"hold this position in the company's 153-year history. Paula Nickolds Paula Margaret Nickolds (born February 1973) is a British businesswoman. Since January 2017, she has been the managing director of the John Lewis department store chain. Nickolds was born in February 1973. Her father, Clive Nickolds, was a senior director at Marks & Spencer, and head of its international operations. She earned a bachelor's degree in history from the University of Southampton. In 1994, Nickolds joined John Lewis as a graduate trainee at their Oxford Street flagship store. In January 2017, she succeeded Andy Street as managing director of John"
"Andy Clarke (businessman) Andrew James Clarke (born January 1964) is a British businessman. His most notable position to date is serving as the CEO of the Asda chain of supermarkets from 2010 to 2016, until he was replaced by Sean Clarke (unrelated), the head of parent company Walmart's operations in China. He began his career as a Fine Fare, the supermarket chain, then in 1984 at the age 21, Clarke joined Morrisons as a grocery manager. About 1992, he took over Asda's flagship supermarket in Edinburgh and had increasing responsibility from there. In 2000, he joined discount clothing chain Matalan"
"as chief operating officer, and then worked at McKinsey & Company and Iceland supermarket. He rejoined Asda in 2005 and became the chief operating officer. In November 2017, Clarke joined the food tech start-up Spoon Guru as its chairman. Andy Clarke (businessman) Andrew James Clarke (born January 1964) is a British businessman. His most notable position to date is serving as the CEO of the Asda chain of supermarkets from 2010 to 2016, until he was replaced by Sean Clarke (unrelated), the head of parent company Walmart's operations in China. He began his career as a Fine Fare, the supermarket"
"to gross $250 million in sales and launched the fragrance Glow by J.Lo. Currently, Andy is a partner in Star Branding, along with Tommy Hilfiger, Bernt Ullmann, and Joe Lamastra. Star Branding is a partner with Li & Fung USA in a company called MESH, under which the Andrew Charles fashion line was developed. Andrew Charles launched in the Impulse department of select Macy's stores and on macys.com in Fall 2011. It consists of a menswear line, inspired by Steven Tyler, and a women's collection inspired by 1970s bohemian styles. Steven Tyler and his daughter, Chelsea Tyler, are the faces"
"Street. It became the UK's largest independent music retailer in 1992, a title it retained for 10 years. In 1993, the company won the prestigious ""Music Week"" Independent Retailer Award, and continued to win this award each year until 1999. The chain also came third in 2002 as National Music Retailer. By the mid-1990s, the company had climbed into the Top 500 of UK companies and boasted an impressive 30+ store portfolio. By this time, Andys had stopped selling cheap imports and started to compete with HMV and Virgin Megastores as a premium music retailer. The chain was too small"
"New Cathedral Street New Cathedral Street is a pedestrianised retail street in Manchester city centre, England. It runs between Exchange Square and Exchange Street (off St Mary's Gate, Manchester). The street is home to the Manchester branch of Marks and Spencer and Selfridges (east side), and Harvey Nichols, the largest Ted Baker and Hugo Boss stores outside London, Lacoste, Louis Vuitton, Reiss, Henri Lloyd, Massimo, Zara and Burberry (west side). The street and buildings that stand today were all built as part of the rebuilding since the 1996 IRA bombing of the city centre. The block of buildings to the"
"supply their clothes wholesale to larger retailers such as Jane Norman, DH Evans and John Lewis. By 1974 they had a headquarters in Marylebone, a showroom in Great Portland Street and nine retail shops including branches in Chicago and Lausanne, Switzerland. They eventually moved to larger headquarters in Wood Green, but the retail side of the business was being overtaken in importance by the wholesale operations. Aristos was murdered in the early hours of New Year's Day 1985 at his home in The Bishops Avenue, Hampstead, London, known as Billionaire's Row. Aristos' house in The Bishops Avenue stands in 2.5"
"The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, better known as A&P, was an American chain of grocery stores that ceased supermarket operations in November 2015, after 156 years in business. From 1915 through 1975, A&P was the largest grocery retailer in the United States (and until 1965, the largest U.S. retailer of any kind). A&P was considered an American icon that, according to ""The Wall Street Journal"", ""was as well known as McDonald's or Google is today"", and was ""the Walmart before Walmart"". Known for innovation, A&P and the supermarkets that followed its"
