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Apparel cataloguer Boden has appointed Sue MacMillan as its first director of ecommerce. She was previously head of web strategy at fashion label Hobbs and comes into the position as 90 percent of Boden’s sales are now taken online. The READ MORE
Womenswear chain Coast has appointed Kate Bostock, who last month resigned from her role as executive director of buying and merchandising for Asos, as chief executive officer. The former Marks and Spencer executive director for general merchandise will begin her new role in READ MORE
After going into administration in November last year, the Comet name is set to return with the news that entrepreneur Clive Coombes is to open 80 electrical stores within two years under the new name Meridian Comet. The building tycoon, READ MORE
Online fashion retailer Boohoo.com will be recruiting a further 50 full-time permanent staff across its head office in Manchester and warehouse site in Burnley over the coming months, as the business looks to expand further into Europe. Boohoo has launched globally during READ MORE
TV home shopping specialist JML has launched a nationwide search for the British innovator of the future with the opening of JML Inventor’s Day.| The competition is inviting Britons from the age of 18 and older to submit a new idea they believe READ MORE
Outdoor equipment retailer Go Outdoors has revealed that for the year to 27th January 2013, it achieved record turnover of £171 million, an increase of 19 percent on the previous year, while the firms EBITDA was up more than 10 percent from READ MORE
Supermarket chain Waitrose has revealed that it is set to create hundreds of new jobs in and around London through new convenience stores. Waitrose is planning to open at least ten new little Waitrose shops next year, resulting in up READ MORE
The John Lewis Partnership, owner of department store chain John Lewis and supermarket chain Waitrose, is facing a £40 million bill for back pay and other costs. After a recent review, the group discovered that staff who receive additions to pay, such as READ MORE
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is investigating six furniture and carpet retailers who have been accused of misleading their customers with fake prices. It is believed the six stores, which have not all been revealed, had advertised price cuts READ MORE
Published reports show that stationery retailer Staples has seen weaker-than-expected quarterly results due to poor sales in Europe. European sales fell six percent in stores open at least a year, while the group’s net earnings fell to $102.5 million (£64.9 million) in READ MORE