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- 2018 -5 SeptemberClothing & Shoes
Quiz to take £400,000 hit from House of Fraser collapse
House of Fraser is expected to receive a £400,000 cash injection from fashion retailer Quiz. Ahead of its AGM the retailer, which has concessions in the department store, said it would provide the money in relation to “outstanding debtor balances and other potential costs”. Quiz will provide a trading update…
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3 SeptemberOnline & Digital
Eve Sleep appoints former Moonpig boss as new CEO
Online mattress retailer Eve Sleep has announced the appointment of James Sturrock as chief executive officer with effect from 10 September 2018. The company has also appointed Nikki Crumpton to the board as senior independent non-executive director with immediate effect, replacing Peter Hepworth who has decided to step down from…
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Aug- 2018 -31 AugustOnline & Digital
The Cotswold Company appoints former HMV CEO as chairman
True, European retail and consumer sector specialist investor, has appointed Ian Topping as chairman of online furniture retailer, The Cotswold Company. Topping will work alongside the management team in driving the strategy and continued growth of the business. Topping will be resigning from his current role as chief executive at…
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31 AugustHigh Street
Coca-Cola to acquire Costa Coffee from Whitbread for £3.9bn
Coca-Cola is to buy the coffee chain Costa from Whitbread in a £3.9bn deal. Whitbread, which acquired the brand in 1995 for £19m when it had only 39 outlets, had intended to spin off the chain as a separate business but the transaction was “unanimously agreed” by the Whitbread board…
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23 AugustClothing & Shoes
Crew Clothing acquires Saltrock Surfwear
Saltrock Surfwear, a leisurewear and accessories retail brand based in Devon, has been sold to Crew Clothing Group via a pre pack administration. David Pike and Mark Orton from KPMG were appointed joint administrators to Saltrock Surfwear Limited on 17 August. Immediately upon their appointment, they concluded a sale of…
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23 AugustHigh Street
Laura Ashley full year profits plummet to £100,000
Homeware retailer Laura Ashley has announced its annual profit before tax reached a low of £100,000 in 2018, due to “difficult trading conditions”. In the group’s full year results, total like-for-like retail sales were down 0.4% and total group sales declined to £257.2m, a fall of £19.8m compared with 2017.…
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15 AugustHigh Street
Former Co-op director claims she was fired over equal pay claim
The former HR director of the Co-op, Sam Walker, has claimed she was fired from the company after raising an equal pay claim three times with then CEO Richard Pennycook. According to a report by The Guardian Walker has warned that the retailer could be paying its male and female…
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9 AugustHigh Street
ScS growth edges up in ‘encouraging’ results
ScS has announced it is trading “in line with its expectations for the year” despite concerns it may have been hit by the decline in retail footfall. The furniture retailer saw an overall order growth of 1.3% in the 52 weeks up to 28 July, along with a like-for-like order…
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9 AugustHigh Street
Pandora CEO steps down following profit warning
Pandora has announced Anders Colding Friis is stepping down as president and CEO of the company effective 31 August 2018. The company saw its shares slump nearly a quarter on Tuesday 7 August when it announced it was reducing its sales and profit growth forecast, and after a follow-up announcement…
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9 AugustHigh Street
Card Factory sales up 3.2% despite ‘extreme weather’
Card Factory has reported 3.2% growth in total group sales for the six months ending 31 July, despite the impact of the year’s “extreme weather conditions” on high street footfall. The retailer’s like-for-like sales decreased to -0.2%, a drop of 3.1% when compared with the same trading period last year…
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