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InterviewNew BRC chair Jo Whitfield: lessons, leadership, and retail representation
Welder’s daughter Jo Whitfield rose to hold top positions at retailers including Asda, the Co-op and Matalan. Newly appointed as the BRC’s first woman chair, she tells Retail Week what she hopes to bring to the role
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NewsHotel Chocolat taps up Mars executive as new UK boss
Hotel Chocolat has tapped up the general manager of Kind, which is owned by parent company Mars, to run its UK business, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsFrasers Group names former audit watchdog head as new chair
The former head of the Financial Reporting Council has been appointed by Frasers Group as its new chair.
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NewsAldi to boost staff pay for the second time in two months
Reaffirming their commitment to remain unbeaten on staff pay, Aldi have increased the pay rise previously announced in July to over £13 per hour, as they become the first supermarket to offer this minimum rate.
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Opinion'As Waitrose’s Bailey checks out, he leaves opportunity for his successor'
Waitrose boss James Bailey is leaving next month. He’s steered the grocer through turbulent times and now is the time and his replacement should seize the moment – including more shops – says George MacDonald
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NewsOcado invests in new distribution hub in Nottingham
British online supermarket retailer Ocado has announced the opening of a new regional distribution hub in Nottingham today, to support further growth across the country.
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NewsBRC appoints first female chair in its history
A female retail leader is to chair industry trade body the BRC for the first time.
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NewsHolland & Barrett promotes UK boss to group CEO
Holland & Barrett has appointed UK and Ireland chief executive Anthony Houghton as its new group chief executive officer as it ramps up next stage of growth, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsRituals to open another 15 stores before the end of the year
Rituals plans to open another 15 stores across the UK and Ireland stores before the end of the year as it opens its 100th UK store, Retail Week can reveal.
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Opinion‘The customer may not always be right, but they must always win’
No retailer ever deliberately puts the customer second, but some make brazen claims about customer-centricity that they fail to come good on. Starting with the customer means taking a few steps back from what you’re selling, argues customer experience expert and former John Lewis director Peter Cross
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NewsHolland & Barrett enters health and wellness partnership with Co-op
High street retailer Holland & Barrett has entered a partnership with Co-op to add a range of its health and wellness products into selected Co-op UK stores.
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NewsMorrisons appoints former Aldi executive to head up logistics
Morrisons has appointed former Greencore and Aldi executive Andy Gillies as its new logistics director.
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InterviewQ&A: Specsavers MD Carina Hummel on disruptive brands and future of the high street
Specsavers’ new managing director of UK/ROI optics speaks to Retail Week about the brand’s most important strategic priorities, how she plans to win new customers and what she thinks is in store for the future of the UK’s high streets
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NewsRevolution Beauty co-founders return after struggle to find new buyer
Revolution Beauty will see the return of its co-founders to “reset” the business after it couldn’t find a buyer during a formal sales process.
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NewsWaitrose boss Bailey to step down
Waitrose managing director James Bailey is to exit the grocer later this year.
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NewsMamas and Papas CEO to step down as new growth plan launches
The recruitment of a new chief executive will be “announced shortly”
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NewsJohn Lewis appoints chief digital and omnichannel officer
Department store group John Lewis has named a chief digital and omnichannel officer as it seeks to build its digital operations.
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NewsRetailers should employ ‘meet and greet’ tactics to stop shoplifters
Retailers have been told by police to ‘meet and greet’ customers in a bid to curb shoplifting.
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NewsLidl raises staff pay for the fifth time in two years
Discounter Lidl has today announced an increase in staff pay, marking the fifth time the retailer has upped store colleague’s take home pay in the last two years.
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AnalysisStore tour: Exploring Ikea’s latest opening with UK boss Peter Jelkeby
Fresh from opening the first of three smaller-style stores, Ikea has debuted a new shop in Brighton’s city centre.