Electronics retailer Maplin Electronics has
named John Cleland as chief executive, effective 1st March 2012.
He joins from Esporta, the health and fitness
chain, where has was chief executive, achieving a successful
merger with Virgin Active. Cleland previously held roles at
Asda Walmart in the UK and Walmart
Japan. More recently he was commercial director for
B&Q. Following an internal reorganisation,
marketing director David O’Reilly has left the business.
The Telegraph profiles Christopher Nieper, the
owner of £12 million-turnover nightwear catalogue
David Nieper. The article notes that
“David Nieper designs, makes and sells its products
directly to consumers from its base in Alfreton. Even web design,
catalogue printing and taking pictures of models are handled
in-house.”
Sales at British accessories brand Radley slid
from £47.5 million to £45 million in the year to April
2011, reports the Sunday
Times. The paper also writes Paul Mason, Radley’s chairman
has resigned, and Sven Gaede, chief executive has stepped down.
The Telegraph‘s retail editor visits
Barbour’s South Shields factory.
According to the Sunday
Times, the new owner of Peacocks is
considering reopening 75 of the 244 stores closed during the
retailer’s administration. Philip Day, the owner of
Edinburgh Woollen Mill, told the newspaper that
he will seek new lease deals on some stores and try to
“save as many jobs as I can”.
Footwear and apparel retailer LK Bennett
reported a 17 per cent rise in gross profits, to £54.6
million, and a 15.6 per cent growth in revenues, to £81.7
million, in the year to 30th July. The Financial Times adds that online sales are
soaring, with the LK Bennett website generating twice the annual
sales of its best-performing store, the London flagship in
Mayfair.
Simon Berry, the chairman of wine merchant Berry Bros &
Rudd talks to the Guardian about his business, the importance
of the web and his family motto: “never stop changing”.
Charles Tyrwhitt, the UK-based
cataloguer/retailer, is opening a store in Washington DC in
April, reports the Washington Post. According to the piece, it
is setting up shop opposite fellow brit brand Thomas Pink:
“But don’t get the two confused. Tyrwhitt (pronounced
Tirr-it) carries a wide selection of high quality poplin and
herringbone weaves for at least $20 less than Pink, where similar
men’s shirts start at $160.”
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