George MacDonald

Executive editor of @RetailWeek. Great Ayton and Harringay enthusiast. Most tweets will be about retail but this is a personal feed so all views my own etc

[Aston Girl @reb40]

#SDRY It sounds like it’s ‘all over rover’ for Superdry as a listed company 😳

I do hope no one was still holding🤞🏼

“possible equity raise fully underwritten by Julian Dunkerton..and be conditional on a de-listing of the Company”

[Rhomboid1🇺🇦 @rhomboid1MF]

#SDRY nothing super about this RNS non dunkerton shareholders being hung out to dry

[George MacDonald @GeorgeMacD]

Any equity raise would be at a ‘very material discount’ to the current share price and ‘conditional on a delisting’ of Superdry.

[George MacDonald @GeorgeMacD]

No deal on Superdry for Julian Dunkerton. Talks though about alternative options, inc an equity raise underwritten by him. Hilco loan also extended and increased.

[Retail Week @RetailWeek]

Boots sales rise as market share increases for 12th consecutive quarter https://t.co/BdR28GR5DD

[The British Retail Consortium @the_brc]

Interesting insight from BRC economist, @HarvirDhillon on trends in retail jobs. 📉

Read more below 👇

#Retail #Jobs

[George MacDonald @GeorgeMacD]

Column by me.

[Retail Week @RetailWeek]

‘Under new management, customer complaints are music to the ears at Morrisons’ https://t.co/igjTGsvXqr

[George MacDonald @GeorgeMacD]

Sounds like a good appointment.
Exclusive: Marks & Spencer drafts in ex-Morrisons director to top stores role https://t.co/XmJ1HiQzmX

[George MacDonald @GeorgeMacD]

Morrisons new CEO Rami Baitiéh says that customer complaints - 'the canaries in the retail coalmine' - are down 60% in last 20 weeks.

[George MacDonald @GeorgeMacD]

In (possibly) more important Morrisons news, it has just reported best like-for-like growth in three years - up 4.6%

[George MacDonald @GeorgeMacD]

Hhhmm. Morrisons is selling hot cross bun flavoured cheddar this Easter. 'A tasty twist on the seasonal classic'

[Kingfisher plc @kingfisherplc]

After first opening its doors in 1969, @BandQ is celebrating its 55th anniversary 🎉

B&Q’s first ever employee, Avril de Klerk, joined Paul Haylock and his team at the Taunton store to celebrate this special milestone.

Congratulations to all of our B&Q colleagues! 🧡

[George MacDonald @GeorgeMacD]

The three have agreed 'to change the way they display, describe, and promote their green credentials, meaning millions of customers can expect to see clear and accurate green claims'.

[George MacDonald @GeorgeMacD]

Just out from the CMA: 'Asos, Boohoo and George at Asda have signed formal agreements to use only accurate and clear green claims'...

[George MacDonald @GeorgeMacD]

An eclectic assortment.

[Mark Kleinman @MarkKleinmanSky]

Exclusive: Nadhim Zahawi, the former chancellor, is in talks to chair Very Group, the Barclay family's online retail and financial services company, fuelling speculation that he plans to join the exodus of Tory MPs standing down at the next election. https://t.co/TrDnhnRtzN

[George MacDonald @GeorgeMacD]

@GlynnDavis Looks good.

[Retail Week @RetailWeek]

Wilko to open more new stores before Easter https://t.co/hOSX84kWz0

[George MacDonald @GeorgeMacD]

Current #commutecompanion - not just because the cover shows the hill behind my house. A really good read, lots of unusual stories.

[George MacDonald @GeorgeMacD]

Amazingly Soviet looking by today’s standards.

[Sainsbury Archive @sainsburyarch]

For #ThrowbackThursday today we're heading to the late 70s and the opening of the first SavaCentre branch in Washington, Tyne and Wear.