More on Me + Em – Page 690
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Analysis
What do Apple’s latest innovations mean for retail?
Following Apple’s developer conference WWDC 2018 in San Jose last week, we look at what the new tools and upgrades it unveiled could mean for retail.
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Analysis
Analysis: High street SOS – what needs to change?
Since the beginning of this year, 21,000 retail jobs have been lost as businesses as diverse as Toys R Us, Maplin, House of Fraser and Poundworld have entered administration or pursued CVAs.
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Opinion
Is it game over for (mass market) department stores?
All but a few high-profile department stores seem to be in trouble, so has the market changed to the point where the sector is just an irrelevance?
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Opinion
Opinion: Calling Andrew Griffiths… are you receiving?
At Retail Week Live in March, Government minister Andrew Griffiths took to the stage to announce the creation of a retail industry council. Since then he seems to have gone AWOL.
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News
New Look full-year losses total almost £75m
New Look suffered an underlying operating loss of £74.3m last year, when sales slid 7.3% to £1.35bn.
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News
Poundworld founder hopes to pull off rescue deal
Poundworld entrepreneur Chris Edwards is considering buying back part of the value retailer’s business following its collapse into administration yesterday.
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News
Ted Baker posts sales rise despite poor weather
Ted Baker has reported a 4.2% increase in group sales despite tough trading conditions and unseasonal weather.
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News
Boohoo sales surge as multibrand strategy pays off
Boohoo has reported rocketing revenues in its first quarter and expects continued growth throughout the year.
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Opinion
Opinion: Customer-centricity is only way for retail to thrive
The recent spate of high profile retail failures has highlighted the challenges facing legacy store-based organisations trying to survive and thrive in a digital world.
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Data
Data: Which retailers stand to gain from HoF's CVA?
House of Fraser’s decision to shut 31 of its 59 UK stores will have an impact on high streets up and down the UK.
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News
Poundworld collapse puts more than 5,000 jobs at risk
Poundworld has plunged into administration putting around 5,100 jobs at risk.
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News
Amazon slammed over working conditions in China
Amazon has been attacked by a labour watchdog over working conditions at a plant in China where its smart speakers and e-readers are manufactured.
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News
Footfall recovers in May but shoppers shun malls
Footfall slipped again in May despite showing signs of recovery following steep declines in shopper numbers in March and April.
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Analysis
The disruptors: The shake-up in retail delivery
Delivery has long been a key battleground for retailers. In Retail Week’s latest instalment of ‘The Disruptors’ series, we profile the companies shaking up delivery.
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Retail Voice
Five ways high street retailers can appeal to Gen Z
For Generation Z, self-service checkouts and contactless payments are among the most desirable features when it comes to in-store tech, according to YouGov research.
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Opinion
Opinion: The time to transform Oxford Street is now
Earlier this week the leader of Westminster City Council, Nickie Aiken, issued a letter to resident groups about the future of Oxford Street.
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News
Agenda: Tesco, Boohoo and Ted Baker update the market
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with updates from Tesco, Boohoo, Ted Baker, Majestic, N Brown and Mulberry on the agenda.
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Opinion
Opinion: Digital shift creates high street opportunity
The retail landscape has evolved hugely over the past few years, but it’s not all doom and gloom for the high street.
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News
Tesco’s Lewis voices business rates concerns
Tesco chief executive Dave Lewis has blamed the burden of business rates for the collapse of some retailers.
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Opinion
Opinion: New appeal system brings business rate benefits
The ‘check, challenge, appeal’ regulations came into force on April 1, 2017 and now govern the business rates appeal process.