All WHSmith articles – Page 17
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Comet, Sainsbury's, Morrisons, Matalan and more
Retail news round-up October 14, 2013: OpCapita set to receive £70m from collapse of Comet, Sainsbury’s to open first dark store in east London, Matalan issues profit warning after warm weather dents sales
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NewsWHSmith boss Steve Clarke: "Our numbers speak for themselves"
New WHSmith chief executive Steve Clarke has challenged critics of the retailer’s strategy arguing that the numbers speak for themselves.
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OpinionNick Bubb's verdict: WHSmith's same strategy delivers again and again
In a fast-changing world, one thing you can always rely upon is WHSmith to deliver the goods and the business strategy remains exactly the same.
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NewsWHSmith reveals full-year profit ahead of expectations
WHSmith has revealed full-year pre-tax profit ahead of expectations, increasing 6% to £108m in the year to August 31.
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OpinionComment: Argos' tie-up with eBay could be a game-changer
Argos’ pilot with online giant eBay, enabling customers of 50 sellers on the marketplace to collect orders from 150 stores, looks inspired.
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OpinionComment: Retailers must ignore ONS siren songs and face facts
It is becoming increasingly difficult to take the ONS numbers at face value following its figures for August reported this morning.
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NewsRetailers sign up to launch mobile payment in 2014
Retailers including WHSmith and Superdrug will be able to accept payments via mobile phones from next year, following a deal between mobile company Zapp and payments processor WorldPay.
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AnalysisRetailers’ own-brand tablets: What do retailers need to know?
Not content with simply selling tablets, retailers including Tesco, Next and Argos have developed own-brand devices. Retail Week takes a look at the market as Aldi enters the fray.
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NewsWHSmith full-year profits "in line with expectations" as travel fascias thrive
WHSmith’s full-year profits will be in line with market expectations as its travel business continues to thrive.
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AnalysisSpecialist kids’ stores: What do retailers need to know?
Foot Locker is to launch its kids-only fascia in the UK on the back of a more resilient retail market for juniors.
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NewsWHSmith's floored interiors start Twitter craze for threadbare carpets
WHSmith has been cutting costs and successfully boosting profits, but it seems its carpet refresh fund has been badly hit.
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AnalysisAnalysis: SSP – the travel retail franchisee at a glance
As former WHSmith boss Kate Swann moves to SSP as chief executive, Retail Week takes a closer look at the travel food and beverage franchisee.
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NewsFormer WHSmith boss Kate Swann joins travel retail franchisee SSP
Former WHSmith boss Kate Swann has been appointed chief executive of SSP, which operates food and beverage brands in travel locations.
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NewsWHSmith trials franchising to expand its store network
WHSmith has started a trial franchising of its brand to independent newsagents in a bid to expand its network.
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AnalysisIndependence Day: Seven ways America changed UK retail
As Americans get out their flags and fire up their barbeques in celebration of their independence, Retail Week looks at how the US has helped mould UK retail.
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OpinionComment: Retail failures remind us to celebrate success
This week’s rent day brought a round of bloodletting on the high street as ongoing pressures pushed more retailers to the brink.
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OpinionComment: Nick Bubb on 25 years of dramatic change in retail
Retailing in 25 years time will be very different, but it will change as dramatically as it has in the last 25 years?
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OpinionComment: Will a sub-standard retail environment turn customers off?
Let’s invent a new shop. It will stock books. Well, actually, it will stock very few books. Instead there will be endless repetitions of a few titles.
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OpinionNick Bubb’s Verdict: WHSmith - Is the time right for a demerger?
The constant mantra at WHSmith has been “Sales down, gross margins up, costs down”, but is it time to split the business up?
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NewsWHSmith like-for-like sales decline 6% in its third quarter
WHSmith has revealed like-for-like sales at the stationery and book specialist slumped 6% in its third quarter.