All People articles – Page 164
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NewsTed Baker poaches Feelunique marketing boss to bolster board
Ted Baker has snapped up Feelunique’s chief marketing officer Jennifer Roebuck for the newly created role of chief customer officer.
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NewsEx-WHSmith boss Clarke takes new senior role at vet chain
The former chief executive of WHSmith has re-emerged in a senior leadership role with an international chain of vets, less than three months after leaving the retailer for a sabbatical.
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NewsLong-serving McColl’s director set to step down
The chief operating officer of grocer McColl’s is set to retire, having worked for the convenience store group for over two decades.
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OpinionMove of the Week: Strong and adaptable Milford to head up M&S retail
Marks & Spencer has been busy in the executive jobs market of late as it looks to move ahead with its transformation programme, but its latest hire may ultimately prove to be the most significant of all.
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NewsMorrisons to axe 3,000 roles in stores shake-up
Morrisons is to axe 3,000 department managers across its stores as part of a restructure of shopfloor teams, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsMothercare chief executive steps down in wider board reshuffle
Mothercare’s chief executive has stepped down from his role among a raft of other senior changes as the embattled retailer continues its international franchise push.
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NewsRetail job losses decline but store growth stalls
While the total number of retail job losses fell year on year at the end of 2019, store growth slowed to the lowest level in four years, according to the BRC.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Where next for Sainsbury’s under new boss Roberts?
Many predicted that Mike Coupe would depart Sainsbury’s in the wake of its failed bid to merge with Asda, and today he called time on his six years at the helm, passing the reins over to the supermarket’s retail and operations boss Simon Roberts.
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OpinionOpinion: Forget Asda – Coupe leaves a lasting legacy at Sainsbury’s
Once I made the mistake of telling Sainsbury’s boss Mike Coupe that I did most of my grocery shopping at Tesco.
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NewsSainsbury’s CEO Mike Coupe to retire as successor lined up
Sainsbury’s chief executive Mike Coupe will retire from his role later this year and will be succeeded by the grocer’s retail and operations director Simon Roberts.
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NewsMajestic Wine MD Lincoln exits as new boss Colley shakes up exec team
Majestic Wine managing director Josh Lincoln has left the business as new boss John Colley sets about reshaping his executive team.
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NewsMarks & Spencer snaps up property director from Asda
Marks & Spencer has appointed a new property director from Asda in its second big hire to be revealed today.
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NewsSainsbury’s to axe hundreds of management roles
Sainsbury’s is to shed hundreds of jobs across its head office functions in a bid to slash costs and drive further synergies with the Argos business.
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NewsLoaf raids Debenhams for new chief financial officer
Furniture retailer Loaf has poached its new chief financial officer from Debenhams as it embarks on a new five-year growth strategy.
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NewsMarks & Spencer swoops on Sainsbury’s Argos for new retail chief
Marks & Spencer has poached one of Sainsbury’s Argos most senior executives to become stores director, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsMatalan Christmas sales edge up despite ‘unprecedented’ uncertainty
Matalan registered an uptick in sales during its peak trading period despite “unprecedented levels of political uncertainty”.
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NewsDixons Carphone poaches Kingfisher director for new supply chain role
Dixons Carphone has recruited Lindsay Haselhurst from Kingfisher to take up a new role as chief supply chain officer as the retailer looks to deliver a “brilliant end-to-end customer experience”.
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AnalysisLush's Mark Constantine: The retail rebel fighting climate change before Greta was born
As a journalist, you get a fleeting glimpse into the life of a retail CEO when trying to carve out a time to sit down and interview them.
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OpinionMove of the Week: The Works have natural successor for Keaney
It’s that time of year in the jobs market when retailers that encountered difficult trading at Christmas reflect on what went wrong and what they could do better.
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NewsFrasers Group set to close six Jack Wills stores
Struggling fashion brand Jack Wills, owned by Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group, is set to shutter more stores.