More on Me + Em – Page 3024
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Opinion
The Retail Week – July 11, 2008
A domineering leader with no regard for corporate governance, a business recording a terrible performance, confusion about plans for the chairmanship… no, not M&S, but Sports Direct.
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Analysis
Can M&S claw back food sales?
Marks & Spencer’s food offer has gone from hero to zero. Chief executive Sir Stuart Rose is determined to regain the initiative, but faces big problems. George MacDonald investigates
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News
Primark on track to beat market as sector suffers
Primark was expected to outperform the fashion market again as Retail Week went to press, but its like-for-like growth is thought to have levelled out as the market slowdown kicked in.
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News
Waitrose to spotlight promos in value push
Waitrose is to ramp up its in-store promotional displays in a bid to change shoppers’ perceptions that it is more expensive than its rivals.
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NewsOxford Circus to get £4m diagonal junction crossing
Oxford Circus is due to undergo a £4 million Japanese-style makeover, which will allow shoppers to cross the busy junction diagonally for the first time and massively ease congestion in the area.
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News
Tesco takes on Argos with first catalogue shop launch
Tesco has launched its first Argos-style shop-in-shop at its Homeplus store in Bristol, which opened this week.
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News
Iceland attacks ‘barmy’ CC’s Ombudsman fee
Iceland boss Malcolm Walker has hit out against the Competition Commission (CC) Ombudsman fee, arguing that there should be a sliding scale of payments according to a grocer’s turnover.
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Gallery
Store of the week: C&A Sao Paulo
C&A continues to stretch its low-cost tentacles across the globe and this 32,000 sq ft store, in São Paulo, Brazil, is an example of how it is changing its look to bring it into line with the best operators in the value arena.
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News
DFS kicks off rock star summer Sale ads
DFS has launched a summer Sale campaign that centres on shoppers’ rock-star fantasies.
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News
Ideal to relaunch flagship channel after web revamp
TV shopping group Ideal Shopping Direct is to revamp its main channel Ideal World in an attempt to refresh its identity and attract more customers.
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Opinion
Everybody’s got their price
In a week when grocers launched even more price wars – the latest being Morrisons’ Price Crunch offer of a range of eight products for 50p each – it is clear that price is king.
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NewsForever 21 targets London as it gears up for UK entry
US fashion chain Forever 21 wants to open up to four stores in London to kick off its push into the UK.
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Opinion
What you can do to beat the downturn
As recent results show, large and small retailers alike are feeling the impact of a slowdown in the UK economy. And the data suggests that things will not improve anytime soon.
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Opinion
US election will affect us all
Tesco’s recent AGM in Birmingham attracted its share of campaigners as usual, but the unusual antics of some were outweighed comfortably by the good sense of ordinary shareholders, many attending for the first time.
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Analysis
Ground control: How Marks & Spencer ensures fair trade really is fair
It’s easy to talk a good game on conditions in the supply chain, but how can you ensure it works in practice? Katie Kilgallen finds out how Marks & Spencer ensures fair trade really is fair
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News
Sandwich boards to be ousted in London
The sandwich boards that line London’s busiest shopping areas are expected to be booted out by mid-August.
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Analysis
A solid anchor
John Lewis is by far the most popular choice of anchor stores among shopping centre owners. But will the effects of the downturn dampen the attraction? Ben Cooper investigates
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News
Dune hires John Egan as chief exec
Shoe chain Dune has appointed former Mosaic-owned Shoe Studio boss John Egan as chief executive.
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Opinion
Store manager’s diary: a little competition can be healthy for staff
To celebrate Phase Eight’s first birthday at Lakeside and provide staff with an incentive to keep up their excellent standard of work, I devised and implemented our incentive scheme in April.
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News
Spar boycotts Vodafone products
Spar UK has joined other independent retailers and convenience store owners today in protesting over cuts in commission paid by the mobile phone operator Vodafone.