More on Me + Em – Page 1012
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Analysis
Analysis: Carrefour China targets convenience expansion
Carrefour’s Chinese business is to open between 40 and 50 new convenience stores in Shanghai by the end of this year.
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News
Pretty Little Thing launches next-day click-and-collect
Fast-fashion etailer Pretty Little Thing has launched next-day click-and-collect, via a partnership with parcel delivery shop Doddle.
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News
Retail Week Hackathon: 24 hours to drive online shoppers into store locations
Have you got what it takes to create the next industry-changing solution in just 24 hours? Entries close this week for the Retail Week Hackathon.
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News
MPs vow to keep check on ‘appalling practices’ at Sports Direct
MPs have praised Sports Direct’s move to pay back staff but warned that its working practices remain “under the spotlight”.
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News
Cath Kidston to set up shop in Latin America as international push continues
Cath Kidston is set to open stand-alone stores and concessions in Latin America as it presses on with its global expansion plans.
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News
British Sugar joins march against Government’s proposed sugar tax
British Sugar, a subsidiary of Primark-owner Associated British Foods, has joined forces with business groups to fight the proposed tax.
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Video
Watch: The race for Christmas begins at Selfridges and Fortnum & Mason
Selfridges opened its festive shop 144 days before Christmas. As Fortnum & Mason follows suit, what is the need for an early launch?
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News
Breakfast briefing: Retail News on Cath Kidston, shop vacancy rate and H&M
Retail round-up: Cath Kidston’s Latin American expansion, Shop vacancy rate rises above 10%, H&M expects rise in sales
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Gallery
Store gallery: Inside Chris Dawson's The Range in Reading
As property pundit and The Range founder Chris Dawson enters Retail Week’s rich list, we take a look at what the retailer has to offer.
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Cartoon
Blower’s retail cartoon: Morrisons' head office staff help out in heatwave
Cartoonist Patrick Blower on Morrisons’ head office staff sent into stores to help with a heatwave expected to hit the UK.
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News
Sports Direct to back pay Shirebrook staff about £1m, claims Unite
Thousands of Sports Direct warehouse workers are expected to receive back pay totalling about £1m, according to Unite the union.
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Opinion
Opinion: Why BHS's flagship has closed on Oxford Street
Much has been written about the pension problem at BHS, but the real issue is that it’s not been very good for some years.
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News
BRC hits out at apprenticeship levy introduction calling for delay
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has called on the Government to delay the apprenticeship levy until 2018, one year later than planned.
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News
Amazon plans to open Doncaster warehouse creating 500 new jobs
Amazon is opening its third warehouse in Doncaster next year to strengthen its fulfilment offer, creating 500 permanent jobs.
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News
Poundland boss O’Byrne offered £2.7m in shares to stay under Steinhoff
Poundland boss Kevin O’Byrne has been offered a £2.7m share package to remain in charge under the ownership of Steinhoff.
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News
Morrisons sends head office staff into stores to cope with heatwave rush
Morrisons has effectively closed its head office and sent 1,000 extra staff into stores to help cope with a rush of expected customers.
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Analysis
Sports Direct chairman Hellawell facing shareholder mutiny at AGM
Sports Direct’s chairman and other directors are facing a mutiny from some of its largest shareholders at next month’s annual meeting.
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News
Supermarket sales fall below £100bn as price war bites
Supermarket sales have fallen below £100bn for the first time since 2010 as the ongoing price war eats away at grocery revenues.
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News
Retail rich list 2016: The industry’s wealthiest 100
The tills are still jangling merrily for the world’s top retailers. But who has the most? Find out in Retail Week’s top 100 richest retailers.
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News
Retail footfall drops in July but high streets bounce back
Footfall dipped 0.4% in July, but high streets bounced back from a sluggish June to outperform shopping centres and retail parks.