More on Me + Em – Page 912
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Analysis
Agenda: Dunelm, DFS and grocery market share updates
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with half year results from Dunelm, a pre-close update from DFS and the latest grocery market share data on the agenda.
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News
Breakfast briefing: Charles Tyrwhitt, De Beers and Lidl
Retail news round-up: Charles Tyrwhitt names new CEO, De Beers to exit London store and Lidl launches new fashion collection
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News
Poundworld slips into red as 'challenging' conditions bite
Poundworld slid into the red in its last full-year as it blamed turbulence in the value sector.
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Analysis
Argos, Boohoo and Zalando rewrite the delivery rules
Retailers including Sainsbury’s Argos, Boohoo and Zalando give their take on the future of ecommerce logistics at MetaPack’s Delivery Conference.
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News
Ex-Tesco CCO Robin Terrell named Cocoon chairman
Former Tesco executive Robin Terrell has joined smart home security start-up Cocoon as its new chairman.
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Analysis
Profile: Dixons Carphone’s ‘very sharp’ new chairman
Lord Livingston is stepping up to become Dixons Carphone’s chairman as Sir Charles Dunstone prepares to give up the role in April.
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Opinion
Opinion: Will Bunnings flex its muscles in the UK?
What will Bunnings have to do in order to engage shoppers, other than lower prices?
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News
Today in retail: Bunnings saws into the UK DIY scene
Australian DIY giant Bunnings has landed, opening its doors to inquisitive customers today at the debut Bunnings Warehouse in St Albans.
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News
Sports Direct bags French Connection stake
Sports Direct has taken an 11% stake in struggling fashion retailer French Connection.
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Opinion
Malcolm Walker: Protecting my staff apparently isn't PC
Last week was slightly below average for Iceland. We only suffered 12 physical assaults on our staff, bringing the total for the last 10 months to 490, of which 208 resulted in colleagues being hurt.
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News
Move of the week: Tesco’s retention of Booker’s Wilson
This week’s move is not a new appointment in the conventional sense, but Tesco’s retention of Charles Wilson as part of its merger with Booker could be the most significant ‘hire’ of the year.
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News
Ocado trials robotic arm in automated warehouses
Ocado has developed a robotic arm capable of picking up and transporting a variety of products, which will be trialled in its automated warehouses.
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News
Waterstones' revival rolls on despite Brexit fears
Waterstones is on track to deliver a second consecutive year of profits as its turnaround continues, boss James Daunt has revealed.
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News
French Connection investor Schroders sells entire stake
French Connection’s second-biggest shareholder, Schroders, has offloaded its entire stake in the troubled fashion retailer.
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Data
Infographic: Glass half full for retail bosses in 2017
There may be intense economic and political turmoil in the year to come but retailers, while realistic, seem confident they can adapt and thrive.
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News
Shop Direct lines up new finance boss
Shop Direct has appointed a new group finance director to replace Greg Pateras, who is leaving after 10 years with the etailer.
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Analysis
Retail 2017: Where are retail leaders looking for growth?
Retail 2017, Retail Week’s flagship report with Manhattan Associates, gives invaluable insight into how the sector’s leaders are feeling, thinking and investing in the year ahead
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News
Majority of retail chiefs primed for growth in 2017
The majority of retailers expect their businesses to grow in 2017, despite the headwinds brought by Brexit and general political uncertainty.
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News
Breakfast briefing: Sports Direct, French Connection and more
Retail news round-up: Standard Life to oppose Sports Direct’s pay policy and Schroders sells its French Connection stake
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Gallery
First look: Bunnings Warehouse debuts in the UK
As the UK’s first Bunnings Warehouse opens for trading in St Albans, Retail Week was first to see the store and speak to the retailer’s boss PJ Davis.