"was Steve Perry. By 2004, the Body Shop had 1980 stores, serving over 77 million customers throughout the world. It was voted the second most trusted brand in the United Kingdom, and 28th top brand in the world. On 17 March 2006, L'Oréal purchased Body Shop for £62 billion. This caused controversy, because L'Oréal is involved in animal testing and because the company is part-owned by Nestlé, which has been criticised for its treatment of third world producers. Anita Roddick addressed it directly in an interview with ""The Guardian"", which reported that ""she sees herself as a kind of 'Trojan"
"resignation of Andy Street, now former Managing Director of John Lewis, who stood down from the position in September 2016 after serving since 2011 in order to seek the Conservative nomination for Mayor of the West Midlands. Since January 2013, the GBSLEP has been working with Lord Heseltine on proposals to create a Single Local Growth Fund to enable LEPs to accelerate economic development. In May 2013, the GBSLEP published its growth plan for Greater Birmingham, titled The Strategy for Growth: Delivering Growth. The LEP area covers the LEP covers the geographical boundaries of the local authorities of Birmingham, Bromsgrove,"
"in the business. He was appointed board member in 1978, and then CEO & Chairman until 2003. The same year he decided to sell UniEuro to Dixons Retail for £230m. In 2004 he founded the high-end Italian supermarket Eataly. The New York Times has described it as a ""megastore"" that ""combines elements of a bustling European open market, a Whole-Foods-style supermarket, a high-end food court and a New Age learning center."" The company is based in Monticello d'Alba, Cuneo, Italy and currently controls 28 stores in 6 different countries (United States, Japan, UAE, Italy, Turkey and Brazil). On March 18,"
"former New York City Mayor Ed Koch. Between 49th Street and 60th Street, Fifth Avenue is lined with prestigious boutiques and flagship stores and is consistently ranked among the most expensive shopping streets in the world. Many luxury goods, fashion, and sport brand boutiques are located on Fifth Avenue, including Louis Vuitton, Tiffany & Co., Gucci, Prada, Armani, Tommy Hilfiger, Cartier, Omega, Chanel, Harry Winston, Salvatore Ferragamo, Nike, Escada, Swarovski, Bvlgari, Emilio Pucci, Ermenegildo Zegna, Abercrombie & Fitch, De Beers, Emanuel Ungaro, Gap, Lindt Chocolate Shop, Henri Bendel, NBA Store, Oxxford Clothes, Microsoft Store, Sephora, Zara, and H&M. Luxury department"
"Pathmark, one of its biggest rivals, and A&P again became the largest supermarket operator in the New York City area. At the same time, Tengelmann reduced its shares to 38.5%, while the private equity firm Yucaipa, as major shareholder of Pathmark, acquired 27.5% of A&P's shares. Highly leveraged after the Pathmark acquisition, A&P experienced financial difficulties because of the Great Recession and filed for Chapter 11 protection in 2010, in the United States Bankruptcy Court in White Plains, New York. By the time of its filing, A&P had declined from the nation's largest grocery retailer to the 28th, with operations"
"largest shareholder was Iranian property developer Ardeshir Naghshineh, with a 10.2% stake. A consortium led by Icelandic investor Baugur, called Unity owned a 10% stake in Woolworths. In October 2008 Sir Alan Sugar, founder of electronics firm Amstrad, increased his stake in Woolworths to around 4%. Theo Paphitis, owner of stationery retailer Ryman, also stated his interest in the company. 2008–2009<br> From September 2008, the world entered into a severe financial crisis with reducing availability of credit and reduced consumer spending. On 19 November 2008, ""The Times"" reported that the Woolworths' retail business was a target for restructuring specialist Hilco"
"Abercrombie & Fitch Abercrombie & Fitch (A&F) is an American retailer that focuses on upscale casual wear. Its headquarters are in New Albany, Ohio. The company operates 1,049 stores across all three brands. The company operates two other offshoot brands: Abercrombie Kids and Hollister Co. Once known for its sexualised ad campaigns, the company has toned down its imagery and no longer displays nearly nude models in their advertisements. According to then-chairman Arthur Martinez, these changes provide the hopes that the audience will see the company is evolving along with its consumers, and boost sales. Abercrombie & Fitch is now"
"2017 movie ""Wonder Woman"" as the shop where Steve Trevor takes Princess Diana to give her a more contemporary appearance to blend in. Selfridges Selfridges, also known as Selfridges & Co., is a chain of high-end department stores in the United Kingdom, operated by Selfridges Retail Limited. It was founded by Harry Gordon Selfridge in 1908. The flagship store on London's Oxford Street is the second largest shop in the UK (after Harrods) and opened 15 March 1909. Other Selfridges stores opened in the Trafford Centre (1998) and Exchange Square (2002) in Manchester, and in the Bullring in Birmingham (2003)."
