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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Jan- 2020 -29 JanuaryHigh Street
SCS CEO to depart following Christmas sales rise
The chief executive of furniture retailer SCS, David Knight, is to step down. Knight joined the business 32 years ago and has decided to leave the group once a successor is in place. He has been given 12 months notice in accordance with his contract, he said he is prepared…
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28 JanuaryShopping Centres
Intu continues disposals by offloading Spanish shopping centre
Shopping centre owner Intu has offloaded itsย second Spanish shopping centre as it attempts to fix its balance sheet. The company confirmed that a joint venture company through affiliates of Intu properties and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has exchanged contracts to sell Intu Asturias shopping centre to the ECE…
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27 JanuarySupermarkets
McCollโs director to step down
McCollโs operating officer Dave Thomas has โconfirmed his intentionโ to stand down from his role from the convenience store group. Thomas has worked for the group for 23 years, initially joining as regional manager for convenience. He became operations general manager in 2000 and was made operations director in 2005.…
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23 JanuaryPeople Moves
Mothercare CEO steps down
Mothercare has announced that Mark Newton-Jones has stepped down as CEO of the retailer, effective today (22 January).ย He will continue as an executive director until July 2020, as the group works to complete its โtransformation planโ. Newton-Jones also agreed to act as a non-executive director following this.ย ย The group…
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21 JanuaryClothing & Shoes
The Dune Group CEO James Cox announces departure
The Dune Groupโs CEO, James Cox, is set to depart from the shoe retailer on 9 March, after more than a decade with the company. According to Drapers, Cox will remain on the board as a non-executive director, while executive chairman and founder Daniel Rubin will take over as chief…
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16 JanuaryHigh Street
The Works CEO steps down despite โsolidโ Christmas sales
The CEO of gifts and crafts retailer The Works has stepped down from his role, despite the company reporting “solid” like-for-like sales in its latest trading update. Kevin Keaney held the position of CEO at The Works for almost nine years, has decided to step down as CEO and from…
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15 JanuaryClothing & Shoes
Quiz sales tumble amid โchallengingโ Christmas
Quiz suffered a โdisappointingโ period of Christmas sales, as group revenue fell by 9.3% over the seven week period ended 4 January 2020. The retailer said it experienced a reduction in footfall compared with the prior year, which resulted in stores and concessions revenue decreasing by 7%.ย The group also…
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14 JanuaryHigh Street
Games Workshop profits soar in half-year results
Games Workshop has reported a 44% increase in profits before tax to ยฃ58.6m for the six months ended 1 December 2019. This was fueled by a 27% increase in its trade operations, with โgrowth in all key countriesโ. During the period the number of trade outlets increased by c.200 accounts,…
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10 JanuaryClothing & Shoes
Joules issues profit warning following stock issues
Joules has announced that sales over the Christmas period were โsignificantly behind expectationsโ, with retail sales down 4.5% against the prior year. The fashion retailer claims that sales were affected by โdisappointingโ online sales, which was caused by internally generated stock availability issues. Despite traffic to its website increasing 8%…
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9 JanuaryAnalysis
Who would have thought skinny jeans could be anyoneโs undoing?
Itโs not often that the business pages give you a good belly laugh. But today we have the spectacle of Marks & Spencer blaming its poor Christmas trading results partly on an oversupply of skinny jeans for men. Apparently customer surveys revealed that the high street bellwetherโs ranges were โtoo…
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