Retail
Our retail practice has placed key talent across UK and global retailers for more than 30 years
Retail is at the core of our business, giving us the opportunity to work with many leading retailers. We span all formats – from convenience to big box – and advise on board-level and strategically important functional roles. We actively track emerging industry talent, and pride ourselves on our leadership insight. The functions we specialise in include CEO/MD, Retail Director, Finance Director, Operations Director, Multi-Channel Director, Commercial/Trading Director, Marketing Director and HR Director.
Our Experience
Books & Entertainment
DIY & Homewares
Home & General Merchandise
Speciality
Department Stores
Electrical
Grocery & Convenience
Sports & Leisure
Discount
Estate Agents
Health & Beauty
Wholesale
Leading a global organisational restructure and sourcing exceptional senior talent in a number of global markets required a search partner who knew consumer markets exceptionally well and worked quickly to understand our brand. MBS was that exceptional partner. They worked with speed, integrity, and outside of hours on many occasions with myself to secure practically a whole new global Leadership team, ranging from Global CEO to a series of Country Head roles.
Latest MBS News & Intelligence
Rise and fall: Measuring the trajectory of D&I in UK retail in 2025
Elliott Goldstein
Saks Global names CFO. Brandy Richardson has been appointed to the role. She spent the majority of her career at the Neiman Marcus Group where she held several finance leadership roles over her 15-year tenure. She begins on 18 August, succeeding interim CFO, Mark Weinsten.
EasyJet profits rise. Q3 profits for the low-cost airline improved by £50m to £286m, while airline passenger numbers increased by 2% in the three months to 30 June. The company remains positive on its outlook for the rest of the financial year.
Ocado Group posts surge in first-half earnings. EBITDA rose to £91.8m from £52m in the first half, while revenue was ahead 13.2% to £674m. The company, which sells bespoke technology to other retailers and operates a joint venture in the UK with M&S, is focused on becoming cashflow-positive next year.