"entirely. Streets Online, founded in 1996 by Stephen Cole, was one of the pioneers of online retailing in the UK. The company was the name behind the online bookseller Alphabetstreet and music site Audiostreet. 85% of the company was bought out by the Kingfisher Group in 2000 for £15.7 million, and then became part of the Woolworths Group with its de-merger in 2001. It then became responsible for the web operations of MVC and Tesco. When Kingfisher bought this 85%, the remaining 15% was owned by Sky New Media Ventures (part of BSkyB). In 2003 the company headquarters was moved"
"Selfridges, Oxford Street Selfridges is a Grade II listed retail premises on Oxford Street in London. It was designed by Daniel Burnham for Harry Gordon Selfridge, and opened in 1909. Still the headquarters of Selfridge & Co. department stores, with of selling space, the store is the second largest retail premises in the UK, half as big as the biggest department store in Europe, Harrods. It was named the world's best department store in 2010, and again in 2012. In 1906, Harry Gordon Selfridge travelled to England on holiday with his wife, Rose. Unimpressed with the quality of existing British"
"States. Since then the company has also taken over German tall business Long Fashion, US retailer Long Elegant Legs and US footwear business Bare Foot Tess. The range features brands such as NYDJ, Silver, Hush Puppies, Clarks, Nine West, Ruby Rocks, Karl Lagerfeld Paris among others. The head office is based in Camperdown Street, London. The business is headed up by Andrew Shapin as CEO, supported by a management team of executive directors and heads of department (Cathy Carrington Birch, Nick Shrubshole, Alison Doherty, Sian Field, Lara Bonney, Natalie Devereux, Ciaran McCellen, Camilla Treharne). The business was purchased by Equistone"
"west are on the site of the former Victoria Street and Victoria Buildings which were aligned differently. Cathedral Street is an older street to the east of the cathedral and further to the north. New Cathedral Street New Cathedral Street is a pedestrianised retail street in Manchester city centre, England. It runs between Exchange Square and Exchange Street (off St Mary's Gate, Manchester). The street is home to the Manchester branch of Marks and Spencer and Selfridges (east side), and Harvey Nichols, the largest Ted Baker and Hugo Boss stores outside London, Lacoste, Louis Vuitton, Reiss, Henri Lloyd, Massimo, Zara"
"controlled directly or indirectly by the company's chairman Dr Khoo Kay Peng. But the company failed to capitalise on its trademark look - probably due to employing its 11th chief executive in 14 years. It closed its flagship store on London's Regent Street in late 2005 because of rent increases, and in March 2005 it launched a £28m lawsuit against L'Oréal, which manufactured the Laura Ashley perfumes. At Christmas 2004, the chain parted company with couture designer Alistair Blair, who had previously designed for Dior and Givenchy. The Laura Ashley brand is now represented in the USA largely through licensing"
"early 2011. In June 2016, it was announced that Andy Clarke, CEO since 2010, would be replaced by Sean Clarke, the head of parent company Walmart's operations in China. Sean Clarke officially became CEO of Asda on 11 July 2016. Roger Burnley also rejoined the company as deputy CEO and COO (chief operating officer) in October 2016. Burnley previously worked for Asda between 1996 until 2001 and was in charge of overseeing the integration of Asda IT systems and logistics into Walmart's operations after the 1999 takeover, before joining Sainsbury's in 2002, where he remained until 2015. In October 2017,"
"and starred Brazilian model Emanuela de Paula and Spanish actor Jon Kortajarena. Africa Asia Europe Oceania Next plc Next (), styled as next, is a British multinational clothing, footwear and home products retailer headquartered in Enderby, Leicestershire. It has around 700 stores, of which 519 are in the United Kingdom, and over 200 across Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Next is the largest clothing retailer by sales in the United Kingdom, having overtaken Marks & Spencer in early 2012 and 2014. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. The"
"Mall, targeting the middle-up market with a price range from affordable to luxury, and is poised to be the largest upscale department store. Galeries Lafayette, Debenhams, Harvey Nichols, Seibu and Sogo are all operated by PT. Mitra Adiperkasa. Central Group from Thailand entered Indonesia replacing Harvey Nichols at Grand Indonesia, bringing its flagship Central brand. Its entry gained success in the Indonesian market by bringing Thailand-based fashion and living brands. Parkson, Lotte, and AEON also entered Indonesia in the 2010s. Parkson acquired the local brand Centro Department Store in 2011. Centro still operates for middle market while the Parkson brand"
