All articles by Tim Danaher – Page 31
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OpinionRetailers and politicians need to help each other
Retailers generally prefer to be left alone by politicians, if only because when politicians do get involved in the sector their actions tend to be utterly unhelpful. But both groups need each other.
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OpinionBetter late than never for fast fashion online
In the space of a week, both the giants of fast fashion retailing — Zara and H&M — have overcome their resistance to selling online.
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NewsH&M to go online in the UK
H&M is to start selling online in the UK from next autumn, following the decision made by its fast fashion arch-rival Zara to do the same last week.
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NewsB&Q launches £20m price offensive
DIY giant B&Q has announced what it described as its biggest-ever Autumn price investment.
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OpinionCompleting the West End jigsaw
Retailers and landlords have done their bit for the West End. The final pieces of the jigsaw lie with the transport authorities.
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OpinionRunning Marks & Spencer – a poisoned chalice?
A look at the list of favourites to succeed Sir Stuart Rose as Marks & Spencer chief executive shows just how chosen headhunter Jan Hall has her work cut out.
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AnalysisGlasgow’s St Enoch centre: A new lease of life
Glasgow’s St Enoch centre is hoping that a refurbishment and the arrival of Hamleys will revitalise it. Tim Danaher reports
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OpinionUK shopping centres lead the way
For retailers coming into the European market, the UK’s shopping centres are the most appealing place to start.
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NewsHouse of Fraser sets its sights on overseas expansion drive
House of Fraser is planning to open stores overseas in the next stage of its expansion plans under private equity owner Highland Group.
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AnalysisHow far has John King come in his mission to update House of Fraser?
Three years after taking charge of House of Fraser, Tim Danaher asks how far John King has come in his mission to update the business
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OpinionThe Sunday trading battle still isn’t over
One running story dominated the early years of Retail Week more than any other – the battle over Sunday trading. It was bitterly fought and dragged on for years, and it was perhaps inevitable that what would emerge from the process would be an unsatisfactory compromise.
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NewsNew chairman for Threshers owner
First Quench Retailing, the owner of off licence chain Threshers, has appointed a new chairman.
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OpinionThe real enemy of independent retailers
Multiple retailers often get the blame when independent stores go out of business. But they’re not the biggest threat to the existence of small specialist retailers.
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OpinionNo fear of consumers cancelling Christmas
Goodbye, summer – now the serious business starts. The first week of September always has the feeling of starting a new term, and in retail it’s the most important one of the year as the four-month countdown to Christmas kicks off in earnest.
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OpinionShopping centre openings: The end of an era?
This autumn’s shopping centre openings are going to be the last for a while - the question is, will we see many more of their ilk again?
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OpinionMake do and mend the Waitrose way
John Lewis this morning published an updated version of its famous wartime Make Do And Mend pamphlet, but sister supermarket chain Waitrose is showing customers its own way of dealing with the recession.
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AnalysisNeed to know: Oxford Summer School
Now in its 80th year, the Oxford Summer School has a remarkable track record for developing tomorrow’s retail leaders
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OpinionCVAs are creating a two-tier high street
The words “benevolent” and “landlords” will rarely have been seen in the same sentence in Retail Week. Yet just four months after JJB, the UK’s major retail property owners have once again saved a struggling retailer’s skin by supporting a CVA, this time for Focus.
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NewsLiberty losses narrow
Upmarket London department store Liberty has reduced its first half losses after the relaunch of its West End flagship store proved a success.