All N Brown articles – Page 13
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AnalysisProfile: Andrew Higginson, Poundland chairman
Soon to retire Tesco chief executive of retailing services Andrew Higginson has joined the boards of N Brown and Poundland. What will he bring in his new roles?
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NewsPoundland hires Tesco director Higginson as chairman
Poundland has hired Tesco director Andrew Higginson as non-executive chairman.
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OpinionBeating the wet weather
The strengths of department store group Debenhams’ strategy shone through in last week’s update.
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NewsN Brown boss: 'We're not for sale'
N Brown chief executive Alan White denied the home shopping group is to be sold, following chairman and major shareholder Lord Alliance’s decision to step down from the role.
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AnalysisN Brown: What the analysts say
N Brown surprised the market this morning with news that chief executive Alan White and chairman Lord Alliance will leave the home shopping group. The announcement coincided with the company reporting a 1.9% rise in like-for-like sales in the 17 weeks to June 30. Total sales increased 2.5%.
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NewsN Brown chairman and chief executive to exit
N Brown chief executive Alan White and chairman Lord Alliance are stepping down from the home shopping group.
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NewsFigleaves moves to cloud-based contact centre
Lingerie etailer Figleaves has moved to a cloud-based contact centre to improve service levels.
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NewsN Brown to launch click-and-collect service
Home shopping group N Brown is introducing a click-and-collect service using convenience stores as it seeks to widen its customer base by strengthening its multichannel offer.
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OpinionMultichannel boost for N Brown
Home shopping group N Brown’s full-year profits came in a little shy of some analysts’ expectations but all sorts of developments are under way which should position the retailer well for the future.
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AnalysisNext: What the analysts say
Analysts said Next had a hard act to follow against tough comparatives as total retail sales dipped 3.9%
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Analysis10 things you didn’t know about N Brown
Multichannel retailer N Brown, owner of businesses such as Figleaves, revealed a “robust” set of results today. Here’s 10 things you might not know about the business.
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NewsN Brown delivers "robust" year as Figleaves makes first profit
Home shopping fashion retailer N Brown posted a 2.5% lift in pretax profit to £96.9m for the 53 weeks to March 3 as its online lingerie business Figleaves made its first ever profit.
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AnalysisRetail Week Conference 2012: What topics will be covered?
This year’s conference will give you the knowledge you need to compete today.
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AnalysisIs your supply chain process fit for purpose?
Ensuring a supply chain suits today’s multichannel world is a complex process and one retailers are just at the beginning of. Liz Morrell reports.
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NewsSuperGroup sets trend to cut prices but not quality
Other retailers poised to follow SuperGroup’s ‘sensible’ lead with lower prices.
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NewsN Brown like-for-likes up 2%
Home shopping group N Brown like-for-likes rose 2% in the 19 weeks to January 7.
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NewsNew year brings no joy for store stocks
At the end of the year general retailers had sadly underperformed the All-share index, while food groups were also down but not by as much as the market.
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Analysis2011: The year in retail
It’s been a roller-coaster year for retail, with many having to pull out all the stops to battle tough trading. Rebecca Thomson and Charlotte Hardie look back over the highs and lows.
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AnalysisReview of the Year 2011: 05. May
The polarisation of the retail market was a key theme in May.
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AnalysisFigleaves, SaveMe4Later
On the surface, the new Figleaves ad looks fairly standard for a lingerie retailer.
