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...Finally, M&A is an obvious catalyst to help push up European valuations, especially for mid and small caps....
...In New York, Ben Gordon of Metropolitan Garden Design has turned a tiny 4 sq m Brooklyn balcony into a scene that can be enjoyed from the living room, incorporating lighting for night time....
...If I’m in the lead he tries to beat me,” says John. “Even when we were kids, if I did well in a class, Michael would think to himself, ‘If he can do it, I can do it.’ And I’d think: ‘I can beat him.’”...
...I said, hold a quarter of those potatoes back and I’m going to plant them in the right phase two weeks later....
...At the Pavilion shopping centre, Sharon insists Johnson “did a good job”....
...Tesco veteran Jason Tarry will replace Dame Sharon White as chair of John Lewis and Waitrose....
...I'm Beth Bloomfield. I'm a senior retail analyst. I worked at John Lewis from the start of my career when I graduated....
...Dame Sharon White told workers at John Lewis and Waitrose of a “difficult week” following her decision to step down as she acknowledged there was no ideal timing for her departure and that she intended to...
...“I’m the only one who has ever beat [Trump]. And I’ll beat him again,” he said....
...They are also both experiencing a degree of leadership upheaval, with Dame Sharon White stepping down as chair of John Lewis next year, or as soon as a replacement is found....
...The bespoke 120 sq m Orchid House — which is set within the garden’s vast, cathedral-like Bicentenary Glasshouse — officially opened on July 12, and allows the garden to display its collection of more than...
...Can you see if Gavin Williamson is interested? Messages recovered by Robert Shrimsley...
...But Sharon Graham, general secretary of the Unite union, was scathing....
...“It’s all thanks to him . . . that I’m a lawyer today,” she tells her parents years later. But she is also unnerved and repulsed....
...Waitrose is only slightly ahead of M&S in the grocery market, with a 3.6 per cent market share this month versus the latter’s 3.4 per cent, according to data provider NIQ....
...The £20mn will fund “proof of concept” studies at universities, said Williamson....
...“I’m sure people still bring plants back from holiday. The really risky one is potatoes. You’ll hear of people bringing back potatoes to grow on their allotment,” says Elliot....
...“I’m not, but I’m proud to be a member of the tribe. My mother was Episcopalian and as I grew up, I wasn’t considered a Jew....
...After nearly two decades of decline, M&S was. Covid probably helped management to accelerate its transformation plans. Less fortunate was Dame Sharon White at John Lewis....
...“Unless I’m imagining it I saw Sharon Graham applauding quite loudly during [shadow chancellor] Rachel Reeves’s speech,” said one Labour official....
...Meanwhile, Biden has been dominating the Democratic primary contests across all states that have held votes so far, overcoming challenges from Dean Phillips and Marianne Williamson that never gained traction...
...As chair, I’m chief trustee of the partnership, responsible for ensuring the partnership model not only survives, but thrives for another 75 years.”...
...I’m well aware that we live in a region with complicated politics....
...Just as Dame Sharon White is breaking up with the John Lewis Partnership, many of its once-loyal customers have already left the brand....
...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....
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