http://www.retail-week.com/rss/People_rss.xml en-uk Martin Hansson will replace Peter Hogsted as retail manager of Ikea UK after DIY giant Kingfisher poached him to head its international operations. http://www.retail-week.com:80/People/2008/07/ikea_picks_internal_candidate_to_replace_hogsted.html;jsessionid=C05F2B00A2DFAAD62CEDFD51A94681AB http://www.retail-week.com:80/People/2008/07/ikea_picks_internal_candidate_to_replace_hogsted.html;jsessionid=C05F2B00A2DFAAD62CEDFD51A94681AB Nicola Harrison 17 July 2008 16:27 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/Ikea_Coventry_resized_70_tcm14-97553.jpg Kingfisher chief executive Ian Cheshire has pulled off a real coup with the final additions to his top team charged with turning around the DIY giant. http://www.retail-week.com:80/ChannelComment/2008/07/the_retail_week__july_18_2008.html;jsessionid=C05F2B00A2DFAAD62CEDFD51A94681AB http://www.retail-week.com:80/ChannelComment/2008/07/the_retail_week__july_18_2008.html;jsessionid=C05F2B00A2DFAAD62CEDFD51A94681AB George MacDonald 18 July 2008 09:50 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/MacdonaldGeorge_resized_70_tcm14-120453.jpg With his passion for organic produce, Jonathan Hook was the natural choice to head Neal’s Yard Remedies. He tells Jennifer Creevy why the retailer has a strong future http://www.retail-week.com:80/People/2008/07/medicine_man.html;jsessionid=C05F2B00A2DFAAD62CEDFD51A94681AB http://www.retail-week.com:80/People/2008/07/medicine_man.html;jsessionid=C05F2B00A2DFAAD62CEDFD51A94681AB Jennifer Creevy 18 July 2008 10:01 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/Hook%2CJonathan_resized_70_tcm14-1736249.jpg Violent crime has never been higher up the agenda and shopworkers are on the front line. Charlotte Hardie asks what is being done to protect them from knife attacks http://www.retail-week.com:80/People/2008/07/staff_safety_on_a_knife_edge.html;jsessionid=C05F2B00A2DFAAD62CEDFD51A94681AB http://www.retail-week.com:80/People/2008/07/staff_safety_on_a_knife_edge.html;jsessionid=C05F2B00A2DFAAD62CEDFD51A94681AB Charlotte Hardie 17 July 2008 14:27 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/KnifeHoodie_resized_70_tcm14-1735158.jpg I’m pleased to say that the warm sunny days we had in May lifted our figures. And, after a couple of weeks off, I’m now ready to face what we have left of the summer season, which will hopefully bring more people to town and into the store.  http://www.retail-week.com:80/People/2008/07/good_sourcing_will_keep_shoppers_coming_back.html;jsessionid=C05F2B00A2DFAAD62CEDFD51A94681AB http://www.retail-week.com:80/People/2008/07/good_sourcing_will_keep_shoppers_coming_back.html;jsessionid=C05F2B00A2DFAAD62CEDFD51A94681AB Katie Kilgallen 18 July 2008 15:46 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/Malcolm%20Oyston_resized_70_tcm14-168860.jpg DIY giant Kingfisher has poached Ikea’s UK chief executive, Peter Hogsted, to head its international division. http://www.retail-week.com:80/People/2008/07/kingfisher_poaches_bigname_directors_from_rivals.html;jsessionid=C05F2B00A2DFAAD62CEDFD51A94681AB http://www.retail-week.com:80/People/2008/07/kingfisher_poaches_bigname_directors_from_rivals.html;jsessionid=C05F2B00A2DFAAD62CEDFD51A94681AB George MacDonald 17 July 2008 08:31 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/HogstedPeterIKEA_resized_70_tcm14-120341.jpg In tough times, it can be tempting for retailers to revert to outdated top-down management as they squeeze costs. But losing sight of staff is the worst thing they could do, says Katie Kilgallen http://www.retail-week.com:80/People/2008/07/people_first.html;jsessionid=C05F2B00A2DFAAD62CEDFD51A94681AB