More on Me + Em – Page 896
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News
John Lewis unveils Partner App in multichannel drive
John Lewis has revealed its plans for a staff app in a bid to strengthen its multichannel capabilities.
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News
Tesco ploughs investment into online search tech
Tesco has rolled out online search technology for 4,000 of its outlets which will allow it to update store information in real time.
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Opinion
Taking stock ahead of Retail Week Live
In the run up to Retail Week Live 2017, Andrew Busby delves into the Retail Week archives to see what made the headlines years ago.
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Opinion
Opinion: Why B&Q wants to be smaller
London’s Holloway Road is the location of the first B&Q mini format, and it opens this week. But will it work and does it make commercial sense?
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News
Move of the week: Gary Kibble joins Sainsbury’s Argos
There’s a clear logic in the appointment of Mothercare’s global brand and marketing director Gary Kibble as the new marketing director of Sainsbury’s Argos.
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News
Fat Face sales rise but weak pound hurts profits
Fat Face has renegotiated its debt terms to offer the business more “material headroom” after the weak pound dented the retailer’s full-year profits.
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News
Sir Philip Green to double Arcadia pension contributions
Arcadia boss Sir Philip Green will double annual pension fund contributions to £50m across the group’s brands, including Topshop and Dorothy Perkins.
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News
Sainsbury’s to axe up to 400 jobs in stores shake-up
Sainsbury’s is cutting up to 400 jobs across its store estate as it strips out the role of price controller from its operations.
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Retail Voice
What’s next for clothing retailers?
Fashion-hungry shoppers are placing a premium on convenience – and if you don’t deliver you could be losing out.
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News
Breakfast briefing: Arcadia, Sainsbury's and more
Retail news round-up: Philip Green doubles Arcadia's pension contribution, Sainsbury's to axe staff numbers and Morrisons to report increase in pre-tax profits
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News
Dreams' profits and sales soar in 'pivotal' year
Dreams’ profits and sales soared in 2016 – the third and final year of its turnaround plan – Retail Week can reveal.
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Interview
Interview: What Mike Logue’s Dreams is really made of
Dreams’ well-documented turnaround story is indeed the stuff of dreams – an inspirational tale of a retailer transformed from rags to riches.
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News
Today in Retail: Is Ashley's knicker deal a disgrace?
Yesterday’s news that Mike Ashley had snapped up fancy lingerie chain Agent Provocateur raised a few eyebrows.
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Gallery
Store gallery: Inside Lidl’s first 'metropolitan' store
Lidl has launched its first ‘metropolitan’ store format as the grocer continues its push into major cities.
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Analysis
Retail Week Live 2017: Start-up directory
Retail Week Live will be bringing together the brightest minds in retail and the start-up community to generate new and innovative ideas. Read more about the start-ups below.
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News
Mastercard wins card fees case against Asda and Next
Mastercard has won a ruling in a legal battle over card interchange fees brought by a group of retailers including Morrisons and Asda.
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Analysis
Analysis: Can Boots bring its photo offer into focus?
Boots is shuttering the bulk of its in-store photo labs in response to changing shopper habits. Can the retailer get its photo division back on track?
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News
Retail diary: ‘What’s Drake doing in my Co-op?’
Rap star Drake visits the Co-op, Oscars organisers should’ve gone to Specsavers and Carpetright supersizes its rebrand.
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News
Gear4music sales soar, driven by European expansion
Gear4music full-year sales hit a high note as the specialist online retailer aggressively expanded its distribution network.
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News
Agent Provocateur founder slams Mike Ashley sale
Agent Provocateur’s co-founder Joe Corré has condemned Sports Direct founder Mike Ashley’s pre-pack acquisition of the struggling lingerie retailer.