All Jessops articles
Photographic retailer Jessops was established in 1935 by Frank Jessop. It opened its first store in Leicester, but quickly expanded into major towns and cities across the UK. Frank’s son, Alan Jessop, sold the business to Bridgepoint, which backed a management buyout in 1996. Bridgepoint attempted to float the retailer on the London Stock Exchange in 2000 and 2002, but abandoned those plans on both occasions, instead selling it to ABN Amro. In November 2004, Jessops finally went public.
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News
Jobs at risk as Jessops approaches administrators for property arm
Photographic retailer Jessops has approached administrators in a bid to salvage its struggling property arm.
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News
Signet Jewelers poaches Jessops boss as UK sales tumble
H Samuel and Ernest Jones owner Signet Jewelers has poached Jessops boss Neil Old to lead its British businesses, Retail Week has learned.
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Analysis
Data: The UK's top 30 multichannel retailers
In 2017, there aren’t many retailers that don’t operate an ecommerce site, but being a successful multichannel retailer is so much more than simply opening an online store.
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Analysis
Amazon to Arcadia: Who have the big four partnered with?
The list of retailers and brands joining forces with the big four supermarkets has grown further after Sainsbury’s launched an in-store Crussh juice bar.
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Data
Top 30 bricks-and-mortar retailers by sales density
Premium retailers Apple and Burberry top this year’s ranking, while Aldi is the best performing food retailer.
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Data
Data: The top 30 retailers by the proportion of online sales
Retail Week’s ranking of the UK’s top 30 retailers by the proportion of online sales they generate sees Matchesfashion.com take top position.
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Analysis
Analysis: How to bring a business back from the dead
All eyes are on BHS to see if new owner Al Mana Group can succeed in breathing fresh life into the brand with its ecommerce site.
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Analysis
SWOT analysis: Will Tesco's tie-up with Holland & Barrett be a success?
Tesco and Holland & Barrett have penned a shop-in-shop partnership as the grocer continues its drive to make better use of excess space.
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News
Tesco and Holland & Barrett launch shop-in-shop partnership
Tesco has struck a shop-in-shop tie-up with Holland & Barrett as the grocer bids to make better use of larger stores, Retail Week can reveal.
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Gallery
Store gallery: Jessops' new immersive Birmingham store in the frame
Jessops has returned to Merry Hill, Birmingham with its multi-service format boasting one-to-one tuition and photo printing facilities.
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Data
Data: Aldi and Shop Direct lead top 10 ranking of staff efficiency
Retail Week Prospect ranks the 10 most productive retailers in the UK in terms of staff costs.
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Opinion
Opinion: BHS woes show that if you can’t change you’ll be knocked out
As Austin Reed and BHS become the latest British retailers to hit the buffers, the role of change is once again highlighted.
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News
Jessops targets 15 new stores as it accelerates expansion push
Jessops boss Neil Old has unveiled plans to open 15 new stores as the photography retailer targets cities in Northwest England and Scotland.
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April Fools' Day 2016: Were you duped by these retail wind-ups?
Retailers have launched a host of wild and wacky April Fools’ Day pranks to fool customers. Retail Week casts its eye over some of the best.
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Data
Data: Top 30 bricks-and-mortar retailers by sales densities
Discount grocer Aldi has surged into the UK’s top five retailers by sales densities, but technology titan Apple leads the way.
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News
Tesco launches third-party shop-in-shops in international stores
Tesco has introduced third-party Sports Direct and Peacocks concessions to its international stores for the first time.
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Asda and Decathlon aim to score with sports store tie-up
Asda has struck a partnership with Decathlon that will enable the French sports giant to pilot a shop-in-shop format for supermarkets.
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Touker Suleyman signs up as investor for next series of Dragons' Den
Retail entrepreneur Touker Suleyman has signed up as an investor for the next series of Dragons’ Den and will appear alongside Jessops boss Peter Jones.
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Interview
Interview: How Sainsbury’s will ride out a perfect storm
Sainsbury’s boss Mike Coupe speaks exclusively to Retail Week about how the grocer is weathering torrid market conditions.
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News
Analysis: Can partnerships solve the issues created by large store estates?
As Sainsbury’s and Argos team up to make better use of their store estates, Retail Week looks at the deal’s prospects of success.