More on Me + Em – Page 829
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NewsEmbattled tycoon Wiese steps down from New Look board
Christo Wiese has relinquished his role on the board of fashion retailer New Look.
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NewsWalmart edges out Amazon with $16bn Flipkart deal
Walmart has snapped up India’s largest ecommerce retailer Flipkart for around $16bn (£11.8bn) after seeing off competition from Amazon.
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InterviewFeelUnique boss on growth ambitions and fresh investment
FeelUnique boss Joel Palix spoke to Retail Week about seeking fresh investment, international expansion and why bricks and mortar is “a headache”.
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NewsRetail sales suffer steepest drop on record in April
Retail sales tumbled in April as more clement weather failed to offset ongoing non-food sales declines and the early arrival of Easter.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Five international retailers making space pay
As the shockwaves of the latest retail CVA – House of Fraser – echo across the industry, the pressure mounts on traditional retailers to eke out profit from their store estate or risk suffering the same fate.
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AnalysisBe Inspired: Three women who changed retail
Retail Week speaks to three female entrepreneurs whose pioneering business ideas have changed the retail landscape over the past three decades.
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AnalysisWatch: Why Amazon is 'terrible' at personalisation
Retail Week’s panel debate on data collaboration heard senior retail figures criticise Amazon for lack of personalisation despite its supposedly enviable customer data.
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Retail VoiceWhy luxury brands need to take control online
Sales of luxury goods online may have challenged critics but it is time brands wrestled back control from third parties and delivered the experience customers expect.
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OpinionHow Argos’ supply chain turned it from junk into jewel
This time 10 years ago, many retail watchers were ringing the death knell for Argos. How times have changed, writes Gemma Goldfingle.
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OpinionOpinion: CEOs are only human – and that's a good thing
Business leaders need to act human for the sake of ‘brand business’ – though it obviously depends on the human in question
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VideoWatch: Smiggle pledges ‘unwavering commitment’ to shops
At the opening of Smiggle’s biggest-ever store on Oxford Street, boss John Cheston speaks about the retailer’s “unwavering” commitment to bricks and mortar in the UK and why it’s “a bit like Beatlemania”.
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NewsCo-op completes £137.5m swoop for c-store rival Nisa
The Co-op has formally completed its £137.5m acquisition of symbol group Nisa.
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Retail VoiceFive steps to unlocking value from your loyal customers
Some brands are masters of the loyalty game, with programmes that delight customers and investors alike. Oliver Gryg at Avios offers five routes to success.
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OpinionOpinion: Are you an emotionally engaging retailer?
Those of a certain vintage may know of a Jimi Hendrix album entitled Are You Experienced, and for the past five or more years this might have been the theme for any retail conference anywhere.
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NewsJohn Lewis scotches rumours of Amazon Waitrose approach
John Lewis Partnership has poured cold water on suggestions that it received a takeover bid from online giant Amazon for its Waitrose chain last year.
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NewsSports Direct in legal action over House of Fraser CVA
Sports Direct is to sue House of Fraser, claiming stakeholders were “denied information” regarding its proposed CVA.
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NewsSainsbury’s 'abandons' food waste reduction project
Sainsbury’s has reportedly called time on a £10m scheme to reduce food waste after trials produced poor results.
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NewsTapi plots swoop on Carpetright stores as CVA nears
Tapi is speaking with Carpetright’s landlords in the hope of snapping up a clutch of the retailer’s stores that are subject to rent reductions under the terms of its impending CVA.
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AnalysisTop 10: The most powerful women in retail
As Retail Week’s Be Inspired campaign continues to gain momentum, we’ve picked out 10 of the most powerful women in global retail – what makes them successful, and what can be learnt from their success?
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OpinionOpinion: The true cost of stores? Let's do the maths
“You ain’t seen nothing yet” would be my response to the sad stream of retail ‘accidents’ we have already endured in 2018.