All articles by George MacDonald – Page 268
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Analysis
Sainsbury’s takes tumble while general retailers come out top
Sainsbury’s takes tumble while general retailers come out top
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News
Wal-Mart falls short of October analyst forecasts
Wal-Mart, the world’s biggest retailer, has missed analysts’ October sales forecasts in its core domestic market.
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News
M&S to favour ‘super suppliers’as it drives international growth
Marks & Spencer expects to work increasingly with an elite group of “super-growth suppliers” as it ramps up investment at home and abroad.
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News
Rose’s M&S is still on top form
Stuart Rose is determined that neither he nor Marks & Spencer will allow themselves to be talked into a downturn.
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News
Grocery inquiry keeps City busy as Sainsbury’s takeover teeters
Food groups and general retailers were at the heart of City action during a week driven by the Competition Commission’s early findings on the grocery market, takeover tensions and bid speculation.
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Analysis
Desperately seeking chairman
Controversial store group Sports Direct has been having trouble finding a chairman, so Retail Week has turned headhunter in a bid to help out. George MacDonald compiles our shortlist of 10 candidates with the skills for the most challenging role in the industry. Over to you, Mr Ashley…
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News
Next: signs of improvement close
An end to declining like-for-likes is in sight at fashion group Next, broker JP Morgan believes.
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Opinion
Delta stumbles at the last hurdle
Hope may have been allowed to triumph over experience in the long-running bid for Sainsbury’s by Qatari-backed Delta Two.
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News
M&S store makeovers to lift Christmas sales
Industry bellwether Marks & Spencer is likely to reap the benefits from its store modernisation programme this Christmas.
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News
Merchant Equity circles Kesa’s furniture chain
Private equity house Merchant Equity Partners is poised to buy French furniture chain BUT from Kesa for more than 400 million ( 278.2 million).
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News
US bond issue first for Tesco
Supermarket giant Tesco has raised US$2 billion ( 967.7 million) in its first bond issue in the US.
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Opinion
Making sense of the last seven days
Fashion tycoon SirPhilip Green was typically straightforward yesterday when he issued results for hisArcadiafashion group.“A very creditable performance when set against the background of one of the worst non-summers in many years,” was his verdict.Although he is not taking a dividend, Green did manage to nudge up operating profits and ...
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News
Merchant Equity circles Kesa’s furniture chain
Private equity house Merchant Equity Partners is poised to buy French furniture chain BUT from Kesa for more than 400 million ( 278.2 million).
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News
Sports Direct names new board members
Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct business has confirmed the departure with immediate effect of independent non-executive director Chris Bulmer and named two new non-executives.
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News
Kingfisher and DSGi shares drop as Debenhams revives fortunes
A swathe of updates, deal gossip and big swings in share prices characterised the week.
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News
Exclusive: Independent non-exec to quit Ashley's Sports Direct
Speculation is mounting that Sports Direct’s independent non-executive director Chris Bulmer will resign today.
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News
Argos drives Home Retail profits up
General merchandise to DIY group Home Retail has posted a surge in first-half profits, powered by the Argos catalogue store chain.
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News
Baugur fashion brands head for Germany
Icelandic investment firm Baugur is to open 300 shops in Germany after striking a joint venture agreement with entrepreneur Kristinn Gunnarsson.
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Opinion
How long can Swann work magic?
Retail has its fair share of conjurors, but WHSmith chief executive Kate Swann must be the sorceress supreme.