More on Me + Em – Page 2709
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News
Abercrombie & Fitch reports net income drop of 39%
Young-fashion chain Abercrombie & Fitch reported net income dropped 39% to $38.8m (£23.8m) in its third quarter.Net sales declined 15% to $765.4m (£468.9m) while comparable store sales were down 22%.At a divisional level, comparable store sales fell 18% at Abercrombie & Fitch, 22% at Abercrombie Kids, 26% at Hollister and ...
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OpinionIPO hopes hang on Christmas
The Christmas selling season got off to its now traditional start this week: Debenhams held a Sale.
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OpinionMarc Bolland is a good choice for the toughest job in retail
Marc Bolland’s big job will be to define what M&S stands for in the second decade of the 21st century. The former Heineken man is a bold and imaginative transformer of businesses and is as good a choice as anyone for retail’s toughest job
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OpinionGood practice puts customers first
If you travel to Dublin through Heathrow Airport, as I do frequently, you must now pass through five separate security checks. Five.
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OpinionBuild bridges with Chinese suppliers
Despite economic growth signalling the end of recession, UK retail sales have frequently been flat against the same periods last year, indicating that a proper recovery will take more time.
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Opinion
Bundlebox.com
In theory, the internet should enable a global retail market. In practice, of course, the cost and complexity of international payments and fulfilment logistics have limited cross-border retailing.
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NewsKookaï launches new-look store in London as it repositions brand
Kookaï is opening a new-look store as part of its repositioning to expand in the UK.
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GalleryStore of the week: Kurt Geiger Regent Street
There’s been every reason to admire the Kurt Geiger format that’s been around for a while now. The mirrored cubes on which the merchandise is displayed, piled on top of each other, give a show-stopping entrance to every store.
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GalleryTK Maxx lives up to eastern promise
The labels-for-less retailer entered Poland earlier this year. John Ryan visits its latest store in Poznan to see it becoming a pan-European act.
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NewsAsda George boss vows to hold prices when VAT rise takes effect
George at Asda managing director Anthony Thompson has vowed not to push up prices with the VAT change on January 1, as the value retailer embarks on the roll-out of a productivity scheme in Bangladesh.
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AnalysisInside Inditex
The Spanish parent company of Zara, Bershka and Massimo Dutti is notoriously secretive. Lisa Berwin takes an exclusive look behind the scenes at the Galician head office of Inditex.
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AnalysisFrom insight to action
Retail is a data-rich business, but in this market it is crucial information gets turned into insight that can be acted upon at the point where it will have the greatest impact, argues Joanna Perry
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AnalysisMarketing: The perfect message mix
Marketers have always been the biggest users of customer data. But by analysing it to create deeper insight, retailers can make their marketing budgets stretch further. Joanna Perry investigates
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AnalysisDunnhumby: A lifetime of loyalty?
Loyalty scheme operator Dunnhumby continues to innovate to provide Tesco and suppliers with the customer insight they need to make business-critical decisions
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AnalysisSocial media: Why M&S is listening to the word on the web
Marks & Spencer is starting to engage with its customers online, analysing their feedback to help make commercial decisions. Joanna Perry finds out what this insight is teaching it
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AnalysisCustomer-centricity across the enterprise
Retailers make grand statements about how customer-centric their businesses are, but where can customer intelligence make the difference to top and bottom lines, asks Joanna Perry
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AnalysisHow well do you use customer insight?
Identify where your company is on the journey to customer-centricity
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AnalysisThe lessons to be learnt from online
Properly used, customer data gleaned online can help not only web sales but the top line across all channels, says Joanna Perry
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AnalysisRange rationalisation bears fruit at Walmart
Walmart’s third-quarter results indicate that Project Impact, the five-year strategy calling for improved layouts and reduced inventory, has begun to bear fruit.
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AnalysisNick Robertson: making waves in etail
As Asos posted rocketing sales again this week, George MacDonald examines how an advertising man with no retail background has managed to set the bar so high in etail.