All People articles – Page 208
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NewsMissguided snaps up ex-Shop Direct exec Jonathan Wall
Missguided has hired former Shop Direct group ecommerce director Jonathan Wall as its chief digital officer.
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OpinionOpinion: Bailey will be a tough act to follow
Cast your mind back to 2001. Tony Blair was in power, Westlife were at number one – and every market stall sold Burberry check baseball caps.
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NewsBurberry’s Christopher Bailey to exit the business
Burberry president and chief creative officer Christopher Bailey is set to leave the listed luxury retailer at the end of 2018.
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OpinionAsda: Shopfloor voices were key to Clarke’s turnaround
A great story is told about when Justin King joined Sainsbury’s as chief executive.
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NewsAsda: Burnley to succeed Clarke as chief executive
Asda’s second in-command Roger Burnley is to succeed Sean Clarke as the grocer’s chief executive from January next year.
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OpinionOpinion: This is not the end for traditional retail
Traditional retailing in Britain is dying. Or at least – if we listen to industry analysts – it is close enough to the verge of extinction to be on the endangered list.
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NewsWilko sheds 1,000 staff following consultation
More than 1,000 people are to exit variety store group Wilko following a redundancy consultation involving 3,712 staff, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsLloydsPharmacy to close 190 stores due to funding cuts
LloydsPharmacy plans to close nearly 200 of its UK stores as government funding, business rates and the apprenticeship levy have made “market conditions challenging”.
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AnalysisInfographic: Retail job cuts and Harrods’ profits
Words and numbers, October 27, 2017: Retail job cuts, including Sainsbury’s plan to axe 2,000 staff, Shop Direct’s refinancing deal and Harrods’ full-year profits
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NewsMove of the week: Jo Jenkins leaves M&S for White Stuff
Executive search is a rigorous process that requires bespoke solutions and deep market knowledge.
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NewsRecord fall in retail employment as jobs and hours cut
Retail employment fell at the steepest rate in almost a decade over the three months to September.
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NewsNew Sports Direct hire to review strategic stakes
Sports Direct has recruited a head of strategic investments who will review all the retailer’s stakes in other businesses.
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John Lewis Partnership director Tom Athron exits
John Lewis Partnership group development director Tom Athron will leave the business next spring.
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NewsM&S fashion head leaves to run White Stuff
Marks & Spencer fashion boss Jo Jenkins is quitting the bellwether retailer to take the reins at White Stuff.
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NewsDixons Carphone retail director Smith quits to join DFS
Dixons Carphone retail director Nick Smith is exiting the retailer after 30 years to create the same role at sofa specialist DFS, Retail Week can reveal.
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OpinionOpinion: New Look is right to turn to an old face
We’ve been here before. With New Look battered, bruised and seemingly on the ropes, the embattled business desperately needs a saviour.
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OpinionOpinion: How will you create your retail legacy?
With UK politics in such a precarious state, the huge unknowns flowing from the Brexit referendum and the changes in consumer shopping behaviour, I find it hard to remember a more difficult era for retailers to steer their businesses along the best path for long-term prosperity.
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NewsNew Look axes 400 store management roles
New Look has axed nearly 400 store management roles following a redundancy consultation which affected 1,000 staff, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsWin Be Inspired mentoring with c-suite retailers
Retail Week is launching a Be Inspired mentoring competition, giving applicants the chance to win a year’s mentoring with a c-suite retailer.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Who are retail’s next chief executives?
Retail Week speaks to headhunters and industry-watchers to determine who will be in the driving seat of Britain’s biggest retailers in the next few years.