All Selfridges articles – Page 20
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AnalysisAnalysis: How did Selfridges break the £1bn sales mark?
Selfridges sales jumped 5% to pass the momentous £1bn mark last year and furthermore, operating profits are expected to rise 5% to £133m when figures for the year are published this week. What is Selfridges doing so right?
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NewsSelfridges sales in Britain break through £1bn barrier
Upmarket department store Selfridges broke through the £1bn sales barrier in Britain for the first time last year.
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NewsDebenhams online boss Simon Forster to join Selfridges
Debenhams online boss Simon Forster is to exit the department store to join rival Selfridges.
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NewsSelfridges Manchester suffers £1m masked raid
Selfridges in Manchester has been raided by masked men who stole £1m of designer watches.
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NewsCSL delivers 20% surge in like-for-likes
Sofa retailer CSL has posted soaring like-for-like sales, up 20% for the first eight months of the year.
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OpinionComment: A true brand is more than a fascia
Many aspire to be a truly successful brand but very few succeed.
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NewsSelfridges hires two new directors
Premium department store Selfridges has appointed Brian Hannon as director of food and restaurants and also promoted Mark Raban to finance director for Selfridges and sister company Brown Thomas.
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NewsSelfridges' finance boss moves to Harrods
Selfridges’ group finance director John Edgar has jumped ship to join rival Harrods.
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GalleryStore gallery: Nespresso London flagship opens
Nespresso has opened its first London standalone flagship. John Ryan discovers how the brand has made the most of its product.
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AnalysisRetailers test-drive digital signage
After a period of scepticism, retailers are beginning to try out different uses of digital signage. Rebecca Thomson finds out if it’s worth it.
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NewsFortnum & Mason raids Selfridges for its new chief executive
Fortnum & Mason has appointed Selfridges director Ewan Venters as chief executive, replacing Beverley Aspinall who left the business in April.
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OpinionDepartment stores still have an important role to play
It is probably a generational thing but often when you think department stores you are drawn to a particular name and the town or city that links it.
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AnalysisOutsourcing: Is it right for your business?
Retail is about selling products, so outsourcing non-core business functions can make sense for retailers. Anna Richardson Taylor examines the issue.
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OpinionComment: Can department stores work online?
Deprived of what makes them special, can department stores work online, asks Peter Williams.
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AnalysisGraduate Fashion Week: Finding new talent for retail
Graduate Fashion Week has always provided fresh talent for retail businesses. Anna Richardson Taylor explores how retailers can benefit from meeting the graduates.
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GalleryRetailers gear up for the Jubilee celebrations
This weekend’s royal celebrations have been marked by many retailers with window schemes that offer rather more than kind hearts and coronets.
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NewsSelfridges named best department store
Selfridges has been named the world’s top department store retailer for the second time by the Intercontinental Group of Department Stores (IGDS) .
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AnalysisHow to attract international shoppers
As a big summer of tourism approaches, Alison Clements finds out why the UK has such appeal to international shoppers, what they like to buy and how retailers can attract them.
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GalleryJohn Lewis: New-look beauty hall
John Lewis Oxford Street’s new beauty department is an exercise in brand promotion while remaining a branded house.
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GalleryPop-up shops: Going from strength to strength
Pop-up shops have come a long way from being attention-grabbing fads to brand mainstays that can make serious money.