All N Brown articles – Page 5
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NewsN Brown chief operating officer Haywood departs
N Brown’s chief operating officer Andy Haywood is exiting the business, Retail Week can reveal.
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Future LeadersBe Inspired: Five ways women can get to the top
Retail Week’s biggest-ever Be Inspired conference took place yesterday, with the sold-out event featuring keynote sessions by retail leaders as well as skill-based masterclasses.
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DataData: The UK's top 10 retailers by staff efficiency
Increases in staff costs to sales ratio across the retail sector have been accelerating as the national living wage starts to bite.
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NewsN Brown partners with Amazon Fashion as profits edge up
N Brown has recorded a rise in profit bolstered by strong sales across its core brands.
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NewsAgenda: Ted Baker, WHSmith, Quiz, Booker and N Brown update
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with financial updates from Ted Baker, WHSmith, Quiz, Booker and N Brown all on the agenda.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Pureplays tone down tech for debut stores
Established retailers have bent over backwards to digitise stores to attract younger consumers, yet online retailers opening physical space have stepped back from tech. Mark Faithfull asks whether retail is going back to basics.
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AnalysisInfographic: Waitrose, N Brown and Dixons Carphone
Words and numbers, July 21, 2017: Waitrose on why it has created head of food services role, BRC on footfall growth, plus N Brown, Game and Dixons Carphone.
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NewsN Brown suffers £40m setback over insurance products
N Brown has warned it will incur up to £40m in exceptional costs this year after unearthing “flaws” in general insurance products it previously sold.
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NewsToday in retail: Too many shops, too little till-ringing
Specialist fashion retailer N Brown posted rising sales today but also revealed that it would close five loss-making stores, leaving it with 16 in total.
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NewsN Brown sales advance but store closures planned
N Brown has posted a 5.6% jump in sales during its first quarter, driven by a strong performance in its ladieswear category.
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NewsAgenda: N Brown updates and Richard Pennycook at the BRC
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with an update from N Brown and Richard Pennycook’s address to the BRC on the agenda.
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AnalysisScarlett & Jo: Eyeing a plus-sized opportunity
When fashion retail entrepreneur Gifi Fields launched his career at the height of the swinging Sixties, clothes were designed with Twiggy’s waifish figure in mind.
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NewsN Brown chairman Andy Higginson to exit fashion group
After a five-year tenure as N Brown chairman, Andy Higginson intends to step down from his role at the fashion group.
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NewsIn quotes: Pennycook and Rose on Brexit and boardrooms
Retail chairmen relayed their concerns about immigration and prices post-Brexit in headhunter Korn Ferry’s 2017 survey. Here’s a selection of the issues that were front of mind.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Can a Saturday job still lead to the top?
Some of UK retail’s biggest names began their career on the shop floor – but is ascending the retail ranks still possible today?
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NewsRetail diary: Hobbycraft boss in retail cliffhanger
Hobbycraft’s intrepid boss hangs on a cliff edge, N Brown’s Angela Spindler steps out with Lisa Snowdon and AO’s got more talent.
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NewsToday in retail: Are Bunnings sales really sizzling?
Bunnings may have stormed into the UK and laid down the gauntlet to B&Q, but are its sales sizzling as much as its sausages?
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NewsN Brown boss Spindler: 'We're done with transition'
N Brown boss Angela Spindler said today that the retailer is “done” with its transformation plan and is now ready for growth.
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NewsN Brown profits slip amid infrastructure investment
N Brown has suffered a fall in full-year profits amid increased investment in its infrastructure and one-off charges relating to financial services customer redress.
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AnalysisAgenda: Boohoo and N Brown update the market
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with financial updates from fashion rivals Boohoo and N Brown both on the agenda.
