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Waterstones hires Farfetch finance exec as new CFO

Retail Gazette

APRIL 18, 2024

Ashworth joined Farftech back in 2017 as its finance director before being promoted to vice president of financial control in 2022. Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette‘s free daily email newsletter Waterstones has named former Farfetch finance executive Karen Ashworth as its new chief financial officer.

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Aldi launches own-brand paper wine bottles in UK supermarket first

Retail Gazette

MARCH 6, 2024

.” In January, Aldi reported it had cut its food waste by 57% since 2017, meaning it hit its 2030 target eight years early. The grocer had pledged to halve food waste by 2030, in line with the Courtauld 2030 commitment but has now revised the target and as it looks reduce food waste by 90% by 2030 against a 2017 baseline.

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Retailers suffer longest dip in sales since Covid-19 lockdown

Retail Gazette

MARCH 4, 2024

The firm’s head of retail and wholesale Sophie Michael said: “Since we started tracking both online and in-store sales in 2017, the only time we’ve seen results this poor was during the 2020 COVID-19 lockdown period, when the majority of non-essential retailers were forced to remain closed.

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Whole Foods still pressing ahead to ‘expand UK footprint’ despite shuttering stores

Retail Gazette

MARCH 18, 2024

The supermarket, which was snapped up by Amazon in 2017 for £10.7bn , has seven stores across the UK, all in London, with its High Street Kensington site currently undergoing a store redevelopment. Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette‘s free daily email newsletter

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Aldi slashes food waste by almost 60% and sets new 2030 target

Retail Gazette

JANUARY 3, 2024

Aldi has cut food waste by 57% since 2017, meaning it has hit its 2030 target eight years early. The discount retailer had pledged to halve food waste by 2030, in line with the Courtauld 2030 commitment but has now revised the target and as it looks reduce food waste by 90% by 2030 against a 2017 baseline.

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Rituals boosts UK expansion with 25 new stores

Retail Gazette

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The brand launched its first store outside of London back in 2017, at Birmingham’s Grand Central shopping centre. Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette‘s free daily email newsletter Rituals currently has 68 stores throughout the UK and Ireland. It opened doors to its newest and biggest shop last week in Oxford Street.

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Homebase for sale for second time within four years

Retail Gazette

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Prior to Homebase, Luscombe worked in the finance department of fashion retailer Hobbs between 2007 and 2017. Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette‘s free daily email newsletter

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Boohoo loses

Retail Gazette

JANUARY 23, 2024

Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette‘s free daily email newsletter The group’s executive chairman Mahmud Kamani said: “He supported us through the IPO process and in our early years as a PLC. Boohoo revealed today thats Christmas trading was in line with market expectations over the key Christmas period.

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Homebase finance chief steps down

Retail Gazette

JANUARY 11, 2024

Coleman, who joined the business in 2017, is understood to have left the home and garden retailer due to “personal reasons”, Retail Week reported. Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette‘s free daily email newsletter Homebase chief financial officer Andy Coleman has stepped down from the business after six years.

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The Body Shop: German private equity firm joins bidding race

Retail Gazette

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Natura bought The Body Shop in 2017 from previous owner L’Oréal but has struggled to maintain its profitability. Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette‘s free daily email newsletter It came after no formal offers were submitted for the retailer during the first round of non-binding bids, which expired on September 11.

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Tesco admits food waste miscalculation as reduction figures more than halved

Retail Gazette

JANUARY 31, 2024

The supermarket chain, which has been vocal about transparency on food waste reporting, has corrected its food waste figures from 45% between 2016 to 2017 and 2022 to 2023, to just 18%. Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette‘s free daily email newsletter

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Natura & Co explores sale of The Body Shop

Retail Gazette

AUGUST 29, 2023

The beauty conglomerate said on Monday it was exploring “strategic alternatives” for its skincare unit, which it acquired from L’Oréal in 2017 for £857m. Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette‘s free daily email newsletter A sale of the natural beauty retailer – valued at £405m – is the most likely outcome, according to J.P

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Lloyds Pharmacy owner makes bid for The Body Shop

Retail Gazette

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Natura acquired The Body Shop in 2017 from previous owner L’Oréal but has struggled to maintain its profitability. Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette‘s free daily email newsletter It follows its sale of Aesop to L’Oréal for £2bn back in April.

