Clive Black

Even someone with only a passing interest in financial news must by now be aware that Mike Coupe, chief executive of Sainsbury’s, is a big fan of musi(...)

Billionaire retail magnate Mike Ashley is giving shareholders of Debenhams Plc something to cling on to. The embattled UK department store owner soar(...)

A little more than a year ago, multinational grocer Tesco wasn’t so much the giant tanker of the Irish market. Rather, it was tanking. Its sales from(...)

Amazon has launched its biggest foray into food outside of the United States with a deal in Britain to offer fresh and frozen goods to customers, in (...)

Wal-Mart’s British supermarket chain Asda slumped to its worst quarterly sales performance in the 16 years it has been owned by the US group, with res(...)

If recent reports that Dunnes Stores is planning a major UK expansion translate into reality, Margaret Heffernan will need to draw on her legendary re(...)

In the fickle business of fashion it’s all about calling the right trends. But even getting the ranges right doesn’t always guarantee a boost to the b(...)

The human resources team at Tesco must be racking up overtime.The exit of Tesco Ireland chief executive Phil J Clarke, who has announced his retiremen(...)

Tesco chief executive Dave Lewis announced plans yesterday to staunch the haemorrhage of customers and sales from its UK and Irish operations.Most of (...)

Every Little Helps. Tesco’s long-standing tagline is one of the most recognised in advertising. But as chief executive Dave Lewis assesses the impact (...)