Carpetright has announced a 6% rise in like-for-like sales in the four weeks to January 23rd, boosted by strong trading over the Christmas period. Carpetright chief executive Wilf Walsh said: "In the UK, we delivered our ninth consecutive quarter of like-for-like sales growth. While we saw some softening of like-for-likes in...
Apple has said that iPhone sales growth has slowed and warned that annual sales will fall for the first time since the product’s launch in 2007. In the first quarter of the year, Apple sold 74.8 million iPhones, accounting for 68% of the company’s revenues which are predicted to be between...
Groceries code adjudicator Christine Tacon has lambasted Tesco over its dealings with suppliers. Following the accounting scabdal which overtook the retailer in 2014, both the GCA and Serious Fraud Office began separate enquiries into the company’s business practices. Ms Tacon said that the company “knowingly delayed paying money to suppliers in order...
Careers conference and jobs fair Retail Appointment Live, has announced that Arsenal FC have confirmed they will be attending the event next week. The event will feature exhibitors from across the retail, fashion and hospitality industries recruiting for all levels of retail staff from sales assistants to area managers and from...
Outdoor retailer Mountain Warehouse is considering a £200 million flotation on the London Stock Exchange, having hired investment bank Rothschild to investigate the options. The business is currently 85% owned by founder Mark Neale, with the rest of the stock owned by the management team. A potential flotation seems increasingly likely following...
Dixons Carphone has said that it is planning to close 134 stores as part of a group-wide overhaul of its estate. In the Christmas period, Dixons Carphone saw group like-for-like revenues up 5% with record Black Friday and market share gains in all markets. In the wake of these better-than-expected results,...
Bargain Booze owner, Conviviality, has appointed David Robinson as managing director of Conviviality Retail, the business unit focused on franchise store operations. After spending over 20 years in senior roles in the retail industry, Mr Robinson has joined Conviviality from Home Retail Group where he was a member of the executive...
McDonald's is introducing table service to 400 restaurants in the UK to give its image a facelift and compete with rivals in the fast food industry who are going upmarket. The table service will be rolled out before the end of 2016, following a successful trial in 14 trial locations last...
With less than two weeks until the Retail Appointment Live’s latest careers event, the line-up of exhibitors is looking better than ever. The line-up now includes River Island, Liz Earle, Wickes, Sports Direct, Sally Salons, Virgin Media, Three, Debenhams, Benefit and VF Northern with more brands signing up all the time. Held...
Amazon has said that it created 10,000 new permanent roles in 2015, the most it has ever created in a single year in Europe and has pledged to create more in 2016. Xavier Garambois, vice president, Amazon EU Retail, said: “We are seeing stronger demand than ever from our customers all...
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