George Davies cuts back GIVe retail operation
George Davies, the veteran fashion entrepreneur who gave the UK Next, George at Asda and Per Una at Marks & Spencer, seems to have lost his magic touch (temporarily anyway) with his new venture...
View ArticleWill Morrisons deal be fifth-time lucky for fashion guru George Davies?
Dalton Philips, the new boss at Morrisons, is ringing the changes and next on the list is a big move into clothing. To that end he’s talking to fashion business veteran George Davies, the creator of...
View ArticleWhy FCUK has turned into a brand iceberg for French Connection
Several times in the past I’ve written about the challenges of managing brands from the top of companies, in particular in a turbulent trading environment like the one we find ourselves in. According...
View ArticleKate Bostock walks as M&S hits the buffers – how long will it be before CEO...
For a pillar of the British high street Marks & Spencer has a notoriously wobbly history. Back in the 1980s it briefly topped £1bn in profits under Sir Rick Greenbury, only to nearly implode as it...
View ArticleWill Christmas update show that Marks & Spencer’s brand management problems...
A number of commentators in the broadsheet business press are predicting dire news from Marks & spencer when it releases its Christmas trading results on Thursday (January 9). It looks like M&S...
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