All Stores and property articles – Page 120
-
DataData: Three bricks-and-mortar retailers winning in the productivity stakes
RWRC’s annual ranking of the UK’s top 30 most productive retailers was dominated by brands with a bricks-and-mortar presence. With store-based retailers among the hardest hit by the pandemic, here’s how three retailers have sought to drive efficiencies
-
Retail VoiceWill it be bells or balls for the 2020 Christmas peak?
As the golden quarter approaches, we usually find that retail analysts start issuing predictions for the upcoming peak season. Unsurprisingly, these are slower coming through at the moment. Covid-19 has thrown out the rule book.
-
GalleryStore gallery: British heritage brand Belstaff launches New York hub
Belstaff, a British retailer that specialises in quality craftsmanship, has opened its first standalone New York City store.
-
NewsUsdaw violence against shopworkers petition soars past 50,000 signatures
Usdaw’s House of Commons petition to protect shopworkers from violence and abuse has passed 50,000 signatures, meaning the government will now have to formally respond.
-
InterviewInterview: WHSmith duo Cowling and Keir – why our travel division isn’t grounded
As WHSmith launches its one-stop-shop at Heathrow Terminal 2, chief executive Carl Cowling and managing director Toby Keir tell Retail Week why they believe the sky’s the limit for the travel division – despite tough times on the high street.
-
NewsMoss Bros drafts in advisers as it mulls possible CVA
Struggling menswear retailer Moss Bros has drafted in KPMG as it considers closing stores and slashing jobs in a bid to ride out the pandemic.
-
NewsPret to cut almost 3,000 jobs as pandemic sets business back by a decade
Sandwich and coffee shop giant Pret A Manger is to axe 2,800 roles after sales fell back to the level of 10 years ago, as the Covid-19 pandemic decimated trading.
-
GalleryStore gallery: Amazon opens first supermarket in Los Angeles
Amazon has opened the doors of its first Fresh supermarket in the latest push by the tech giant into food retail.
-
AnalysisFrom e-bikes to pound shops: Meet the businesses filling gaps on the high street
While the pandemic continues to force many retailers to the wall, there are some old and new businesses still snapping up space. Retail Week meets those with ambitious store opening plans.
-
Opinion‘Online shops mimicking physical stores are new danger for bricks and mortar’
‘Stay home, protect the NHS, save lives’. Whatever your view on the outcome of the strategy that saw most of the population confined to barracks, the result for physical retailers has been calamitous.
-
Future LeadersBe Inspired: Retailers raising the bar in mental health support
The UK is facing a mental health crisis. From Superdrug to Pets at Home, meet the retailers making it their responsibility to support and protect their employees’ mental health.
-
OpinionThe Secret Retailer: ‘Financial cliff edge looms without rent standstill deal’
We have to secure an extension to the moratorium on landlords taking action against retailers that do not pay rent.
-
NewsScrewfix to open 40 new stores by new year
Screwfix plans to open 40 new stores in the coming months despite the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the retail industry.
-
GalleryStore gallery: WHSmith’s new ‘blended essentials’ Heathrow store
WHSmith’s latest travel retail concept, launched in Heathrow airport’s Terminal 2, features a mix of health and beauty, gifts, books and snacks to create a travel one-stop-shop.
-
AnalysisThe Big Question: Should John Lewis scrap its ‘never knowingly undersold’ pledge?
Since it was introduced in 1925, John Lewis’ ‘never knowingly undersold’ pledge has become a UK retail institution, but new boss Dame Sharon White has hinted it is likely to be scrapped under her new strategy. Industry experts offer their thoughts on whether the retailer should ditch the famous slogan
-
NewsNew Look ‘very confident’ of winning CVA support but landlord body hits out
New Look chief executive Nigel Oddy is “very confident” landlords will back the fashion retailer’s proposed CVA – its second in two years.
-
NewsNew Look launches CVA following new financing
Under-pressure fashion retailer New Look has unveiled CVA proposals after conducting a £440m debt-for-equity swap and with lender backing.
-
NewsDebenhams gears up for business rates battle to decide its future
Department store chain Debenhams is gearing up for a battle over a proposed business rates hike on one of its stores that it says could decide the future of the whole group.
-
NewsFrasers Group considers mothballing Bob’s Stores chain after Nike severs ties
Frasers Group has launched a strategic review of its Bob’s Stores chain in the US after Nike revealed it will stop supplying product to the business.
-
DataFive ways retailers can find recovery this Christmas
With the festive shopping season forecast to look very different compared with previous years, Facebook has shared insights on how retailers can make gains this Christmas period.
