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...Its operating profit margins are little different to rivals such as J Sainsbury, despite its low rent bill and captive supply chain....
...Rival J Sainsbury has yet to decide whether to pay out in respect of last year’s earnings....
...J Sainsbury is expected to exit mortgage lending to improve the profitability of its banking unit and conserve capital, as it sets out a new strategy following its failed takeover bid for rival Asda....
...J Sainsbury, too. N26’s announcement, on Tuesday, came a day before Sainsbury’s Bank said its chairman since 2013, Roger Davis, was stepping down....
...J Sainsbury’s planned £7.3bn takeover of rival Asda was on the brink of collapse on Wednesday after the UK competition regulator expressed “extensive concerns” over whether there was any way the deal could...
...James Coulter, a founding partner of private equity group TPG, likens the shift to the arrival of discount carrier Southwest in the US airline industry....
...Group 2007 24/7 real Media 2008 TNS market research 2012 AKQA digital agency Andrew Hill is an associate editor and the management editor of the FT Portraits by Dylan Coulter Photographs: Getty; Bloomberg...
...And so after decades at the firm that has made him a billionaire – his company has owned brands such as Burger King, J Crew, Neiman Marcus and Univision – Mr Bonderman and TPG are facing questions from analysts...
...Conor J. O’Brien of the Villagers sang the sailor’s ballad “Old Shanghai” with smooth charm, the anti-Tom Waits....
...According to Nielsen, the consumer research group, Tesco gained more new shoppers than J Sainsbury and Wm Morrison in the four weeks to March 31....
...Separately, J Sainsbury has announced a management reshuffle. Roger Burnley, previously retail and logistics director, will become managing director, general merchandise, clothing and logistics....
...“Terry belongs to the hall of retail greats,” says Nick Coulter, an analyst at Nomura, broker to Tesco. “But Phil coming in is a new broom, and [he is] a proved operator.”...
...asked Justin King, chief executive of J Sainsbury. “It’s not a very rich seam of debate, unless you are attempting to explain why you have not done as well as people thought you would.”...
...He veered splendidly from incredulity to defiance on “J’Arrive”, translated as “I’m Coming” by Paul Buck....
...Complex deals are TPG’s metier, as the firm proved in the lucrative turnrounds of Continental Airlines, Burger King and J.Crew....
...Ann Coulter used to be a Regnery author....
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