All Multichannel articles – Page 106
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Opinion
Comment: Does Shoe Zone make a good fit for an IPO?
Shoe Zone is not the sort of retailer to which City types rush to spend their bonuses, or their regular salaries for that matter.
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Analysis
Analysis: Better Bathrooms secures £10m to fuel showroom expansion
UK independent bathroom retailer Better Bathrooms has secured £10m funding from the Business Growth Fund to fuel its expansion.
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Analysis
Analysis: BCSC presidents sum up temperature of UK retail property market
What factors are affecting the recovery of the property market after the recession? The BCSC presidents share their views on the current state of play.
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Analysis
At a glance: Shoe Zone today and its plans for future growth post IPO
Shoe Zone has revealed that it plans to float next month in a deal that could value the footwear retailer at up to £100m. Retail Week takes a look at how the business operates and its plans for future growth.
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News
UK fashion appeal growing with online overseas shoppers
Global interest in UK fashion brands online is considerably higher than it was a year ago, research from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and Google revealed.
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News
Breakfast briefing: Retail news on Shoe Zone, Morrisons, M&S and more
Retail news round-up on April 28, 2014: Shoe Zone to raise £50m with IPO, Morrisons to begin delivering in London, M&S to push newly relaunched website, Oddbins plans to treble store estate, Tesco to add more expertise on to the board
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News
Argos retail boss Steve Carson promoted to Home Retail Group role
Home Retail Group has promoted Argos retail boss Steve Carson to retail and customer operations director for the entire business.
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Opinion
Comment: Domino’s enjoys a big slice of digital business
Domino’s Pizza Group has experienced success with online and mobile orders, providing an important lesson for other retailers.
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Analysis
Website review: Austique.co.uk Vs ClothingatTesco.com
David Brint, online imaging specialist at SpinMe, shares his view of good and bad sites.
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Opinion
Comment: Next profits outstrip Marks & Spencer thanks to online boom
Next posted £695m pre-tax profit to the end of January, bucking the trend of flat or declining growth faced by many retailers.
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Opinion
Comment: What happens when your fridge does your food shopping
In our not-too-distant future our fridge will never let us down. Our fridge will know that the RFID-tagged cheese has run out, order our favourite brand for us, and handle the delivery.
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News
TfL debuts first ‘innovative retail destination’ with Old Street pop-ups
Transport for London has launched its “first innovative retail destination” with seven new pop-up stores opening at Old Street station.
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Analysis
Website review: Topman.com Vs Primark.com
Matthew Bennett, chief creative officer at Wolfpack, shares his view of good and bad sites.
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Analysis
Analysis: Amazon has become the flag-bearer in fulfilment
Thanks to the Japanese principle of Kaizen, etail giant Amazon sets the bar in delivery at its Hemel Hempstead fulfilment centre.
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News
Marks & Spencer comes to the rescue for Alastair Campbell
Alastair Campbell, ex-communications and strategy director for Tony Blair, found himself in a pickle last week on his way to a formal event.
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Opinion
Retail surgery: How much are UK retailers expected to sell online this year?
The ecommerce sector in the UK is continuing to grow year after year. This is mainly coming from an increase in both the frequency that consumers are shopping online and the amount that they are spending.
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Opinion
Retail surgery: Is my dark store model hampering supply chain efficiencies?
The online shopping supply chain dilemma is at the forefront of many retailers’ minds.
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Analysis
Infographic: How the Building a Better Tesco strategy is progressing
Tesco today revealed a 6% fall in trading profit to £3.3bn. This infographic shows how its Building a Better Tesco plan is progressing.
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News
Tesco profits fall as trading environment changes 'more rapidly than ever'
Tesco’s group trading profit plunged 6% to £3.3bn last year and boss Philip Clarke warned that the trading environment is changing rapidly.
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Opinion
Comment: Debenhams must make better use of data to drive omnichannel
The pressures facing retailers continue to increase, with an emerging and increasingly polarised set of players.