http://www.retail-week.com:80/People/2008/07/people_first.html;jsessionid=C05F2B00A2DFAAD62CEDFD51A94681AB Katie Kilgallen 18 July 2008 15:34 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/Carphone_salesdesk_resized_70_tcm14-1734133.jpg New West End Company, the organisation charged with improving London’s premier shopping district, has named Dame Judith Mayhew Jones as its new chair. http://www.retail-week.com:80/Property/2008/07/dame_judith_mayhew_jonas_to_chair_new_west_end_company.html;jsessionid=C05F2B00A2DFAAD62CEDFD51A94681AB http://www.retail-week.com:80/Property/2008/07/dame_judith_mayhew_jonas_to_chair_new_west_end_company.html;jsessionid=C05F2B00A2DFAAD62CEDFD51A94681AB Tom Whittaker 17 July 2008 08:58 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/MayhewJonasJudith_resized_70_tcm14-1734854.jpg Find out the shortlisted candidates for the awards that recognise the future leaders of retail... http://www.retail-week.com:80/People/2008/07/rising_stars_2008_the_shortlist.html;jsessionid=C05F2B00A2DFAAD62CEDFD51A94681AB http://www.retail-week.com:80/People/2008/07/rising_stars_2008_the_shortlist.html;jsessionid=C05F2B00A2DFAAD62CEDFD51A94681AB 17 July 2008 10:08 Two private shareholders of Austin Reed may be pursued for their assets as receivers were called in at Dawnay Day. http://www.retail-week.com:80/People/2008/07/receivers_called_in_at_dawnay_day.html;jsessionid=C05F2B00A2DFAAD62CEDFD51A94681AB http://www.retail-week.com:80/People/2008/07/receivers_called_in_at_dawnay_day.html;jsessionid=C05F2B00A2DFAAD62CEDFD51A94681AB Lisa Berwin 16 July 2008 08:56 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/HollingworthNick_resized_70_tcm14-213857.jpg Presentation and style have given Jeremy Hackett’s tailoring outfit an edge. He tells Lisa Berwin how he has built on its successes http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/07/its_all_in_the_detai.html;jsessionid=C05F2B00A2DFAAD62CEDFD51A94681AB http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/07/its_all_in_the_detai.html;jsessionid=C05F2B00A2DFAAD62CEDFD51A94681AB Lisa Berwin 11 July 2008 19:28 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/JeremyH_resized_70_tcm14-1731128.jpg Marks & Spencer’s food offer has gone from hero to zero. Chief executive Sir Stuart Rose is determined to regain the initiative, but faces big problems. George MacDonald investigates http://www.retail-week.com:80/Food/2008/07/can_ms_claw_back_food_sales.html;jsessionid=C05F2B00A2DFAAD62CEDFD51A94681AB http://www.retail-week.com:80/Food/2008/07/can_ms_claw_back_food_sales.html;jsessionid=C05F2B00A2DFAAD62CEDFD51A94681AB George MacDonald 11 July 2008 14:49 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/StuartRose_resized_70_tcm14-198756.jpg Asda non-food trading director Peter Pritchard is to leave the grocer, as chief executive Andy Bond reshuffles the management team. http://www.retail-week.com:80/People/2008/07/asda_nonfood_chief_to_leave.html;jsessionid=C05F2B00A2DFAAD62CEDFD51A94681AB http://www.retail-week.com:80/People/2008/07/asda_nonfood_chief_to_leave.html;jsessionid=C05F2B00A2DFAAD62CEDFD51A94681AB Jennifer Creevy 11 July 2008 16:38 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/Peter%20Pritchard%20asda_resized_70_tcm14-1711502.jpg Retail Week editor Tim Danaher discusses the week's events with deputy editor George Macdonald. Scroll down below the ad to view. http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/07/videotgi_friday__july_11_2008.html;jsessionid=C05F2B00A2DFAAD62CEDFD51A94681AB