All Mothercare articles – Page 4
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Analysis
Infographic: Christmas results and X-rated elves
Words and numbers, January 12, 2018: Theo Paphitis on the state of retail, Mothercare’s sales slump, good news for Next and Poundland’s naughty ads
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Cartoon
Blower’s retail cartoon: Who made Santa's nice list?
Cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on the Christmas winners and losers as retailers post their results.
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Opinion
Opinion: Will 2018 be the year of the retail CVA?
“At this rate, you’ll only be writing about Amazon.”
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News
Mothercare warns on profits as like-for-likes tumble
Mothercare has become the second major retailer to issue a profit warning in its festive update, following Debenhams’ lead last week.
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Data
Retail league table: Christmas trading 2017
Find out how retailers have performed during the critical Christmas 2017 trading period, with our league table comparing like-for-like sales.
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News
Agenda: Festive updates from 18 major retailers
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with festive updates from 18 major retailers on the agenda.
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News
Mothercare losses widen despite like-for-like rise
Mothercare’s losses widened during its half-year despite a healthy like-for-like rise at its UK business.
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Data
Data: Top 30 retailers in the UK, according to shoppers
Amazon has been knocked off the top spot of customers’ favourite places to shop by M&S’ food division, according to exclusive survey data from OC&C.
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News
Agenda: Bonmarché, AO, Kingfisher, Quiz, Mothercare, Majestic
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with updates from Bonmarché, AO, Kingfisher, Quiz, Mothercare and Majestic on the agenda.
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News
Mothercare: 200 roles at risk amid consultation
Mothercare has placed 200 roles into consultation in a bid to “simplify” the business and prepare it for its “next phase of transformation”.
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Data
Data: The UK's top 10 retailers by staff efficiency
Increases in staff costs to sales ratio across the retail sector have been accelerating as the national living wage starts to bite.
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Analysis
Data: The UK's top 30 multichannel retailers
In 2017, there aren’t many retailers that don’t operate an ecommerce site, but being a successful multichannel retailer is so much more than simply opening an online store.
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News
Mothercare CCO Harding quits to take reins at Alamy
Mothercare’s interim chief customer officer Andy Harding is quitting the business after just two months to take over as boss of stock photography company Alamy.
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News
Today in retail: Primark bucks value fashion slowdown
Primark’s full-year trading update shows a fashion retailer in fine fettle, in stark contrast with many of its rivals.
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News
Mothercare names Glyn Hughes new finance chief
Mothercare has appointed Glyn Hughes as its new finance boss to replace the outgoing Richard Smothers.
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Analysis
Infographic: Co-op, Arcadia, Mothercare, Sports Direct
Words and numbers, July 28, 2017: Jo Whitfield on Co-op’s focus, plus Arcadia’s tech roll-out, Sports Direct’s profits and Mothercare’s like-for-likes
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News
Mothercare UK like-for-likes creep up in first quarter
Mothercare’s UK like-for-like sales edged up 1.9% in its first quarter but a poor performance in the Middle East caused its international sales to sag.
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News
Breakfast briefing: Mothercare, Sports Direct and more
Retail news round-up: Mothercare records surge in profits and sales; Sports Direct's Mike Ashley in legal battle; and Jigsaw gives £493,000 to workers.
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Opinion
Morrisons investor revolt: Why pay is stoking unrest
While the ‘shareholder spring’ of 2012 was mainly confined to financial services the current wave has impacted companies from a range of industries.
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Analysis
Infographic: Mothercare's 'watershed moment' and more
The week in words and numbers, May 26, 2017: Mothercare boss Mark Newton-Jones on its full-years and Asda’s Sean Clarke remains optimistic despite falling sales.