All Retail Week UAT articles in October 2024 – Page 4
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NewsWhistles owner is planning a deal to acquire White Stuff
The owner of Whistles and Phase Eight is in advanced talks to buy high street fashion retailer White Stuff.
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NewsVery Group records ‘resilient’ performance as profit grows but revenue dips
The Very Group has reported a “resilient” performance for the full year as revenue saw a slight dip and operating profit grew.
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NewsFrasers has urged Boohoo to appoint Mike Ashley as new chief executive
Frasers Group has written an open letter to Boohoo urging them to appoint Frasers founder Mike Ashley as the retailer’s new director and chief executive following John Lyttle’s departure.
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NewsM&S boss Stuart Machin: Raising taxes at budget ‘easy way out’ for government
Marks & Spencer boss Stuart Machin has urged chancellor Rachel Reeves to not take “the easy way out”, after reports that the government is considering raising the national insurance paid by employers in the upcoming budget.
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AnalysisJellycat: Why are Gen Z completely obsessed with the expensive cuddly toys?
What is it about Jellycat that’s causing such a stir? And what does the phenomenon tell us about the shopping habits of Gen Z?
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NewsSix UK start-ups picked for Amazon Sustainability Accelerator programme
The Amazon Sustainability Accelerator has picked six UK businesses to join its scheme and reach a new generation of environmentally conscious customers.
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NewsTurkish children’s retailer Ebebek to open its first ever UK store
Exclusive: Ebebek, the Turkish retailer specialising in baby, children and family products is opening its first-ever UK store in North London, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsFrasers pulls plug on Mulberry takeover bid over governance concerns
Frasers has announced that it does not intend to make a revised offer for taking over Mulberry, citing increasing governance issues and the “apparent lack of a commercial plan against a backdrop of increasing market headwinds”.
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GalleryLuxury fashion brand Represent opens first-ever store in hometown
Luxury menswear brand Represent is opening its first flagship UK store in its home city of Manchester after a period of large growth.
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NewsL’Oréal sales increase driven by growth in all divisions
L’Oréal posted sales growth in the nine months to September 2024, which was “well-balanced between value and volume” driven sales despite multiple turbulences in the third quarter.
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NewsHarrods dealing with over 250 claims against former owner Al Fayed
Embattled department store Harrods is in the process of dealing with over 250 claims for compensation being bought against it by former employees alleging historic sexual misconduct against former owner Mohamed Al Fayed.
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NewsAmazon has expanded its same-day delivery service to 80 UK towns and cities
Pureplay giant Amazon has expanded its same-day delivery service to more than 80 towns and cities across the UK.
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InterviewQ&A: Astrid & Miyu founder Connie Nam on how experiential retail has fuelled the jewellery brand’s success
As Astrid & Miyu ramps up its expansion plans and the key gifting season looms, founder and chief executive Connie Nam sits down with Retail Week to discuss the jewellery retailer’s journey and why the in-store experience has been vital to its success
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DataWhat shoppers really think about retail’s use of AI
Interviews with 1,000 consumers for Retail Week’s new report indicate whether AI is incentivising spending and how shoppers want to interact with the technology
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Opinion‘Last Sunday my daughter and I watched a shoplifter headbutt a store worker outside Sainsbury’s’
Retailers need to seek fresh ways to ensure a genuine understanding of the unacceptable pressure that store colleagues face, says Charlotte Hardie
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NewsVirgin Wines boss credits ‘really encouraging’ performance of value brand for return to profitability
Virgin Wines boss Jay Wright has credited the “really encouraging” performance of Warehouse Wines for the retailer’s return to profitability.
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NewsFanatics set to open its first standalone store in the UK
Exclusive: Digital sports platform and licensed sports merchandise retailer Fanatics is set to open its first standalone store in the UK on Regent Street, London.
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NewsAllSaints has hired a new global ecommerce director from Fat Face
Fashion retailer All Saints has appointed a former Fat Face director to head up its global ecommerce operations.
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NewsTwo-thirds of retail workers are not worried about their jobs being automated
Nearly two-thirds of UK retail workers are not worried about their jobs becoming automated in the future, according to a study by YouGov commissioned by global technology company SafetyCulture.
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AnalysisBoohoo: Is a brand breakup the best bet for the fallen pureplay giant?
Following last week’s announcement that Boohoo chief executive John Lyttle is exiting the business and rumours of a break-up of the group’s brands, Retail Week takes a look at what’s next for Boohoo, what Lyttle’s departure means for the business and if the fashion retailer is the next target of Mike Ashley’s ongoing shopping spree.