All Stores and property articles – Page 9
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GalleryIn pictures: Asda makes play to woo back customers with store and range refresh
Asda is telling customers to “take a fresh look” at its offer, having launched a major customer experience drive with “one of its biggest” range refreshes and store upgrades in its history.
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NewsHundreds of arrests made since launch of retail crime unit
The Pegasus Partnership, a collaboration between retailers, the police and the Home Office, has made hundreds of arrests and led to more than 100 years’ worth of prison sentences.
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AnalysisRetail media: The advertising opportunities the World Cup can bring
This year marks the first men’s FIFA World Cup taking place in the summer for eight years, and will have more matches than ever, more teams qualified than ever, and 16 cities across the US, Canada and Mexico set to host games.
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InterviewQ&A: Skin Cupid founder Melody Yuan discusses the John Lewis partnership and UK expansion
Korean beauty retailer Skin Cupid has been making its presence known in the past few months, beginning with its first-ever store on London’s Charing Cross Road, and then more recently with John Lewis shop-in-shops in three UK locations.
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NewsSwatch forced to close stores after crowds spark safety fears
Swatch has issued a statement urging customers not to rush to its shops for its latest product release after it was forced to close its UK stores over the weekend.
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InterviewWHSmith UK boss Andrew Harrison on piloting the business through turbulence
Retail Week hears from WHSmith UK boss Andrew Harrison – the man tasked with guiding the business through one of the most turbulent periods in its history.
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NewsPrimark introduces sensory-friendly shopping hour
Primark is introducing a sensory-friendly shopping hour in stores across Britain as part of its commitment to create a more accessible shopping experience for customers.
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NewsCo-op makes entry as a standalone media owner with new ad service
The Co-op has launched a new national advertising proposition to make an entry as a standalone media owner.
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AnalysisThe questions readers are asking Retail Week – and how we answer them
In February, Retail Week upgraded its Intelligent Answers (iA) service, which uses AI to scour the archive to answer your pressing questions.
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AnalysisStore tour: Matalan accelerates transformation with latest shop revamp
Matalan’s store refurbishment programme is well underway, with its branch in Milton Keynes one of the latest to undergo a transformation.
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GalleryKookaï returns to the UK with London Carnaby Street store
Australian womenswear brand Kookaï opened the doors to its new London Carnaby Street store at the weekend.
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InterviewGreggs CEO Roisin Currie on prices, first international store and youth employment
After Greggs today announced it was packing its bags for Tenerife for the first time, its chief executive also discussed the ongoing Middle East conflict, price rises, and youth employment.
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NewsAdam Dury formally appointed as Jollyes Pets CEO
The former COO has been CEO-designate since last October, while Jollyes has also promoted internally for a new CFO, Retail Week can reveal.
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Opinion‘As public awareness of the horrors of retail crime increases, so too does the risk of a PR disaster’
With Sainsbury’s following Waitrose and Morrisons as the latest retail giant to find itself in the news on retail crime for all the wrong reasons, Charlotte Hardie questions whether there is still a disconnect on the issue between head office and the shop floor.
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NewsOner Active to make retail debut in New York City
Athleisure brand Oner Active is set to open its first-ever store in New York City later this year.
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News‘Lidl & Go’ pilot to be available across seven UK stores
Lidl’s customer trial, ‘Lidl & Go’, is being rolled out to a total of seven stores and is being made available for public use for the first time.
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NewsQuiz stores to trade through May as administrators wind down stock pile
Quiz stores are expected to remain open through the month of May and possibly into June as administrators wind down the fashion retailer’s stock pile, Retail Week understands.
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NewsTGJones could collapse into insolvency by summer
Modella Capital has told creditors to back its restructuring proposals or risk the business collapsing into insolvency by the end of July, according to restructuring plans seen by Retail Week.
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AnalysisTGJones’ restructuring plan reveals a business’ desperate fight for survival
Retail Week has seen the restructuring plan put forward to creditors and landlords by TGJones owner Modella Capital. The details make for grim reading.
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NewsTGJones owner details restructuring proposals putting stores and jobs at risk
Modella, the owner of TGJones, has launched a restructuring plan involving the shuttering of up to 150 branches and hundreds of job losses.