All Stores and property articles – Page 150
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Retail VoiceStop, collaborate and listen: the key to inventory efficiency
When it comes to inventory placement, collaboration is key – including that between humans and machines. Follow these four steps to make machine learning worth the investment.
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AnalysisIceland’s Richard Walker on being retail’s straight talker
Iceland managing director Richard Walker tells Retail Week how the grocer is juggling its rapid expansion of The Food Warehouse with its sustainability drive.
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AnalysisIn pictures: Boots vs the beauty titans
Can Boots’ new Covent Garden store help it compete with beauty brands and department stores? John Ryan reports.
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OpinionBryan Roberts: Sainsbury’s stores still a mixed bag
Against a backdrop of relentless discounters, a resurgent Tesco and a recovering Asda, Sainsbury’s put out its first-quarter update this morning, putting a brave face on what might be considered a tepid set of numbers.
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VideoWatch: Boots boss Seb James on wellness and investing in stores
Boots UK boss Seb James speaks to Retail Week at the unveiling of the health and beauty retailer’s new London flagship about expanding its offer and taking back market share from rivals.
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VideoWatch: Will Boots’ ‘store of the future’ revive its fortunes?
This week Boots opened its flagship “store of the future” in central London. The team discuss whether it is enough to turn around the fortunes of the high street stalwart.
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NewsBoohoo to open London event space and showrooms
Boohoo has taken event space and showrooms in London’s West End, marking the formerly pureplay retailer’s first foray into bricks and mortar.
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NewsItalian womenswear brand Stefanel in administration
Italian fashion brand Stefanel UK arm has crashed into administration and is set to close both its London stores.
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NewsThe Hut Group makes first foray into bricks and mortar in Manchester
The Hut Group has completed the purchase of a building that formerly housed a Jamie’s Italian restaurant in Manchester, marking its first move into bricks-and-mortar retail.
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GalleryStore gallery: Inside Boots’ new-look London flagship
Boots has opened its first new-look flagship since the retailer’s store refurbishment plans were unveiled, which has a keen focus on wellness and high-octane beauty brands.
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Retail VoiceUnlocking ROI from in-store investments
In-store tech can help to meet the needs of modern consumers, but investments in innovation must also boost the bottom line.
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NewsWet weather dampens demand as fashion sales slump
Retail sales slid in May as dismal weather triggered the biggest monthly drop in fashion sales in nearly four years.
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NewsAldi to extend Local stores trial after positive feedback
Aldi is extending the trial of its Local store fascia, following the success of its first such shop that opened in Balham earlier this year.
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CartoonRetail cartoon: Dave Lewis dreams of Tesco Town
Patrick Blower’s take on Tesco’s plan to open convenience stores stocked only with its ‘Finest’ range in a bid to boost profits.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Six rules for retail's new normal
Former Game chief executive Ian Shepherd, author of Reinventing Retail: The New rules that Drive Sales and Grow Profits, defines six rules for retailers to abide by to navigate the new normal of our industry
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NewsTesco mulls launching ‘Finest’ stores in bid to double profit margins
Tesco has outlined plans to launch convenience stores stocked only with its Tesco Finest in a bid to increase profit targets.
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OpinionOpinion: Time to take a leaf out of Waterstones’ book
It seems a long time ago – some people won’t even remember it – that Amazon was simply an online bookseller.
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VideoWatch: Can Sir Philip Green make a fresh start with Arcadia?
After Arcadia’s CVA was finally approved, the team discuss if the fashion group’s plan will work and is Sir Philip Green the right person to lead the retailer back to the top?
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AnalysisAnalysis: Waterstones boss begins new chapter at Barnes & Noble
Waterstones’ owner Elliott Advisors has acquired America’s biggest bookstore Barnes & Noble and made James Daunt boss of both. Retail Week looks at how he plans to make a success of the US institution.
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NewsArcadia CVA passes, safeguarding 17,000 jobs
Arcadia’s CVA has been approved after today’s second creditor meeting when all seven votes passed muster with landlords, suppliers and the pension authorities.
