- Huw Hughes
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Marks & Spencer has appointed Helen Wilson as its new head of
merchandising for womenswear.
Wilson joins from the Arcadia group, where she worked as merchandise
director of Wallis from 2009, before joining Topshop as merchandising
director in 2012. She also previously worked as the international
commercial director at Monsoon Accessorize.
The British retailer has made a number top highers recently as it moves
forward with its transformation strategy, including David Surdeau as
interim chief financial officer, Arcadia’s former creative director Anthony
Cassidy as head of brand creative, and CEO of F&F Clothing at Tesco Richard
Price as managing director, clothing and home.
Commenting on the appointment in a statement, Jill Stanton, Marks &
Spencer womenswear director, said: “Marks & Spencer is changing and the
team and I are focused on what matters to our customers – great quality,
easy to wear style and the best wardrobe essentials, delivered at great
value and backed up by an easy shopping experience. To deliver this change
we’re continuing to develop a team of world-class talent, this includes
bringing in new expertise and so we’re absolutely delighted that Helen
Wilson will be joining the team.”
For the 13 weeks to December 28, Marks & Spencer reported a
“disappointing” Christmas trading period, with UK clothing and home sales
down 3.7 percent compared to the prior-year period, partly due to an
“underperformance in menswear and gifting.”
Photo credit: Marks & Spencer media gallery
