More on Me + Em – Page 1023
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Video
Legends: Lord Kalms, the man who built Dixons – part one
In the first of a series of interviews with some of the great retailers who transformed the industry landscape, Stanley Kalms tells his story.
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News
Breakfast briefing: Retail news on BHS, Majestic Wine and Debenhams
Retail round-up: BHS workers demand Sir Philip Green pays pensions, Majestic Wines chief to distribute his bonus to staff and Debenhams to emerge from Examinership.
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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
Ted Baker poaches Jimmy Choo IT boss for chief information officer role
Fashion retailer Ted Baker has poached Jimmy Choo’s global IT director Neil Plaistowe to take on the role of chief information officer.
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News
John Lewis sales hampered by hot weather but Waitrose buoyed
John Lewis sales fell last week as the hot weather hit big-ticket items and fashion categories, but Waitrose benefited from the conditions.
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News
7-Eleven completes first drone delivery to shopper’s home
US retailer 7-Eleven has fulfilled its first fully autonomous drone delivery to a customer’s home as it plans to “redefine convenience”.
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News
Store gallery: Selfridges debuts Designer Studio at Oxford Street
Selfridges launched the first phase of its 20,000 sq ft Designer Studio at its Oxford Street, London store yesterday.
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Opinion
Opinion: What the Gangmasters Licensing Authority’s new remit means for retail
Sports Direct has hit the headlines for what the Business, Innovation and Skills Committee described as “appalling working conditions and practices”.
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News
Supermarket sales hit two-year low following wet weather
Supermarket sales have hit their lowest point in two years following last month’s wet weather, but the discounters continued to grow.
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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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News
Amazon gets government go-ahead to test drone delivery
Amazon is edging closer to its ambition of making deliveries by drone after reaching an agreement with the UK government.
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News
Sir Philip Green demands apology as BHS blame battle continues
Sir Philip Green has demanded an “immediate apology” from MP Frank Field following public accusations he made against the former BHS owner.
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News
Consumer confidence resilient in the aftermath of the EU referendum
Consumer confidence remained unchanged in the days following the EU referendum, but confidence in job security fell considerably.
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Gallery
Christmas in July: Top health and beauty stocking-fillers for 2016
Health and beauty retailers are adding a personal touch to pampering this Christmas. Here’s a whiff of Amazon and The Body Shop’s offers.
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Analysis
Analysis: What Sam Allardyce can learn from retail's great turnarounds
Sam Allardyce is vying to turn England’s Euro flops into winners. Retail Week looks at what he can learn from the architects of retail’s greatest comebacks.
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Video
Watch: Dixons Carphone's Oxford Street offering explored in a store tour
Dixons Carphone has opened a “3-in-1” model on Oxford Street, London and stores editor John Ryan explains how the space is used.
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Data
Data: Top eight frustrations for consumers shopping on mobile
Consumers have expressed frustration with the way some transactional retail websites work on mobile, a survey from Connexity revealed.
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Video
Watch: How Cath Kidston is reaping the benefits of brand collaboration
Marketing director Sue Chidler explains what Cath Kidston’s new partnership with Disney means for the vintage lifestyle brand.
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News
Breakfast briefing: Retail News on BHS, Amazon, and Sainsbury's
Retail round-up: Sir Philip Green demands apology from Labour MP Frank Field, and Amazon UK gets government nod to explore drone deliveries
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News
Hobbs boss insists Brexit makes international expansion ‘more attractive’
Hobbs boss Meg Lustman has insisted that international expansion has become “more attractive” since Brexit as it eyes standalone US stores.