M&S sacks clothes boss

The chief executive of Marks & Spencer is to assume direct leadership of the British retailer’s troubled clothing business after sacking the division’s boss just two days after publicly criticising chronic product availability.

Jill McDonald, clothing, home and beauty managing director, is leaving the business after less than two years in the job, M&S said. Group CEO Steve Rowe will take over the leadership of the division directly in the near term, it added.