More on Me + Em – Page 1928
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NewsCarpetright UK like-for-likes edge up 3.2% but Dutch sales remain weak
Carpetright UK like-for-likes edged up 3.2% in its third quarter to January 26 but plunged 11.5% in the rest of Europe as sales at its Dutch business remained weak.
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InterviewQ&A: Kim Winser, founder of new brand Winser London
Former Aquascutum chief executive Kim Winser is to launch a new online womenswear retailer, Winser London next month. Retail Week speaks to her about the new brand.
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AnalysisProfile: John Lewis' new online director Mark Lewis
Mark Lewis, chief executive of parcel delivery service Collect+, snared one of the most sought after roles in ecommerce last week when he was unveiled as John Lewis’ new online director.
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NewsConsumer sentiment improves but shoppers remain cautious
Consumer sentiment regarding disposable income improved six points year-on-year to -33% in the last quarter of 2012 as falling inflation and rising employment last year “brought some relief to UK consumers”, according to the Deloitte Consumer Tracker.
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OpinionComment: What Morrisons could do better
A visit to the refitted Morrisons in Camden on Saturday afternoon was revealing. One morning, in the autumn last year, the suits were out in force admiring the change that had been wrought in the store following a makeover.
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NewsFormer Aquascutum boss Kim Winser to set up womenswear etail business
Former Aquascutum chief executive Kim Winser is to launch a new online womenswear retailer selling direct and through fashion etailer Net-a-Porter.
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NewsRBS chief defends two-year support for HMV before its collapse
Royal Bank of Scotland boss Derek Sach has defended the bank’s strategy to lend support to HMV, keeping it out of bankruptcy for two years, before it collapsed this month.
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NewsMorrisons enters into new price negotiations with suppliers
Supermarket Morrisons is in negotiations with suppliers about securing better terms just six months after it called them in and asked for discounts.
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NewsFormer Allders bosses face questions about money owed to concessions
The former bosses of Croydon department store Allders are facing questions about money owed to businesses that operated concessions in the shop.
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NewsWaterstones serves up some goodwill
After HMV and Blockbuster’s collapses last week, the entertainment sector is in trouble and it looks as if Waterstones is thinking of opening a soup kitchen in stores.
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GalleryStore of the week: Fashion retailer Shasa, Cancun, Mexico
Shasa, the Mexican fashion retailer that also has shops across Texas, opened this store in Mexico City in October - a good example of a space where the architecture dominates.
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GalleryStore gallery: New York’s latest store looks
John Ryan tours the city’s stores to discover what has changed since the last visit to coincide with the National Retail Federation convention in the Big Apple.
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NewsVictoria's Secret opens first airport store in Stansted
US lingerie retailer Victoria’s Secret has opened its first stand-alone UK airport store at Stansted, following the launch of its first stores here last year.
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NewsVince Cable calls for review on decision to delay rates revaluation
Business secretary Vince Cable has backed calls for the Government to review its decision to delay the rates revaluation for two years.
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AnalysisRetail employment figures: What retailers need to know
Retailers published figures for their employment levels this week, showing a slight increase in the last quarter of 2012. But intentions for the first quarter of 2013 have worsened year-on-year.
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NewsTesco begins 'urgent' investigation after withdrawn burgers found on sale after horse meat scandal
Tesco has apologised and launched an urgent investigation after burgers that had been withdrawn from sale as a result of the horse meat scandal were sold to the public.
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NewsShopper support and discounts drive 45% like-for-like surge at HMV
HMV’s like-for-likes have surged since its collapse, rocketing 45% in recent days as shoppers took advantage of discounts and also showed support for the beleaguered entertainment retailer.
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Opinion
Blog: NRF 2013 - record numbers, reduced effort and virtual bears
It’s in New York and it’s billed as Retail’s Big Show, so I didn’t need to be asked twice! And along with more than 27,000 other delegates at the 102nd National Retail Federation conference, we helped to make Retail’s Big Show the biggest ever.
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NewsRetail bosses attack corporate tax avoidance
The bosses of some of the UK’s biggest retailers have vented their anger at the major tax avoidance of multinational companies such as Starbucks and Amazon.
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NewsSpecsavers sees funny side of ballboy kicking row
Specsavers has taken out advertising in national newspapers based on the ballboy kicking incident which took place earlier this week.