All People articles – Page 109
-
NewsTesco to rent out office space in stores as working habits shift
Tesco has struck a deal with office rental company IWG to create workspaces in shops as hybrid working persists.
-
NewsM&S appoints international retail director and gears up for growth in India
Marks & Spencer has promoted James Munson as international retail director as it plans to build operations in India, which is seen as a key growth market.
-
DataData: The 15 most improved retailers for gender pay equality 2022
Retail Week ranks the top-performing and most improved retailers for gender pay equality this year.
-
AnalysisDeep dive: Room for one more – are co-CEOs the future of retail leadership?
When it comes to leadership, are two heads really better than one? Marks & Spencer seems to think so. Retail Week explores the trend for co-chief executives in retail.
-
NewsBensons poaches Costcutter director in executive reshuffle
Bensons for Beds has appointed Costcutter director Francesca Haynes to helm its retail division.
-
NewsJoules chief executive to exit as profits decline
Joules boss Nick Jones has made the decision to exit the business as it continues to suffer losses.
-
NewsFormer John Lewis fashion boss joins Nickolds at Sainsbury’s
A former senior member of the John Lewis leadership team has joined Sainsbury’s as it seeks to build its non-food operations.
-
NewsWHSmith boss Cowling: ‘We’re confident that travel is back for good’
WHSmith chief executive Carl Cowling has told Retail Week he is sure the leisure travel industry will boom through the summer and beyond – giving his travel stores a boost.
-
NewsHolland & Barrett hires former M&S product director
Holland & Barrett has appointed former Marks & Spencer product director April Preston as its new global product director.
-
NewsAsda increases pay for shop staff as cost-of-living crisis bites
Supermarket chain Asda has joined its rivals in increasing the pay of its frontline shop staff as the cost-of-living crunch continues to ramp up.
-
NewsWilko poaches Post Office exec for retail director role
Home and garden retailer Wilko has revealed the appointment of Amanda Jones as retail director.
-
AnalysisAnalysis: Five ways outgoing B&M boss Simon Arora created a value powerhouse
B&M chief executive Simon Arora will step down next year, having transformed the value operator into a UK retail powerhouse over the past two decades. His time at the helm offers lessons aplenty for his contemporaries, as Retail Week explores.
-
NewsExclusive: Carpetright chair Wilf Walsh to step down
Wilf Walsh is to step down from the helm of Carpetright parent Nestware, Retail Week can reveal.
-
NewsB&M boss Simon Arora to retire next year
Simon Arora will step down as chief executive of B&M next year after 17 years of leading the business.
-
NewsIssa brothers’ EG Group to create 32,000 jobs in next five years
EG Group, the petrol station and food retail business owned by the Issa brothers, plans to create 32,000 jobs globally over the next five years.
-
NewsExclusive: Missguided boss steps down as etailer explores ‘strategic options’
Missguided founder and chief executive Nitin Passi will exit the business as it enters its next stage of growth.
-
InterviewInterview: Farmison founder John Pallagi on bringing farm-to-fork meat to the people
Think of top-quality bread and Le Pain Quotidien might come to mind. When it comes to premium chocolate, Hotel Chocolat and its single-estate treats. But what springs to mind with beef?
-
Opinion‘Recruitment crisis calls for new employee value proposition’
The changed world of work means in a tight labour market retailers need to engage or re-engage with their people before someone else does, believes retail search specialist Clarity’s managing partner Fran Minogue
-
NewsOcado ex-worker ‘forced out’ for raising fire safety issues
Ocado has been ordered to pay a former employee £20,000 in damages after judges ruled his resignation amounted to constructive dismissal.
-
NewsAsda finance chief resigns after less than a year
Asda’s chief financial officer John Fallon has quit less than a year after he was promoted by the grocer’s new owners.