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Boots boss considers role split
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- 27 April 2009 09:44
Stefano Pessina is considering plans to split his role as chairman and chief executive of Alliance Boots, according to reports. Mr Pessina is thought to want to hire a senior director to look after day-to-day management, while he focuses on strategy and growth. Reported plans to grow the business include ...read more
Tesco welcomes wet n wild
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- 24 March 2009 09:09
After three years at Boots, US cosmetic brand wet n wild is now taking a nationwide presence at Tesco. "To have our first association in the UK with a retail name such as Boots was absolutely fantastic for us" said Mark Hartin, UK managing director of Markwins International, owner of ...read more
Non-food retailers top customer service league table
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- 16 January 2009 09:28
Non-food retailers are excelling at keeping their customers happy, despite the lack of consumer spending, a new survey has revealed. The non-food sector now tops the league in customer satisfaction out of 12 public and private sectors, compiled by the Institute of Customer Service (ICS). Businesses which did particularly ...read more
Adams Administration Application
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- 29 December 2008 10:34
It has been widely reported that Adams, the British children's wear retailer, has applied to go into administration. With 260 UK stores, and more than 100 overseas, the chain which is celebrating its 75th birthday, also supplies into Boots. With approximately 2,000 jobs at risk, this latest retail casualty adds to the ...read more
Retailers warn of Business Rates stealth tax
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- 04 December 2008 11:06
Some local authorities could use the Business Rate Supplementary (BRS) Bill powers, announced following the Queen's Speech, to saddle retailers with new tax costs when they can least afford it, warned the British Retail Consortium (BRC). With local authorities given the power to raise revenues directly from businesses for the first ...read more
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