All Specialist retailer articles – Page 9
-
NewsMarks & Spencer to open Early Learning Centre outlets in stores
M&S will add Early Learning Centre concessions to a handful of stores at the end of this month in a bid to bolster its appeal to family shoppers.
-
AnalysisProfile: Pets at Home’s new top dog Lyssa McGowan
Pets at Home’s new chief executive appointment came as a shock as she was a name few in the sector were familiar with. What could Lyssa McGowan bring to the role to drive the business to the next level?
-
NewsPets at Home appoints Sky UK exec as new CEO
Pets at Home has appointed Sky UK chief consumer officer Lyssa McGowan as its new chief executive.
-
GalleryIn pictures: The best store experiences in New York City
As the industry came together at NRF Retail’s Big Show in New York in January, Retail Week explores some of the best stores opened in the city from 2020 to 2021.
-
NewsExclusive: Very reshuffles category teams and creates new retail ops division
The Very Group plans to reshuffle its retail team following the appointment of former Fenwick chief executive Robbie Feather as managing director of retail.
-
NewsPets at Home Christmas sales climb as it heads for ‘record year’
Pets at Home sales increased across all its divisions across the golden quarter, as CEO Peter Pritchard says the retailer is “firmly on track” for a year of record sales and profit growth.
-
NewsHalfords and Poundland post golden-quarter growth
Halfords and Pepco, which owns Poundland, have both reported quarterly sales growth despite ongoing challenges presented by the pandemic.
-
AnalysisThe most bankable retail trends of 2022
With Christmas 2021 now over, Retail Week unpacks the key consumer trends and asks what they could mean for the golden quarter in 2022.
-
NewsOnline shopping drives 2021 consumer spending above pre-pandemic levels
A surge in online shopping, pet ownership and streaming subscriptions saw consumer spending in 2021 surpass 2019 levels.
-
DataRetail sales rise in November as Black Friday boosts trade
Retail sales advanced in November when Black Friday helped stoke shopper demand.
-
InterviewInterview: ProCook boss Daniel O’Neill shares his recipe for IPO success
As ProCook publishes its maiden results following a stellar IPO, Retail Week sits down with founder and chief executive Daniel O’Neill to discuss his future plans for the brand.
-
Opinion‘There is still room not only to survive but thrive in an Amazon-dominated world’
Ask any UK retail exec or investor what keeps them awake at night and sooner or later they will mention Amazon.
-
NewsHalfords acquires automotive service business National in £62m deal
Halfords has snapped up automotive service and repair chain National in a deal that boss Graham Stapleton says “cements” the chain as the UK’s largest vehicle repair business.
-
Retail VoiceSecret shopper: How five of the UK’s most innovative loyalty schemes are winning customer spend
What makes a loyalty programme genuinely pioneering and rewarding for customers? Reporter Nick Hughes went undercover for Retail Week to reveal their secrets.
-
AnalysisWho are retail’s next CEOs?
Retail Week speaks to a panel of industry experts to determine which executives will be in charge of the UK’s biggest retailers in the next five years.
-
NewsPets at Home to roll out two-hour home delivery
Pets at Home has become the latest retailer to run a successful trial of same-day home delivery.
-
NewsMarks & Spencer teams up with toys legend FAO Schwarz with online and in-store range
Marks & Spencer is to open FAO Schwarz areas in-store and sell a range online in time for Christmas in its latest partnership with an external brand.
-
NewsBoots, B&M and Halfords see early Christmas demand surge
Boots, B&M and Halfords are all seeing consumers preparing for the festive season earlier than ever, with sales in some Christmas categories outpacing pre-pandemic levels.
-
NewsHalfords updates outlook as profits and sales surge
Halfords has reported strong growth in both its retail and autocentre divisions, prompting the retailer to upgrade its full-year profit forecast.
-
NewsSainsbury’s delays toy promotion as boss predicts Christmas shortages
Stock shortages due to the ongoing supply chain crisis have forced Sainsbury’s to delay its toy promotion by a week, with boss Simon Roberts predicting further shortages over Christmas.
