Ex-McDonald’s executive Pierre Woreczek has joined Kingfisher as its first chief customer officer. With a 10 year history behind him at the fast food chain, Mr Woreczek’s most recent position was chief strategy, customer and digital officer. Mr Woreczek commented: “This is a great opportunity to join a business at a...
A new strategy is starting to yield results for Esprit, which is buoyant in its outlook despite a first-half loss due to weakened demand in China. Net loss for the Hong Kong-listed fashion retailer amounted to HKD238 million (£22 million) for the six months to 31st December, compared to a profit...
The Hut Group has acquired the Grow Gorgeous haircare brand, currently sold in Boots and Selfridges and which generates annual sales of between £10 million and £20 million. According to Sky News, the e-tailer has bought the brand from the Deciem beauty house in Canada. The group’s portfolio already spans sectors from...
Figures have revealed that a major ‘digital tipping point’ has been reached, with the news that over half of online sales are now being made through online devices. The data from the IMRG Capgemini Quarterly Benchmarking report shows that tablets and smartphones accounted for 51% of UK online retail sales in...
House of Fraser has promoted two executives inside its customer team. After working as head of digital product management for the last eight months, Sarah Baillie has been appointed as director of digital product. The new position will mean taking responsibility for the digital product management, project office and customer experience...
It has been announced that former executive at Home Retail Group, Gregor Ball, has been appointed as an independent non-executive director at Findel. Starting with immediate effect, Mr Ball brings with him a wealth of experience having previously held senior positions at Littlewoods and 11 years at Home Retail as MD...
Simon Eastwood, programme director at Morrisons has been appointed as the new chief operating officer at Southern Co-operative following the successful festive period and will join the company on March 14th. CEO of The Southern Co-operative, Mark Smith, said: “We are delighted to welcome Simon to The Southern Co-operative team. His...
SuperValu, Ireland’s biggest grocer, has announced record sales of 2.6 billion sales last year, with a strong Christmas period and online shopping driving growth. “We are pleased to announce that we have achieved a new sales milestone in what is a highly competitive marketplace,” said MD Martin Kelleher. “The fact that we...
A jury in the US has ordered multi-product giant Johnson & Johnson to pay $72 million (£51 million) to the family of a woman who claimed that her death was linked to the use of the company’s baby powder talc-based product. The family’s lawyers claim that the company knew the risks...
Confectionary maker Mars has been forced to recall products in 55 European countries, including the UK, after bits of plastic were found in a chocolate bar in Germany which was traced back to the Mars factory in the Netherlands. A Mars Netherlands spokesperson said: "We cannot be sure that this plastic...
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