More on Me + Em – Page 2081
-
News
Inditex reports net profit increase
Clothing giant Inditex reported a 30% rise in net profit to E432m (£374.7m) for its first quarter, on revenues up 15.4% to E3.4bn (£2.95bn).The retailer posted its highest-ever gross margin, which rose by 140 basis points to 60.2%.During the quarter Inditex opened 91 new stores in 26 countries. The retailer ...
-
News
Costco to take full ownership of Mexican subsidiary
Costco is to take full ownership of its Mexican subsidiary after reaching an agreement to purchase Comercial Mexicana’s 50% share for pesos10.65bn (£529m).In addition, Costco Mexico has declared a cash dividend of approximately pesos4.8bn (£238.4m), 50% payable to a subsidiary of Costco and the remaining 50% to Comercial Mexicana. The ...
-
News
Amazon to launch Amazon Cloud Player app for iPhone and iPod Touch
Amazon is to launch an Amazon Cloud Player app for the iPhone and iPod Touch, which will allow US customers to stream or download content purchased on Amazon to their mobile devices.Amazon will compete directly with Apple’s iTunes for downloads of music and videos. Previously Amazon’s Cloud Player was only ...
-
NewsIceland’s Walker posts record results
Frozen food retailer benefits as consumers change grocery spending habits.
-
NewsDisney Store: Transforming UK trading
The children’s retailer aims to sprinkle some fairy dust on its UK fortunes.
-
NewsLittlewoods Facebook show prompts sales spike
Littlewoods has hailed its Facebook TV programme as a success after it stimulated record sales for the featured products.
-
NewsWaitrose raids Asda to hire new IT director Millington
Waitrose has poached Asda chief information officer Cheryl Millington, who will become its IT director.
-
NewsWestfield Stratford retailers fear Olympic car park closure impact
Retailers at Westfield Stratford City have vented their frustration about the closure of the car park at the giant shopping centre, which is understood to have resulted in a plunge in footfall.
-
NewsDisney Store losses widen as it invests
Disney Store losses widened in the year to October 1, 2011 as it invested in the launch of its websites in France and Germany.
-
NewsGrocers ramp up use of coupons
The grocers have upped the ante on coupons with a swathe of new deals at category level.
-
AnalysisFnac to open string of airport stores
Music, books and electronics retailer Fnac aims to benefit from a growing travel retail market with the opening of new small-format stores in airports.
-
AnalysisSites: John Lewis Vs Argos
Matt Gordon, Co-founder of Limited Space, shares his view of good and bad websites.
-
AnalysisCampaign of the week: Harvey Nichols, Contain yourself
Harvey Nichols is one of the relatively few retailers striving to stand out through its advertising.
-
AnalysisGrocers’ move into digital entertainment: What do retailers need to know?
Supermarket giants Sainsbury’s and Tesco see digital entertainment as a key driver of growth in their non-food strategies
-
AnalysisProfile: Kevin Styles, chief executive, American Golf
The new chief executive of specialist sports retailer American Golf should quickly get into the swing of things as he focuses on continued growth and multichannel.
-
AnalysisMy retail life: Chris Yates, Retail director, Jessops
Chris Yates, Retail director at Jessops, tells Retail Week about his life working in retail.
-
OpinionRetail Surgery: How can I improve my online presence?
How can I improve my online presence through traditional offline advertising methods?
-
OpinionRetail Surgery: What are the key factors of a successful ecommerce site?
We don’t have an ecommerce site yet. What are the key things we should be thinking about and where do we start?
-
OpinionBoots’ Walgreens deal creates a retail giant
In selling a 45% stake in Alliance Boots to the US pharmacy giant Walgreens, owner Stefano Pessina has struck perhaps the most significant deal for a UK retailer since the Walmart acquisition of Asda and realised his own dreams of transforming the Boots brand.
-
OpinionCustomer service worth talking about
Customer service is increasingly the key point of difference for retailers.