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...Dollar earners and oil stocks supported the wider market after Brent crude hit its best level since 2015....
...Chief executive Alison Brittain said: “We have had a good start to the year, with first quarter sales growth of 7.6%, in line with our expectations....
...Chief executive Alison Brittain is now focusing on organic growth. She said: In the year ahead we will continue to focus on organic growth and investing in our customer proposition....
...Over to Alison Brittain, the former Lloyds banker who takes over from Mr Harrison in December. The steady transformation of the high street is also evident elsewhere this morning....
...Back in the City, on a quiet Friday morning for results, leisure group Whitbread has hired Alison Brittain, the former head of Lloyds Banking Group’s retail division, to replace retiring chief executive...
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