All articles by Tim Danaher – Page 21
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NewsGap reveals plans for China
Gap has revealed plans to enter into the Chinese market, starting with four stores and an online site to launch towards the end of this year, and has poached senior executives from Tesco and Best Buy to lead its charge into the country.
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NewsProfits up at DSGi after strong second half
Electricals giant DSG International grew underlying profits by 61% to £90.5m in the year to 1 May, helped by a much-improved second-half performance.
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OpinionRental realism required
Retail rents have fallen in the past year but still have further to go.
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Opinion
Give my regards to Bond Street
Bond Street is in the news today, with retailers angry because plans for a Crossrail station there are in jeopardy, but the new-look Fenwick there is well worth a look.
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NewsRetailers hit out over Crossrail delays
A group of retailers and property owners have signed a letter demanding that the proposed Bond Street Crossrail station must go ahead.
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OpinionBaptism of fire awaits the new grocery chiefs
Falling inflation isn’t the only reason why it feels a golden age of grocery retailing is coming to an end. Three of the big four are either under new chief executives or soon will be.
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AnalysisPower List 2010: A year of change at the top of retail
This is the sixth year Retail Week has run its annual power list, but rarely can there have been quite so much change in the upper echelons of the industry in the space of 12 months.
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Opinion
Powering ahead
This morning we celebrated the launch of Retail Week’s 2010 Power List with a breakfast addressed by BBC Business Editor Robert Peston.
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Opinion
High-tech hangovers
It was Retail Week’s annual technology awards last night, and there will be more than a few techies with sore heads today.
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Opinion
Growing in glamour
N Brown is known as a highly successful but not very glamorous retailer - will its purchase of lingerie retailer Figleaves change that?
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Opinion
Why turnover rents work
If turnover based deals work in airports, why aren’t they used more widely?
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Opinion
Hot for hoodies?
The Middle East isn’t an obvious place to try to sell hoodies, but its move there shows Supergroup is on a roll.
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NewsSir Stuart Rose’s pay grows to £2.6m
Marks & Spencer executive chairman Sir Stuart Rose had a 47% increase in pay and bonuses to £2.6m last year.
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NewsUncertainty hits food and general retailers
The week in retail was dominated by the surprise announcement of Sir Terry Leahy’s plans to retire as chief executive of Tesco next March. Tesco shares fell more than 2% on Tuesday as the City digested the news, but analysts were happy with the appointment of Tesco veteran Phil Clarke ...
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Opinion
Home sweet home?
Does the weak trading update from Argos this morning say more about the business or the market?
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Opinion
End of an era
Sir Terry Leahy’s retirement plans are a shock - put simply, he has been the greatest retailer of his generation
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NewsOcado to sell shares to customers if float proceeds
Ocado has written to its customers today saying it will give them the opportunity to buy shares in the company if it goes ahead with its widely-anticipated float.
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Opinion
Yorkshire bitter
Sir Ken Morrison’s attack on Marc Bolland was unbecoming of a retail legend