All Royals articles – Page 6

  • LAURA WADE-GERY
    Analysis & Features

    Tesco loses fizz as its dotcom queen quits for M&S board

    2011-02-12T00:00:00Z

    Why did Tesco.com’s leading lady walk from Tesco just two weeks after her elevation to the retailer’s UK executive committee? Rob Brown reports

  • CHARLIE WRIGHT NEW
    Comment & Opinion

    Critical Eye... on the new queen of calorie porn

    2011-01-29T00:00:00Z

    Like Lulu's claim that she's only 74 and the crazier bits of the Bible, you aren't meant to take TV cookery shows literally. Likewise, the stuff on Baking Made Easy might be straightforward if you're an all-pro patissier.

  • Grocer 33

    Tesco, South Queensferry

    2010-10-23T00:00:00Z

    What’s new in store? We put in 168 new premium products for the affluent customers we have here. The products have sold really well. It’s not just Tesco Finest but other products those customers buy like guinea pig food and birdseed. We also…

  • News

    Experiential marketing: Dramaqueens

    2010-08-07T00:00:00Z

    If you really want your product to make an entrance, experiential marketing is the way to get attention on the cheap. Samantha Lyster meets the star acts strutting their stuff. It's not the usual location for a fabulous London party, but this summer the rooftop of a Peckham multi-storey car ...

  • MARY PORTAS
    News

    Mary Queen of Shops tells indies: knowledge is king

    2010-07-09T15:19:19.820Z

    Even the mightiest giants of grocery have weaknesses that independent traders can exploit. Self-styled retail guru Mary Portas tells Rob Brown how

  • News

    Advice from Queen of Shops transforms Dorset store’s sales

    2010-06-19T00:00:00Z

    Dorset c-store owners Chris and Juliet Porter are thanking their lucky stars after featuring on the BBC's Mary Queen of Shops programme this week.

  • CHARLIE WRIGHT NEW
    Comment & Opinion

    Critical Eye... on a slapdown for the Queen of Shops

    2010-06-12T00:00:00Z

    Mary Portas, the self-styled Queen of Shops, is back to save the high street from itself. She breezed in on a gust of messianic zeal, striding past derelict shops under ominous London...

  • News

    Queensbury rejects Tesco store proposal

    2008-12-20T00:00:00Z

    Leading wholesaler Steve Parfett has claimed a victory for people power after Tesco was refused planning permission for a store in Queensbury, Bradford. The Parfett's Cash & Carry MD campaigned with local shop owners in the area who were...

  • News

    BP convenience queen to join Asda in new year

    2008-12-13T00:00:00Z

    Convenience store expert Karen Hubbard has been appointed operations director at Asda, responsible for overseeing the retailer's smaller stores.Hubbard left BP last month after almost five years as UK convenience retail director running all...

  • Profiles

    In Brief: McQueen retail; New Wal-Mart tier; SCA strategist; Spring enterprise

    2007-09-03T00:00:00Z

    McQueen retail  MD Jane Hughes has been appointed MD of corporate finance advisory firm McQueen's retail industry practice. She previously worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers' retail banking division, and over the past seven years has worked on more...

  • News

    Queen's Ayrshire herd 'not viable'

    2007-05-28T00:00:00Z

    Never mind struggling dairy farmers - even the Queen is struggling to make money out of milk.Her Majesty has decided to sell her herd of 335 pedigree Ayrshire cattle, grazed on Windsor Great Park. A spokeswoman said: "It is no...

  • News

    Sunderland is knighted in Queen's Honours List

    2006-06-24T00:00:00Z

    Senior figures in the industry have been recognised for their efforts in the Queen's Birthday Honours List. Among the most high-profile recipients is John Sunderland, chairman of Cadbury Schweppes and president of the CBI, who is...