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Interview: Lakeland marketing boss on its new era of growth
With a new chief executive and an Australian launch ahead, Lakeland is changing. Marketing boss Tony Preedy says its values will remain.
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Interview: Body Shop’s UK boss on being the world's most ethical retailer
The Body Shop’s UK managing director Simon Coble talks to Retail Week about the retailer’s ambitious expansion plans online and in-store.
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Interview: Poundland's Jim McCarthy looks back on his 43 years in retail
Jim McCarthy is rarely stuck for words. Anyone who knows the gregarious retail veteran will testify to that.
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Interview: Hotel Chocolat’s Angus Thirlwell on the IPO – and David Bowie
When Angus Thirlwell and Peter Harris opened the first Hotel Chocolat in Watford back in 2004, world domination seemed a million miles away.
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Interview: Alibaba UK boss on globalisation and being an online landlord
Alibaba wants to be UK retail’s gateway to China. Ahead of her talk at Retail Week Live on Thursday, we spoke to UK managing director Amee Chande.
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Interview: Dreams chief executive Mike Logue on its dramatic turnaround
Dreams boss Mike Logue admits the prospect of turning around the failing beds business intimidated him when he took the job in August 2013.
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Interview: Boots chief sees bright future in UK bricks-and-mortar retail
Boots boss Simon Roberts on why the UK high street has an important role to play in the community and the growth of click-and-collect.
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NRF: Q&A with Holland & Barrett director of projects Ray Aldis
Holland & Barrett’s director of projects Ray Aldis chats to Retail Week at NRF about innovations that have caught his eye.
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Q&A: Lovisa's boss on the Australian accessories retailer's UK expansion
Australian accessories retailer Lovisa is to make its UK debut in Leeds this month. We speak to its boss Shane Fallscheer.
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Zalando interview: international etail giant with a start-up mentality
Since being launched from a flat in Berlin seven years ago, fashion etailer Zalando has gone from strength to strength.
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Sports Direct boss Forsey vows to tackle retailer's tarnished reputation
In a Retail Week video exclusive Sports Direct boss Dave Forsey talks about the need for it to do a better PR job and its future strategy.
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Interview: Wiggle's boss on how it's staying ahead in sports etailing
Stefan Barden talks to Retail Week about Wiggle’s impressive sales growth, how it stays ahead of the competition and his views on bricks and mortar retail.
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Interview: Aldi boss Matthew Barnes on leading grocery's perfect storm
The Aldi lifer has helped cause unprecedented turbulence in the grocery sector but, despite a fall in 2014 profits, he reveals he is far from finished.
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Q&A: Tesco chief customer officer Robin Terrell on 'exciting' Brand Guarantee
Tesco’s chief customer officer Robin Terrell believes its Brand Guarantee is a “big deal”. He tells Retail Week about the scheme.
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BHS boss interview: Will BHS still be here in a year’s time? ‘Absolutely’
Last year, for only the second time in a decade, department store group BHS recorded annual like-for-like growth.
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Q&A: Walgreens Boots Alliance's global CIO Anthony Roberts
Ahead of Retail Week’s Tech & Ecomm conference, we talk to one of the speakers about the challenges he faces, cyber security and Apple Pay
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Q&A: How successful has Amazon Fresh been in the US so far?
Amazon’s much-speculated drive to bring its Fresh grocery proposition to the UK has moved a step closer after it leased an ex-Tesco warehouse.
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Interview: Theo Paphitis and his right-hand man on their 11-year partnership
The bosses of the Theo Paphitis Retail Group look to the next generation of retail talent as they reflect on over a decade together.
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Q&A: Communities minister Brandon Lewis on Sunday trading consultation
As the Government launches a consultation on Sunday trading hours, we speak to one of the MPs at the heart of it,communities minister Brandon Lewis.
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Interview: Iceland boss Walker on leading the grocer in a new direction
The founder of Iceland says the past 18 months have been his most challenging at the retailer, but he believes he has found a way forward.