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Tesco: Village stores accuse grocery giant of ‘pushing’ them out of business

Retail Gazette

MARCH 22, 2024

When Tesco acquired Booker in 2017 , rival wholesalers cautioned the Competition and Markets Authority, expressing concerns that it would grant Tesco “incontestable power over the procurement of all grocery categories in the UK”. Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette‘s free daily email newsletter

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MusicMagpie in early takeover talks with The Body Shop buyer

Retail Gazette

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Last week Aurelius completed the acquisition The Body Shop at the knock down price of £207m after Brazilian cosmetics giant Natura bought the business for over £1bn back in 2017. Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette‘s free daily email newsletter

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Tim Hortons unveils new franchise model to fuel UK expansion

Retail Gazette

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Subscribe to Retail Gazette for free Sign up here to g et the latest news straight into your inbox each morning Tim Hortons originally launched in the UK back in 2017, when it opened a store in Glasgow. ” Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette‘s free daily email newsletter

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Waterstones owner Elliott makes bid for The Body Shop

Retail Gazette

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

Subscribe to Retail Gazette for free Sign up here to g et the latest news straight into your inbox each morning Natura snapped up The Body Shop in 2017 from previous owner L’Oréa l but has struggled to maintain its profitability. Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette‘s free daily email newsletter

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Planning to Prevent Workplace Violence in Retail

Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 18, 2024

Some safety committees find value in choosing a monthly safety tip and communicating this to employees on the breakroom bulletin board or employee newsletters. Aaron Stamm is a Retail Consultant at Acuity , which he joined in 2017, bringing with him more than 35 years of experience in a broad range of retail.

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BREAKING: The Body Shop snapped up by Aurelius in cut-price deal

Retail Gazette

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The Body Shop has been snapped up by private equity investor Aurelius Group for £207m, just a fifth of the price that Brazilian cosmetics giant Natura paid for it in 2017. Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette‘s free daily email newsletter

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Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group elevates daughter’s boyfriend to board

Retail Gazette

APRIL 1, 2024

Subscribe to Retail Gazette for free Sign up here to g et the latest news straight into your inbox each morning Al-Mudallal initially joined Sports Direct in 2017 as head of talent. Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette‘s free daily email newsletter

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What Next? Wolfson outlines the retailer’s new formula for success

Retail Gazette

MARCH 22, 2024

However, he admits as of 2017 that magic formula stopped working – as he points out all business formulas eventually do. Although the following years have been far from disappointing – profits have jumped a respectable, but “unexciting” in Wolfson’s own words, 16% from 2017 to date – the horizon looks somewhat brighter.

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Boohoo trading in line with expectations as CFO exits with immediate effect

Retail Gazette

JANUARY 23, 2024

Subscribe to Retail Gazette for free Sign up here to g et the latest news straight into your inbox each morning Boohoo said Morana, who was a non-executive director at Boohoo between 2014 and 2017, is widely recognised for his ecommerce expertise and has helped to create significant shareholder value at his former companies.

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M&S names Hugo Boss exec as new head of menswear design

Retail Gazette

MARCH 25, 2024

Before his tenure at Hugo Boss, he served as a designer at Reiss from 2017 to 2020, Tom Ford from 2016 to 2017, and Belstaff from 2015 to 2016. Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette‘s free daily email newsletter

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Mike Ashley eyes Leeds outlet shopping centre for £50m

Retail Gazette

JULY 25, 2023

Subscribe to Retail Gazette for free Sign up here to g et the latest news straight into your inbox each morning It is owned by Land Securities, which bought Junction 32 in 2017 as part of a £333m acquisition of three outlet centres from Hermes Investment Management. Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette‘s free daily email newsletter

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Aurelius Group in pole position to buy The Body Shop

Retail Gazette

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Natura paid over £1bn for the cosmetics brand back in 2017, and is eager to finalise a deal before the end of 2023. Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette‘s free daily email newsletter Earlier this month, it gave interested parties until October 23 to submit their offers to buy the ethical beauty retailer.

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Sprout Update: September 2017

Store Growers

OCTOBER 5, 2017

But I’m sure I can leverage all of the content I’m creating to send out as a monthly newsletter while also pitching some popular posters. The post Sprout Update: September 2017 appeared first on Store Growers. Social media. Apes In Space Instagram account. What’s missing?

