All People articles – Page 129
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AnalysisProfile: Asda’s new owners – the billionaire brothers with community values
Britain’s third-largest supermarket chain Asda has returned to private ownership, but who are the billionaire brothers behind the £6.8bn deal? Retail Week takes a closer look at Mohsin and Zuber Issa.
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Opinion‘As we face a second wave employee wellbeing is paramount’
The best-laid plans often go to waste, but never more so than during the past six months.
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Retail VoiceConsumers trust brands over governments to protect health and environment
Brands have the ability to enable and empower significant change, and it will be the ones who take these steps that prosper in 2021 and beyond.
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NewsM&S poaches Next digital trading boss for new analytics role
Marks & Spencer has recruited Next’s head of digital trading Gemma Lumsden as it ramps up its efforts to turbocharge online growth.
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AnalysisProfile: Is Ken Murphy the right man for Tesco?
Former Walgreens Boots Alliance executive Ken Murphy takes the reins at Tesco today following Dave Lewis’ departure. Retail Week looks back to our profile of the Irishman, first published shortly after Murphy was named as the grocer’s new boss last October.
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Retail VoiceHow smart retailers help their managers shine
Retailers know more than most about the importance of finding the right blend between online and physical presence.
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AnalysisSocial mobility champion: How Morrisons focuses on recruiting from deprived areas
Supermarket giant Morrisons is the highest ranking retailer for promoting social mobility. Retail Week finds out the secrets to its success.
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NewsHammerson poaches new chief executive from Canadian real estate group
Institutional landlord Hammerson has announced the appointment of Rita-Rose Gagné as its new chief executive, taking over from David Atkins.
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NewsMorrisons to create 1,000 new jobs to fulfill Amazon orders
Supermarket chain Morrisons has said it will create 1,000 new jobs to help it fulfil orders on its services with Amazon and Amazon Prime.
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AnalysisHow retail changed my life: M&S’ Sharry Cramond – from council estate to dream job
When Sharry Cramond was growing up on a council estate in central Scotland she never dreamed that she would work for some of the biggest names in global retail.
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AnalysisThe Big Question: Are mandatory face coverings for staff good or bad for retail?
Following government guidance that all shopfloor staff must wear face coverings or face hefty fines, Retail Week asks experts whether this regulation will help or hinder the sector’s recovery.
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NewsThe Very Group appoints new chief data officer
The Very Group has appointed Steve Pimblett for its newly created role of chief data officer.
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OpinionNo Limits: ‘Help us keep retail at its brilliant best for everyone’
The retail industry’s meritocratic reputation has always been celebrated.
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VideoWatch: Leahy, Lord Price, Lea and Roberts back No Limits social mobility campaign
Retail is an industry long admired for the shop floor-to-boardroom career path it can offer workers from all walks of life.
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AnalysisBoohoo Leicester supply chain: What went wrong and can it be fixed?
Boohoo today published the independent review into allegations about factories in Leicester. Retail Week explores its key findings and solutions to the controversy.
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NewsNext boss Wolfson: Thousands of retail jobs ‘unviable’ post-Covid
Next boss Lord Wolfson has warned that thousands of traditional retail jobs have become “unviable” in the wake of the coronavirus crisis.
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AnalysisAnalysis: The discounters do digital
The discounters have lost share during the pandemic as more and more grocery shoppers switched to online. But digital moves are afoot at Aldi, Lidl and Poundland. Retail Week reports.
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NewsRetail industry decries ‘missed opportunity’ in Sunak’s winter economy plan
Retail membership organisations and stakeholders have said the chancellor has missed an opportunity to help the retail sector with his winter economy plan.
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NewsRishi Sunak unveils new support scheme to protect ‘viable’ jobs
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has unveiled his new job support scheme in Parliament, in a bid to stave off a spike in job losses once the current furlough scheme ends.
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NewsTesco’s Dave Lewis calls for post-Covid crackdown on food waste
Tesco’s departing chief executive Dave Lewis has called on companies and countries to tackle food waste, which currently counts for 8% of global greenhouse gas emissions.