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BAME execs on FTSE 100 retail boards inch up as overall representation falls
Ethnic diversity on the boards of the UK’s biggest retailers edged up in 2019 as research found “people of colour remain super-glued to the corporate floor”.
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Sainsbury’s poaches Screwfix exec Rhian Bartlett
Sainsbury’s has poached Screwfix customer and digital director Rhian Bartlett, four years after she left the grocer.
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Morrisons promotes two in management reshuffle
Morrisons has reshuffled its management team with two senior appointments, leading its boss to praise the supermarket’s “strong management development plans”.
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Amazon hits back at union for ‘spreading misinformation’
Amazon has responded to union protests over the amount of tax it pays and staff welfare, saying the union was “spreading misinformation”.
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Union calls for shoppers to ‘keep their cool’ on Black Friday
The Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (Usdaw) is calling for shoppers to remain calm during the Black Friday sales following an increase in abusive behaviour towards staff during the pre-Christmas sales.
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Habitat boss Clare Askem steps down
Habitat boss Clare Askem has stepped down from the Sainsbury’s-owned business after eight years at the helm, Retail Week can reveal.
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Peacocks set to buy Bonmarché out of administration
Peacocks is poised to buy Bonmarché out of administration after being identified as the peferred bidder for the embattled business.
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Revo names Vivienne King chief executive as Cooke departs
Revo has named Vivienne King as its new chief executive, replacing departing boss Ed Cooke who will be stepping down after 11 years in March.
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Ex-Topshop exec Shepherdson named chair of fashion rental business
Jane Shepherdson has been named as the chair of fashion rental start-up My Wardrobe HQ, the newest in a growing group of UK-based fashion rental businesses.
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Asos recruits chief growth officer to bolster executive team
Asos has snapped up former Blink Health executive Robert Birge for the newly created role of chief growth officer.
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Card Factory appoints former Fenwick exec as chief information officer
Card Factory has appointed a former Fenwick executive as its new chief information officer.
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M&S raids Tesco for new clothing boss
Marks Spencer has appointed Richard Price, chief executive of Tesco’s F F fashion division, as managing director of its clothing and home division.
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Landsec appoints new chief executive
Landsec has appointed a new chief executive, set to start the role by summer 2020.
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Harvey Nichols co-chief operating officer departs after 35 years
Harvey Nichols co-chief operating officer Daniela Rinaldi is stepping down from her role after 35 years at the business.
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Office boss departs as COO steps up
Office chief executive Lorenzo Moretti has stepped down with immediate effect and will be succeeded by the shoe retailer’s chief operating officer.
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Arcadia to name former De Vere boss as new chair
Arcadia is poised to name the former boss of the De Vere hotel group as its new chair as tycoon Sir Philip Green steps up efforts to transform its fortunes.
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Naked Wines boss Gormley to step down as losses widen
Naked Wines founder and boss Rowan Gormley is to step down following the Christmas trading period and the sale of its Majestic business.
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Lidl to invest £10m as it gives 19,000 employees a pay rise
Lidl has pledged to give 19,000 employees a pay increase from March next year, at a cost of more than £10m.
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Moss Bros drafts in new finance chief from Ted Baker
Moss Bros has appointed Bill Adams as chief financial officer, replacing Tony Bennett who is leaving for personal reasons.
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Wilko appoints Musgrave boss to board
Variety store group Wilko has appointed Musgrave chief executive Chris Martin as a non-executive director.