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

Department Stores

Discount

DIY & Homewares

Electrical

Estate Agents

Home & General Merchandise

Grocery & Convenience

Health & Beauty

Speciality

Sports & Leisure

Wholesale

Selected Clients

Key People

Elliott Goldstein

Managing Partner

Aelf Hewitson

Director

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.

SARA EDWARDS - GLOBAL HR AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS DIRECTOR, CRABTREE & EVELYN

Latest MBS News & Intelligence

MBS Intelligence

Shopping for Spring

By Moira Benigson

MBS News

26 April 2024 - 8:25

WHSmith extends partnership with Toys R Us The retailer is rolling out its in-store tie-up with Toys R US. By the end of this financial year, WHSmith will have opened another 30 Toys R Us shop-in-shops Read more.

25 April 2024 - 8:20

WH Smith celebrates solid performance in its travel business The retailer has said that in the six months to 29 February, group revenue rose by 8% to £926m, bringing in pre-tax profits of £46m. Revenue was up 13% at WH Smith's fast-growing travel unit. Read more.

25 April 2024 - 8:15

Sainsbury’s hails profit growth for full year The grocer has announced that full-year headline profits were a fraction better than expected at £701m for the 12 months to the beginning of March. Sainsbury's has said that it is forecasting a spike in profits for the current financial year. Read more.