Stanfords announces major new hires
November 6, 2014 10:56 amTravel book retailer Stanfords has made a number of major new appointments across key strategic areas of its business. In the first, Brian Finch has joined... View Article
General Merchandise News
TOMS completes sale of 50% stake to Bain Capital
November 6, 2014 10:56 amThe founder of the TOMS shoe brand Blake Mycoskie has announced that the company has completed the sale of a 50% equity stake to Bain Capital.... View Article
Thursday snapshot: other news in brief
November 6, 2014 10:55 amLatest news in brief on Netto and Poundland… Discount supermarket Netto has made a return to the UK with the opening of a store at the... View Article
Shop prices decline again in October as food inflation reaches record low
November 5, 2014 10:54 amShop prices fell for an eighteenth consecutive month in October as intense competition between retailers kept prices low. Figures released by the British Retail Consortium and... View Article
Marks & Spencer reports better than expected sales and profits
November 5, 2014 10:54 amMarks & Spencer has reported an improvement in its first half sales and profits driven by better sales of womenswear and growth in its food business.... View Article
Foot Locker CEO Ken Hicks to retire
November 5, 2014 10:54 amFoot Locker chief executive Ken Hicks is to retire as president and chief executive of the company on 1 December as part of a planned succession... View Article
Retailers feel confident in run-up to Christmas
November 5, 2014 10:54 amNew research has revealed that UK retailers are feeling bullish about the upcoming Christmas trading period. According to a survey of multi-channel retailers commissioned by Barclays’... View Article
Ladbrokes retail director to step down
November 5, 2014 10:53 amLadbrokes has announced that its retail director Nick Rust will be leaving the company in 2015 to become chief executive of the British Horseracing Authority. Rust... View Article
Jessops opens new flagship store at Reading’s The Oracle
November 5, 2014 10:53 amPhotography specialist Jessops has launched a next generation flagship store at The Oracle shopping centre in Reading. Set over two levels with dramatic six metre high... View Article
