All Value articles – Page 28
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NewsDiscounters outpace supermarket and convenience store growth
Discount retailers have opened stores at a faster rate than supermarkets and convenience stores over the past five years.
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NewsRetail Diary: Poundland's craze-y talk and Tesco trolls Liverpool FC
Jim McCarthy’s craze-y talk, Kypros Kyprianou’s colour-coded ties and Tesco goes from trollies to trolls in dig at Liverpool Football Club.
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VideoThe Retail Week: Waitrose 'Pick Your Own’, Poundland and Aldi Shmaldi
News editor James Wilmore and grocery reporter Luke Tugby examine the most interesting stories from the past seven days.
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NewsPoundland mulls small store format as it spies convenience opportunity
Poundland boss Jim McCarthy has said the retailer is considering opening smaller stores, but is concentrating on its core offer.
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NewsPoundland pre-tax profits jump 18.6%: What the analysts say
Poundland’s pre-tax profits jumped 18.6% in its first year as a public company. Here’s what the analysts have to say.
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NewsPoundland's full-year profits surge but warns over "subdued" first half
Poundland has reported an 18.6% jump in pre-tax profits in its first year as a public company, but expects trading in its half-year to be “subdued”.
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CartoonBlower’s retail cartoon: Mike Ashley makes his first foray into the value sector
Retail Week cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on Sports Direct owner Mike Ashley’s newly launched Mega Value discount store.
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OpinionMike Ashley looks match-fit to tackle the value sector
If he can do with general merchandise what he has done in sportswear and fashion, Mike Ashley could be about to move up into the value sector’s Premier League.
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NewsNotonthehighstreet appoints Darren Shapland as chairman
Former Carpetright chief executive Darren Shapland will join etailer Notonthehighstreet.com as its new chairman later this month.
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NewsUS private equity firm TPG buys majority stake in Poundworld in £150m deal
US private equity firm TPG has bought a controlling stake in Poundworld in a deal understood to be worth as much as £150m.
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NewsDiscounters and budget chains opening more than five stores per week
Discount grocers and budget retailers are opening more than five stores a week across the UK as fierce competition continues to hit the big four.
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NewsPoundland founder Steve Smith joins Retail Ombudsman scheme
Poundland co-founder Steve Smith has joined the Retail Ombudsman to oversee the watchdog, which has now gained government approval.
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NewsElection: Retail chiefs including Paphitis and Walker welcome Tory majority
Retail bosses have welcomed the stability of the general election outcome as the Conservatives head towards a slim majority.
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NewsPoundland triggers full CMA probe over bid to acquire 99p Stores
Poundland has confirmed it will push ahead with its bid to acquire 99p Stores, triggering a full ‘phase II’ probe by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).
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VideoThe Retail Week: Mike Coupe sentenced, Home Retail results and Poundland
Executive editor George MacDonald and content editor Nicola Harrison pick through the big stories from the past seven days.
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OpinionComment: Customers know best about the Poundland-99p deal, not the CMA
Poundland’s interrupted acquisition of 99p Stores shows how futile it is when institutions seek to determine which shops compete with each other.
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NewsRetailers upbeat in face of uncertainty over general election results
Retailers are bullish in the face of potential consumer uncertainty generated by next week’s too-close-to-call general election.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Why non-food retailers such as BHS are entering the grocery fray
BHS and Holland & Barrett are among a number of non-grocery retailers plotting expansion into food. Retail Week examines the growing market.
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NewsDeadline looms for Poundland's decision over 99p Stores deal
Poundland has until May 8 to decide if it will pull out of its bid to acquire 99p Stores, or face a detailed probe from the competition authorities.
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NewsPoundworld launches ecommerce site to drive sales growth across Europe
Poundworld has launched an ecommerce site as it aims to drive European sales, eight months after it scrapped initial plans for an online operation.