http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/07/videotgi_friday__july_11_2008.html;jsessionid=C05F2B00A2DFAAD62CEDFD51A94681AB Tim Danaher 11 July 2008 14:29 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/George%20MacDonald_resized_70_tcm14-1711395.jpg UK consumers are more disloyal than ever, with 22 per cent saying they are dissatisfied with the store they shop most at and would prefer to shop somewhere else. http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/07/shoppers_loyalty_hits_new_low.html;jsessionid=C05F2B00A2DFAAD62CEDFD51A94681AB http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/07/shoppers_loyalty_hits_new_low.html;jsessionid=C05F2B00A2DFAAD62CEDFD51A94681AB Jennifer Creevy 11 July 2008 09:22 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/Oxfordstreet_resized_70_tcm14-158717.jpg “We are plagued with a tidal wave of shoplifting. 50 per cent of the time it turns violent. Our store managers are physically attacked, spat at, assaulted – it’s out of control.” http://www.retail-week.com:80/Food/2008/07/iceland_founder_hits_out_at_shop_crime.html;jsessionid=C05F2B00A2DFAAD62CEDFD51A94681AB http://www.retail-week.com:80/Food/2008/07/iceland_founder_hits_out_at_shop_crime.html;jsessionid=C05F2B00A2DFAAD62CEDFD51A94681AB Katie Kilgallen 11 July 2008 09:22 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/WalkerMalcolm_resized_70_tcm14-1710594.jpg Tesco has launched its first Argos-style shop-in-shop at its Homeplus store in Bristol, which opened this week. http://www.retail-week.com:80/People/2008/07/tesco_takes_on_argos_with_first_catalogue_shop_launch.html;jsessionid=C05F2B00A2DFAAD62CEDFD51A94681AB http://www.retail-week.com:80/People/2008/07/tesco_takes_on_argos_with_first_catalogue_shop_launch.html;jsessionid=C05F2B00A2DFAAD62CEDFD51A94681AB Lisa Berwin 11 July 2008 12:08 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/Tesco%20Home_resized_70_tcm14-1711109.jpg As recent results show, large and small retailers alike are feeling the impact of a slowdown in the UK economy. And the data suggests that things will not improve anytime soon. http://www.retail-week.com:80/People/2008/07/what_you_can_do_to_beat_the_downturn.html;jsessionid=C05F2B00A2DFAAD62CEDFD51A94681AB http://www.retail-week.com:80/People/2008/07/what_you_can_do_to_beat_the_downturn.html;jsessionid=C05F2B00A2DFAAD62CEDFD51A94681AB 11 July 2008 11:17 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/pippa%20wicks_resized_70_tcm14-1710928.jpg Marks & Spencer shareholders voted overwhelmingly in favour of electing chief executive Sir Stuart Rose to the position of executive chairman at Wednesday’s AGM. http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/07/rose_reigns_as_shareholders_back_promotion_to_chairman.html;jsessionid=C05F2B00A2DFAAD62CEDFD51A94681AB http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/07/rose_reigns_as_shareholders_back_promotion_to_chairman.html;jsessionid=C05F2B00A2DFAAD62CEDFD51A94681AB George MacDonald 11 July 2008 09:39 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/RoseRetailAcademy_resized_70_tcm14-1710647.jpg Tesco’s recent AGM in Birmingham attracted its share of campaigners as usual, but the unusual antics of some were outweighed comfortably by the good sense of ordinary shareholders, many attending for the first time. http://www.retail-week.com:80/Food/2008/07/us_election_will_affect_us_all.html;jsessionid=C05F2B00A2DFAAD62CEDFD51A94681AB http://www.retail-week.com:80/Food/2008/07/us_election_will_affect_us_all.html;jsessionid=C05F2B00A2DFAAD62CEDFD51A94681AB 11 July 2008 11:12 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/Neville-Rolfe%2CLucy_resized_70_tcm14-213689.jpg