Terry Green in talks to head Tesco clothing

Terry Green, the former chief executive of the department-store group Allders, is in talks to join Tesco, the supermarket giant, and head its clothing business. If successfully completed, the move would mark Green's return to the retail sector following the collapse earlier this year of Allders with the loss of nearly 1,000 jobs.

The colourful retailer would replace John Hoerner - his former boss at Burton Group - who joined Tesco in 2001, but who recently stepped back from day-today involvement to take on a consultancy role. It is unlikely to be a main-board appointment. Both Tesco and Green declined to comment.