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  • The Works braces for boardroom battle as activist investor pushes for more control

    Retail

    Discount retailer The Works has been engulfed in a boardroom drama as a notorious activist investor pushes to install a retired private equity partner as a director.  The retailer, which sells toys and arts and crafts, warned on Thursday that the attempted coup could “create unnecessary distraction [and] risk derailing” the board’s growth strategy.  Kelso, [...]

    The Works store at Westfield Shepherds Bush with increased foot traffic after activist investor boosts stake in retailer
  • Dame Alison Rose takes first job since leaving Natwest after Nigel Farage debanking storm

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    Dame Alison Rose has taken up her first job since leaving Natwest last year in the aftermath of the Nigel Farage debanking storm over his Coutts account.

    Dame Alison Rose left Natwest in 2023 after the Nigel Farage debanking storm. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

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