All Value articles – Page 36
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InterviewInterview: Paperchase boss Timothy Melgund writes the retailer's future
Paperchase’s chief executive Timothy Melgund speaks exclusively to Retail Week about paper versus digital and his global ambitions for the premium stationery retailer.
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OpinionComment: Is the window now shut for retailer IPOs?
The volatile IPO market has claimed a victim last week as fashion retailer Fat Face abandoned its planned float.
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OpinionComment: Retail initial public offerings just keep on coming
Last week, video game retailer Game announced plans for an IPO.
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NewsCard Factory executives pocket £54m following stock market float
Three top executives at value greetings card retailer Card Factory pocketed £54m last week after it floated on the stock market.
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NewsB&M Bargains poised to reveal plans for a £2bn IPO
Value retailer B&M Bargains is set to reveal its plans for a £2bn floatation on the stock market next week, according to sources.
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NewsPoundland full-year sales near £1bn mark as they grow 13.3%
Poundland has revealed sales of almost £1bn in its full-year update, which jumped 13.3% to £997.8m, as it plans new store openings.
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NewsTesco's pound aisles 'not a threat', say value retailers
Value retailers have shrugged off Tesco’s plans to go head-to-head with them by introducing ‘pound zones’ in its stores and insist it is not a threat.
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NewsTesco to launch own brand smart phone this year
Tesco is to launch an own brand smartphone this year to build on the success of its tablet Hudl.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Morrisons, Amazon, Tesco, Mothercare and more
Retail news round-up on May 6, 2014: Morrisons apologises for ad stunt, Amazon and Twitter ink tie-up, Tesco launches pound zones and more.
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NewsGlasgow's St Enoch Centre signs raft of new retailers
Topshop and Topman are among eight retailers to have signed new leases for stores at Glasgow’s St Enoch Centre.
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NewsB&M Bargains to refinance £585m of loans ahead of stock market debut
Value retailer B&M Bargains is to refinance £585m of loans to get its debt in better shape ahead of its potential flotation.
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OpinionComment: Guaranteed footfall driver Primark lights up East Ham high street
East Ham high street plays host to thriving value chains, with Primark taking the prize for best-looking shop on the street.
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NewsPoundstretcher full-year like-for-likes grow 3%
Poundstretcher full year like-for-like sales jumped 3% last year driven by its store refresh programme and extended food and toiletry ranges.
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NewsRetail parks vacancy rates at lowest level since 2007
Vacancy rates at retail parks across the UK are at their lowest level since 2007, a report by retail property research consultancy Trevor Wood Associates has found.
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AnalysisAnalysis: The top 10 fastest-growing retailers in the UK, 2014
The second annual Zolfo Cooper Growth Retailer Report, produced in association with Retail Week, highlights the businesses that have excelled in increasing profits in the UK.
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AnalysisExpanding into Africa: What do retailers need to know?
As more retailers dip their toes into Africa, Retail Week takes a look at the opportunities and challenges retailers face in the continent.
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NewsPoundstretcher eyes growth in Africa as it builds presence in Zambia
Poundstretcher has opened a second store in Zambia this week as it seeks to expand in the region.
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OpinionComment: Restructuring in retail – the foundation on which IPOs are built
With the window for retail IPOs now well and truly open, at least for the time being, the list of potential floats now appears to stretch out well into the second half of 2014.
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AnalysisNeed to know: new UK retail entrant Hema
Dutch value retailer Hema is about to open its first UK stores. Will its broad offer prove a hit with British shoppers and shake up the competition?
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NewsDutch value retailer Hema signs first UK stores in Kingston and Victoria
Dutch value retailer Hema has signed its first UK stores in the Southeast of England.