Ellis Hawthorne

Wickes has appointed a Tesco director to its new chief retail and distribution officer role on its executive board.

B&Q has reached an agreement to purchase five more Homebase stores for £2.5m, following the retailer's collapse into administration in November.

Next delivered a bumper Christmas performance, leading to an increase in its full-year profit guidance, but it warned that it would offset the incoming rise in wage costs by increasing the price of its clothing.

During her time on the board, Stonier guided Pets at Home through private equity ownerships with Bridgepoint Capital and US buyout fund KKR, as well as its IPO in 2014 and the acquisition of Vets for Pets the year prior.

The Cotswold Company has posted a strong sales rise during the Christmas trading period as its investment in bricks-and-mortar showrooms pays off.

Bensons boss Nick Collard speaks to Retail Week about the Budget, the retailer's transformative turnaround and the power of its people

Allan Leighton has initiated his first major restructuring since returning to Asda, eliminating several regional manager positions as part of a shake-up aimed at improving performance.

Sosandar is marching ahead with store expansion despite a dip in revenue over Christmas.

B&Q and Screwfix owner Kingfisher has hired Asda's vice-president data and analytics as its new chief data officer.

Retail Week spoke with Disney's director of UK&I Retail & EMEA Ecommerce Ollie Pryor following the brand's latest tie-up with Sainsbury's