"released two albums to date and are currently recording their third. Andy Hilfiger Andy Hilfiger (Andrew Charles Hilfiger) is an American business man in the fashion industry and a musician. He is the creative director and namesake of Andrew Charles, a rock 'n' roll inspired fashion line, of which Steven Tyler is the face. Andy Hilfiger's first job was at 12 years when he began selling jeans in his brother Tommy Hilfiger's store. Andy’s other love is music and he has been playing bass guitar since he was a teen. In 1982 Andy moved to Manhattan from upstate New York"
"including music downloading, and supermarket competition, contributed towards HMV's decline in sales. After leaving HMV, he became chairman of Fat Face, the active lifestyle retailer. Alan Giles Alan James Giles OBE is a British businessman and currently a non-executive director of the Competition and Markets Authority. He is also a non-executive director of Rentokil Initial plc and a member of OFT's Audit and Risk Remuneration committees. From March 1999 until September 2006 he was chief executive officer of HMV Group, owner of record shop HMV, which he joined in 1998. HMV Group also owned the UK bookshop chain Waterstones, which"
"Alworths Alworths was a chain of 18 high-street retail stores created in 2009 out of some of the former stores of Woolworths plc in the United Kingdom. The new company entered administration in 2011, and 15 branches were acquired by Poundstretcher. At the end of 2008 Woolworths Plc, the parent company of the Woolworths stores, was in financial trouble, and went into administration at the beginning of 2009. All of the Woolworths high street stores in Britain were then closed. During the demise of the company, Tony Page, former commercial director at Woolworths, together with former UBS banker Gareth Thomas,"
"1 rented warehouses in Portsmouth to a newer larger 320,000 sq ft facility in Wolverhampton. In 2015, Andy Bond stepped down and Brian McBride joined as Chairman. McBride was formerly the CEO of Amazon UK and is the Chairman of the online fashion clothing retailer ASOS. He is also SID for online appliance retailer AO – formerly Appliances Online. The merger of Wiggle and Chain Reaction Cycles was announced in 2016, by this time No1 and No2 largest global online players in the cycle and Tri sports product categories . In late 2016 Stefan Barden was replaced by Will Kernan"
"as an instrumental figure in the £3.7bn merger of Dixons and Carphone Warehouse. John Allan (businessman) John Murray Allan (born August 1948) is a British businessman; the chairman of the supermarket chain Tesco and the housebuilder Barratt Developments. John Murray Allan was born in August 1948. Allan took over chairman of Tesco from Sir Richard Broadbent on 1 March 2015. He is also chairman of the housebuilder Barratt Developments. Allan’s experience spans retail, logistics and housebuilding. He was deputy chairman of retailer Dixons Carphone and non-executive director at Royal Mail. He was also previously chairman of Samsonite and he has"
"Arteixo, an industrial municipality in the A Coruña metropolitan area, is the headquarters of Inditex, the world's largest fashion retailer. Of their eight brands, Zara is the best-known; indeed, it is the best-known Spanish brand of any sort on an international basis. For 2007, Inditex had 9,435 million euros in sales for a net profit of 1,250 million euros. The company president, Amancio Ortega, is the richest person in Spain and indeed Europe with a net worth of 45 billion euros. Galicia is home to the savings bank, and to Spain's two oldest commercial banks Banco Etcheverría (the oldest) and"
"Selfridges Selfridges, also known as Selfridges & Co., is a chain of high-end department stores in the United Kingdom, operated by Selfridges Retail Limited. It was founded by Harry Gordon Selfridge in 1908. The flagship store on London's Oxford Street is the second largest shop in the UK (after Harrods) and opened 15 March 1909. Other Selfridges stores opened in the Trafford Centre (1998) and Exchange Square (2002) in Manchester, and in the Bullring in Birmingham (2003). In the 1940s, smaller provincial Selfridge stores were sold to the John Lewis Partnership, and in 1951, the original Oxford Street store was"
"replaced Joseph Wan, who held the position of CEO for 21 years and who retired at the end of March 2014. On 1 January 2018, Daniela Rinaldi, formerly Group Commercial Director and Manju Malhotra, formerly Group Finance Director, were appointed as Co-Chief Operating Officers. Former CEO Stacey Cartwright left the company on 30 April 2018, handing over control of the company to Daniela Rinaldi and Manju Malhotra. In the United Kingdom, Harvey Nichols has stores in London, Leeds, Edinburgh, Birmingham, Manchester, Bristol and a Beauty Bazaar at Harvey Nichols' store in Liverpool. It has a store in Al-Faysaliyah Tower in"
"Gateway then sold the stores once more, this time to Asda in 1988. The remaining former Woolco stores remain under Asda ownership to this day. In 1980, Woolworth acquired the DIY chain B&Q, which at its peak had 26 stores. In 1982, Both the British Woolworth and B&Q chains were split from the F.W. Woolworth Company into Woolworth Holdings PLC. The company expanded by acquiring the Comet Group in 1984 and then Superdrug in 1987. Woolworth Holdings PLC was renamed Kingfisher Group PLC in 1989 to focus less on the Woolworths brand. In 1998, the CEO of Kingfisher Group, Sir"