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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NewsLandmark Jenners store to close after landlord row
Edinburgh department store Jenners, owned by Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group, is to shut after almost two centuries of trading.
- News
JD Sports considers fundraising for acquisition warchest
JD Sports is pondering raising new equity to fund deals as the retail landscape is transformed by the Covid pandemic.
- Opinion
‘Asos and Boohoo swoops for Topshop and Debs are changing of the guard’
If proof were needed of the scale of change underway in retail, it came this week as pureplays Asos and Boohoo swooped on two of retail’s most venerable high street names.
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Asos could retain Topshop flagship if Arcadia deal goes ahead
Online retailer Asos, which is in exclusive talks to buy Arcadia brands, is interested in retaining the flagship Topshop store on Oxford Street.
- Opinion
‘Deliveroo IPO will be a bet on retail’s future direction’
“Shall we get something from Deliveroo tonight?” It’s a familiar conversation on thousands of sofas as locked-down consumers seek treats, convenience and a break from monotony.
- News
Hotel Chocolat sales climb as digital initiatives accelerated
Hotel Chocolat has reported strong sales growth over Christmas after speeding up the pace of digital change in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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AO posts record sales rise in Christmas quarter
Electricals etailer AO World has reported a record surge in sales over the Christmas peak period.
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Moonpig presses button on IPO
Online greetings card specialist and technology platform Moonpig has confirmed its intention to float.
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Superdry turnaround hit by Covid disruption
Fashion retailer Superdry has posted a fall in sales and profits after the coronavirus pandemic took a toll, and cautioned about prospects as a ‘going concern’.
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Oxfam study shines light on M&S supply chain worker concerns
In-work poverty, discrimination and health worries have been revealed in Marks & Spencer’s supply chain at home and abroad.
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Online sales growth hits 13-year high on back of strong December
Online sales growth reached its highest level in more than a decade last year as the Covid-19 pandemic spurred a shift in shopping habits.
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Lidl reports record Christmas sales growth as basket sizes rise
Value grocer Lidl has reported record Christmas trading and said its seasonal performance was the best in food retail.
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Asos Christmas sales beat expectations after ‘exceptional’ UK growth
Online fashion giant Asos expects profits to come in at the top end of expectations after a strong Christmas sales performance, particularly in the UK market.
- Opinion
‘Investors must separate wheat from chaff as etailers race to market’
The acceleration of online retail sales during the pandemic has brought a race to market as ecommerce players rush to pull off IPOs.
- Deep dive
Deep dive: The great retail reset in 2021
How we live, work and shop has changed. 2021 is the year the retail industry will fundamentally change, too
- Opinion
‘Forget Jaeger – Topshop should be the prize for M&S’
It makes complete sense for Marks & Spencer to add fashion brands to its offer, particularly online, as has successfully been done by rival Next.
- News
Topps Tiles flags margin pressure as new lockdown begins
Topps Tiles achieved strong sales growth in its first quarter but expects sales to be hit by the latest coronavirus lockdown.
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Greggs cautions that profits will not recover until 2022 ‘at earliest’
Food-on-the-go specialist Greggs has warned that profits will not return to pre-pandemic levels until 2022 “at the earliest”.
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Tier four extension forces non-essential retail to close in much of England
Tier four restrictions have been extended to cover most of England’s population and ‘non-essential’ retailers in affected areas have been forced to shut.
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Online fashion retailer Mytheresa reveals IPO plans
Fashion etailer Mytheresa has unveiled plans for a Wall Street IPO.
