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All articles by George MacDonald – Page 7
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NewsMarks & Spencer clothing supply chain boss to exit
Marks Spencer’s director of supply chain and logistics for clothing and home, Gordon Mowat, is to leave the retailer after two years in the role, Retail Week can reveal.
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Marks & Spencer finance boss Singer in shock exit
Marks Spencer group chief financial officer Humphrey Singer is to leave the retailer less than two years into the role.
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Dixons Carphone pumps £4m into training in customer service push
Dixons Carphone has launched a “state of the art” customer service training centre as it seeks to deliver its mission to “help everyone enjoy amazing technology”.
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Opinion
Leader: Being a disruptor won’t make you a success
“What online-only company is really profitable? Basically none of them. That’s the dirty secret”
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Amazon pledges to become carbon neutral as climate protest starts
Amazon has pledged to become carbon neutral by 2040, meeting the UN’s Paris Agreement climate-change objectives a decade early.
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Analysis
Analysis: Can Next become an ‘Asos for the middle-aged’?
Prime Minister Boris Johnson may have been empty-chaired on his latest visit to Europe, but there’s one UK representative that is being welcomed in the EU and elsewhere overseas: fashion giant Next
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Why Next's boss thinks no-deal Brexit will mean lower prices
As Next unveils its half-year results , the team discuss boss Lord Wolfson’s assertion that the clothing retailer would be able to cut prices by 2% in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
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River Island profit halves as it ramps up investment
River Island has posted a steep fall in earnings after ploughing cash into improving the business to ensure it is future-fit.
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Iceland to launch ‘plastic free Christmas’ range
Iceland is to unveil a dedicated plastic-free Christmas range for the golden quarter as it seeks to drive forward the retail industry’s sustainability agenda.
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Grocery market returns to growth as Lidl leads pack
The grocery market returned to growth in recent weeks, when value player Lidl generated the greatest sales rise among bricks-and-mortar retailers.
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Ocado sales rise as joint venture with Marks & Spencer goes live
Ocado Retail, the newly formed joint venture between the online grocer and Marks Spencer, has posted an increase in quarterly revenue and orders, but the average order size edged down.
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French Connection cuts losses and extends sale process
French Connection has reported reduced first-half losses and extended its strategic review and formal sale process for a second time, until the end of the financial year.
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Asda profits surge as price and quality focus pays off
Asda has reported a rise in annual profits as improvement initiatives at the Walmart-owned grocer bore fruit.
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Watch: Would FTSE 100 relegation spell disaster for M&S?
As Marks Spencer teeters on the brink of relegation from the FTSE 100 for the first time in its history, the team discuss what impact it could have on the high street bellwether.
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Primark to train 160,000 farmers in sustainable cotton production
Primark is to train 160,000 cotton farmers in China, India and Pakistan in environmentally friendly farming methods in its latest sustainability initiative.
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Ted Baker strikes Japanese licensing deal to drive growth
Ted Baker is to license its Japanese business, which at present is directly operated, to local partner Sojitz Infinity.
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WHSmith posts strong full-year travel performance
WHSmith has reported strong trading at its travel division and performance in line with expectations at its high street arm.
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Moonpig drafts in Kate Swann as chair
Former WHSmith chief executive Kate Swann is to join online greetings card specialist Moonpig Group as chair.
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Farfetch denies Barneys acquisition speculation
Online fashion specialist Farfetch has dismissed a report that it was considering acquiring bankrupt US department store business Barneys.
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Opinion
Leader: Time for shareholder interests to take a back seat
Running companies primarily in the interests of shareholders is a business sacred cow that it is perhaps time to put out to grass.
