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Best of 2023: Is private equity ownership slowly killing retail?

Retail Gazette

The funding structure works by leveraging finance which, more often than not, results in firms borrowing money against the retailer’s balance sheet – in turn generating debt – to use for investment. This begs the question of whether the financing structure still lends itself well to the retail sector?

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Who could replace Sharon White as the next John Lewis Partnership chair?

Retail Gazette

Potts joined the supermarket in 2015 after almost four decades at Tesco, where he started on the shop floor aged 16 and rose through the ranks to run its Asian operations. His deep grocery experience could be vital in getting Waitrose back on form. Davies is known to foster a great culture wherever he has gone.

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Top 10 Businesses for Sale in May

Small Biz Trends

If you decide to buy an existing business, you will get an established brand, a customer base, cash flow, an established supply chain, a working process and trained staff, and better financing options. The business has been profitable all years since 2001 and was voted, “Best of Cincinnati” by Cincinnati Magazine.

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Bunnings MD Mike Schneider: “I have the best retail job in the country”

Inside Retail

I joined the bank and had a fantastic five-year run working in retail banking, consumer banking strategy, and finance and HR, and travelled from Sydney to Perth to Adelaide to Melbourne. It was funny, you know, it was Christmas. What year would it have been? There’s a lot of ground you have to cover every day.

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FMI honors seven food industry executives

Mass Relators

and Gordon Reid, President of Stop & Shop Liz Chace Marino Esther Peterson’s historic legacy of consumer advocacy and future-focused progress perfectly captures the professional ethos of Liz Chace-Marino, Manager of Government Affairs at Ahold Delhaize USA, and Gordon Reid, President of Stop & Shop.

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Why Online Marketplaces are Outpacing Ecommerce in a Post-COVID World

Retail TouchPoints

Consumer shopping habits have shifted irreversibly towards ecommerce in the past two years. These carefully designed marketplaces take the guesswork out of online shopping, providing customers with a one-stop destination for the right product in every circumstance. Why Marketplace Momentum Will Only Continue.