All Retail Week UAT articles in November 2022 – Page 3
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NewsKingfisher inches down profit guidance amid rising wages and energy bills
Kingfisher has shaved £10m from the upper end of its profit guidance in the face of rising wages and energy bills.
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AnalysisReview: Retail’s best Christmas adverts 2022
Is it a turkey or a Christmas cracker? Retail Week has assembled an esteemed panel of judges to deliver their verdict on a selection of retail’s biggest Christmas adverts this year.
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NewsFormer JD Sports boss Peter Cowgill named chair of The Fragrance Shop
Ex-JD Sports chief executive Peter Cowgill has been appointed as The Fragrance Shop’s first-ever non-executive chair.
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NewsBoohoo denies allegations of poor working conditions in Burnley warehouse
Boohoo has said allegations of poor conditions in its Burnley warehouse are “not reflective” of its working environment.
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GalleryStore gallery: Inside Puma’s grass-floored Carnaby Street store
Sportswear giant Puma has reopened its Carnaby Street store with a fresh new look which it says will “bring new life” to its flagship location
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NewsHalfords hails resilient performance despite profit slump
Halfords boss Graham Stapleton has hailed his business’ resilience in the face of the cost-of-living crisis, despite underlying profit falling in the first half.
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NewsPets at Home profits fall due to increased costs of energy and freight
Pets at Home has blamed rising energy and freight costs for a slump in profit before tax, but has not changed its full-year guidance as customer levels remain strong.
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AnalysisThe Retail Week future CEOs list 2022
Retail Week speaks to the industry’s top headhunters to find out who will be in the next wave of retail bosses
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NewsDreams unveils £5m cost-of-living support package for staff
Dreams is set to provide its employees with a financial and wellbeing support package to assist them through the cost-of-living crisis.
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NewsJoules makes senior team redundancies following administration
Embattled fashion brand Joules has made several senior directors redundant, just a week after it collapsed into administration.
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NewsJohn Lewis boss White warns inflation ‘hitting the top line’
John Lewis Partnership boss Dame Sharon White has warned that rampant inflation is influencing consumer spend and impacting the group’s sales ahead of Christmas.
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NewsSupermarkets hit out at claims fuel prices are ‘taking advantage of customers’
Supermarket retailers have hit back at claims that their fuel prices are “taking advantage of customers” during the cost-of-living crisis.
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NewsAO hails ‘solid’ progress despite widening losses
AO has hailed “solid progress” in its plan to focus on profitability over growth, despite suffering widening half-year losses.
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OpinionGraham Bell: ‘Retailers have as big a role as government in tackling cost-of-living crisis’
Retailers are undoubtedly operating in an ongoing challenging environment, with consumers facing the challenges of the increased cost of living against the backdrop of a looming recession.
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Retail VoiceThree reasons why Pay by Bank can help win customers
Can the way in which a customer pays really enhance the customer experience and drive real value for the retailer at the same time? fumopay’s Kevin Ludford believes it can.
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NewsHalf of customers set spending limits for Christmas presents
Half of UK customers are setting themselves spending limits on Christmas presents for children and partners this year as inflation continues to run rampant.
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NewsWickes embarks on new store opening programme
Wickes is set to begin a new store opening programme to address areas where it is underrepresented throughout the UK.
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NewsSuperdrug goes live with online marketplace as it steps up digital transformation
Superdrug has launched its online marketplace as part of a drive to “dramatically increase” its health and beauty range.
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NewsScrewfix opens first store in France
Screwfix has opened its first store in France as it plays to win a share of the French trade professional market.
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NewsIceland founder Sir Malcolm Walker rebuffs takeover interest
Walker has seen “frequent approaches” for the chain and opportunistic investors buying its debt at a discounted rate