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Tesco, Aldi and Sainsbury’s among retailers calling for government action on food waste

Retail Gazette

MARCH 18, 2024

The supermarket, which has been vocal about transparency on food waste reporting, corrected its food waste figures from 45% between 2016 to 2017 and 2022 to 2023, to just 18%. Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette‘s free daily email newsletter

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In pictures: From Singhsbury’s to PK Max – the copycat retailers taking inspiration from big chains

Retail Gazette

JULY 27, 2023

However, he was forced to change the comedy name after being contacted by a solicitor in 2017, according to the Daily Mail. Something about this coffee shop seems familiar Star Box Coffee kiosk found itself in trouble after Starbucks demanded it change its name in 2017, as it claimed it could “weaken” its global brand.

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Quiz CEO exits amid strategic review as Cowgill takes on ‘more active role’

Retail Gazette

MARCH 28, 2024

” Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette‘s free daily email newsletter The board changes announced today provide an opportunity for a fresh vision and new leadership approach to create value for all shareholders. “I

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Tesco boss insists youth employment must be made ‘political priority’

Retail Gazette

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

” He added: “In fact, since 2017 a combined £2bn of levy funds have been returned, unused, to Treasury and the number of entry level apprentices has plummeted.” Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette‘s free daily email newsletter

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The Body Shop’s £500m valuation deters potential bidders

Retail Gazette

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Natura acquired The Body Shop in 2017 from previous owner L’Oréal but has struggled to maintain its profitability. Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette‘s free daily email newsletter It follows its sale of Aesop to L’Oréal for £2bn back in April.

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M&S urges government to revamp ‘difficult’ apprenticeship levy rules

Retail Gazette

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Subscribe to Retail Gazette for free Sign up here to g et the latest news straight into your inbox each morning The scheme, introduced in 2017, requires employers with an annual payroll bill of more than £3m to pay 0.5% Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette‘s free daily email newsletter

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Wilko owners took £77m out of business in last decade

Retail Gazette

AUGUST 13, 2023

” A spokesperson for AHWL, the management company for the Wilkinson family, told the newspaper that family members personally had not received any dividends since 2017 when AHWL was formed. Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette‘s free daily email newsletter of the retailer when it collapsed.

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How did Lloydspharmacy quietly disappear from the high street?

Retail Gazette

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Stepping away from the high street LloydsPharmacy’s retreat from the high street began back in 2017 when it revealed the it would exit up to 190 branches from its 1,600 store estate by way of closure or divestment. Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette‘s free daily email newsletter

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Hotter Shoes CEO faces uncertain future after pre-pack deal

Retail Gazette

JULY 26, 2023

Subscribe to Retail Gazette for free Sign up here to g et the latest news straight into your inbox each morning Despite being the UK’s biggest shoe manufacturer in 2017, the company has since fallen on hard times. Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette‘s free daily email newsletter

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Clarks names former Under Armour exec as new MD

Retail Gazette

JULY 6, 2023

. “We will also build out our global retail centre of excellence under his leadership” Back in April, Clarks UK managing director Joe Ulloa stepped down from his role, having worked for the shoe retailer since 2017. Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette‘s free daily email newsletter

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Coach parent Tapestry acquires competitor Capri Holdings for £6.7bn

Retail Gazette

AUGUST 10, 2023

Tapestry, previously known as Coach Ink, acquired handbag maker Kate Spade for £1.8bn ($2.4bn) in 2017. Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette‘s free daily email newsletter In the same year, Capri bought British shoemaker Jimmy Choo for £939m ($1.2bn) before adding Versace to it portfolio for £1.7bn ($2.2bn) in 2018.

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Member prices: Which retailers are doing it?

Retail Gazette

APRIL 17, 2024

The fashion retailer, which launched its loyalty scheme in May 2017 as H&M Club before rebranding to H&M Member in 2019, offers up to 30% off selected styles across womens, mens and kidswear. Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette‘s free daily email newsletter

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Next profits hit record high as it enters ‘new era’ of growth

Retail Gazette

MARCH 21, 2024

Next said: “In some ways these new opportunities mirror the three avenues of growth that powered the company from 1997 to 2017.” Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette‘s free daily email newsletter ” “They all give our product skills and our infrastructure the opportunity to play to a wider audience.

