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Marks & Spencer prunes Rose's pay by 25pc

Sir Stuart Rose, the executive chairman of Marks & Spencer, will take a 25pc pay cut when he becomes non-executive chairman of the high street chain following the imminent arrival of Marc Bolland as chief executive The Daily Telegraph reports     Read more..

Waitrose stocks ostrich eggs for Easter

Ostrich eggs — each big enough to make an omelette for 15 people — are to appear in supermarkets in time for Easter The Times reports     Read more..

Retail Loss Prevention Forum - How collaboration is the new buzzword

Good customer service is good loss prevention as store managers are out on the floor not only selling, but protecting their stock.     Read more..

Sports Direct purchase of 31 JJB stores is cleared by Competition Commission

Competition Commission says it does not expect the acquisitions to lead to a “substantial lessening” of competition nor any adverse effects for customers.     Read more..

March Rankings of Top 50 Retail Websites

DSGi websites power up the league table of leading online stores but HMV group continues to slide By Glynn Davis     Read more..

Phillips-Van Heusen to buy Tommy Hilfiger for $3 billion

Tommy Hilfiger is being sold by private equity firm Apax partners who bought it for $1.6bn in 2006.     Read more..

Confidence rises as finance leaders look to hire again

Nearly two thirds (63%) of finance chiefs hope to attract talent by boosting salaries     Read more..

Spring is in the air for the High Street as sales rise

There is an upbeat mood on the high street as sunnier weather helped boost high street sales.     Read more..

Retail round up - The Sunday papers

Founder to bag £50m from sale of Net-a-Porter, Hit Entertainment 'at risk of breaching bank covenants', Sainsbury beats 50% tax rate,Ailing Blockbuster sells European arm, Jigsaw sales leap as spring range delights, ‘Shame’ on supermarkets over abuse of supply staff, Waitrose launches UK brand expansion and plans more foreign outlets...     Read more..

Major retailers to attend Retail HR Summit 2010

Join your HR peers at the Retail HR Summit 2010.     Read more..

Fraud on debit and credit cards fell by more than a quarter in 2009 to £440.3M

New figures released today show that total fraud losses on UK cards fell by 28 per cent between 2008 and 2009 to £440.3 million – a decrease of £170 million on the previous year’s total.     Read more..

Returned goods can actually help you retain your customers

Research by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) reveals that almost two-thirds of shoppers are less likely to return goods bought online than in store due to uncertainty over their consumer rights.     Read more..