More property – Page 49
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AnalysisAnalysis: How Tesco boss Dave Lewis plans to turn around the business
This morning Dave Lewis posted Tesco’s Christmas trading and unveiled some first steps towards turning around the troubled giant.
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AnalysisStart-up of the week: Online video streaming provider Whisbi
Start-ups in retail technology are growing quickly and Retail Week is highlighting some of the best. This week Whisbi is in the spotlight.
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AnalysisRetail Week's 12 days of Christmas: The gifts all retailers want
With a general election coming up, it’s hard for retailers to second-guess prospects for 2015. Retail Week looks at the Christmas gifts retailers will hope for.
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AnalysisAnalysis: The insider’s experience of store design in 2014
Change is a given in store design, but the landscape has shifted more than normal this year and the pace continues to quicken.
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AnalysisRetail Week's 12 days of Christmas: How to prepare for the busiest day
Sue Robinson, branch manager at Waitrose’s Westfield London, reveals how to prevent turkey shortage on the busiest Christmas shopping day.
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AnalysisInternational news analysis: Carrefour opens Easy c-store in Shanghai
Carrefour has opened its first convenience store offer in China, 10 years after opening its first supermarket in the country.
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OpinionComment: Pop-ups are not always cause for universal rejoicing
Unfettered greed and short-termism are endemic to the retail property market across London, and the outcome is moribund empty shops.
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AnalysisMayfield, Cheshire and King among retailers to respond to rates review
Reaction from the industry to the planned review into business rates, including from John Lewis Partnership boss Sir Charlie Mayfield.
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OpinionComment: How will Osborne’s business rates review impact retailers?
The Chancellor’s business rates announcement could be an easy way of appearing to be addressing the issue without actually having to do anything.
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OpinionComment: Does Christmas signal shutdown time for store design?
Christmas is normally a slack time for the store design and build sector, but this year things look a little different.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How Poundland is taking advantage of retail's structural change
Structural changes in retail continue to play into Poundland’s hands as “savvy shoppers” seek value products, boss Jim McCarthy has said.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Mothercare’s turnaround efforts start to gain traction
Mothercare’s turnaround efforts seem to be gaining traction as the retailer’s underlying pre-tax profit jumped 65% to £3.3m in the first half.
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OpinionComment: As Asda’s sales decline, could the golden era of grocery be over?
Despite growth in convenience and online retail, the big four grocers continue to struggle to maintain share in a competitive market.
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OpinionComment: Government has treated the high street as a cash cow for too long
Shop vacancy rates have increased for the first time in almost two years, but Government must stop treating the high street as a cash cow.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How is supply chain security affected by world events?
How will recent world events such as the Ebola outbreak in West Africa and sanctions on Russia effect the security of global supply chains?
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OpinionComment: Why I closed the retail chain I’d spent 20 years building
After shutting his last shop, Ian Middleton believes the property market must change if high street entrepreneurs are to succeed
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OpinionBryan Roberts: Sainsbury's new strategic plan is a tipping point for UK grocery
A very overused cliché, but today might come to be seen as a tipping point in the evolution of the UK grocery sector.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Has Marks & Spencer at last turned the corner?
Last week’s interims gave grounds for optimism that M&S is getting back on course, but the retailer is not quite there yet.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Why are retailers so keen to deliver through transport hubs?
Transport hubs are increasingly important for fulfilment strategies at retailers including John Lewis and Asda, as they seek to make the last mile cheaper.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Spain re-emerging as major retail destination
The Spanish retail scene is bouncing back from the economic downturn and, as Christmas approaches, is firmly established as a retail destination.