More on Me + Em – Page 3071
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Analysis
Seeds of growth
When Neil Dixon joined then-budding retailer Julian Graves as a one-man property department, he found the challenge he wanted. He tells Ben Cooper why now’s no time to slow down
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News
Topshop gears up for New York flagship launch
Topshop is to inject true British spirit into New York when it opens its flagship store there this autumn.
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News
New Look poised to make Russian debut
New Look is set to enter Russia through a franchise agreement with Serbian-based partner Delta.
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News
Home Retail Group: the City view
The Argos and Homebase owner unveils full-year figures on Wednesday and benchmark profits of 429 million are expected.
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AnalysisBrand of gold
Having a brand that engages consumers on an emotional level is crucial. Charlotte Dennis-Jones finds out which retailers are succeeding
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News
Battered retailers push forward despite another week of gloom
General retailers just managed to beat the FTSE All Share’s rise and some of the sector’s most bruised names – including Debenhams, Blacks Leisure and DSGi – led the pack.
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News
BRC claims ONS sales data is “overly rosy”
The British Retail Consortium has attacked official retail sales statisticians for painting “an overly rosy view” of the stores sector’s performance.
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AnalysisEthel Austin: Anatomy of an administration
Ethel Austin is the latest fashion name to go into administration, but could it have been avoided? Amy Shields investigates
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Opinion
Downturn can’t stop investment
The banks got a £50 billion bail-out on Monday, but who is going to rescue embattled retailers?
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News
Findel profit warning feeds City fears for home shopping sector
Home shopping group Findel issued a profit warning last week, after it was forced to increase provisions for bad debt by 5 million.
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News
JC Penney cuts store openings as crunch bites
US mid-market department store chain JC Penney is scaling back its expansion plans this year, as it faces tough trading in an uncertain economic outlook.
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AnalysisRetail Power List 2008: 1-9
1 Sir Terry Leahy, chief executive, Tesco2007 RANK: 1At last, evidence that the UK’s number one retailer is fallible. A nasty skiing accident earlier this year left the Tesco chief executive nursing six broken ribs and put him briefly out of circulation. By the time he returned – sounding, according ...
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AnalysisRetail Power List 2008: 1-9
1 Sir Terry Leahy, chief executive, Tesco2007 RANK: 1At last, evidence that the UK’s number one retailer is fallible. A nasty skiing accident earlier this year left the Tesco chief executive nursing six broken ribs and put him briefly out of circulation. By the time he returned – sounding, according ...
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News
Real boss to unveil revival strategy for flagging chain
The new boss of Metro Group’s Real hypermarket chain was expected to reveal his blueprint for the revival of the hypermarket chain to suppliers this week.
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Gallery
Store of the week: Avanti, Augsburg
C&A vanished from the UK at the beginning of the century, but it is thriving in mainland Europe and last month unveiled a new format for Avanti, one of its fashion brands.
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News
WHSmith turns focus to stores integration
WHSmith is to put its flurry of travel retail acquisitions on hold, after securing more than 120 new stores for the division in the space of a month.
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News
M&S to make prices in India on par with UK
Marks & Spencer is to bring prices at its Indian stores in line with those in the UK, in an effort to seize share in one of the world’s biggest emerging markets.
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AnalysisDunkirk spirit
The fortitude of M and M Direct’s staff was part of the attraction for ex-Tesco man Steve Robinson. He talks Lisa Berwin through his plans to propel the multichannel retailer’s sales to £200 million
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News
Ghost to expand out of London after brand shift
Boutique womenswear retailer Ghost will expand outside its London heartland after repositioning its upmarket brand.