Fortnum & Mason hit record trading numbers over Christmas
The prestigious British luxury department store Fortnum & Mason enjoyed a 13% rise in sales over the Christmas period. The healthy figures were driven by ...
Fortnum & Mason hit record trading numbers over Christmas
The prestigious British luxury department store Fortnum & Mason enjoyed a 13% rise in sales over the Christmas period. The healthy figures were driven by ...
Move of the week: John Lewis Partnership’s new CIO Andrew Murphy
You can always tell when we’ve entered the heart of the ‘golden quarter’ by the slowdown in activity in the jobs market. At an executive ...
Move of the week: Fenwick appoints Feather as chief executive
I must confess to being surprised at Robbie Feather’s appointment as Fenwick chief executive. Not because Feather is an unsuitable candidate – quite the opposite ...
Move of the week: Asda’s management reshuffle
One of the benefits of having a long succession plan is that the incoming chief executive can formulate his strategy well in advance of actually ...
UK’s discount retail sector set for huge growth
Take a walk down any UK high street and you’ll be greeted with an abundance of stores focusing on low-cost goods. Over the last decade ...
Jo Whitfield is made chief executive of Co-op Food
Less than six months after taking on the role on an interim basis Jo Whitfield has been appointed the permanent CEO of Co-op Food.
Simon Burdess to direct foodservice at Waitrose
Waitrose’s appointment of Simon Burdess as its first ever director of foodservice is a powerful signal of strategic intent from the business. Competition between foodservice ...
Shock sale could be coming for Nisa
Having resurrected its fortunes from loss to a promising profit level, could member-owned food retailer Nisa be about to scrap its structure?
Sally Hyndman and Angela Morrison join Debenhams
Fresh from setting out a bold new strategy for Debenhams, Sergio Bucher has hired two “change-makers” as the Debenhams’ boss puts it, to help drive ...
Popular chain Woolworths set for return to the high street
It is hard to believe that it is almost a decade since the beloved high street store, Woolworths (or “Woolies” as it was lovingly known) ...