Bangladesh collapse compensation as death toll hits 1,000
Primark has given an update on the financial support it plans to give to the employees of its supplier which was based in the collapsed Rana Plaza building in Bangladesh as the death toll reaches 1,000.