WM Morrison poaches Waitrose second in command as seeks to move upmarket June 8, 2010 WM Morrison yesterday lured Richard Hodgson from Waitrose to be commercial director to replace trading director Martyn Jones, who has been give the new role of corporate services director. Jones will take up his new position from September 2010 when he will step down from the Morrison’s board. Hodgson has experience across all areas of [...]
Kidd proves man of moment to snatch glory for City A.M. June 6, 2010 CAPTAIN Jack Kidd scored in the last minute to hand Team City A.M. New York a dramatic 11-10 victory in the final of the MINT Polo in the Park tournament in London. Kidd swooped to strike the winner in a Square Mile showdown against Team IG Index Paris with just seconds to spare of regulation [...]
The grocer who says this year will test retailers as well as shoppers May 31, 2010 Much like the rest of the country, the chief executive of the country’s third largest supermarket group is trying to make up his mind about the coalition government. At the start of the election campaign Sainsbury’s boss Justin King was one of many who backed Tory plans to scrap national insurance hikes for employers, a [...]
UNRESOLVED ISSUES CAUSE HEADACHES May 31, 2010 DAVID MORRISON CFD MARKET STRATEGIST, GFT MOST investors will be relieved to see the back of May and hope that June will usher in greater market stability and lower volatility. The last month has been a shocker, with only the relief rally at the end of last week ensuring that major indices avoided a fall [...]
Asda May 27, 2010 GET ready to slap the change in your back-pocket and shout “that’s Asda Price”: Britain’s number two supermarket has been on a spending spree. At first glance, the £778m that Asda has shelled out for 193 Netto stores looks pricey. The Wal-Mart subsidiary is paying £504 per square foot, mostly for units that are in [...]
M&S sees 5pc profit jump as Rose moves on May 25, 2010 MARKS & Spencer yesterday reported a rise in profits as new chief executive Marc Bolland prepared to take over the reins at the high street giant. The figures were the last to be presented by outgoing chief Sir Stuart Rose, who said the handover was going “smoothly”. M&S recorded a pre-tax profit of £632m for [...]
FORK IN THE ROAD FOR THE PRICE OF OIL May 24, 2010 DAVID MORRISON CFD MARKET STRATEGIST, GFT GLOBAL equities have taken a hammering over the past month. A whole host of issues which had been simmering on the back-burner have begun to boil over. The European sovereign debt crisis, concerns over the effects of tighter financial regulation and the continuing withdrawal of liquidity by the Chinese [...]
SEX AND THE CITY 2 SPECIAL May 24, 2010 SPECIAL EDITION SKYY BOTTLE What would Sex and the City be without vodka cocktails? With this in mind, Costume Designer Patricia Field has designed a limited edition SKYY Vodka Sex and the City 2 bottle, the first themed design change to the iconic cobalt blue SKYY bottle in the brand’s history. Bottles are £15.29 from?Waitrose, [...]
Blank on the long list for M&S chair May 16, 2010 HEADHUNTERS searching for a replacement to Sir Stuart Rose at Marks and Spencer have earmarked former Lloyds chairman Sir Victor Blank as a potential candidate to chair the board. JCA Group founder Jan Hall is currently putting together a long list of candidates ready for the board to whittle down. Other names that have been [...]
Clarke to become chief executive at Asda while Bond steps up to chairman May 11, 2010 CHIEF operating officer of Asda, Andy Clarke, has been appointed to the role of chief executive and president of the US-owned supermarket. His promotion follows last month’s announcement by Andy Bond that he would step up to become part-time chairman at the retailer. Clarke joined Asda in 1992 but left in 2001 for roles at [...]