All articles by George MacDonald – Page 158
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NewsAsos boss Nick Robertson gives away £2.8m to staff
Asos founder and chief executive Nick Robertson has awarded staff £2.8m in a special bonus which he is covering personally, Retail Week has learned.
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NewsArgos to unveil 'digital stores' as multichannel grows
Multichannel retailer Argos is poised to unveil a new-model store designed to reflect its shift to digital commerce.
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OpinionComment: Bonmarché's prospects post IPO
Following Bargain Booze owner Conviviality’s successful flotation on AIM, clothing retailer Bonmarché is the next retailer likely to list on the junior market.
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NewsMarks & Spencer to open 150 Simply Food stores over next three years
Marks & Spencer is to open another 150 Simply Food stores in the UK as it signs a new franchise partner to open the stores in France.
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NewsMarks & Spencer to recruit 12,000 Christmas staff
Marks & Spencer is to recruit 12,000 seasonal staff to work in its stores over the busy Christmas period and value specialist Poundland is to hire 2,500.
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NewsArgos appoints M&S executive to new head of commercial transformation role
Argos has raided Marks & Spencer to poach Adam Archer who will take up the newly created role of head of commercial transformation.
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NewsInfographic: John Lewis posts weekly sales rise of 5%
Sales at John Lewis department stores rose 5% last week, when the electricals and home technology category drove performance.
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NewsDFS posts record full-year profit and grows market share
Sofas giant DFS has reported record earnings and revenues in its last full year, when it also extended its market share.
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NewsFashion retailer Bonmarché reveals IPO plans
Clothing retailer Bonmarché, which targets women aged over 50, intends to float on AIM.
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NewsChinese giant Bosideng buys UK menswear retailer Greenwoods
Chinese apparel giant Bosideng has bought loss-making menswear retailer Greenwoods to build scale in the UK.
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OpinionComment: Can Christopher Bailey take Burberry to new heights?
The Burberry share price fall that greeted news of Angela Ahrendts’ departure on Tuesday showed understandable nerviness.
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NewsSeasonal sales to hit £88bn in best Christmas since start of recession
This Christmas is expected to be the best for retailers since the start of the recession as sales climb by £2bn year on year to reach more than £88bn.
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OpinionComment: Dunelm's not quite home and dry
While much of the attention today has been on food giants Sainsbury’s and Tesco, there has been an update too from home specialist Dunelm.
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OpinionComment: Argos' tie-up with eBay could be a game-changer
Argos’ pilot with online giant eBay, enabling customers of 50 sellers on the marketplace to collect orders from 150 stores, looks inspired.
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OpinionComment: Next boss Lord Wolfson’s house price warning
Retailers whose fortunes depend on an active housing market have welcomed new signs of life such as more mortgage approvals and transactions.
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NewsMarks & Spencer launches east London design studio
Marks & Spencer has launched an external design studio in partnership with the British School of Fashion intended to foster creativity and develop talent.
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NewsVideo: M&S's Patrick Bousquet-Chavanne on in-store changes
Marks & Spencer’s director of marketing and business development Patrick Bousquet-Chavanne showed analysts around the new-style womenswear department at the Pantheon store on London’s Oxford Street.
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NewsArgos and Homebase sales up as warm weather stoked demand
Sales at Argos and Homebase rose with the mercury as sunny summer weather stoked demand for seasonal lines.
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OpinionComment: Making every minute count as Christmas retail battle nears
Twenty-four minutes: that’s how long one of Marks & Spencer’s legion of female shoppers typically spends in the general merchandise section.
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GalleryIn pictures: Marks & Spencer in service push as new-look womenswear department unveiled
Marks & Spencer has put its 10,000 womenswear staff through dedicated ‘Fashion Camp’ training designed to enable them to better serve and advise customers in enhanced stores.