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Former Matalan CEO Jo Whitfield names chair of BRC

Jo Whitfield, retail veteran and former chief executive for Matalan, has been appointed chair of the British Retail Consortium (BRC). She will succeed Andy Higginson, whose tenure comes to an end on October 2. Whitfield, who is the first female chair of the BRC, brings to the role 25 years of experience in retail, having previously served in...

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Matalan invests 35 million pounds to lower prices of 700 essential products

Fashion and homeware brand Matalan has invested 35 million pounds to lower the prices of more than 700 products, as to support families with the high cost-of-living. The company said in a statement that the investment is funding price reductions across all core categories from January, online and in store. Prices are being cut by an average of...

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Matalan names Karl-Heinz Holland as chairman and Jo Whitfield as CEO

Fashion and homeware retailer Matalan has appointed Karl-Heinz Holland as the company’s new chair, Jo Whitfield CBE, former CEO of Co-op Food, as the new CEO. The company said in a release that Nigel Oddy, interim CEO of Matalan, has concluded his six-month role and Paul Copley will step down from his interim chair role and will remain on the...