All Stores and property articles – Page 149
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CartoonRetail cartoon: M&S bosses tune into staff's song
Patrick Blower’s take on the Marks & Spencer bosses’ plan to ‘bring back the voice of the stores’.
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NewsJohn Lewis ploughs £21m into Peterborough refurb
John Lewis & Partners is investing £21m in refurbishing its Peterborough store in the Queensgate shopping centre.
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NewsCo-op raises £300m ‘Fairtrade’ bond to drive sustainability
The Co-operative Group has raised a £300m ‘sustainability bond’ in a bid to get more Fairtrade products in its shops.
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NewsMonsoon founder pledges £34m to secure CVA
Monsoon founder Peter Simon has offered £34m worth of rescue funds in a bid to win approval for rent reductions from landlords as part of a CVA.
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NewsCarpetright joins forces with Furniture Village
Carpetright has unveiled a new partnership with Furniture Village and opened its first concession with the furniture retailer.
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NewsRevealed: Arcadia's three-year plan to restore its glory
Arcadia has set out a recovery plan focused on digital growth and developing new avenues to market, Retail Week can reveal.
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DataConsumer data: what 2,000 shoppers want from supermarkets
Retail sales registered the biggest decline on record in the month of May, according to the BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor, and most worryingly for retailers even food sales took a hit.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How M&S is getting back to shopkeeping
Marks & Spencer has reported a fall in full-year profits and sales as it presses on with its transformation plan.
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NewsM&S full-year profits fall as sales decline
Marks & Spencer has recorded a fall in its preliminary pre-tax profits, but boss Steve Rowe heralded “green shoots” in the department store’s ongoing transformation plan.
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NewsPets At Home full-year profits rise 'faster than anticipated'
Pets At Home has posted an increase in sales and profits in its preliminary results as boss Peter Pritchard described the business as “trading strongly and taking share across the pet market”.
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NewsJysk furniture group set for UK expansion
Scandinavian-owned Jysk furniture group is set to expand its UK store portfolio, rolling out new shops across the country over the next five years as it aims to increase its portfolio to 52 outlets by August 2024.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How to survive the 'high velocity retail' world
“The customer is no longer king. The customer is now master of the universe.”
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VideoWatch: Pets at Home opens doors to 'store of the future'
As Pets at Home launches its new store format, boss Peter Pritchard shows Retail Week around the outlet that aims to be the ’destination for pets’
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AnalysisThe Works boss: 'There's never been a better time to open stores'
As the high street continues to struggle, stores up and down the country close every day and retailers launch CVAs, one retail boss maintains ‘there’s never been a better time to open stores’
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NewsWaitrose reveals winners of £1m fund to fight plastic
Waitrose & Partners has revealed the winners of its £1m fund to fight plastic waste and pollution.
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NewsAmazon partners with Next for click-and-collect
Amazon has partnered with Next to launch a click-and-collect service desk called Counter.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Is Westfield delay making Croydon a retail graveyard?
Westfield and Hammerson’s new £1.4bn Croydon mega-mall was heralded as a catalyst for regeneration. However, construction is delayed, the scheme is ‘under review’ and traders are being forced to shut up shop. Hugh Radojev investigates
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AnalysisFive ways retailers are solving the returns problem
As retailers continue to battle with serial returners and ‘wardrobers’ – people who wear something once then send it back – Retail Week looks at five ways retailers are trying to solve the returns problem
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NewseBay unveils first UK concept store
eBay has launched a pop-up store in Wolverhampton which showcases products from small local businesses.
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GalleryIn pictures: The RealReal opens new format on Madison Avenue
Luxury consignment business The RealReal has opened a new format, which focuses on expert services, on Madison Avenue, New York.
