All People articles – Page 136
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DataData: Covid job crisis deepens as major retailers swing the axe
Retail job losses have accelerated in 2020 as the coronavirus crisis batters the sector.
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NewsM&S reshapes grocery team in ‘full shop’ push
Marks & Spencer has made changes to its grocery team as it bids to win a greater share of spend.
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NewsNaked Wines names new finance boss
Naked Wines has appointed Shawn Tabak as new chief financial officer after promoting current finance boss James Crawford to the role of managing director of its UK business.
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OpinionFran Minogue: Retail leadership lessons for our stop-go times
There was a horrible novelty to the first lockdown. We’d never been there before and the first priority was colleague safety and then to focus on keeping operations going.
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NewsGreggs makes 820 redundancies as new lockdowns hit business
Food-to-go giant Greggs has made 820 redundancies across the business with boss Roger Whiteside warning the “battle with Covid hasn’t gone away”.
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NewsStores might never reopen if lockdown extended, retail bosses warn
More than 60 high street bosses have signed a letter calling for the lockdown in England to not be extended beyond December 2.
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AnalysisData: Why do retailers rank so poorly for social mobility?
Just two retailers – the Co-op and Superdrug – rank in the top 75 best employers for social mobility. Why is the sector failing to pull its weight?
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OpinionMove of the Week: Sainsbury’s leadership team to offer acceleration and focus
Sainsbury’s boss Simon Roberts has wasted little time stamping his mark on the business since he took over the reins from Mike Coupe in June.
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Future LeadersDave Lewis: ‘Doing good is good for business – but we need to do better’
Former Tesco chief executive and WWF chair Dave Lewis sat down with Retail Week editor Luke Tugby at the Virtual Leaders’ Summit to discuss how leaders can ensure that the retail sector really is the best it can be.
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NewsUK retail chairs predict hiring freezes, redundancies and more store closures
Chairs from across UK retail have warned of hiring freezes, staff reductions and store closures over the coming months amid the ongoing fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsRetail Week Awards 2021 shortlist revealed
Retail Week has unveiled its shortlist for the Retail Week Awards 2021.
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AnalysisNo Limits: Retail’s five best apprentice schemes
As National Apprenticeship Week kicks off, Retail Week looks into why these schemes can’t be a casualty of the pandemic and shines a spotlight on some of retail’s best apprenticeship programmes.
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NewsSelfridges raids Lane Crawford for new managing director
Selfridges has appointed Andrew Keith, president of upscale Hong Kong-based department store business Lane Crawford, as its new managing director.
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OpinionClarke Carlisle: Leaders must talk about mental health – starting today
Following a public fight with depression, which has included two suicide attempts, ex-professional footballer Clarke Carlisle has pursued a path to recovery and is now determined to help others. As the Virtual Leaders’ Summit gets under way, he shares critical learnings on mental health that retail bosses cannot afford to ignore.
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NewsTesco to pay Christmas bonus as Lidl ups hourly wages
Grocery giants Tesco and Lidl have handed their staff pay fillips ahead of the crucial Christmas trading period.
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AnalysisThe Big Question: What does great leadership look like during a crisis?
Ahead of RWRC’s Virtual Leaders’ Summit, Skinnydip chief executive James Gold, BrewDog chief operating officer David McDowall, Mars Food global president Fiona Dawson, The Black Farmer founder Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones and former Tesco boss Dave Lewis give their take on what’s needed from retail leaders in times of crisis.
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InterviewInterview: Very boss Henry Birch – ‘If it’s not a record peak, I’m resigning’
If you were compiling a list of retailers that are doing better today than they were two years ago, it probably would not be a very long one.
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NewsTravis Perkins poaches Asda exec to helm digital transformation
Travis Perkins has snapped up long-standing Asda executive Phil Tenney to take up the role of chief information and technology officer, Retail Week can reveal.
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OpinionMove of the Week: Tom Athron is a great match for Fortnum & Mason
It’s no great surprise to see Tom Athron assume his first chief executive position at Fortnum & Mason. If anything, the surprise is that it hasn’t happened sooner.
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Opinion‘Retail bosses must take personal responsibility for racial equality’
As The Black Farmer founder and CEO Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones prepares to speak at day one of RWRC’s Virtual Leaders Summit on November 10, he shares the motivation behind building his brand and what it has taught him about how leaders, and their teams, can break through the confines of race, convention and tradition