More on Me + Em – Page 855
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News
Booker's Wilson: Our retailers support Tesco merger
Booker boss Charles Wilson has insisted Premier, Londis and Budgens retailers are supportive of the group’s proposed merger with Tesco.
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Analysis
In numbers: Why Tesco is counting on Booker
As Tesco presses ahead with the £3.7bn acquisition of Booker, the food wholesaler’s full-year results this morning revealed what the grocer is paying for.
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News
Waitrose property director Nigel Keen steps down
Waitrose property director Nigel Keen is leaving the grocer after almost two decades with the John Lewis Partnership.
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Shop Direct strategy director exits the business
Shop Direct strategy and communications director Dan Rubel is leaving the business, Retail Week can reveal.
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Asda suffers further sales decline but hails 'momentum'
Asda has suffered its 11th consecutive quarter of falling sales but bosses hailed continued “improvement” in performance.
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News
Move of the week: Has HoF found its visionary leader?
It’s a fair bet that anyone running a sweepstake on the identity of the new House of Fraser boss will be rolling the jackpot over onto the next big appointment.
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Retail sales bounce back thanks to sunny Easter
Good weather and Easter spending contributed to a rise in retail sales in April, following a short period of contraction in March.
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Mothercare boss: 'This is a watershed moment for us'
Mothercare boss Mark Newton-Jones has hailed the past year a “watershed moment” for the nursery specialist.
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Burberry profits slip amid 'year of transition'
Burberry’s pre-tax profits slipped after what the luxury fashion business dubbed “a year of transition”.
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JD Sports gets green light for Go Outdoors takeover
JD Sports’ £112m acquisition of Go Outdoors has been given the green light by the competition watchdog.
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Mothercare profits fall as core UK arm narrows losses
Mothercare has suffered a fall in full-year profits but hailed the performance of its core UK business during its second half.
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Booker profits jump as Tesco merger progresses
Booker has posted a jump in full-year earnings despite suffering a dip in sales to retailers.
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News
Co-op ties up with MRH to pilot first franchised stores
The Co-op has joined forces with service station operator MRH to launch its first ever clutch franchised stores.
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Interview
Interview: Richard Pennycook on his Co-op legacy
Stressful? Strenuous? Sapping? No – there’s an altogether more positive ‘S’ that Richard Pennycook reserves for the Co-op following his turbulent time in charge.
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Interview
Listen: Pennycook on Co-op rescue and life at Fenwick
Richard Pennycook helmed the most dramatic turnaround in modern retailing – here he discusses his role at the Co-op and his latest career move.
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News
Breakfast briefing: Co-op, John Lewis and more
Retail news round-up: Co-op expands its c-store business; John Lewis breaks 'Never knowingly undersold' promise, says Money Saving Expert; and Argos warehouse workers strike.
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News
Bunnings spruces up Homebase with new boss
When Wesfarmers snapped up Homebase last year, the Australian retail group said the cushions and garden furniture-heavy fascia was on the way out.
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Ikea UK vows to create 1,300 new jobs by 2018
Ikea will create 1,300 new jobs by the end of 2018 as opens three new UK superstores in Sheffield, Exeter and Greenwich.
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Cartoon
Blower’s retail cartoon: HoF bets on Goodwood boss
Cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on new House of Fraser hire – a former Goodwood boss with no retail experience.
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News
Missguided on fraud prevention and future-proofing
Missguided’s rapid growth in online fast fashion and has a burgeoning bricks-and-mortar presence, but its success has not come without challenges.