The Big Interview

- Darren Williams says that he started volunteering for the Samaritans seven years ago, while working for Costa Coffee, as a way of finding fulfilment outside of the corporate world.In his current role as Head of Retail at chocolate retailer Hotel C...

- With consumers arguably seeking out bargains more eagerly than ever before and retailers particularly conscious of stock levels and supply chain efficiency in these austere times, it is perhaps no surprise that UK designer outlet shopping is on th...

- Majestic Wine may have reported profits of over £20 million and like-for-like (LFL) sales growth of 5.3 per cent for its last full financial year, but CEO Steve Lewis believes that there are not enough people who understand what the retailer is fa...

- Heal’s is arguably the oldest existing furniture retailer in the UK, but it is investing in very modern processes to help secure its future as a department store trader of high-end homewares.Founded in 1810 as a feather & mattress business, the fi...

- Theo Paphitis’ TV persona is that of a dragon, and with the recent launch of his new lingerie chain Boux Avenue and his role as an apprenticeship champion in the UK he is certainly breathing fire into the embattled retail industry right now.The Dr...

- Angela Spindler likes to refer to her company as “one of retail’s best kept secrets”, and even she had to conduct some research on The Original Factory Shop before accepting the role of CEO at the firm back in January 2009.Despite boasting a portf...

- It is easy to define eras in certain industries, but perhaps a little more difficult to succinctly explain how retail has reinvented itself over the years.In music, for example, there was the swinging sixties, the new romanticism of the 1980s and ...

- As a recent Retail Gazette feature highlighted, now is a good time for foreign retailers to invest in the UK and that is exactly what Dutch retail group Macintosh did earlier this year with its acquisition of shoe specialist Jones the Bootmaker.De...

- It is now two years since plus-size retailer High & Mighty came under the ownership of home shopping specialist N Brown Group, and the business is benefiting from this association with its well-respected parent company in a number of different way...