All articles by Tim Danaher – Page 29
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NewsChristmas building well for Waitrose
Sales were up 14% year on year at Waitrose in the week to 28 November, with Christmas orders for premium meat and poultry ranges leading the way.
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OpinionLocking in shoppers key to grocery war
The UK’s supermarket chains are never less than ultra-competitive, but this year the battle of the grocery giants has gone into overdrive.
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NewsSuperdrug plans to start loyalty programme to focus on customers
Health and beauty giant Superdrug plans to launch a loyalty card in the UK in the next year.
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AnalysisAS Watson: Gunning for the Chinese lion’s share
Global health and beauty giant AS Watson has big plans for China, with ambitions for as many as 5,000 stores there. Tim Danaher flew to Shanghai for a rare interview with managing director Dominic Lai, the man masterminding the Superdrug owner’s expansion.
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NewsSports Direct ahead in flat week for retail
He might be better known for his experience as a policeman than as a City grandee, but Sports Direct’s appointment of former West Yorkshire chief constable Keith Hellawell as chairman led to it being the biggest riser among the retail stocks last week.
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OpinionWoolworths stood still for far too long
Woolies didn’t need the big central infrastructure and West End head office, nor did it need shops in expensive prime locations or grand multichannel plans. Its future lay in being the biggest store in the smallest towns.
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NewsBest week of the year for John Lewis
Department store John Lewis had its best week of the year last week, beating last year’s sales by 17%.
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OpinionMarc Bolland is a good choice for the toughest job in retail
Marc Bolland’s big job will be to define what M&S stands for in the second decade of the 21st century. The former Heineken man is a bold and imaginative transformer of businesses and is as good a choice as anyone for retail’s toughest job
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NewsScottish retail sales growth lags rest of UK
Retail sales in Scotland grew by 1.5% like for like in October, with non-food sales little better than flat.
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NewsM&S ads ‘help Waitrose sales’
Waitrose this morning claimed that Marks & Spencer’s high-profile price comparison ad campaign has helped its own sales.
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OpinionFewer, better shops are the future of retail
There was a rich irony in the retailer speaker at this year’s British Council of Shopping Centres conference in Manchester being employed by a company that has no shops.
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NewsEx-MD buys back failed pet retailer Acorn
The former managing director of Scottish chain Acorn Pet Centres has led a rescue of the business.
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NewsPeter Williams: Retail locations need reinvention to meet web challenge
Today’s retailers need as few as 100 stores to achieve national coverage compared with up to 300 three years ago, meaning a “seismic change” is needed in many high streets and shopping centres, former Selfridges chief Peter Williams told the BCSC conference in Manchester today.
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NewsJohn Lewis records best month of year so far
John Lewis beat tough comps last week to beat last year’s performance by 7.8% and make October its best month of the year so far.
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OpinionJanuary could be just the start of VAT woes
The word is that it’s not just raising VAT to 20% that is being considered, but even the introduction of a 5% rate on food that is currently VAT exempt.
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AnalysisTrago Mills: The country’s quirkiest retail destination?
Combining leisure and shopping like no other retail destination, Trago Mills is a one-off.
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NewsSales improve at Signet
The UK’s biggest jewellery chain Signet has reported an improvement in sales in its third quarter.
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NewsFlat Christmas ahead, survey claims
Retail spend this Christmas will be flat compared to last year, but sales will fall 1.5% in 2010, a report from Deloitte forecast today.