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Ted Baker’s non-executive director Andrew Jennings steps down

Ted Baker plc, has announced that Andrew Jennings OBE has decided to step down as a non-executive director on January 29, 2022, after more than eight years’ service. Jennings is currently chairman of the remuneration committee and will be succeeded by Helena Feltham in this role on January 30, 2022. Commenting on the development, John Barton,...

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Cambridge Satchel Company founder awarded a CBE

Julie Deane founder of The Cambridge Satchel Co has been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List and awarded a CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire). CBE is the highest-ranking of the Order of the British Empire awards, excluding a knighthood and damehood and was awarded to Deane for her services to Entrepreneurship and...

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Ted Baker appoints new non-exec director

British fashion retailer Ted Baker has appointed former Karstadt chief executive Andrew Jennings as a non-executive director. Prior to working at Karstadt Group, where he left at the end of last year, he held a number of senior executive positions at leading UK and international retailers including Saks Fifth Avenue in the USA, Holt Renfrew in...

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Ted Baker’s sales increases by 18.3 percent

REPORT_ Ted Baker, the British lifestyle brand, is pleased to announce an 18.3 percent increase in retail sales for the 8-week period from 10 November 2013 to 4 January 2014, compared to the same period last year. Average retail square footage rose by 10.9 percent over the period to 303,174 square feet. Gross margins were in line with...