All articles by Tim Danaher – Page 24
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Opinion
Dry as the Sahara
Terry Leahy was on particularly dry form at the Tesco results today, but the poker face couldn’t mask his pride that Tesco is back on top of its game.
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OpinionThe land of plenty?
The supermarkets seem to think there’s unlimited opportunity to open convenience stores. But is there?
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NewsPrimark sales and profits soar
Primark grew sales 19% to £1.26bn and profits 18% to £144m in the 24 weeks to 27 February.
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Opinion
Catashtrophe?
The travel chaos created by the volcano in Iceland is a pain, but we won’t be going hungry.
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NewsRichard Bradbury steps down as River Island chief
The chief executive of young fashion giant River Island stepped down this week after 20 years with the company.
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OpinionThe big questions for Andy Bond’s successor
Andy Bond will leave his successor with two big headaches: How Asda can arrest its underperformance and can a food retailer prosper on Everyday Low Prices alone?
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NewsAndy Bond to advise Walmart on new international markets
Outgoing Asda chief executive Andy Bond is to advise parent company Walmart on conquering Russia and other new markets when he steps up to the role of chairman.
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Opinion
Chinos in Leeds
If you’re out in Leeds tonight, keep an eye out for a group of men in chinos and polo shirts.
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NewsAsda plans 150 Living stores in bid to be UK’s leading non-food retailer
Asda has confirmed that it is aiming to become the UK’s biggest non-food retailer by growing the number of Asda Living stores fivefold to 150.
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OpinionReinventing the retail park
H&M’s move to open more retail park stores shows how the nature out of town retailing is changing.
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NewsRiver Island chief executive Richard Bradbury steps down
The chief executive of young fashion giant River Island is to retire after more than 20 years with the company.
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NewsAndy Bond steps down as Asda chief executive
Andy Bond is stepping down as chief executive of Asda.
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Opinion
Tweetail Week
We’re all big fans of using Twitter here in the Retail Week office, even the technophobes like me and George
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NewsOddbins bounces back with strong trading
Wine merchant Oddbins has issued a positive trading update, saying it has “moved on from its troubled past.”
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NewsConran Shop pop-up trial could pave way for small-format stores
The Conran Shop is trialling a smaller store format that could be used to extend the brand into new locations in the UK or overseas.
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Opinion
Stuart Rose’s final flourish at M&S
Stuart Rose’s last trading update before Marc Bolland takes over the reins was a strong one, but no-one wanted to talk about it this morning.
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NewsM&S Q4 sales beat expectations
Marks & Spencer has revealed a 5.1% increase in fourth quarter like-for-like sales, well above expectations, driven by a strong performance from general merchandise.
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Opinion
Down Wembley Way
First visit of two this week to Wembley - the second being for Chelsea’s FA Cup semi-final on Saturday - was for Tesco’s launch of its sponsorship of the England World Cup team today.
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NewsTesco to be official supermarket of England World Cup team
Tesco has been confirmed as the official supermarket of England’s World Cup team.