All articles by Patrick Blower – Page 3
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CartoonRetail cartoon: Super Mike to the rescue
Patrick Blower’s take on Mike Ashley ‘demanding’ to meet MPs next week to set out how they can ‘save the high street’.
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CartoonRetail cartoon: John Lewis and Sir Elton step into Christmas
Patrick Blower’s take on John Lewis’ must-see Christmas advert, which this year stars Sir Elton John.
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CartoonRetail cartoon: BHS back from the dead
Patrick Blower’s spooky take on BHS being revived as a concession in Beales department stores.
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CartoonRetail cartoon: Amazon opens Aladdin's cave
Patrick Blower’s take on Amazon’s latest experiment in bricks and mortar – its 4-star store in New York.
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CartoonRetail cartoon: Will it be Jack's pot for Tesco?
Patrick Blower’s take on Tesco’s bid to compete with discounters Aldi and Lidl with new fascia Jack’s.
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CartoonRetail cartoon: Mike Ashley's sharp tongue
Patrick Blower’s take on Mike Ashley’s extraordinary missive accusing Sports Direct shareholders of ‘stabbing him in the back’.
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CartoonRetail cartoon: Footasylum run ragged
Patrick Blower’s take on Footasylum’s second profit in three months, despite sales rising.
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CartoonRetail cartoon: Take a rain check on grocery prices
Patrick Blower’s take on the news that this year’s extreme weather – from the ‘beast from the east’ to summer heatwaves – is having a knock-on effect on food prices.
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CartoonRetail cartoon: Dunkerton votes with his wallet
Patrick Blower’s take on Superdry co-founder Julian Dunkerton donating £1m to the People’s Vote campaign for a referendum on the final Brexit deal.
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CartoonRetail cartoon: Mike Ashley's transfer window spending
Patrick Blower’s take on Mike Ashley spending big on House of Fraser, if not on new players at Newcastle United.
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CartoonRetail cartoon: Amazon's small change
Patrick Blower’s take on Amazon paying its lowest UK tax bill for five years – despite almost doubling its profits.
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CartoonRetail cartoon: M&S data school for bright sparks
Patrick Blower’s take on Marks & Spencer’s plan to create “the world’s first retail data academy” to train more than 1,000 staff.
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CartoonRetail cartoon: Burberry prefers flames to fire sale
Patrick Blower’s take on Burberry burning £29m worth of products last year rather than selling them at a cut price.
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CartoonRetail cartoon: John Lewis crosses its fingers for revamp
Patrick Blower’s take on the biggest revamp of stores in John Lewis’ history.
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CartoonRetail cartoon: M&S bosses face shareholder shootout
Patrick Blower’s take on Gareth-Southgate-waistcoat-supplier Marks & Spencer’s AGM, which took place at Wembley Stadium this week
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CartoonRetail cartoon: Tesco's French connection
Patrick Blower’s take on the new global ‘strategic alliance’ between Tesco and Carrefour
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CartoonRetail cartoon: Damage control with Philip Green
Patrick Blower’s take on a difficult week for Sir Philip Green
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CartoonRetail cartoon: Never knowingly under resold
Patrick Blower’s take on John Lewis’ new scheme that lets customers sell their unwanted clothing back to the retailer
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CartoonRetail cartoon: Rollercoaster of emotions on the high street
Retail Week cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on the mixed fortunes facing high street retailers
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CartoonRetail cartoon: Lush kicks up a stink
Retail Week cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on Lush’s controversial #SpyCops campaign