All articles by Alex Lawson – Page 2
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Analysis
Analysis: The benefits and pitfalls of public and private ownership
As a raft of retailers gear up for City flotations this spring, Alex Lawson and Tiffany Holland consider the differences between public and private ownership.
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Analysis
Analysis: The retail IPOs in focus
Pets at Home today became the latest retailer to confirm its intention to float as a raft of businesses look to take advantage of favourable market conditions. Retail Week takes a look at the retailers with firm plans to go public.
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News
Coles boss Ian McLeod to take up group role
Australian grocer Coles’ managing director Ian McLeod is to leave his role in July to take up a senior role at the retailer’s owner Wesfarmers Group.
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Dixons trumpets strengths as Ao.com prepares to float
Dixons has extolled the virtues of its white goods and online businesses as etail rival Ao.com prepares to float on the London Stock Exchange.
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The Co-op boss Sutherland warns redundancies loom as it enters new era
The Co-op group chief executive Euan Sutherland is battling to bring the mutual into a new era but has warned the business will make redundancies to strip out cost.
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Supermarket format the ‘tortoise’ of grocery, says Booker boss
The supermarket format has become the laggard of the grocery industry as technology and changing habits have driven custom away from big stores, retail chiefs have warned.
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Analysis
Analysis: How Freemans and Redcats are tackling the growth of online
Home shopping specialists Freemans Grattan and Redcats are both working to revamp their businesses as online sales grow. Retail Week takes a look at how the companies compare.
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News
Poundland hires former Carpetright boss ahead of float
Former Carpetright chief executive Darren Shapland is to join the board of Poundland ahead of the value retailer’s IPO.
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The Co-op to survey the public on its future
The Co-op has launched an unprecedented survey of the public to help decide its future including asking how it shares its profits and whether it should make political donations.
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News
Poundland, Pets at Home and Boohoo.com poised to float in next two weeks
Poundland, Pets at Home and online fashion retailer Boohoo.com are leading the race to float in the next two weeks.
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News
Shopping centres drive footfall rise as shoppers escape the rain
Footfall rose 1.6% in January as customers returned to the shops after a muted December and avoided the rain by visiting shopping centres.
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News
Sainsbury’s invests in marketing as sales rise
Sainsbury’s spent £4.1m in marketing last month as the retailer was the only one of the big four grocers to increase market share.
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News
The Co-op Food chief operating officer to join Wilkinson
The Co-operative Food’s chief operating officer Sean Toal is to leave the mutual to join value general merchandise retailer Wilkinson.
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News
Sports Direct to take Irish partner Heatons to court over competition
Sportsdirect.com Retail is in the process of initiating legal proceedings against Irish department store chain Heatons on competition grounds.
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Former M&S boss Sir Stuart Rose takes up NHS role
Former M&S executive chairman Sir Stuart Rose is to advise the National Health Service (NHS) on how it can attract and retain the best leaders.
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Tesco customers targeted in cyber attack
A list of more than 2,000 Tesco customers’ email addresses and passwords were posted online yesterday after data stolen from other sites was compiled by hackers.
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Infographic: John Lewis defies floods to deliver sales lift
John Lewis overcame the wet weather to record a 3.3% year-on-year rise in sales to £65.8m last week.
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Gallery
In pictures: Retailers battle over £1bn Valentine’s spend
Retailers are battling for a share of the Valentine’s Day market, estimated to be worth more than £1bn.
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News
Morrisons boss rallies his troops for food fightback
Morrisons chief executive Dalton Philips has drawn on American military survival tactics used during the Vietnam War to galvanise his forces as he bids to revitalise the embattled grocer.
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News
Tesco's Indian partner Trent hires former House of Fraser director
Tesco’s Indian partner Trent has hired former House of Fraser executive Richard Wayment as its chief retail operations officer as the UK giant steps up its presence in the Asian nation.