Person: Vandevelde

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Schleck into yellow as favourite Evans fades

FRANK SCHLECK wrestled the yellow jersey from the grip of Cadel Evans as the race favourite suffered badly on the summit finish to Prato Nevoso in the Tour de France.

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Fedrigo’s late dash secures win on line

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Fedrigo wins with late burst

business

M&S to return £2.3bn to shareholders

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New bosses prepare to overhaul M&S

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M&S look to cut out middlemen to reduce costs

Marks boss going 'because of personal commitments'

Marks & Spencer today confirmed the departure of Luc Vandevelde after four years as chairman of the high street retailer.

Mon, 10 May, 2004

Marks and Spencer boss 'forced out'

Marks & Spencer is searching for a new chairman after Luc Vandevelde was forced out by boardroom colleagues and investors, it was reported.

Mon, 10 May, 2004

Marks & Spencer seek new chairman as in-demand Vandevelde forced out

MARKS & Spencer is searching for a new chairman after Luc Vandevelde was forced out by boardroom colleagues and investors, it was reported yesterday.

Mon, 10 May, 2004

M&S chief forced out

Marks & Spencer is searching for a new chairman after Luc Vandevelde was forced out by boardroom colleagues and investors, it was reported today.

Sun, 09 May, 2004

M&S investors sweat on trading update

Investors in high street giant Marks & Spencer were this week facing an anxious wait as the group prepared to give its latest trading update.

Mon, 12 Apr, 2004

SHARES in Marks & Spencer Group, Britain’s largest clothes retailer, headed for their fifth annual decline in six years on concern that the revival set in train by chairman Luc Vandevelde at the beginning of 2000 may have stalled.

Tue, 23 Dec, 2003

Marks remains top clothing retailer

Marks & Spencer remains Europe’s number one clothing retailer thanks to the resilience of British consumers, a new report showed today.

Sun, 08 Sep, 2002

M&S announce new chief executive

UK Retail giant has announced Roger Holmes is to become the new chief executive of Marks & Spencer.

Wed, 10 Jul, 2002

M&S chief ‘to take part-time role’

Luc Vandevelde, who has led the dramatic turnaround at retailer Marks & Spencer, is expected to announce this week he will switch to a part-time role.

Mon, 08 Jul, 2002

Vandevelde to switch M&S role

Luc Vandevelde, who has led the dramatic turnaround at retailer Marks & Spencer, is expected to switch to a part-time role.

Sun, 07 Jul, 2002

M&S says reports Vandevelde will step down are speculation

Marks & Spencer is to breathe new life into 100 of its stores with a £40m (€65m) refurbishment programme this year.

Mon, 01 Apr, 2002

M&S plans round-the-clock Christmas shopping

Marks & Spencer says some of its biggest stores will be open 24 hours a day in the run-up to Christmas.

Sun, 11 Nov, 2001

Marks and Spencer's boss under pressure to return bonus

Luc Vandevelde, the high-profile boss of troubled retailer Marks & Spencer, could be pressurised into giving up his controversial £810,000 bonus, it was claimed today.

Sun, 22 Apr, 2001

M&S staff in noisy Paris protest

Hundreds of Marks & Spencer staff have been demonstrating outside the company's flagship Paris store to protest at the closure of 18 shops in France.

Fri, 06 Apr, 2001

Marks and Spencer to axe 4,390 jobs

Marks & Spencer is to axe 4,390 jobs as it closes its European subsidiaries and its Direct catalogue business in the UK.

Thu, 29 Mar, 2001

Marks & Spencer admits losing touch

Marks & Spencer has admitted losing touch with its shoppers after announcing that it suffered a slump in sales over Christmas.

Tue, 23 Jan, 2001

Lack of cheer for Marks & Spencer

Marks & Spencer has had a disappointing Christmas and New Year, with clothing and footwear sales dropping by 9.3%.

Tue, 23 Jan, 2001

Sales figures 'to put M&S chief under pressure'

Marks & Spencer chairman Luc Vandevelde is expected to come under further pressure tomorrow when he reports what City analysts predict will be a disappointing set of Christmas trading figures.

Mon, 22 Jan, 2001