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...M&G also featured in the top 10 providers for both net and gross sales in 2023, having enjoyed a 90 per cent rise in the latter year on year....
...For Wilkinson Schor, making fashion easier is still a big part of her ethos....
...There was a time, at some point during the 1990s, when you could have lived a life almost entirely ensconced in a landscape of products designed by Sir Kenneth Grange....
...She said the assets were not worth “tens of millions”, “it’s a small [sum], I’m going to say [£3mn], but I could be wrong”....
...Simon Arora, founder and former chief executive of B&M, last week wrote to M2 saying he was “astonished” they were bidding for the entire chain....
...I’m glad I’m making it now, and not 20 years ago.” Back then, the ballet world wasn’t exactly rolling out the red carpet for Marston....
...He added there was “ample interest from other discounters such as B&M” in Wilko’s outlets and they “will all be going to the landlords for the good stores”. B&M declined to comment....
...Following Wilko’s collapse in August, PwC had already sold 51 sites out of the chain’s total of 408 to its rival B&M for £13mn, while announcing 52 closures....
...I’m saving the 12,500 jobs that need to be saved.” He did not immediately respond to a fresh request for comment....
...Many discount chains have thrived in recent years but Wilko struggled in the face of increased competition from rivals such as B&M and Home Bargains and supply chain problems....
...“I know I’m in a precarious position but even if mortgage rates fall, I think there will be a lag before that feeds through to greater demand,” he says....
...Many discount chains have thrived in recent years but Wilko struggled in the face of increased competition from rivals such as B&M and Home Bargains....
...I’m like a hybrid. I’m not just Chinese, but I’m also not British. I have a UK passport, but that doesn’t define me.” Chan has never conducted in China. Does she ever intend to?...
...Managers say they have to be in the market, that ‘I have to participate or I’m going to get my clock cleaned’.”...
...“Paul’s passionate about this and I’m happy to support him.”...
...In the taking of sides, I’m on Team Hairy. Find out about our latest stories first — follow @financialtimesfashion on Instagram...
...But I’m worried that what I’m learning isn’t applicable elsewhere and I’m in danger of becoming a “lifer”. How do I know when it’s time to broaden my horizons?...
...“Obviously I’m scared, I don’t want to be in a war and I don’t want to be Venezuelan,” said Williams, 22. “I can’t believe this is happening.”...
...There have been no more massacres, as at Srebrenica, but I’m not sure I would call dysfunctional governance there and enduring sectarian hatred “peace”....
...Production, Sophie M Productions. Shot at the National Gallery, London...
...But boss Kenneth Jacobs noted that Lazard’s fixed cost base has soared in recent years. In particular, base salary bumps have become the norm across Wall Street....
...Wilkinson also read from an email written by Jim Ryan, head of Sony Interactive Entertainment, saying that Microsoft’s planned acquisition “is not an exclusivity play at all”, adding: “I’m pretty sure we...
...That’s the mission I’m on.” Most of the $12.5bn price tag will be paid in BlackRock shares, and 40 per cent will not vest for five years....
...Letter in response to this article: As long as we eat meat and dairy, it makes sense to wear leather / From Stephen M Sothmann, President, Leather & Hide Council of America, Washington, DC, US...
...I’m sure most investors are aware of this risk when they go in,” given that it will be outlined in the ETF’s prospectus....
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