All People articles – Page 167
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NewsTesco partners with WWF to track foods’ environmental impact
Tesco has joined forces with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) to track the environmental impact of some of the UK’s most popular foods.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Has Ted Baker unravelled beyond repair?
“Ted just doesn’t feel like Ted anymore.” It’s a statement that’s as short as it is revealing about Ted Baker’s alarming fall from grace.
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NewsTopshop chief executive Paul Price resigns
Topshop boss Paul Price has resigned after deciding to relocate back to the USA.
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NewsTed Baker CEO and chair quit amid fresh profit warning
Ted Baker has been plunged further into crisis after parting company with its chief executive and chair following a fresh profit warning.
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OpinionOpinion: How to turn business purpose into profit-making reality
In my last article, I wrote about the importance of articulating the ‘why’ of business to employees, in order to help translate lofty company missions into meaningful activities and to create a shared sense of purpose.
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AnalysisBe Inspired: From Princeton to Pets at Home
In this month’s Be Inspired ambassador interview, Retail Week gets to know Pets at Home’s Louise Stonier.
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OpinionElection 2019: Whoever wins, there will be no Christmas bonus for retailers
Campaigning has been rather subdued this week and rightly so. Last Friday’s tragic events at London Bridge threw the yah-booery of politics as usual into sharp relief.
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OpinionMove of the Week: Morrisons promotions reward turnaround duo
David Potts has done an outstanding job in reviving the fortunes of Morrisons after the supermarket lost its way during the Dalton Phillips era.
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OpinionOpinion: US retailers lead where FTSE 100 fails on leadership diversity
Our latest research has highlighted the ongoing failure of the UK’s biggest businesses to recognise the need for diverse talent at the top levels, with the total number of black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) board members virtually flatlining over the past year.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Who are retail’s next CEOs?
Retail Week speaks to headhunters and industry-watchers to determine which executives will be in charge of the UK’s biggest retailers over the next five years.
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NewsBAME execs on FTSE 100 retail boards inch up as overall representation falls
Ethnic diversity on the boards of the UK’s biggest retailers edged up in 2019 as research found “people of colour remain super-glued to the corporate floor”.
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NewsSainsbury’s poaches Screwfix exec Rhian Bartlett
Sainsbury’s has poached Screwfix customer and digital director Rhian Bartlett, four years after she left the grocer.
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NewsMorrisons promotes two in management reshuffle
Morrisons has reshuffled its management team with two senior appointments, leading its boss to praise the supermarket’s “strong management development plans”.
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NewsAmazon hits back at union for ‘spreading misinformation’
Amazon has responded to union protests over the amount of tax it pays and staff welfare, saying the union was “spreading misinformation”.
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OpinionMove of the Week: Asos’ ‘ferociously intelligent’ chief growth officer
Asos’ decision to hire its first chief growth officer has sparked debate about what the job entails and why the business needs one now.
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NewsUnion calls for shoppers to ‘keep their cool’ on Black Friday
The Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (Usdaw) is calling for shoppers to remain calm during the Black Friday sales following an increase in abusive behaviour towards staff during the pre-Christmas sales.
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NewsHabitat boss Clare Askem steps down
Habitat boss Clare Askem has stepped down from the Sainsbury’s-owned business after eight years at the helm, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsPeacocks set to buy Bonmarché out of administration
Peacocks is poised to buy Bonmarché out of administration after being identified as the peferred bidder for the embattled business.
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AnalysisMental health: How JLP, WHSmith and Co-op are supporting their staff
Businesses are waking up to their responsibilities to support and protect their employees’ mental health. Retail Week looks at which businesses are setting the bar in mental health support and what others can learn.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Can Richard Price transform M&S’ fashion fortunes?
As Marks & Spencer bids to put its apparel offer fully back in fashion with shoppers, it has wooed one of its former retail stars back to lead the offensive.