Power List 2010

Retail Week’s annual ranking of retail’s leaders, in association with Alix Partners and American Express

In association with Alix Partners and American Express Alix Partners

Power List 2010: A year of change at the top of retail

By Tim Danaher

This is the sixth year Retail Week has run its annual power list, but rarely can there have been quite so much change in the upper echelons of the industry in the space of 12 months.

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The Top Five

Sir Terry Leahy

Chief executive, Tesco

Sir Philip Green

Owner, Arcadia and Bhs

Marc Bolland

Chief executive, Marks & Spencer

David Cameron

Prime Minister

Simon Wolfson

Chief executive, Next

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Case Study

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In Depth

The changing consumer

By George MacDonald

Unprecedented economic developments have impacted on consumers. Are they ready to spend again? Here, some of the industry’s major players discuss retail’s brave new world. By George MacDonald

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