All articles by Patrick Blower
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CartoonBlower’s retail cartoon: The decade in review
Patrick Blower’s take on the biggest retail stories and personalities of the last 10 years.
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CartoonBlower’s retail cartoon: Out of the frying pan, into the fire
Patrick Blower’s take on the tough job facing interim boss Rachel Osborne at Ted Baker.
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CartoonBlower’s retail cartoon: Retailers defy the Black Friday pollsters
Patrick Blower’s take on retailers’ performance on Black Friday and Cyber Monday surpassing forecasters’ expectations with a pre-election and pre-Christmas boost.
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CartoonBlower’s retail cartoon: Selfridges premieres in-store cinema
Patrick Blower’s take on Selfridges opening a permanent cinema in its iconic Oxford Street store – and what films it might put on screen.
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CartoonBlower’s retail cartoon: Retailers on the campaign trail
Patrick Blower’s take on this year’s big retail Christmas adverts, coming amid the general election campaign.
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CartoonBlower’s retail cartoon: Getting on Santa's luxury list
Patrick Blower’s take on Harrods Rewards customers who spend at least £2,000 in-store getting priority access to the department store’s Christmas grotto.
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CartoonBlower's cartoon: All I want for Christmas is to win my seat
Patrick Blower’s take on the general election to come on December 12.
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CartoonRetail cartoon: Mike in a spin over Nike
Patrick Blower’s take on Mike Ashley’s dispute with Nike and Adidas, as the sportswear giants look to sell more direct to consumer.
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CartoonRetail cartoon: Argos bosses’ 2-for-1 deal
Patrick Blower’s take on the departure of boss John Rogers from Argos.
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CartoonRetail cartoon: New Kingfisher boss' big fixer-upper
Patrick Blower’s take on whether new Kingfisher boss Thierry Garnier can rebuild the DIY giant’s fortunes.
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CartoonRetail cartoon: H&M ramps up the pressure on landlords
Patrick Blower’s take on H&M group’s aggressive rents stance with landlords
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CartoonRetail cartoon: Old Paul Marchant had a farm, ee-eye ee-eye oh
Patrick Blower’s take on Primark training 160,000 farmers in sustainable cotton growing.
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CartoonRetail cartoon: Keep calm and carry on shopping
Patrick Blower’s take on the big four grocers’ preparations for Brexit on October 31.
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CartoonRetail cartoon: Poundland – what’s in a name?
Patrick Blower’s take on Poundland’s name-defying new pricing strategy.
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CartoonRetail cartoon: Jack Wills gets a Mike Ashley makeover
Patrick Blower’s take on Sports Direct buying Jack Wills out of administration.
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CartoonRetail cartoon: Sports Direct's all-singing, all-dancing new model
Patrick Blower’s take on Mike Ashley and his mechanics “putting a beautiful, shiny new car on the outside” of Sports Direct’s retail engine.
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CartoonRetail cartoon: Amazon's Deliveroo deal hits the brakes
Patrick Blower’s take on the CMA putting a stinger in the road of Amazon’s major investment in Deliveroo.
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CartoonRetail cartoon: A nightmare on High Street
Patrick Blower’s take on Sainsbury’s and Tesco’s fears of a Halloween Brexit.
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CartoonRetail cartoon: Have a butcher's at the future high street
Patrick Blower’s take on Sainsbury’s opening a meat-free butcher in east London – and what free-from stores might come next.
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CartoonRetail cartoon: Dave Lewis dreams of Tesco Town
Patrick Blower’s take on Tesco’s plan to open convenience stores stocked only with its ‘Finest’ range in a bid to boost profits.