All People articles – Page 108
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OpinionAsda customer chief: ‘Shoppers are ditching products at checkouts to stay within budget’
As the cost-of-living crisis begins to impact customers at the checkout, Asda chief customer officer Sam Dickson shines a light on the behaviours the grocer is seeing in its supermarkets and the measures it is taking to help families in need
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NewsGeorge Weston: Strategic board will push Primark into new markets and channels
Associated British Foods (ABF) boss George Weston talks to Retail Week about why now is the right time to implement a new strategic advisory board for Primark and how it will help drive the fashion giant’s next phase of growth
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NewsDunelm names Whitbread boss Brittain new chair as sales rise
Dunelm has named Whitbread boss Alison Brittain as its new chair as it posted an increase in full-year sales.
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NewsMarks & Spencer finance boss Tonge quits to join Primark owner ABF
Marks & Spencer finance and strategy supremo Eoin Tonge is stepping down to join Associated British Foods (ABF), the parent company of fashion rival Primark.
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Retail VoiceThree ways to deliver staff development
Jobseekers are shopping around for retailers that invest in employee development, says Attensi’s Madeleine Porter, but how can firms up their game in this department?
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NewsSainsbury’s launches £1m incubator for Black-led food and drink start-ups
Grocery giant Sainsbury’s has launched a first-of-its-kind, £1m incubator programme to help nine Black-led food and drink start-ups “scale up to supermarket-level distribution”.
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NewsOcado Retail boss Melanie Smith to step down
Ocado Retail chief executive Melanie Smith is stepping down from the online grocer after three years at the helm.
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DataData: How cash-strapped customers will cut £25bn in spend – and the sectors hardest hit
Retail Week explores how the cost-of-living crisis will impact the way consumers spend and who will be worst affected
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NewsH&M lays out plans to permanently exit Russia
H&M has followed in the footsteps of Nike and Ikea in permanently withdrawing from Russia following the invasion of Ukraine.
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NewsNext underpaid staff for months after IT problems
Next has apologised to staff after the botched integration of new IT systems caused swathes of its workforce to be underpaid for months.
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Retail VoiceProtecting our people: What should you be doing?
Tackling harassment in retail is steadily rising up the agenda, but what can firms do to keep staff safe? Foot Anstey’s Nathan Peacey and Patrick Howarth investigate.
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NewsAmazon to create 4,000 new UK jobs this year
Amazon has said it will create more than 4,000 new jobs this year, which will make it one of the UK’s top 10 largest private sector employers.
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NewsNine in 10 UK retail chairs expect consumer spending to fall over next year
Ninety-five per cent of UK retail chairs forecast a drop in shopper spending over the next year, as Boots’ parent company chair Stefano Pessina said the UK would likely have a “bigger” recession than other EU countries.
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Opinion‘Retailer focus is on how to help customers caught in cost-of-living crunch’
At a time of unprecedented national and global challenges, retailers are determined to support their people and their customers, writes British Retail Consortium chief executive Helen Dickinson.
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AnalysisSWOT analysis: Are ex-Asos boss Beighton and Matchesfashion a match made in heaven?
As former Asos boss Nick Beighton takes the helm of luxury ecommerce platform Matchesfashion, Retail Week explores where the business is now and what he could bring to the table.
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NewsMatchesfashion appoints former Asos CEO Nick Beighton as new boss
Matchesfashion has drafted in former Asos boss Nick Beighton as its new chief executive.
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DataRetail sales fall below lockdown levels as cost-of-living crisis deepens
Retail sales slumped in June to levels not seen since the depths of the pandemic.
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NewsTesco trains pharmacy staff to help shoppers make ‘life-changing’ health choices
Tesco has launched specialist training for staff in its in-store pharmacies to help shoppers “make life-changing improvements to their health”.
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OpinionJason Tarry: ‘Why Tesco is putting health on your weekly shopping list’
Tesco has invested in specialist training for staff in its in-store pharmacies to help shoppers “make life-changing improvements to their health”. The grocer’s UK chief executive Jason Tarry writes exclusively for Retail Week about the initiative.
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NewsJD Sports appoints Andrew Higginson as new chair
Fashion giant JD Sports has announced the appointment of former Morrisons non-executive Andrew Higginson as the new chair of the group.