All N Brown articles – Page 5
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News
In quotes: Pennycook and Rose on Brexit and boardrooms
Retail chairmen relayed their concerns about immigration and prices post-Brexit in headhunter Korn Ferry’s 2017 survey. Here’s a selection of the issues that were front of mind.
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Analysis
Analysis: Can a Saturday job still lead to the top?
Some of UK retail’s biggest names began their career on the shop floor – but is ascending the retail ranks still possible today?
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Retail diary: Hobbycraft boss in retail cliffhanger
Hobbycraft’s intrepid boss hangs on a cliff edge, N Brown’s Angela Spindler steps out with Lisa Snowdon and AO’s got more talent.
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Today in retail: Are Bunnings sales really sizzling?
Bunnings may have stormed into the UK and laid down the gauntlet to B&Q, but are its sales sizzling as much as its sausages?
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N Brown boss Spindler: 'We're done with transition'
N Brown boss Angela Spindler said today that the retailer is “done” with its transformation plan and is now ready for growth.
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N Brown profits slip amid infrastructure investment
N Brown has suffered a fall in full-year profits amid increased investment in its infrastructure and one-off charges relating to financial services customer redress.
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Analysis
Agenda: Boohoo and N Brown update the market
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with financial updates from fashion rivals Boohoo and N Brown both on the agenda.
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Interview
Angela Spindler on fixing a business before it's broken
“We would have got more credit if we had let it go horribly wrong,” says N Brown boss Angela Spindler, sitting in her spacious office at the retailer’s headquarters.
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Data
Data: The UK’s top 30 retailers by productivity
Retail Week Prospect ranks the top 30 most productive retailers in the UK, measured by sales per employee.
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Figleaves appoints Miriam Lahage as chief executive
N Brown-owned Figleaves has appointed Navabi’s chief merchant Miriam Lahage to take the helm of the lingerie etailer.
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Data
Data: Top 50 retailers by sales during 2015/16 financial year
Retail Week’s ranking of the UK’s top 50 retailers by sales for the 2015/16 financial year sees The Range, Inditex and Asos enter the table for the first time.
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Video
The Retail Week: Game, Halfords, Shop Direct and Trump
The Retail Week team sit down to discuss which retailers are finding success in services, fashion’s respite and President-elect Donald Trump.
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Today in Retail: Halfords hopes to avoid Brexit blues
Halfords boss Jill McDonald had plenty to celebrate today after wheeling out stellar golden quarter numbers.
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N Brown Christmas sales growth buoyed by Simply Be
JD Williams, Simply Be and Jacamo owner N Brown has posted a sales rise over the busy Christmas period with “standout performances” in ladieswear and Simply Be.
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Agenda: Halfords, N Brown, Pets at Home and Bonmarché
Retail Week looks to the next seven days with trading updates from Halfords, N Brown, Pets at Home and Bonmarché all on the agenda.
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Analysis
Retail Week Awards: The nine best marketing campaigns of the year
The shortlist for the Retail Week Awards 2017 was unveiled last week. Here are the contenders for Marketing/Advertising Campaign of the Year.
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Analysis
Be Inspired: Female retail chiefs on their role models
The Be Inspired campaign puts aspiring female talent in touch with retail role models, but who inspired those who have already made it to the top?
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Analysis
Retail Week Live: Bodson, Spindler and McDonald profiled
Retail Week Live 2017 will give an insight into some of the biggest influencers in the industry – here’s a closer look at three unmissable speakers.
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Analysis
Retail Week Live: Five key themes of the must-attend event
Retail Week Live 2017 is an event not to be missed. We look at some of the key themes on the agenda.
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News
N Brown sales edge up but profits fall in 'challenging' market
N Brown has posted a drop in half-year profits as boss Angela Spindler said the retailer was “not immune” to challenges facing the fashion sector.