MBS News
Tuesday
August 31, 2010
Industry headlines from Moira Benigson Executive Search
Retail
Findel Considers Sale Of Express Gifts
Multichannel retailer Findel is understood to be considering a sale of its home shopping business, Express Gifts, as part of an ongoing restructure by the listed company.
Read more on www.retail-week.com »
Dwell Secures £5m Funding To Aid Expansion Plans
Furniture retailer Dwell has secured £5m in private equity investment from Key Capital Partners to aid expansion plans. Dwell plans to launch 33 new high street outlets over the next four years - growing its 19 UK stores to 52 by 2014.
Read more on www.retail-week.com »
Argos Sues Shipping Company
Argos is suing container shipping company AP Moller-Maersk for more than $13m (£8.4m) over accusations it reneged on a contract.
Read more on www.retail-week.com »
Consumer Goods
Hardys Backs Come Dine With Me Deal With Major Campaign
Constellation Wines brand Hardys has renewed its sponsorship of the popular Channel 4 show 'Come Dine With Me', which will include the launch of an iPhone app based on the programme.
Read more on www.marketingmagazine.co.uk »
Digital And Online
Google Plans Pay-On-Demand Film Service
Google's YouTube video-sharing service is reportedly in talks with Hollywood movie studios over a worldwide pay-as-you-watch video service. Films would be available on the service at the same time as they are released on DVD or on iTunes.
Read more on www.telegraph.co.uk »
Gucci Relaunches Website With A Raft Of Digital Initiatives
Gucci relaunched its website yesterday, touting the revamped site as its “digital flagship”. The luxury brand has organised a series of promotional activities around the launch.
Read more on www.drapersonline.com »
Fashion, Lifestyle And Luxury
Topshop Takes On Full Goodone Collection
Fashion label Goodone, which makes knitwear items using reclaimed fabrics, has sold its entire Autumn/Winter 2010 collection to Topshop.
Read more on www.just-style.com »
Hugo Boss Plans Global Retail Expansion
Premium menswear retailer Hugo Boss plans to open up to 250 stores by 2015, with a focus on ramping up its expansion in China.
Read more on www.drapersonline.com »
Kate Moss And Topshop Part Ways
Arcadia owned Topshop will launch its final Kate Moss collection this October, ending a lucrative partnership between the supermodel and Arcadia owner Sir Philip Green.
Read more on www.retail-week.com »
Travel And Leisure
World’s Largest Airline Set For Take-Off
The US Department of Justice has approved the $3bn merger of Continental Airlines and United Airlines, which will create the world’s largest airline. However, the carriers still await shareholder approval.
Read more on www.breakingtravelnews.com »
On The Move
Alexon Appoints David Adams Non-Executive Director
Womenswear retailer Alexon Group has appointed former House of Fraser deputy chief executive and group finance director David Adams as non-executive director to advise on its turnaround strategy.
Read more on www.retail-week.com »
BT Retail Appoints David James To Marketing Director Role
BT Retail has promoted its director of customer insight and intelligence, David James, to the role of marketing director for consumer. He has been covering role on an interim basis since the departure of Matthew Dearden last month.
Read more on www.marketingmagazine.co.uk »
Lacoste Said Naming Oliveira Baptista
Felipe Oliveira Baptista will reportedly soon be named creative director of sportswear brand Lacoste SA. The Portuguese designer will succeed Christophe Lemaire, who joined Hermès in May.
Gautier Tapped By Armani Parfums
Véronique Gautier, most recently president of the Jean Paul Gaultier label, has been named international general manager of Giorgio Armani Parfums.
The Weatherman Says...
Our lodger is an astrologer. She has given me some notes. I am a sceptic but apparently that just means I am left brained. Is that like an astrologer's insult? The door to astrology opened just a tad for me, via the moon affecting tides (hence through surfing). For example...I know that during Spring tides, I might score epic waves, thus putting me in a great mood. Or that during a full moon, I grow hairier and enjoy howling at the night sky. My lodger sees the logic in all this and it provides common ground for our ensuing lectures. As I like howling, this also provides a defence for me claiming to be musical and thus somewhat creative, right brained and possibly a future astrologer. To see the sun in line with the blue sky and Jupiter lounging, makes for a beautiful day.