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NewsThreshers pension fund assessed for protection
The First Quench Retailing pension scheme could be passed to emergency agency the Pension Protection Fund in the wake of its administration.
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AnalysisMarc Bolland: taking the helm at Marks & Spencer
As the Morrisons chief lines up to take the helm at Marks & Spencer, Jennifer Creevy asks if he has got what it takes to realise the high street legend’s potential.
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NewsCanadian grocers seek to dodge Walmart bullet
As Walmart ploughs ahead with aggressive Supercenter expansion across Canada, the local players have begun to accept that aiming for price leadership is not worth the battle.
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NewsRichard Pennycook tipped as next Morrisons chief
Morrisons group finance director Richard Pennycook has emerged as the bookies’ favourite to take over as chief executive when Marc Bolland leaves to head Marks & Spencer.
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Analysis
Woolworths’ property portfolio: Well worth it?
Woolworths’ collapse left a scar on hundreds of high streets as 807 stores shut. One year on, Sara McCorquodale investigates what has been re-let and who has benefited
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NewsTesco and Mike Ashley’s bike shop locked in payment dispute
Tesco has launched a legal challenge against a subsidiary of Mike Ashley’s Sport’s Direct, after the supermarket giant overpaid for some bicycles.
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NewsGrocers’ non-food sales to increase 40% by 2014
Non-food sales from grocers are expected to increase by 40% to £16.2bn in 2014, representing nearly 10p in every pound spent in supermarkets.
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NewsAsda Income Tracker: Average family £10 a week better off
The average UK family is £10 a week better off compared to October 2008, according to the latest report from the Asda Income Tracker.
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NewsMalcolm Walker tapped for cash by ex-Baugur chief
Malcolm Walker, chief executive of frozen foods retailer Iceland, is understood to have been tapped up by Jon Asgeir Johannesson, founder of collapsed high street chain Baugur, about investing in his Hagar retail empire.
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NewsMark Price named contender to replace Marc Bolland at Morrisons
Waitrose managing director Mark Price has been named as a leading contender to replace Marc Bolland as chief executive of Morrisons.
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News381 further First Quench shops to close, making 1,908 redundancies
The administrator to Threshers owner First Quench Retailing has announced the closure of a further 381 stores, resulting in 1,908 shop staff redundancies.
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OpinionMarc Bolland was the answer to Marks & Spencer’s prayers
As Retail Week predicted back in July, Marc Bolland is just what Marks & Spencer has been looking for. His success at Morrisons will stand him in good stead, but the difficulty of managing Britain’s most loved retail brand is great.
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NewsMarks & Spencer brand top of agenda for Marc Bolland
Marc Bolland, newly appointed chief executive of Marks & Spencer, is expected to focus on breathing new life into the Marks & Spencer brand.
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RT Mart to launch flagship store in Beijing
Auchan subsidiary grocer RT Mart is to launch a flagship store in Beijing – its first in the city.The grocer, which is based in Taiwan, is fitting out the store at present and will be located in the city’s Chinatown Shopping Plaza.Auchan also recently announced plans to step up expansion ...
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NewsSir Stuart Rose: ‘I don’t believe in retirement’
Video: Sir Stuart Rose will never take a retail chief executive’s role again, he said on Wednesday.
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OpinionMarc Bolland is a good choice for the toughest job in retail
Marc Bolland’s big job will be to define what M&S stands for in the second decade of the 21st century. The former Heineken man is a bold and imaginative transformer of businesses and is as good a choice as anyone for retail’s toughest job
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NewsMarc Bolland’s expertise ideal to lift Marks & Spencer food but how will he work with fashion gurus?
Marc Bolland’s experience with Morrisons is likely to make a difference at Marks & Spencer’s food division, but he is little-known in the world of fashion retail.
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NewsJulian Graves to overhaul brand and products
Holland & Barrett is to overhaul health food shop Julian Graves’ brand and product range from January as it gears up to make the chain a “specialist food retailer”.
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NewsMorrisons mulls successor options for chief executive role
Morrisons is looking internally and externally for a new chief executive following the shock announcement of the departure of Marc Bolland.
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AnalysisNeed to know: Christmas savings
Tesco and Asda have both claimed they will help customers save millions of pounds this Christmas with a flurry of price cuts. Do the figures add up?