More on Me + Em – Page 665
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Opinion
Opinion: No more Wild West – ecommerce has come of age
News headlines have been filled with reports painting a dismal picture of the retail industry lately, whether it is coverage of stores shutting for good or plummeting sales.
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Analysis
Analysis: Meet the graduates behind Argos' innovation
One might expect Argos’ tech hub in central London to have a distinctly sleek atmosphere.
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News
Revealed: Retail’s top 50 digital leaders ranked
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has retained his crown as the most influential person in digital retail.
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News
Shop Direct swings axe with further redundancies
Shop Direct has launched another round of redundancies across its retail, people and finance teams, Retail Week can reveal.
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News
Agenda: JLP, Morrisons, Primark, JD Sports and Dunelm
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with updates from Primark, John Lewis, Morrisons, JD Sports and Dunelm in the diary.
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News
Jack Wills in crunch landlord talks to fend off CVA
Jack Wills is in crunch talks with landlords as it seeks to stave off a CVA, Retail Week understands.
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News
Waterstones buys Foyles in fightback against Amazon
Waterstones has acquired Foyles bookshops from the founding family for an undisclosed sum.
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News
B&Q names Graham Bell as boss amid Kingfisher reshuffle
Kingfisher has named Screwfix chief executive Graham Bell as B&Q’s new UK and Ireland boss amid a management reshuffle, Retail Week can reveal.
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News
Argos launches voice shopping with Google
Argos has rolled out a voice shopping service for Google Home devices that enables shoppers to order click-and-collect items.
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News
Ashley offers loans to HoF suppliers, strikes XPO deal
Mike Ashley has offered loans to House of Fraser suppliers left out in the cold and has finally reached a deal with warehouse operator XPO.
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Opinion
Political stalemate stifles Northern Ireland retail
Northern Ireland is a great place to live, work, invest and visit. It has a skilled workforce, relatively low property prices and it has not reached retail saturation in the burgeoning towns and cities that are home to over 1.8 million shoppers.
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Opinion
Opinion: Amazon should follow Coke into coffee shops
Whitbread’s surprise sale of Costa Coffee to Coca-Cola for £3.9bn prompts the question of who else might have been in the race for a caffeine fix – or who perhaps should have been.
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Video
Watch: John Lewis rebrand – will the people beat the drones?
As John Lewis rebranded to reflect the importance of its staff, boss Paula Nickolds said: “Where others are investing in drones, we’re investing in people.” This week, the Retail Week team debates JLP’s strategy.
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Analysis
Move of the week: A surprisingly busy end to summer
We work in a frenetic industry, so welcome back to everybody who enjoyed a well-deserved holiday last month (and commiserations to those who didn’t).
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News
Office Outlet CVA approved by creditors
Office Outlet will shutter four of its stores, with the loss of almost 50 jobs, after creditors unanimously approved its CVA.
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Analysis
In pictures: Next's 'department store' on Oxford Street
Next opened a new store on Oxford Street this morning that is, in effect, a department store and gathering place for a raft of retailers, as well as its own offer.
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News
Wilko hires data director to drive transformation plans
Wilko has bolstered it senior team and appointed Neil Feakins for the newly created role of customer insights and data director.
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Analysis
Reserved, the fashion newcomer with big UK ambitions
A year ago, Polish fashion giant LPP opened Reserved on Oxford Street with great fanfare. But does it have what it takes to break Britain?
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News
Dixons Carphone posts flat like-for-like sales
Electricals and mobile phones group Dixons Carphone has reported flat group like-for-likes in its most recent quarter.