George MacDonald
George MacDonald is executive editor of Retail Week.
He has worked on the title since 1998, originally starting as a reporter, and covered sectors ranging from food to department stores.
He is in day-to-day charge of Retail Week’s editorial content online and in print. He writes a weekly City column and blogs.
George has interviewed many of the biggest names in retail and is often asked to comment in the wider media on the latest industry developments.
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- george.macdonald@retail-week.com
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Marks & Spencer has revealed plans to close another 14 clothing and home stores and cut back Simply Food openings.
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Marks & Spencer is to accelerate its store closure programme, it is understood.
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The divergence in performance between different types of retail locations is becoming ever more divergent, according to property giant Landsec.
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Amazon is to open more of its cashierless ‘just walk out’ stores in the US.
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Parliamentarians are to consider how to breathe new life into high streets that are suffering as online shopping grows and cost pressures increase.
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BRC chairman Richard Pennycook has called for reform of the apprenticeship levy, which he said is “not working”.
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Christo Wiese has relinquished his role on the board of fashion retailer New Look.
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This week, the team discuss House of Fraser’s controversial store closure plan and whether or not it should be approved.
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NewsConviviality rejected last-minute rescue offer
Conviviality, the drinks retailer that collapsed into administration last month amid management chaos, turned down a last-minute rescue proposal.
NewsAsda sales rise as Sainsbury's merger plan revealed
Grocery sales in April were hit by unpredictable weather and rose at the lowest rate in almost 15 months, and Asda outperformed suitor Sainsbury’s.
VideoWatch: Why Sainsbury's-Asda deal is 'transformational'
Sainsbury’s and Asda have unveiled “transformational” proposals to merge in a £13bn deal that would make it the UK’s largest grocer.
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