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Mulberry rejects Mike Ashley’s board seat bid

Retail Gazette

JULY 2, 2023

Subscribe to Retail Gazette for free Sign up here to g et the latest news straight into your inbox each morning In 2017, Mulberry partnered with the Ong’s Singapore company, Challice, in a joint venture to expand the luxury brand in the Far East. Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette‘s free daily email newsletter

Mulberry rejects Mike Ashley’s board seat bid

Retail Gazette

JULY 2, 2023

Subscribe to Retail Gazette for free Sign up here to g et the latest news straight into your inbox each morning In 2017, Mulberry partnered with the Ong’s Singapore company, Challice, in a joint venture to expand the luxury brand in the Far East. Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette‘s free daily email newsletter

B&M store expansion plans boosted as it raises profit outlook

Retail Gazette

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

” Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette‘s free daily email newsletter Chief executive Alex Russo said that the guidance gave B&M “the runway to at least double our size in the UK in the medium term, while France also offers sizeable long-term potential”.

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Tesco chief customer officer Alessandra Bellini steps down

Retail Gazette

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Bellini, who joined in March 2017, will leave the supermarket chain at the end of the month, Retail Week reported. Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette‘s free daily email newsletter Tesco chief customer officer Alessandra Bellini has quit the business after nearly seven years. I wish you all continued success.”

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Ocado Solutions CEO Luke Jensen to retire

Retail Gazette

JULY 27, 2023

Jensen has served as chief executive since 2017 and has played a key role in the business’ global growth – from signing its first international partnership with Bon Preu during his first year to its most recent agreement with Lotte in Korea. “We Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette‘s free daily email newsletter

Waterstones hires Farfetch finance exec as new CFO

Aldi launches own-brand paper wine bottles in UK supermarket first

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Retailers suffer longest dip in sales since Covid-19 lockdown

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Whole Foods still pressing ahead to ‘expand UK footprint’ despite shuttering stores

Aldi slashes food waste by almost 60% and sets new 2030 target

Rituals boosts UK expansion with 25 new stores

Homebase for sale for second time within four years

Boohoo loses

Homebase finance chief steps down

The Body Shop: German private equity firm joins bidding race

Tesco admits food waste miscalculation as reduction figures more than halved

Natura & Co explores sale of The Body Shop

Lloyds Pharmacy owner makes bid for The Body Shop

Tesco: Village stores accuse grocery giant of ‘pushing’ them out of business

MusicMagpie in early takeover talks with The Body Shop buyer

Tim Hortons unveils new franchise model to fuel UK expansion

Waterstones owner Elliott makes bid for The Body Shop

Planning to Prevent Workplace Violence in Retail

BREAKING: The Body Shop snapped up by Aurelius in cut-price deal

Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group elevates daughter’s boyfriend to board

What Next? Wolfson outlines the retailer’s new formula for success

Boohoo trading in line with expectations as CFO exits with immediate effect

M&S names Hugo Boss exec as new head of menswear design

Mike Ashley eyes Leeds outlet shopping centre for £50m

Aurelius Group in pole position to buy The Body Shop

Sprout Update: September 2017

Tesco, Aldi and Sainsbury’s among retailers calling for government action on food waste

In pictures: From Singhsbury’s to PK Max – the copycat retailers taking inspiration from big chains

Quiz CEO exits amid strategic review as Cowgill takes on ‘more active role’

Tesco boss insists youth employment must be made ‘political priority’

The Body Shop’s £500m valuation deters potential bidders

M&S urges government to revamp ‘difficult’ apprenticeship levy rules

Wilko owners took £77m out of business in last decade

How did Lloydspharmacy quietly disappear from the high street?

Hotter Shoes CEO faces uncertain future after pre-pack deal

Clarks names former Under Armour exec as new MD

Coach parent Tapestry acquires competitor Capri Holdings for £6.7bn

Member prices: Which retailers are doing it?

Next profits hit record high as it enters ‘new era’ of growth

Mulberry rejects Mike Ashley’s board seat bid

Mulberry rejects Mike Ashley’s board seat bid

B&M store expansion plans boosted as it raises profit outlook

Tesco chief customer officer Alessandra Bellini steps down

Ocado Solutions CEO Luke Jensen to retire

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