All Best Buy articles – Page 4
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OpinionExpect sparks to fly in electricals market
George MacDonald has written for Retail Week for more than 10 years, covering various sectors. He is a frequent TV and radio commentator on retail trends and issues.
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NewsMorrisons receives £40m payment to take on Best Buy stores
Morrisons is to be paid £40m to take on the 10 empty Best Buy stores it is converting to Kiddicare.
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NewsFormer Dixons boss Clare to become Comet chairman
Former Dixons chief executive John Clare will take over as chairman of electricals retailer Comet following completion of its sale to private investor OpCapita next week.
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NewsCarphone Warehouse like-for-likes fall 4.7%
Carphone Warehouse will increasingly target “key opportunities” in smartphone and tablet sales and said that like-for-likes fell 4.7% in the third quarter.
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NewsDecathlon eyes up Best Buy stores
French sportswear retailer Decathlon is reportedly looking to take over several of the Best Buy stores as it plots to open 100 UK stores.
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OpinionThe future of bricks and mortar stores
Robert Gregory is the co-Global Research Director at Planet Retail. He has over a decade’s experience in analysing research trends with a particular focus on Asia.
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NewsDixons' like-for-likes fall over Christmas
Electricals group Dixons’ like-for-like sales slid in its core UK market over Christmas but the retailer said it performed better than rivals.
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AnalysisBeating a UK retreat
As Best Buy officially pulls out of the UK this weekend, Charlotte Hardie considers why it and many other international big shots have failed in their bid to conquer the UK.
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NewsMorrisons reports Christmas sales rise as it eyes Best Buy sites
Morrisons reported a 0.7% increase in like-for-likes over the Christmas period despite shoppers delaying their trips to the high street.
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NewsBest Buy big-boxes to close on January 15
Best Buy’s 11 UK big-box stores and website will shut on January 15, marking the end of its attempt to transform the electricals market.
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AnalysisReview of the Year 2011: 07. July
The gloom of June’s multiple administrations was compounded in the first week of July.
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AnalysisKindle is setting Amazon’s Christmas trading on fire
Amazon is a company that always does well at Christmas, but this year’s growth could be bigger than ever as the internet giant looks likely to receive a boost from its recent investment.
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OpinionLearn from the competition
Rivals can make retailers up their game and help drive innovation, says David Wild.
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Opinion
Topman and Currys/PC World’s changing faces
The best retailers work to move with the times and if this means shops that don’t conform to the norm, then so be it.
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AnalysisWhat next for Comet?
After last week’s £2 sale of Comet, debate is raging over whether its new owners can turn the ailing electricals retailer around. By Rebecca Thomson.
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NewsComet to focus on value under new ownership
The new owners of electricals retailer Comet intend to restore its value credentials as they prepare to fight against the dominance of Dixons in a rapidly changing market.
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NewsDrama dominates as Kesa sells Comet
Stores shares advanced across the board in a week dominated by dramatic corporate action and results from some of the industry’s biggest names.
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OpinionAll change in electricals but Dixons is still on top
In the space of a week, the electricals retail landscape has been transformed.
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NewsComet sold to OpCapita for £2
Turnaround private investment firm OpCapita has bought electricals retailer Comet from owner Kesa for £2.
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NewsBest Buy underestimated the competition, says John Lewis boss
John Lewis boss Andy Street said Best Buy underestimated the competition when it launched in the UK.