All People articles – Page 166
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AnalysisThe nine most jaw-dropping retail moments of 2019
The retail industry has experienced many twists and turns this year. Retail Week picks nine truly jaw-dropping moments from 2019.
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NewsNext saviour Sir David Jones dies
Sir David Jones, credited for saving Next from collapse, has died aged 76.
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NewsRetail job losses reach highest level in more than two decades
Almost 150,000 retail jobs were lost in 2019 as the industry battled high costs and changing shopping habits.
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NewsRetailers recognised in New Year Honours List
Retailers in fields ranging from fashion to grocery and health and beauty were recognised in the New Year Honours list.
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AnalysisAnalysis: The biggest hires and fires of 2019
As 2019 draws to a close, Retail Week takes a look back at all the hires and fires that have made shockwaves in the retail sector this year.
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NewsTesco withdraws Christmas cards after forced labour claims
Tesco has stopped the production of its charity Christmas cards after a six-year-old girl found a note allegedly from a prisoner in a Chinese warehouse forced to work.
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Future LeadersListen: ‘Charity retail is my perfect job’
Head of shops for Crisis UK George Evans says retailers can learn from the often overlooked charity sector, on Retail Week’s Be Inspired Stories podcast.
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InterviewInterview: The Entertainer confronts challenging Christmas in Toytown
Gary Grant, the retail industry’s Santa Claus, tells Retail Week that he is doing his best to have a merry Christmas despite enduring the most challenging year of the past decade.
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GalleryIn pictures: Game opens biggest Belong arena in House of Fraser
Game and Belong gaming arenas have joined forces with House of Fraser to open the UK’s biggest in-store gaming experience inside the department store on Oxford Street.
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AnalysisFrom horsemeat to the Crystal Methodist: most memorable moments of the decade
Retail Week looks back at the most groundbreaking retail stories of the 2010s.
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NewsTed Baker bolsters non-exec board with ex-Sports Direct CFO
Ted Baker has added former Sports Direct chief financial officer Jon Kempster to its non-executive board.
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AnalysisIn quotes: Mike Ashley on Debenhams debacle, Wild West practices and clueless Corbyn
Sports Direct tycoon Mike Ashley opened fire at today’s half-full year results and his list of gripes is a long one. Retail Week surmises his rants.
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NewsAsda hunts for new finance director ahead of IPO
Asda has kicked off the search for a new finance director as it prepares for a return to the stock exchange.
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AnalysisTime to tap into the 4.7 million gig economy?
UK retail is experiencing a recruitment crisis, but the flexible workforce revolution presents a potential panacea for frontline staffing.
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OpinionMove of the Week: Unconventional times require bold leaders
It’s been another eventful year in the retail jobs market. Ongoing turbulence on the high street has led to a raft of business closures or restructures that in turn has meant a fluid movement of senior executives in and out of some of the country’s most high-profile retailers.
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NewsPound surges as Conservatives sweep to election win
The Conservative Party has won a crushing majority in the General Election, sending the pound soaring to a 19-month high.
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NewsNew Look reshuffles top brass as Oddy named chief executive
New Look has reconfigured the makeup of its senior leadership team, appointing Nigel Oddy as its new chief executive as well as naming a new non-executive chair.
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NewsEuan Sutherland appointed as Saga chief executive
Euan Sutherland has taken on the role of chief executive at the specialist service provider for people over 50, Saga group.
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OpinionDave Lewis: Food industry must act now to tackle climate change crisis
“Climate change is no longer a long-term problem. It is in sight and hurtling towards us.”