Our Experience - Retail
Organic food retailer, supporting British farming and high standards of animal welfare. Implemented review, cost improvement programme and led refinancing. Engaged with previous owner to revitalise the Board.
The largest prestige and luxury jewellers in the UK which includes Watches of Switzerland, Mappin & Webb and Goldsmiths brands within its portfolio. Undertook a review of their retail estate, advised on cost savings and reduced property costs by £500k.
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The AA provides services to motorists: breakdown cover, car insurance, home insurance, life, travel insurance, route planning and motoring advice.
Responsible for the management and delivery of key HR projects and for providing day to day operational support including recruitment to managers and their teams within Head Office.
Designed and implemented a successful communication programme for the finance function designed to harmonise performance of geographically dispersed teams including coaching senior executives in remote leadership.
Dating back to 1894, the DAKS name is synonymous with style and elegance and currently exports to 30 countries with a strong reputation in the Far East where it has been sold under license in Japan for over 30 years.
Retailer operating 7 Factory Outlet stores in UK with sales of £20m. Led strategic review.
Retail chains (Beatties & Tecno) with approximately 100 shops and three distribution businesses, turnover of £75m, employing 650. Returned group to profitability. Identified and negotiated disposal of non-core assets and businesses. Multi-banked and reduced their debt by from £14m to £2m.
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Branded sports apparel and footwear distributor/retailer with operations in EMEA, India, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Vietnam. Turnover €120m. Engaged with complex group of stakeholders to complete a refinancing of the Group.
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Cash & Carry outlets with sales of £45m. Advised Board on restructuring and delivered substantial cost savings.
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Probably the UK’s largest independent cycle retailer and operator of London Bridge Cycle Park; London's largest, secure, indoor cycle parking facility. On Your Bike is a family owned and run business and has been keeping the cyclists of London and Birmingham moving since 1983.
Engaged to represent the owners ‘on site’ during their sabbatical from the business.
Listed fixed line and mobile telephony business, with 50 stores; turnover £65m and employing 400. Multi-banked. Integrated businesses and reduced workforce by 40%, returned group to profitability, resolved litigation and negotiated disposals. Eliminated bank debt.
[Read Case Study] [Read Testimonial]Evaluated the strategic restructuring options in this retail and wholesale group.
[Read Case Study] [Read Testimonial]Specialist retailer with sales of £200m. Appointed as CRO.
£110m sales 100 store convenience retailer. Led the MBO and completed refinancing.
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Privately owned holding company for Jigsaw, an integrated clothing retail chain with 40 shops. Turnover doubled to £45m, whilst operating profits tripled to £7m; employing 500, operations in the UK, Eire, Hong Kong, Australia & Japan. Negotiated JV with Marui (Japanese retail chain) & developed overseas businesses and franchises.
Supporting a nationwide management campaign to increase the diversity and encourage a wider variety of management applicants including part time workers. Subsequent relationship training of management teams with “toolkit” to implement new working practices to support this.
£20m sales private equity backed home shopping business. Implemented strategic review cost improvement programme and led refinancing.
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Standard Brands is the world leader in domestic fire products, including firelighters, firelogs, BBQ fuels and ancillary products.
Appointed as non-executive director in October 2011.
Largest independent retailer of footwear with 600 stores and sales of £250m. Reduced overheads by £10m, obtained monthly rents and devised CVA strategy.
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Football Club with retail, travel and brand businesses. Managed a multi-disciplinary team and returned the business to profitability. Developed strategic plan. Negotiated disposals.
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