More on Me + Em – Page 3069

  • News

    Liberty changes finance chief

    2008-04-29T15:27:33Z

    Iconic London department store Liberty has hired a new finance director.

  • News

    ERSA 2008 shortlist announced

    2008-04-29T13:21:52Z

    The European Retail Solutions Awards has produced its largest short-list so far, following a judging day in late April.

  • News

    Gerry Weber to up its presence in the UK

    2008-04-29T12:41:51Z

    German womenswear retailer Gerry Weber has pushed the button on its UK and Ireland roll-out after trading in the country for just over two years.

  • Opinion

    Westfield should not be too hard on retailers

    2008-04-29T11:37:33Z

    It was not all doom and gloom at last week’s Retail Week Property Directors’ Club, as you might expect in the present climate. Property directors were sounding a note of caution, but also enthused about certain projects and opportunities coming up this year.

  • News

    Retailers report falling volumes

    2008-04-29T11:29:15Z

    Retail sales fell markedly year on year in April, as poor weather and the early Easter added to the economic slowdown, according to the CBI today.

  • News

    Tesco introduces carbon footprint label

    2008-04-29T10:20:24Z

    Tesco has launched a carbon footprint label on 20 of its own-brand products to inform consumers about the environmental impact of products.

  • News

    40 per cent of new space to be shelved report claims

    2008-04-29T10:15:49Z

    As much as 40 per cent of new shopping centre space could be shelved or delayed because of decreasing retailer demand and the increasing scarcity of finance, according to property agency Savills.

  • News

    Price-fixing probe hits 100 brands

    2008-04-29T09:33:28Z

    Some of the UK’s best-known consumer brands face a probe over allegations into price-fixing, as the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) steps up its wide-ranging investigation into the grocery sector.

  • News

    Carpetright on track to hit targets

    2008-04-29T09:30:40Z

    Carpetright recorded challenging trade for the second half of its financial year in the UK and Ireland, but expected the group’s underlying pre-tax profit for the full year to be in line with City forecasts.

  • News

    Dunelm sales rise

    2008-04-29T09:08:31Z

    Dunelm has posted strong sales for the 43 weeks to April 26 and its chief executive is bullish about the outlook for the value homewares retailer.

  • News

    Instore reduces losses

    2008-04-29T09:00:18Z

    Variety store group Instore has made a pre-tax loss of 2.3 million in the year to March 1, from a loss of 9.1 million the previous year.

  • News

    DSGi to close 40 UniEuro stores

    2008-04-29T08:52:10Z

    International electricals giant DSGi is to slash the number of stores at its troubled Italian chain UniEuro by a third.

  • News

    Game profits rocket

    2008-04-29T08:47:47Z

    Game Group said that current trading has remained strong after it posted soaring full-year profits and sales.

  • News

    N Brown profits climb

    2008-04-29T08:35:45Z

    Home shopping specialist N Brown has posted a 19.9 per cent increase in full-year profits to 78 million. Revenues advanced 16.6 per cent to 610.9 million in the year to March 1.

  • Opinion

    Following financial services

    2008-04-28T16:00:00Z

    Financial services firms have tended to be ahead of the curve when it comes to deploying new technology, because their businesses rely and benefit so much from it.

  • News

    McPhail named New Look chief executive

    2008-04-28T13:22:30Z

    New Look has re-shuffled its management team, promoting Phil Wrigley to executive chairman and Carl McPhail to chief executive.

  • News

    Mosaic Fashions falls into the red

    2008-04-28T10:09:14Z

    Mosaic Fashions has suffered a 30.2 million pre-tax loss in the year to January 26 compared with a pre-tax profit of 17.2 million the year before.

  • Opinion

    In praise of German VM

    2008-04-28T09:39:43Z

    Galeria Kaufhof is a chain of German department stores. You’ll find a branch in every one of the country’s major towns and they serve the same function as, say, Debenhams in the UK.

  • News

    Asos sales soar again

    2008-04-28T08:41:32Z

    Sales at fashion e-tailer Asos rocketed 90 per cent in the year to March 31, reaching about 81 million.

  • News

    Baker to join Virgin Active

    2008-04-28T08:39:06Z

    Former Boots chief executive Richard Baker is to become chairman of Sir Richard Branson’s health and fitness chain Virgin Active.