Retail - Industry News from The People Pod http://www.thepeoplepod.co.uk/industry%20news/retail/ Furniture and fashion retailer Laura Ashley experienced a surge in pretax profits excluding exceptionals from £ 100,000 to £ 5.7m in the 26 weeks to July 31. http://www.thepeoplepod.co.uk/industry%20news/retail/laura%20ashley%20first%20half%20profits%20surge.htm Fri, 10 Sep 2010 10:23:00 GMT Department store John Lewis sales rose 5.6% to £ 57m last week as Back to School drove a record week for childrenswear. http://www.thepeoplepod.co.uk/industry%20news/retail/childrenswear%20sales%20drive%205.6%25%20sales%20uplift%20at%20john%20lewis.htm Fri, 10 Sep 2010 09:56:00 GMT Tesco has announced that it is launching its first ever shopping app for iPhone. The Tesco grocery app joins the family of hugely successful Tesco apps, including Clubcard and the Winefinder, which together have now reached over one million downloads. http://www.thepeoplepod.co.uk/industry%20news/retail/tesco%20launches%20first%20ever%20shopping%20app%20for%20iphone.htm Fri, 10 Sep 2010 09:37:21 GMT E-Village draws up The Twelve Rules of Christmas Email Marketing. http://www.thepeoplepod.co.uk/industry%20news/retail/christmas%20preparations%20start%20now.htm Fri, 10 Sep 2010 07:41:00 GMT July 2010 marks the first anniversary of Direct Corporate Access (DCA) to the Faster Payments Service (FPS). http://www.thepeoplepod.co.uk/industry%20news/retail/faster%20payments%20frontrunner%20to%20replace%20cheques..htm Fri, 10 Sep 2010 07:36:02 GMT Londons Oxford Street came to a standstill on Monday when a pop-up vertical fashion show took over the area. http://www.thepeoplepod.co.uk/industry%20news/retail/vertical%20fashion%20show%20stops%20oxford%20street%20traffic.htm Fri, 10 Sep 2010 01:00:00 GMT Chocolatier Thorntons is to localise in-store ranges as part of its efforts to re-energise the performance of company-owned shops. http://www.thepeoplepod.co.uk/industry%20news/retail/thorntons%20moves%20to%20sweeten%20its%20own-store%20offer.htm Fri, 10 Sep 2010 01:00:00 GMT Broker UBS retained its buy stance on Next ahead of interim results expected next week. http://www.thepeoplepod.co.uk/industry%20news/retail/strong%20profits%20predicted%20for%20next.htm Fri, 10 Sep 2010 01:00:00 GMT Uncertainty dogs up-for-sale DVD firms Christmas prospects as US parent mulls bankruptcy http://www.thepeoplepod.co.uk/industry%20news/retail/potential%20buyers%20sit%20tight%20as%20blockbuster%20awaits%20its%20fate.htm Fri, 10 Sep 2010 01:00:00 GMT Ocado is set to relaunch its own-label range after posting strong sales in its third quarter. http://www.thepeoplepod.co.uk/industry%20news/retail/ocado%20poised%20to%20relaunch%20its%20own-label%20as%20q3%20sales%20rocket.htm Fri, 10 Sep 2010 01:00:00 GMT John Lewis has reopened the womenswear floor of its Oxford Street store following a £ 10m investment. http://www.thepeoplepod.co.uk/industry%20news/retail/new%20look%20for%20john%20lewis%20womensear.htm Fri, 10 Sep 2010 01:00:00 GMT The new managing director of quirky gifts etailer Firebox Paul Zimmerman has said he will seek to expand the etailers offer into new categories and launch a social media site as he took the helm this week. http://www.thepeoplepod.co.uk/industry%20news/retail/new%20firebox%20md%20plans%20to%20expand%20etailers%20offer.htm Fri, 10 Sep 2010 01:00:00 GMT Intersport has joined forces with ecommerce specialist The Hut to build a bigger online presence. http://www.thepeoplepod.co.uk/industry%20news/retail/intersport%20teams%20up%20with%20the%20hut%20to%20boost%20website%20visitor%20numbers.htm Fri, 10 Sep 2010 01:00:00 GMT H&M online went live to subscribers this week with its launch, which is set to go live to all H&M customers next week. http://www.thepeoplepod.co.uk/industry%20news/retail/h%26m%20casts%20its%20net.htm Fri, 10 Sep 2010 01:00:00 GMT The worlds biggest games retailer GameStop is preparing to launch an online assault on the UK market in time for Christmas. http://www.thepeoplepod.co.uk/industry%20news/retail/gamestop%20prepares%20uk%20online%20assault%20with%20transactional%20launch.htm Fri, 10 Sep 2010 01:00:00 GMT The worlds biggest games retailer GameStop is preparing to launch a an online assault on the UK market in time for Christmas. http://www.thepeoplepod.co.uk/industry%20news/retail/gamestop%20prepares%20uk%20online%20assault%20with%20transactional%20launch.htm Fri, 10 Sep 2010 01:00:00 GMT Footwear retailer the Dune Group has outlined its strategy to reach sales of £ 200m in the next three years after operating profits rocketed 630% to £ 7.3m in the year to January 30. http://www.thepeoplepod.co.uk/industry%20news/retail/dune%20outlines%20strategy%20to%20hit%20sales%20of%20%A3200m.htm Fri, 10 Sep 2010 01:00:00 GMT Upmarket furniture retailer The Conran Shop has relaunched its website to include social media functions as it aims to grow its online sales five-fold by 2015. http://www.thepeoplepod.co.uk/industry%20news/retail/conran%20shop%20pushes%20social%20media%20with%20new%20site.htm Fri, 10 Sep 2010 01:00:00 GMT Electricals retailer Comet has unveiled a wide-ranging rebranding encompassing a new logo, strapline and in-store approach designed to put clear blue water between itself and rivals Dixons Retail and Best Buy. http://www.thepeoplepod.co.uk/industry%20news/retail/comet%20begins%20fightback%20with%20softer%20rebranding.htm Fri, 10 Sep 2010 01:00:00 GMT