More on Me + Em – Page 834
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Gallery
Store gallery: Top shop from Topshop
The revamped Topshop and Topman in Manchester’s Trafford Centre proves that this is a retailer that can still surprise.
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News
Tesco to axe 1,200 jobs in 'next step' of turnaround
Tesco is axing 1,200 jobs at its head office, just days after it revealed plans to cut more than 1,000 call-centre jobs.
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News
Crabtree & Evelyn experience boss on overhauling online
Crabtree & Evelyn global chief experience officer Lee Woodard says the retailer is working under the principal “if in doubt, blow it up” to overhaul its digital platform.
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Cartoon
Blower’s retail cartoon: L1 Retail buy Holland & Barrett
Cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on Russian billionaire Mikhail Fridman’s L1 Retail buying Holland & Barrett for £1.8bn.
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News
Green sold BHS to dodge pension cost, regulator claims
The Pensions Regulator has pointed the finger of blame at Sir Philip Green, claiming he sold BHS to avoid the burden of paying its insolvent pension schemes.
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News
Dixons Carphone unveils record profit in year of change
Dixons Carphone has declared record pre-tax profit of more than half a billion as boss Seb James claims the retailer is now “well positioned to flourish”.
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News
Updated: The Body Shop sold to Brazilian beauty brand
L’Oréal has agreed to sell The Body Shop to Brazilian cosmetics manufacturer Natura Cosméticos for £880m as it seeks to ramp up its international credentials.
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Opinion
Opinion: What's next for Sainsbury's, Ocado and Booker?
The City is sure to be licking its lips at the three-course feast of grocery updates being served up this week.
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Gallery
Store of the week: Shepherd Neame brews up in Bluewater
Go interactive shopping at The Brewery Store pop up, with a VR 360 hop garden tour and a real bar.
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Data
Data: Top 15 retailers to work for in the UK
In the fiercely competitive retail industry, which businesses are a cut above the rest when it comes to attracting and retaining employees?
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News
Breakfast briefing: Body Shop, BHS and more
Retail news round-up: The Body Shop sold to Natura; Green sold BHS to avoid pension liabilities; and Net-a-Porter unveils new tech hub.
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Retail Voice
Habits of the British shopper revealed
Consumers hate queuing and love shopping online, but are still more likely to buy in store, according to research by Adyen on today’s shopper.
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Analysis
Five ways Carpetright is dodging the big ticket blues
Despite the big ticket sector being particularly vulnerable to the impact of current economic uncertainty, Carpetright’s fortunes appear to be on the up.
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Opinion
Opinion: Google Shopping fine – how it effects retail
The European Commission has fined Google a record-breaking €2.4 billion for seeking to use its search algorithms to systematically promote its own site, Google Shopping.
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News
Today in retail: Up the creek with a paddle
This morning brought news from three very different retailers, all united by a common, somewhat reassuring thread.
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News
John Lewis sales slip despite upturn in fashion
John Lewis’ sales slipped last week as the later fall of its Clearance Sale shifted revenues.
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Analysis
Profile: New Look’s incoming chief creative officer
New Look has hired a new chief creative officer, ex-Zara director Paula Dumont Lopez, as revealed exclusively by Retail Week.
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News
Google handed £2.1bn fine over its Shopping service
Google has been fined €2.4bn (£2.1bn) by the European Commission for promoting its own shopping comparison service at the top of search results.
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News
CollectPlus and Gett launch rapid retail returns service
Retail delivery and returns specialist CollectPlus has teamed up with on-demand transport app Gett to launch a rapid retail returns service for time-strapped consumers.
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Opinion
Opinion: Holland & Barrett price shows global potential
Just a couple of days after Retail-week.com revealed private investment business L1 Retail’s interest in Holland & Barrett, the deal was done.