More on Me + Em – Page 1077
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Analysis
Timeline: Austin Reed’s high street legacy as it enters administration
Iconic fashion retailer Austin Reed entered administration today. We look over the 116-year-old retailer’s history, from its heyday to its collapse.
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News
MPs to probe BHS's pensions deficit as pressure mounts on Sir Philip Green
MPs are launching an investigation into the potential impact of BHS’s collapse on the state-backed Pension Protection Fund (PPF).
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News
Infographic: John Lewis fashion sales drop but home and electricals soar
John Lewis suffered a sharp drop in fashion sales last week, but furniture and electrical sales gave the department store a boost.
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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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Data
Data: Why BHS will find it challenging to offload store leases
BHS will find it ‘challenging’ to offload its property leases to potential new occupiers, according to experts from the Local Data Company.
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Opinion
Opinion: Boohoo is emerging as a true retail success story
It’s not all doom and gloom on the high street, or the virtual high street at least, as fashion etailer Boohoo’s full year update testifies.
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News
Austin Reed formally enters administration as potential buyers circle
Austin Reed has collapsed into administration and there are already a number of interested parties waiting in the wings, Retail Week understands.
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Video
Darren Topp on BHS's survival plans, mere weeks ahead of its collapse
BHS chief executive Darren Topp outlines the department store group’s fightback plan, just six weeks before it filed for administration.
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Video
Rescue, rebuild, renew – Co-op Food's Steve Murrells on its turnaround
After a tumultuous few years, the crisis-hit Co-op is getting back on track, and its food boss Steve Murrells examines the grocer’s turnaround.
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Video
Harrods: creating a world-class online luxury shopping experience
The iconic department store in Knightsbridge offers an unrivalled experience for its shoppers, but how best to translate this online?
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Video
Raising the bar in own-brand product – Asda's chief customer officer
Own-brand product has always been a key battleground and differentiator in the competitive grocery market, as Andy Murray explains.
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Video
From gigabytes to dragon fire – in conversation with House of Fraser chiefs
The success of House of Fraser has been led by the speed of its digital transformation, as Nigel Oddy and Andy Harding explain.
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Video
The Chinese opportunity – Alibaba's UK boss Amee Chande
Online marketplace Alibaba, founded in China in 1999, is one of the world’s biggest and most intriguing retailers.
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Video
Virgin Atlantic’s CEO on delivering profits without losing customer focus
Virgin Atlantic’s brand has always been about its people, its customer experience and its sense of fun, explains its chief exec.
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Video
Tesco's Matt Davies believes it is 'on the cusp of something special'
Tesco is facing the fight of its life to claw back shoppers after what has been a torrid couple of years for the Big Four retailer.
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News
Carpetright maintains profit expectations as like-for-likes creep up
Carpetright’s profit expectations are unchanged as the group reported a 0.7% increase in UK like-for-likes during its fourth quarter.
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News
Tesco scraps double Clubcard points to target everyday low prices
Tesco has scrapped its Clubcard Boost scheme to offer “better value all year round” and prices to rival the discounters.
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News
Boohoo profits and sales up as international business accelerates
Fashion etailer Boohoo has unveiled a healthy jump in full-year profits and sales as its international business bore fruit.
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News
Breakfast briefing: Retail news on BHS, Tesco and Forever 21
Retail round-up on April 25, 2016: BHS's administrator reportedly receives "interest" from potential buyers and Tesco ends special Clubcard Boost scheme.
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News
Disposable income grows in March but essential item inflation returns
Shoppers’ spending power increased in March but inflation on essential items crept above zero for the first time since the end of 2014.