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...Nick Bubb, an independent retail analyst, said that both chains “achieved more cost savings than we expected” in the second half of the year....
...Nick Bubb, an independent retail analyst, criticised the decision at the time, saying it was part of “nonsense moves” to build stakes in other companies....
...“For example, a third of all medical research is funded or conducted by charities,” Bubb continues....
...At the time when she and Machin were appointed co-CEOs, Nick Bubb, an independent retail analyst, described the move to appoint co-chief executives “not just a fudge, but an M&S fudge”....
...Another option could be Mark Price, who ran Waitrose for a decade, Bubb added. “At least [he] knows his way around the internal politics.”...
...Nick Bubb, an independent retail analyst, questioned these investments following the Missguided disposal: “Well . . . there isn’t much point in Frasers having a stake in struggling Asos unless it can exert...
...Sir Stephen Bubb, former head of the Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations, suggests that Batmanghelidjh’s legacy is of a promise never fully realised....
...Nick Bubb, an independent retail analyst, said: “There has been a trend for auditors to need more time to finalise their work on retailers’ results, but it is embarrassing for Superdry to have run into the...
...“The partnership has always loved to talk about sales growth and products, but never wants to talk about profit,” is the view of veteran retail analyst Nick Bubb....
...Nick Bubb, an independent retail analyst, said he was “baffled” by the wave of recent stakebuilding, adding that they had Ashley’s “fingerprints all over them”....
...Nick Bubb, an independent retail analyst, described the move as “bizarre”....
...Retailing consultant Nick Bubb, however, said: “there is a basic problem which is that the business is making no money and, unless it does that, it can’t provide a bonus and can’t raise money to invest money...
...Nick Bubb, an independent retail analyst, said in a note: “Well, at Friday’s close of 9p [a share], Joules was capitalised at just £10mn, so its fall from grace has been alarming, but no doubt Next will...
...Independent retail commentator Nick Bubb described the auction as “a bit of a damp squib”....
...But even the man who intoned of Sturminster Newton and Melbury Bubb could find no metrical space for Piddlehinton, though it’s really a very bijou micro-village....
...,” Ms Bubb recalls. Many companies now talk of making flexible work styles a permanent feature....
...Nick Bubb, an independent retail analyst, said the news was “disappointing” but that the figures “had become less useful over the years and John Lewis’s status as a bellwether has declined”....
...“If even Sports Direct/Frasers didn’t fancy buying the business, it’s hard to see why other shareholders should feel very enthused about the news,” observes analyst Nick Bubb....
...“It’s mostly just about the big retailers who are members of the BRC,” said Mr Bubb....
...Mr Bubb adds that the company’s advisers should have anticipated the possibility of a vote against the directors. “They should have had their ducks in a row....
...But Nick Bubb, an independent retail consultant, pointed out that year-to-date sales growth had slowed to 0.7 per cent from 1.3 per cent at the end of the summer....
...Nick Bubb, an independent retail analyst, said there was a risk Mr Kelvin would recoil from the negative publicity and step back or retire early, drawing parallels with the departure of George Davies from...
...Nick Bubb, an independent retail analyst, said it looked like investors had been “sold a pup.”...
...Nick Bubb, a retail commentator, agreed. “I suspect he will sell on a handful of the best stores, dump the worst stores and keep the rump as an upmarket trophy,” he said....
...Nick Bubb, an independent retail analyst, said that Mr Williamson “always looked an odd choice” to lead the company given his background in hospitality and events....
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