All articles by George MacDonald – Page 203
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NewsNext posts profit rise and warns that retail landscape has been transformed
Fashion giant Next has reported record profits but warned that the retail landscape has fundamentally changed.
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NewsVideo: Marks & Spencer shifts marketing focus
Marks & Spencer will tomorrow launch its spring advertising campaign featuring the use of ‘Only at Your M&S’ branding for the first time and including its first menswear TV ad.
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NewsTesco names Graham Harris head of telecoms division
Graham Harris has been appointed chief executive of Tesco Telecoms and Tesco Mobile.
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NewsJohn Lewis records 1.8% fall in weekly sales
Sales at John Lewis department stores fell last week as the retailer came up against tough comparatives.
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NewsPhones4U sold to private equity firm BC Partners
Private equity house BC Partners has bought mobiles specialist Phones4U for an undisclosed sum from Providence Equity.
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NewsMatalan planning to grow online business
Value fashion and homewares group Matalan is to ramp up its ecommerce operations and plans to hire a top-level online retail specialist to drive growth.
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NewsMarkets are shaken by Japanese disaster
The earthquake in Japan shook the stock markets worldwide as investors assessed what the costs, commercial as well as human, might be.
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AnalysisOnline grocery
Morrisons may have come to the ecommerce party late but it is making up for lost time. However, is the online cake big enough to go round and is there any money in it?
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InterviewInterview: Sir Stuart Rose - Mr M&S
Outspoken, controversial and never dull, Sir Stuart Rose is a retailer’s retailer. He tells George MacDonald about the mess he inherited in 2004, the highs and lows of his time in charge and his plans for the future
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OpinionNew Malden turns to New York
Morrisons’ acquisition of a stake in New York online grocer FreshDirect came as a bolt from the blue.
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NewsKesa chief executive is most 'overpaid' FTSE 250 boss
Thierry Falque-Pierrotin, chief executive of Comet owner Kesa, is the most ‘overpaid’ FTSE 250 chief executive a study has found.
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NewsBrokers believe the ‘worst is over’ for M&S share price
Brokers spotted opportunity in Marks & Spencer, despite evidence that clothing and general merchandise retailers continue to suffer tough trading.
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AnalysisChannel Islands VAT rules
Big name retailers capitalising on the Channel Island VAT loophole is seen by some as an unfair advantage. Will George Osborne’s Budget change the status quo?
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NewsLittle relief in sight as stores sector stays flat
The stores sector was flat as a Shrove Tuesday pancake - perhaps a better performance than might have been expected as the latest BRC sales data showed the worst growth in almost two years.
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NewsStores shorten Royal Wedding hours
Leading retailers are to remain shut on the morning of the Royal Wedding, Friday April 29, and others are considering whether to follow suit.
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OpinionOnly channel is multichannel
The necessity of a serious multichannel business, if anyone doubted it, was starkly illustrated in Tuesday’s BRC sales figures for February.
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NewsEx-Sainsbury’s head of clothing joins M&S
Former Sainsbury’s head of clothing Sara Bradley is to join Marks & Spencer as head of buying for M&S Brands within the womenswear team.
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NewsSports Direct gets all-clear from SFO
Sports Direct has reported that the Serious Fraud Office has dropped investigations into any individuals connected to the retailer.
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NewsFebruary retail sales worst since May 2009
Like-for-like sales fell 0.4% across the retail industry in February as shoppers kept a close eye on spending because of squeezed disposable incomes.
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NewsJohn Lewis to raise £50m through retail bond
John Lewis Partnership, owner of the eponymous department store chain and grocer Waitrose, is to raise £50m through a retail bond.