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New Look loses its design, buying and merchandising bosses

New Looks creative director Barbara Horspool is the latest director to exit the value fashion chain, followed by its buying and merchandising bosses.

Former Primark buying boss joins New Look to revamp product offer

New Look has hired former Primark buying and merchandising director Julian Kilmartin to help it fix the product mistakes it made in the latter half of 2010.

Asda merchandising team to up efficiency

Asda has revealed it is to create a merchandising department to drive efficiencies in its non-food business.

Selfridges hires food executive

Selfridges has hired former Marks & Spencer executive Nicola Waller as its head of food buying and merchandising.

Scotmid appoints new head of buying and merchandising

Scotmid Co-operative has appointed Cath Boyle as its new head of buying and merchandising for its Semichem and The Fragrance House chains.

Borders restructures head office for second time in 12 months

Bookseller Borders has restructured its head office for the second time in 12 months, resulting in three people leaving the business and the creation of a merchandising department and two new director positions.

New Look refines IT to back growth plan

New Look is poised to go live with the final stages of a project to improve the business processes within its buying and merchandising department.

Selfridges' Anne Pitcher promoted to managing director

Selfridges has promoted buying and merchandising director Anne Pitcher to managing director of the iconic department store chain.

New owner Granite bolsters Yeomans management

Yeomans, the 82-store outdoors specialist acquired in July by former Deutsche Bank distressed debt trader Jason Granite, has hired former Go Outdoors head of buying and merchandising Chris Boardman.

John Lewis brings 'bricks and clicks' growth under one Board Director

John Lewis department stores has given Commercial Director Andrea O'Donnell responsibility for retail development, format development and retail implementation in addition to her current remit for multichannel and online selling.

Primark appoints former Marks & Spencer menswear director

Primark has appointed former Marks & Spencer director Julian Kilmartin as buying and merchandising director.

Asda clinics to save £2m on staff absence

Asda expects to net £2m of cost savings this year by cutting absentee levels when it rolls out in-store occupational health clinics.

Angela Spindler to leave Debenhams

Debenhams has announced that managing director Angela Spindler is to leave the business after less than a year in the role.

New Look HQ moves to London to further global ambitions

New Look is to relocate its buying, merchandise and design teams to London to create a head office in the capital in a bid to become a global value fashion player.

Shop Direct Group trading director exits

Shop Direct Groups trading director David Inglis has left the business.

Internaçionale makes fast-fashion shift as it moves buying to London

Internaçionale has set its sights on competing with fashion retailers such as New Look, Topshop and River Island in a push to become a broad-reaching fast-fashion retailer.

John David Group warns on future growth

Group profit before tax and exceptional items up 73% to £43.4 million (2007: £25.1 million).

John Lewis launches 2012 graduate training scheme

John Lewis has announced that it has launched its 2012 graduate scheme. The three year programme offers suitably qualified applicants jobs in one of five areas - Retail Management, Buying, Merchandising, Corporate Finance and Corporate IT.

Managed video conferencing reduces business travel

S'porter manages product purchasing, merchandising and quality control.

Speciality Retail Group boss exits after cost-cutting merger

Speciality Retail Group managing director Nick Keyte has left the business, following the completion of its merger with stablemate BMB Group.

Brian Brick appointed chief executive of Moss Bros as SRG restructures

Moss Bros has announced that Brian Brick has been appointed chief executive.

Asda hires former Boots man as supply director

Asda has appointed former Boots supply chain director Gavin Chappell as its supply director.

Technology investment still vital to retailers

Retailers are still preparing to invest in technology despite the economic downturn, according to new research undertaken by software group SAP and the BRC.

Hotel Chocolat reinforces top team

Hotel Chocolat has strengthened its senior management team as it seeks to expand its business despite the tough climate.

The White Company improves online shopping experience as customer base grows

The White Company is improving the online shopping experience of its growing web customer base.

Retail Loss Prevention Forum - How collaboration is the new buzzword

Good customer service is good loss prevention as store managers are out on the floor not only selling, but protecting their stock.

Lakeland launches new website

Lakeland, the creative kitchenware retailer, has launched a new ecommerce website to support the growth of its multi-channel retail business.

Retail shopper numbers stay out of minus 4% 'drop-zone'

Retail Traffic Index (RTI) figures for February 2009 show no signs of even the first green shoots for retail recovery yet they do manage to stay out of the minus 4% year-on-year 'drop-zone'.

White Stuff announces new senior management appointments

Clothing retailer White Stuff has announced a number of new appointments to its senior management team.

New Look goes rock ?n? roll with premium brand launch

New Look is to offer a higher-priced edgy new brand in its stores that takes its inspiration from fashion and rock ?n? roll legends.