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• M&S loses fourth clothing boss in a decade

  11-07-2019 20:37
  Jill McDonald steps down as venerable retailer struggles to attract younger customers
  
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• What did ousted M&S clothing boss change at the embattled retailer?

  11-07-2019 19:57
  Jill McDonald’s tenure reacted to customer demands but its delivery came unstuckTaking on the top fashion job at M&S was never going to be an easy one. The brand’s trajectory from high-street kingpin to a retailer struggling to keep up has been regrettably documented, as has its numerous changes in strategy.During Jill McDonald’s tenure, it seemed to have a reactive stance which responded to wider industry calls for consistent looks that generate brand loyalty and contribut
  
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• Amazon pledges to retrain one-third of US workforce

  11-07-2019 19:10
  Ecommerce giant will train staff affected by growing automation
  
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• Arthur Ryan obituary

  11-07-2019 19:01
  Founder of Primark, the fashion chain that revolutionised the high streetArthur Ryan was scarcely a household name in the UK but his products – and brown paper shopping bags – are visible everywhere. Ryan, who has died aged 83, was the man who cut a swathe through the British high street by inventing Primark. The low-price clothing retailer upended such well-known chains as Marks & Spencer, and hastened the demise of others, establishing a new pattern of marketing that chimed wit
  
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• Levi’s: Coachella propeller

  11-07-2019 18:47
  Brands only matter if consumers can easily purchase them
  
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• M&S ousts fashion boss Jill McDonald

  11-07-2019 16:31
  Marks & Spencer CEO, Steve Rowe, will take care of its clothing business againMarks & Spencer has ousted its fashion boss after she failed to stop the rot at its struggling clothing business.The departure of Jill McDonald was confirmed by the company on Thursday afternoon and followed veiled criticism of her first full year in charge at the company’s annual meeting on Tuesday. Continue reading...
  
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• Future of M&S fashion boss Jill McDonald in doubt

  11-07-2019 13:57
  Marks & Spencer expected to reveal exit after ‘troubled year’ for clothing businessMarks & Spencer’s fashion boss is expected to leave the company after failing to stop the rot at its struggling clothing business.The departure of Jill McDonald, which could be confirmed by the retailer later on Thursday, follows veiled criticism of her first full year in charge at the company’s annual meeting on Tuesday. Continue reading...
  
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• Uniqlo/Inditex: baseline expectations

  11-07-2019 13:03
  Lacklustre growth set to continue as competition intensifies
  
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• Fast fashion: Britons to buy 50m 'throwaway outfits' this summer

  11-07-2019 07:00
  Survey finds holiday clothing is biggest extravagance, with consumers set to spend £700mBritons will spend £2.7bn this summer on more than 50m summer outfits that will be worn only once, a poll reveals.By far the biggest extravagance is new clothing for holidays, where consumers splash out more than £700m on 11m items bought for the trip which will never be worn again, according to research carried out by Censuswide for the charity Barnardo’s. Continue reading...
  
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• Public urged to stop buying fire-risk fridges and freezers

  11-07-2019 01:01
  Which? calls for plastic-backed appliances to be taken off sale as tougher safety tests come inA consumer group is urging Britons not to buy potentially flammable plastic-backed fridges and freezers as stringent tests that effectively ban new ones from being manufactured come into force.Which? has campaigned for a change to the safety standard for the appliances since 2017 after its testing found the plastic backing can be extremely flammable and, in the event of a house fire, can accelerate the
  
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