All Retail Week UAT articles in September 30 2016
Browse all news stories and articles from this date or time period.
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NewsAgenda: WHSmith, N Brown and Ted Baker post financial results
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days in the industry with updates from WHSmith, N Brown and Ted Baker on the agenda.
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GalleryStore gallery: Polo Ralph Lauren adds meaning to 'lifestyle' on Regent Street
The arrival of preppy apparel brand Polo Ralph Lauren on London’s Regent Street helps to define what lifestyle retail is all about.
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CartoonBlower’s retail cartoon: London retailers hit by business rates revaluation
Cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on the revaluation of business rates causing significant increases in costs for retailers in the capital.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How Argos, Tesco and John Lewis use tech hubs to drive innovation
Retailers of all sectors and sizes have launched digital labs in recent years, but what tangible business benefits do they offer?
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NewsAmazon launches $2.5m competition to advance artificial intelligence tech
Amazon has unveiled an annual university competition dedicated to accelerating conversational artificial intelligence technology.
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AnalysisOpinion: Retailers must engage as workers' rights take centre stage
Etailer Asos must be desperately hoping that it will not become the ‘next Sports Direct’, as union GMB claims it might be.
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NewsDebenhams makes play for athleisure market with new concession
Debenhams has made a play for the activewear market with the launch of six concessions for Australian brand Lorna Jane.
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NewsWoolworths mulls selling petrol station chain as it refocuses on grocery
Australian grocer Woolworths is considering selling its petrol station forecourt business in a move that could net it A$1.5bn (£890m).
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Analysis
Analysis: Who will succeed Andy Street as John Lewis boss?
John Lewis boss Andy Street will step down later this month, following his election as the Conservative candidate for Mayor of the West Midlands.
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NewsCath Kidston sold to private equity group Baring Asia as chairman steps down
Lifestyle retailer Cath Kidston has been sold to private equity firm Baring Asia, and Asian expansion is at the top of the agenda.
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NewsThe Cotswold Company acquired by private equity firm True Capital
Private equity firm True Capital has acquired a majority stake in pure-play furniture retailer The Cotswold Company.
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NewsLong Tall Sally uses 3D body scans to create mannequin modelled on customer
Specialist womenswear retailer Long Tall Sally has created a 3D-printed mannequin from a full-body scan of one of its own customers.
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NewsTheo Paphitis’s Ryman acquires specialist London Graphic Centre
Retail entrepreneur Theo Paphitis’s Ryman stationery business has bought art and design materials specialist London Graphic Centre.
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OpinionOpinion: impact of the national living wage six months on
The introduction of the national living wage in April does not appear to have stifled the retail sector – at least not yet.
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NewsBrexit won’t damage growth, UK’s top 100 retailers insist
The UK’s decision to quit the European Union will not damage economic growth, according to a survey of the country’s top 100 retailers.
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NewsWiggle sales rise but profits punctured by currency headwinds
Sports etailer Wiggle has reported rising sales in its last full-year but profits were hit as it was affected by currency movements.
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NewsLakeland cooks up sales growth but pre-tax profits slump
Lakeland has posted a 40% decline in full-year pre-tax profits as the cost of expanding its warehouse in Cumbria offset growing sales.
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NewsJack Wills sold to Liberty owner BlueGem as full-year profits tumble
Jack Wills founder Peter Williams has joined forces with Liberty department store owner BlueGem to acquire the fashion chain.
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AnalysisA look at Asos’s website through the years – Retail Week's Etail Evolution
Asos was one of the first online-only fashion retailers to enter the market, but how has its offer changed since it launched in 2001?
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NewsTesco faces £150m claim from shareholders after accounting scandal
Tesco is facing legal action from a group of 60 shareholders who claim to have lost £150m following the grocer’s accounting scandal.