All Mothercare articles – Page 2
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NewsAgenda: AO.com, Card Factory and Joules update the market
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days with updates from AO.com and Card Factory and the result of the Arcadia CVA vote on the agenda.
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NewsAgenda: Pepkor Europe and GFK consumer confidence
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days with an update from Pepkor Europe and GFK’s latest consumer confidence survey on the agenda.
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NewsMothercare heralds ‘sounder footing' despite swelling losses
Mothercare has insisted that it is on firmer financial footing despite increased losses.
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NewsAgenda: M&S, Halfords and Mothercare update the market
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days with updates from Marks & Spencer, Halfords and Mothercare on the agenda
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NewsMothercare sales fall as it claims 'significant progress'
Mothercare like for likes fell in its fourth quarter but the retailer hailed “significant strategic progress and full-year profit in line with market expectations”.
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NewsThe Entertainer buys Early Learning Centre from Mothercare
Toy specialist The Entertainer has acquired Early Learning Centre from Mothercare.
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NewsMothercare sales plunge further in festive quarter
Mothercare’s sales failed to recover over the golden quarter, with UK sales crashing nearly 20%.
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NewsAgenda: Retailers update on Christmas trading
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days with festive figures from M&S, Tesco, John Lewis, Sainsbury’s and Morrisons all on the agenda.
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AnalysisWho will be retail's winners and losers of 2019?
Who will thrive in 2019 and who will flounder? Retail experts share their tips for the year ahead.
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AnalysisData: Retail redundancy index – job losses mount in 2018
2018 has been characterised by CVAs, administrations and store closures – all of which have taken their toll on the retail workforce.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Retail's biggest hires, fires and feuds in 2018
There have been many entrances and exits in the retail sector in the past year. Here is a snapshot of 2018’s most important hires and fires.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Is there any hope for Mothercare?
Mothercare has reported a dismal set of half-year results that showed UK like-for-likes nosediving and losses spiralling.
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VideoThe Retail Week: Should retailers invest or cut costs?
As Sainsbury’s, Majestic Wine and Mothercare take contrasting approaches to turbulent times, the team discuss whether retailers should invest or cut costs in the current climate.
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NewsMothercare losses swell in first half as UK sales tumble
Mothercare has suffered ballooning half-year losses as sales tumbled within its core UK business.
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NewsMothercare cuts almost half of head office jobs
Mothercare is axing up to 200 head office jobs in an attempt to cut costs, after agreeing a rescue plan with creditors earlier this year.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Are you failing fast or just failing?
Failing fast is a much-used phrase in retail right now as businesses embark on transformation programmes. But does it really produce results?
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NewsAgenda: Mothercare, Hotel Chocolat, Sports Direct, AO
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with updates from Sports Direct, Hotel Chocolat and AO.com all on the agenda.
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OpinionOpinion: Mothercare boss has won the battle, not the war
Mothercare is on the latest stage of its torturous journey, lining up cash to fund its restructuring and putting one of its arms into administration.
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NewsMothercare places Children’s World into administration
Mothercare has insisted it is making “good progress” with its refinancing and restructuring plans – but has placed its Children’s World business into administration.
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NewsThe Original Factory Shop tables CVA proposal
The Original Factory Shop (TOFS) has become the latest retailer to launch a CVA amid harsh retail conditions, Retail Week can reveal.