All People articles – Page 197
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OpinionOpinion: Redefining retail talent for the digital age
Today more than ever, chairs and chief executives are seeking our advice about structuring their organisations to compete in the digital age and what the right leadership model should look like in future.
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NewsSports Direct boss Ashley fires House of Fraser top brass
Sports Direct tycoon Mike Ashley has fired department store group House of Fraser’s management.
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OpinionOpinion: Helping founding CEOs give up their 'baby'
The implementation of a chief executive succession plan is tricky in any organisation.
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AnalysisPost Office's retail ambitions pull in talented trio
Ask most people what is the UK’s largest retail network and I wager not many would know that, with more than 11,500 outlets, it’s the Post Office.
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NewsDixons Carphone to axe more than 200 central roles
Dixons Carphone is to cut hundreds of central office jobs as it seeks to become “one business” and make good the benefits of its merger, Retail Week has learned.
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NewsObituary: Kevin Hawkins – retail’s voice as director of the BRC
When retailers needed to make their voice heard, it was frequently Kevin Hawkins who spoke up on their behalf.
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NewsFat Face boss Anthony Thompson departs
Fat Face boss Anthony Thompson is leaving after eight years at the helm of the lifestyle retailer.
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NewsJohn Lewis hands Allam new director of services role
John Lewis & Partners has appointed its first ever director of services as it presses ahead with plans to broaden its proposition beyond retail.
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NewsGreendeck eyes new clients after Tech. Awards win
Greendeck is targeting new clients after the business was crowned start-up of the year at the Tech. Awards last week.
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NewsTheresa May vows to protect rights of EU citizens
Prime Minister Theresa May has pledged to protect the rights of EU citizens in the UK, even in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
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Retail VoiceApprenticeships: Building the future retail workforce
The launch of three new retail-specific apprenticeship standards means businesses can acquire the skills they need for future success.
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AnalysisMove of the week: Lyttle to leave Primark for Boohoo
There won’t have been many people beyond those in the loop to have predicted John Lyttle’s appointment as Boohoo’s new chief executive.
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NewsDixons Carphone boss Baldock reveals vision for future
Dixons Carphone chief executive Alex Baldock has set out his turnaround vision for the mobile phones and electricals group.
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NewsPoundworld founder Edwards to launch new value chain
Poundworld founder Chris Edwards is launching a new discount chain – and has ambitious plans to open 100 stores within a year, Retail Week can reveal.
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OpinionOpinion: Why Boohoo raided Primark for its new CEO
If you were to appoint a new chief executive for a fast-growing pureplay retailer with a blossoming international presence, what sort of person would you hire?
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OpinionOpinion: Time for Ashley to take Sports Direct private
It’s not every day that reading a stock exchange announcement brings laughter and open-mouthed disbelief.
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NewsBoohoo poaches Primark exec Lyttle as new boss
Boohoo has poached Primark executive John Lyttle as its new boss, as joint-chief executives Mahmud Kamani and Carol Kane prepare to take new boardroom roles.
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NewsSports Direct could block Debenhams’ Magasin du Nord sale
Sports Direct owner Mike Ashley is threatening to derail Debenhams’ £200m sale of its Magasin du Nord business, according to reports.
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OpinionOpinion: Think really big, long term and really disruptively
Ocado chief technology officer Paul Clarke was named Tech Pioneer of the Year at the Tech. Awards 2018 last night. In his acceptance speech, he sets out a challenge to his peers to harness technology for the good of business and society.
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NewsCo-op's Murrells warns of Brexit 'pinch point'
Co-op chief executive Steve Murrells has warned that grocers will face a “pinch point” in fresh food availability in the event of a no-deal Brexit.