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Fri, 24 May 2013 23:47:56 GMT Sat, 25 May 2013 18:29:48 GMT client.support@ft.com (Client Support) 15 Newspapers http://www.ft.com/rss/companies/retail-consumer http://im.ft-static.com/m/img/rss/RSS_Default_Image.png http://www.ft.com/companies/retail-consumer http://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/601acbf6-c497-11e2-bc94-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_retail-consumer%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Sales under Bob McDonald grew by an average annual rate of 2% or so, compared with Lafley’s 8% Fri, 24 May 2013 23:47:56 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/601acbf6-c497-11e2-bc94-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_retail-consumer%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 601acbf6-c497-11e2-bc94-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/0ed7775c-c493-11e2-bc94-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_retail-consumer%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct For years, exclusivity has helped sell a lot of ripped jeans and logoed polos, but lately it is Abercrombie itself that is looking a bit awkward Fri, 24 May 2013 23:42:29 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/0ed7775c-c493-11e2-bc94-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_retail-consumer%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 0ed7775c-c493-11e2-bc94-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8c0eaf6a-c498-11e2-bc94-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_retail-consumer%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct A.G. Lafley first became P&G’s chief in 2000 after his predecessor tried to drive through a restructuring plan that had brought chaos and a flurry of profit warnings Fri, 24 May 2013 22:23:23 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8c0eaf6a-c498-11e2-bc94-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_retail-consumer%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 8c0eaf6a-c498-11e2-bc94-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c489941e-c492-11e2-bc94-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_retail-consumer%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct A price of $9bn would see the eyecare maker’s owner Warburg Pincus settle for less than its initial hopes of a sale topping $10bn Fri, 24 May 2013 22:18:37 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c489941e-c492-11e2-bc94-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_retail-consumer%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct c489941e-c492-11e2-bc94-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/30c7720e-c41b-11e2-aa5b-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_retail-consumer%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Shareholders and employees will want to know whether the move to appoint a new chief will bring a radically different assessment of how group is doing Fri, 24 May 2013 22:18:21 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/30c7720e-c41b-11e2-aa5b-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_retail-consumer%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 30c7720e-c41b-11e2-aa5b-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/da69a1ec-c498-11e2-9ac0-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_retail-consumer%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct The red, made from a Rondo grape, is a fiery 15 per cent proof – an alcohol level normally associated with Provence or Southern Italian wines Fri, 24 May 2013 20:43:03 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/da69a1ec-c498-11e2-9ac0-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_retail-consumer%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct da69a1ec-c498-11e2-9ac0-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/aac46296-c476-11e2-bc94-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_retail-consumer%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Tumblr founder rolls into the big time. Also, Danone in China and Amazon’s biosphere feature among the top stories Fri, 24 May 2013 19:21:24 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/aac46296-c476-11e2-bc94-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_retail-consumer%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct aac46296-c476-11e2-bc94-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ce82e3a0-c481-11e2-9ac0-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_retail-consumer%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Bill Ackman has played a role in shake-ups in companies ranging from JC Penney and Canadian Pacific Railroad to Occidental Petroleum Fri, 24 May 2013 18:27:44 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ce82e3a0-c481-11e2-9ac0-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_retail-consumer%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct ce82e3a0-c481-11e2-9ac0-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/894d5538-c2b8-11e2-9bcb-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_retail-consumer%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct The valuation gap with the US is wide and in many cases unjustified, say strategists – and many think it’s time to buy Fri, 24 May 2013 17:44:25 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/894d5538-c2b8-11e2-9bcb-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_retail-consumer%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 894d5538-c2b8-11e2-9bcb-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0df6a260-c473-11e2-9ac0-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_retail-consumer%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct P&G’s future hangs on succession as well as strategy, as the returning chief should know Fri, 24 May 2013 16:54:22 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0df6a260-c473-11e2-9ac0-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_retail-consumer%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 0df6a260-c473-11e2-9ac0-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cc57a44e-c2fb-11e2-9bcb-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_retail-consumer%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Share tips and a sector focus from the FT’s sister publication Fri, 24 May 2013 16:52:17 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cc57a44e-c2fb-11e2-9bcb-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_retail-consumer%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct cc57a44e-c2fb-11e2-9bcb-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bd68447a-bf22-11e2-a9d4-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_retail-consumer%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct LVMH chief says the market has overreacted to its luxury brand as the group purposely puts brakes on rapid expansion to prevent overdistribution Fri, 24 May 2013 16:37:44 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bd68447a-bf22-11e2-a9d4-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_retail-consumer%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct bd68447a-bf22-11e2-a9d4-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b1aad8d4-c3f8-11e2-aa5b-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_retail-consumer%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct World’s biggest consumer goods maker by sales said the departing Bob McDonald, a 33-year veteran of the company, would not receive severance payments Fri, 24 May 2013 14:25:31 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b1aad8d4-c3f8-11e2-aa5b-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_retail-consumer%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct b1aad8d4-c3f8-11e2-aa5b-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/94b77520-c439-11e2-9ac0-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_retail-consumer%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Purchase, which has agreement of the provincial government, would almost double the US group’s share of China’s washing machine sales Fri, 24 May 2013 12:04:58 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/94b77520-c439-11e2-9ac0-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_retail-consumer%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 94b77520-c439-11e2-9ac0-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6c5d6c18-c44a-11e2-bc94-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_retail-consumer%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Interest payments to fall by about £10m a year after the Premier League champions refinance bond notes in attempt to cut debt pile of £370m Fri, 24 May 2013 09:00:11 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6c5d6c18-c44a-11e2-bc94-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_retail-consumer%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 6c5d6c18-c44a-11e2-bc94-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/18f0c19e-c425-11e2-8c30-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_retail-consumer%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct James Packer’s gaming group sells its entire 10% stake in Australian rival as it focuses on efforts to secure a separate Sydney casino licence Fri, 24 May 2013 07:34:40 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/18f0c19e-c425-11e2-8c30-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_retail-consumer%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 18f0c19e-c425-11e2-8c30-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/82f40c00-c3f7-11e2-aa5b-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_retail-consumer%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct While the past quarter proved tough for many retailers, chief executive Eddie Lampert said that external factors could not be an excuse at Sears Thu, 23 May 2013 23:17:09 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/82f40c00-c3f7-11e2-aa5b-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_retail-consumer%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 82f40c00-c3f7-11e2-aa5b-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9b4ebdb4-c3d3-11e2-aa5b-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_retail-consumer%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct The explanation that the US investment bank had waived its lock-up agreement with the UK bank as it sells a £450m stake has surprised investors Thu, 23 May 2013 20:29:31 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9b4ebdb4-c3d3-11e2-aa5b-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_retail-consumer%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 9b4ebdb4-c3d3-11e2-aa5b-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/32811828-c3b4-11e2-8c30-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_retail-consumer%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Other potential private equity deals for department stores would be about squeezing greater efficiency out of more mature businesses Thu, 23 May 2013 18:29:24 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/32811828-c3b4-11e2-8c30-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_retail-consumer%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 32811828-c3b4-11e2-8c30-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1a351318-c3c9-11e2-8c30-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_retail-consumer%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct McDonald’s has come under increased pressure in recent years over how its food has contributed to obesity in the US, especially among children Thu, 23 May 2013 18:02:15 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1a351318-c3c9-11e2-8c30-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_retail-consumer%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 1a351318-c3c9-11e2-8c30-00144feab7de