The new store opened on March 25th, where customers were greeted by special guests including TMNT and Transformers characters. Toy retailer Smyths has opened a brand new store at the West One Retail Park in Eccles, where special guests ...
Bournemouth-based retailer Beales has secured a rescue package in the form of a CVA, which will see rent cut at 11 of its 29 stores, reports The Guardian. In a process similar to that which took place at BHS earlier this week, Beales' ...
Tags: Beales, CVA, Rescue package
The Finish Line Inc. reported earnings for the fourth quarter before non-recurring items fell 11.6 percent to $36.5 million, or 83 cents a share. Earnings came in at the high end of its guidance calling for earnings between 78 and 83 cents ...
Tags: Non-adjustments, Q4 Profits, Finish Line
Next reports a "solid" performance over its last financial year to January 2016, with Directory (online and catalogue) sales up 8% and Retail 1%. Total group sales rose by 3% to £4.1b. Despite this, growth was lower than predicted. ...
Tags: Next, Performance, Sales
They may be childish, but board games are far from child's play as a new wave of titles taking on the subject of sex demonstrate. Robert Hutchins dims the lights, puts on some Marvin Gaye and explores the world of 'love games'. To quote ...
Tags: Fifty Shades of Grey line, Lovehoney, The beast, Fog of love, Notting hill
Four Saturdays will be filled with in-store activities, discounts and a chance to win Star Wars toy bundles. The Entertainer is partnering with Disney to launch Star Wars Super Saturdays at its retail stores. The retailer is set to hold ...
Tags: The Entertainer, Toys, Retail, Star Wars Super Saturdays
Sainsbury's has confirmed that it will proceed with its offer for Home Retail Group (HRG), owner of Argos, and is "pleased" by last Friday's turn of events, which saw rival bidder Steinhoff international abandon pursuit in favour of ...
Tags: Sainsbury's, HRG, Argos
Coles has been a focus of the TWU’s road transport campaign promoting ‘Safe Rates’. The Transport Workers’ Union has lodged an application at the road safety watchdog to force major retailers to pay transport ...
Tags: TWU, Coles, Safe Rates, Retail front
Go Veggie has improved the recipe of Vegan Shredded Cheese. Using a proprietary process, GO VEGGIE reformulated its Vegan Shreds to deliver a better melt and nutrition profile. Now made with non-GMO ingredients, GO VEGGIE Vegan Shreds ...
Tags: Go Veggie, Vegan Shredded Cheese, Melt, Nutrion profile
Nutcase Helmets has outsourced management of its sales on the Amazon marketplace to NetRush, a Vancouver, Wash. company that already manages Amazon sales for more than a half dozen specialty sports brands. Since launching in 2006, ...
Tags: Nutcase Helmets, Management, Amazon Channel
Ahead of today's 5pm deadline, Steinhoff backed out of making a bid for Home Retail Group at the last minute, leaving Sainsbury's the likely purchaser or the Argos business. Sainsbury's share prices rose sharply, while Home Retail Group's ...
Tags: Sainsbury's, Withdraw, CITY AM, Home Retail Group
Videojet launched new Corner Wrap applicator for its 9550 Print & Apply Labeling system. This applicator option provides substantial improvements in production throughput for applications that require labeling on two sides of the case so ...
Tags: Videojet, Corner Wrap Applicator
Sainsbury's, Argos and Amazon also took home the gongs at the annual retailer awards earlier this week. Online retailer Shop Direct emerged as the big winner at this year’s Retail Week Awards 2016, taking the gong home in no less ...
Tags: Shop Direct, Retail Week Awards, Amazon, Argos
It’s no secret that Apple is probably about to launch a new iPhone, but its design is largely a mystery, right? A UK-based mobile accessories retailer has posted a video showing off what are purported to be cases for the upcoming ...
Tags: Aplle, SE, New video leak, iPhone
Through Cabela’s Outdoor Fund grant, the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) will make Project ChildSafe gun locks and safety education literature available to all 50 state fish and wildlife agencies in 2016. The Cabela's ...
Tags: Cabela, Outdoor Fund grant, NSSF, Project ChildSafe gun locks