All Fortnum & Mason articles – Page 7
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GalleryRetailers gear up for the Jubilee celebrations
This weekend’s royal celebrations have been marked by many retailers with window schemes that offer rather more than kind hearts and coronets.
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NewsFortnum boss Aspinall stands down
Fortnum & Mason boss Beverley Aspinall has stood down after seven years in the role.
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OpinionAttack on Tesco shows lack of respect for retail
George MacDonald has written for Retail Week for more than 10 years, covering various sectors. He is a frequent TV and radio commentator on retail trends and issues.
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NewsFortnum owner gives £58m to charity
Fortnum & Mason’s owners have given £58m to charity after a blow-out year.
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News109 Fortnum & Mason protester cases dropped
The cases against 109 people arrested after protests at Fortnum & Mason in London during the anti-cuts demonstration are understood to have been dropped, according to the BBC.
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NewsProtest proposals to safeguard stores
London’s West End retailers could be better protected from protests under proposals including an ‘insurance policy’ that would mean organisers of demonstrations would have to underwrite any damage caused as a result.
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NewsBoris vows to protect retailers from more West End protests
Meeting aims to stop future demonstrations damaging trade for retailers in London’s West End.
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NewsFortnum boss demands protest crackdown
Fortnum & Mason chief executive Beverley Aspinall has demanded tougher action to manage marches in London after the attacks on West End shops last weekend.
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OpinionDixons not alone as the freeze sets in
At least the Nordics were OK. You can always rely on that from a Dixons trading update. But there was no disguising the awfulness of the UK and Ireland performance that prompted Wednesday’s profit warning.
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NewsRetailers urge Boris to crack down on West End violence
The New West End Company, the body which represents retailers in the area, has written to London Mayor Boris Johnson to demand a crackdown on protests in the West End following Saturday’s riots.
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NewsFortnum & Mason store attacked in riots
Luxury retailer Fortnum & Mason was one of many West End shops attacked by protesters during Saturday’s anti-spending cuts march in London.
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NewsFortnum & Mason to sell Highgrove food products
Fortnum & Mason has secured a partnership to exclusively stock Highgrove food products.
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AnalysisChristmas Trading: The good, the bad, and the ugly
Terrible weather hit retail hard this Christmas, but some managed to prosper regardless. Rebecca Thomson wraps up Christmas 2010 with the help of OC&C’s Christmas trading index
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AnalysisBeverley Aspinall
The former John Lewis stalwart has turned Fortnum & Mason around and with bold international and multichannel plans there is growth to come. Jennifer Creevy reports
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NewsFortnum & Mason records first profit in six years
Luxury department store Fortnum & Mason has recorded a profit for the first time in six years alongside record sales.
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NewsA retail tea party
Landlord The Crown Estate and the Jermyn Street Association will host a garden party on London’s Jermyn Street on Saturday September 4 to encourage shoppers to the area.
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Fortnum & Mason December like-for-likes soar
Fortnum & Mason, the luxury department store, said that like-for-like sales rose more than 10% in the first three weeks of December.
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OpinionChristmas is coming — sort of
It’s still only November and there’s more than a month to Christmas, but in visual merchandising terms, it seems probable that when the write-up of the retail festive season is made, there will be relatively little to celebrate.
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Create some 'wow' in London, retailers urge mayor
Top retailers have written to London mayor Boris Johnson urging a more energetic response to the recession.
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NewsFortnum & Mason to sell from European department stores
Fortnum Mason is poised to launch its food products in top European department stores as it seeks avenues for its merchandise and takes advantage of sterling’s weakness against the euro.
