More on Me + Em – Page 1864
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OpinionComment: Retailers have tough questions to ask themselves after Bangladesh
Your staff can be ‘well treated’ and your supply chain ‘ethical’, but when people lie dead in the rubble of a factory in your supply chain, serious questions have to be asked.
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OpinionBlog: Tesco multichannel boss Robin Terrell on how mobile has changed retailing
As anyone who has recently started a new job will tell you, in your first few weeks you’re constantly being asked ‘how are you getting on?’ and ‘what’s it like?’
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OpinionComment: Williams-Sonoma may find the UK going tough
Selling cheap impulse-buy items may be straightforward, but shifting upmarket homewares is a trickier proposition.
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NewsGrocer Waitrose inks deal to supply food to Eurostar trains
Waitrose has signed a deal with Eurostar to supply the train operator’s standard class buffet cars in its first move into Northern mainland Europe.
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NewsSainsbury’s boss Justin King denies he is to quit the retailer
Sainsbury’s chief executive Justin King has denied he plans to quit the grocer after speculation his successor is being lined up.
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NewsBangladesh factory owner arrested as demonstrators target Primark
The owner of the eight-storey factory complex which collapsed in Bangladesh last week killing at least 377 people has been arrested.
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GalleryStore of the week: White Stuff, Spitalfields, London
At a time when many retailers are scrambling to prove their multichannel credentials, White Stuff offers something of a single-digit salute to the world of the interweb via its windows.
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OpinionComment: Retailers need to learn the nuances of trading in the USA
Tesco’s recent announcement that it is abandoning its strategy of operating stores in the US is just the latest example of how difficult it can be for British retailers to succeed on the other side of the pond.
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NewsNew Look refinances with £800m fundraising
Value fashion retailer New Look has launched an £800m bond issue to repay outstanding debt.
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Opinion
Blog: Easy does it - a new take on loyalty
Every business wants to have loyal customers – but loyalty is always a rather strange concept in business. We often only discover that a customer isn’t loyal when they never speak to us again!
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AnalysisInfographic: Why shoppers abandon their baskets
New research has revealed what aggravates shoppers most and makes them abandon their shopping baskets both online and in store.
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AnalysisBangladesh factory collapse: What do retailers need to know?
The death of 112 Bangladeshi workers following the collapse of a factory in Dhaka on Wednesday has sent ripples round the world of retail. Retail Week looks at the implications.
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NewsComet administration costs £15m in closure fees
The total cost of winding up Comet has been revealed as £15m after the electricals retailer crashed into administration in November.
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NewsFormer Sun European partner Frank Maassen named But boss
Former Sun European Partners operating partner Frank Maassen has been appointed as director general of French furniture and electricals chain But.
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NewsOcado dismisses speculation of sale to Morrisons
Ocado has moved to quash speculation that Morrisons is interested in acquiring or taking a stake in the online grocer.
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NewsVideo: Furniture giant Ikea opens pop-up shops in London train stations
Ikea has opened pop-up shops in London train stations Liverpool Street and Waterloo as part of its ‘make more of your garden’ campaign.
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NewsFrench Connection group finance director Roy Naismith departs
French Connection group finance director Roy Naismith has left the business and stepped down from the board after 12 years in the role.
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NewsJohn Lewis sales flat despite boost from warmer weather
John Lewis recorded a 0.1% drop in sales to £61.9m last week, which proved “challenging” as the warm weather kept many customers in their gardens rather than out shopping.
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NewsWilliams-Sonoma to land in UK with store on Tottenham Court Road
US homewares giant Williams-Sonoma is to open its first store in the UK on London’s Tottenham Court Road, Retail Week has learned.