All People articles – Page 162
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NewsTed Baker takes axe to executive team as four key directors exit
Ted Baker has taken the axe to its executive team as it bids to simplify its senior management structure.
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AnalysisSixty seconds with… Nespresso’s Guillaume Chesneau
As Retail Week Live nears, we take the chance to interview some of its most exciting speakers. This week, meet Guillaume Chesneau, managing director of Nespresso for UK and Ireland.
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NewsM&S set to close two distribution centres, 700 jobs at risk
Marks & Spencer is closing two distribution centres in the Midlands, putting nearly 700 jobs on the line.
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NewsWalmart scraps personal shopping service, 300 jobs lost
Walmart is closing its personal shopping service after failing to find investors for the struggling operation.
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OpinionMove of the Week: Kavan's first CEO job is perfect match
It’s a measure of the revolution taking place in retail that a senior Amazon executive like Ajay Kavan has chosen Matchesfashion for his first chief executive role.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How Dunelm’s digital transformation is built for success
Following another set of impressive results, Dunelm’s migration to a new digital platform at the end of last year has helped boost sales and attract new customers while impressing loyal ones.
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NewsRishi Sunak appointed chancellor as Javid resigns
Chancellor of the Exchequer Sajid Javid has resigned and been replaced by the former chief secretary to the Treasury as part of today’s cabinet reshuffle.
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NewsMajestic Wine poaches new finance director from Oasis
Majestic Wine has poached its new chief financial officer from fashion retailer Oasis, as it looks to establish itself as an independent business under the ownership of a private equity firm.
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OpinionOpinion: Home truths from new John Lewis chair show scale of challenge
Dame Sharon White acquitted herself well at her first appearance before the John Lewis Partnership’s council last week.
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NewsMatchesfashion poaches Amazon exec Kavan as new boss
Matchesfashion has poached Amazon executive Ajay Kavan to take the reins as its new boss.
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NewsMarks & Spencer turns to Greencore for new finance chief
Marks & Spencer has appointed Eoin Tonge as chief financial officer. Tonge joins from food group Greencore where he held the same role and replaces Humphrey Singer who left at the end of last year.
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NewsSelfridges boss Simon Forster exits after a year
Selfridges boss Simon Forster has left the business after just over a year at the helm.
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NewsMarks & Spencer poaches former N Brown exec for finance role
Marks & Spencer’s hiring spree continues with the news it has appointed a finance chief for its food arm as it continues its turnaround efforts.
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NewsPets at Home poaches Studio Retail Group exec as new chair
Pets at Home has appointed a new non-executive chair to succeed Tony De Nunzio.
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NewsGovernment failing retail on apprenticeships, BRC warns
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has warned that the apprenticeship levy is “not working” for retailers as the fall in new starters on retail schemes outstrips the national average.
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OpinionMove of the Week: Bhatia is the kind of disruptive thinker JLP needs
John Lewis Partnership’s latest executive hire will be a new name to many. Nina Bhatia will join on February 17 as executive director, strategy and commercial development, following a career spent largely in consultancy and the energy sector.
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NewsNew John Lewis chair braces staff for store closures and job losses
John Lewis Partnership’s new chair Dame Sharon White has warned staff the retailer may need to reduce its store estate and cut jobs in a bid to improve profitability.
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OpinionOpinion: Can strategy hires drive transformation at M&S and John Lewis?
In the course of two days, two of retail’s biggest and most challenged names appointed strategy directors as they seek to transform themselves and tap into tomorrow’s world.
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OpinionOpinion: Julian Richer on his campaign to end zero-hours contracts
Zero-hours contracts, unless freely requested by the employee, create not just poverty but misery. They should be outlawed, and I’m backing an organisation created to do just that.
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AnalysisSixty seconds with… Botanic Lab co-founder Rebekah Hall
As Retail Week Live nears, we take the chance to interview some of its most exciting speakers. This week, meet Botanic Lab co-founder Rebekah Hall.