Ben Gordon's rapid exit from Mothercare, only days after it issued a shock profits warning, is a sharp reminder of what life is like in the real world of business. Fail and you're out, albeit with a 12-month pay-off if you can't find another job... more
Retail sales figures are expected to reveal a modest rise in spending in June as some of the country's biggest store chains start their summer sales early to tempt cash-strapped consumers... more
Mother and baby products firm Mothercare posts weak quarterly sales at its main British market, taking the shine off stellar sales growth overseas... more
Having not been in a Mothercare shop since the age of six, it was a wholly depressing experience to rediscover the store in the eighth month of my recent pregnancy... more
The smell of singed fingers accompanied by screams of f***! echoed around trading floors today. It was the shorters, getting painfully burnt on retail... more
The man who made a killing by shorting Lehman Brothers' shares is betting on BP to triumph this year. David Einhorn, the baseball-cap wearing, poker-loving hedge fund chief who is closely watched (and copied) on Wall Street, has snapped up a stake in the troubled oil giant... more
Mothercare says strong growth overseas will offset a tough climate at home, where it is planning a move from high street stores to out-of-town outlets... more
Boots and Mothercare accused of selling baby bottles made with chemical that has been linked to illnesses including heart disease, breast cancer, obesity, birth defects and hyperactivity... more
Mothercare is hiring 400 extra UK staff over the next three years and ramping up the rate of its overseas store openings as the kidswear and baby-product specialist expands ... more
The adage that in a recession the kids still get clothed while mum and dad have to make do with last year’s gear is holding true, according to Mothercare ... more
Mothercare produced evidence that it remains on track to be the retail success story of the year, with sales still rising at a company that has been revitalised... more
Interview: Mothercare was losing £24m a year when Ben Gordon took over. But as others suffer, it’s now the year’s best-performing retail stock ... more
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