Board
This coverage highlights board-level developments shaping the UK retail industry, from executive appointments and leadership reshuffles to governance strategy and corporate direction. Retail Sector reports on boardroom changes across major retail brands, supermarkets, and e-commerce operators, analysing how leadership decisions influence company performance, culture, and market positioning. Coverage includes director appointments, succession planning, governance best practices, and strategic decision-making at the highest levels. For retail professionals, these insights illuminate how leadership dynamics drive operational change, investor confidence, and long-term growth across the sector.
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Sep- 2020 -14 SeptemberDepartment Stores
Matalan CEO steps down
Matalan CEO Jason Hargreaves has stepped down from leading his family’s company after seven years at the helm. Hargreaves is the son of Matalan owner John Hargreaves, who founded the fashion and homewares retailer in 1985, and will continue at the company as a strategic adviser for the board. Steve…
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14 SeptemberHigh Street
Arcadia Group ‘extremely sorry’ amid notice pay U-turn
Arcadia Group has agreed to pay the full salaries of head office staff facing redundancy, after backtracking on its initial plan to pay staff their furloughed salaries. Arcadia, whose high street brands include Topman, Topshop and Dorothy Perkins, initially planned to pay head office staff 50% of their notice pay,…
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11 SeptemberHigh Street
Games Workshop shares jump amid soaring sales
Games Workshop saw shares jump almost 20% in early trading yesterday, after posting strong preliminary trading results for the three months ended 30 August 2020. Its current estimates show sales of c.£90m, compared with £78m for during the same period last year. Operating profit for the before royalty income also…
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10 SeptemberOnline & Digital
Online sales soar at Dunelm
Dunelm pre-tax profit fell by 13.3% to £109m in the full-year ended 27 June 2020, while total sales were down by 3.9% in the period, reflecting the impact of Covid-19. Before the crisis hit, however, total sales increased by 6.8% in the eight months to February, supported by an 8.8%…
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7 SeptemberNews
Eve Sleep reports summer sales boost
E-commerce mattress brand Eve Sleep saw strong trading between May and July, and now expects revenues of at least £22m for the year ended 31 December 2020. The brand, which operates in the UK, Ireland and France, said since then trading patterns have remained above the board’s expectations. The group’s…
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4 SeptemberPeople Moves
Topps Tiles names Stephen Hopson as CFO
Topps Tiles has announced the appointment of Stephen Hopson as its new CFO, effective from 2 November. Hopson joins the business from Molson Coors Beverage Company where he is director of Central Finance, Western Europe. He was also previously the director of finance at BSS and held a number of…
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2 SeptemberPeople Moves
Ray Kelvin returns to Ted Baker board through nominee director
Ray Kelvin, the founder of Ted Baker, has returned to the retailer’s executive board, following his exit last year amid allegations of misconduct. However, Kelvin will not take a physical place in the boardroom, and instead has appointed Colin La Fontaine Jackson to act as a nominee director. The retailer…
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Aug- 2020 -25 AugustDepartment Stores
DFS trading remains ‘strong’ despite lockdown
DFS announced today it is continuing to trade “strongly” both online and in showrooms despite the economic downturn, with year-on-year intake growth over the last six weeks that is equivalent to approximately £70m of revenues. This trading is “significantly” ahead of the furniture retailer’s initial expectations, with its previously announced…
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18 AugustClothing & Shoes
C&A chairman outlines revival plans
C&A chairman Allan Leighton is reportedly planning to “turnaround” the 179-year-old clothing retailer, by making the company independent of its founders the Brenninkmeijer family. According to the Financial Times (FT), the group’s current CEO, Edward Brenninkmeijer, is set to leave his seat as CEO Europe and overall CEO for a…
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14 AugustPeople Moves
Tom Singer appointed Halfords non-exec director
Halfords has announced the appointment of Tom Singer as non-executive director, with effect from 16 September. Singer previously held the position of CFO InterContinental Hotels Group, and British United Provident Association (BUPA). Earlier in his career, he was CFO and COO of William Hill and finance director of Moss Bros,…
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