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NewsToday in retail: Arrivals and departures
The frenetic pace of retail arrivals and departures shows no sign of slowing down this week.
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AnalysisJon Rudoe: Gut feeling isn't dead in big-data retail
Data analytics are revolutionising retail – and most other industries too.
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NewsMove of the week: Multiple departures as summer ends
No sooner had the August Bank Holiday signalled the end of the summer break than a number of retail leaders were searching for new employment.
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AnalysisCan Sports Direct score with investors and shoppers again?
The Sports Direct saga took what, for many onlookers, appeared to be an unexpected twist at its annual general meeting in Shirebrook.
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NewsTed Baker global retail director Chris Browne exits
Ted Baker global retail director Chris Browne has departed the business after nearly three decades, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsEx-M&S executive Wade-Gery joins John Lewis board
Former Marks & Spencer executive Laura Wade-Gery is joining the board of high-street rival John Lewis.
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VideoThe Retail Week: Asda, Sports Direct and Reserved
The Retail Week team discuss the biggest stories from the last week including Asda axing 300 jobs, and Reserved’s new Oxford Street store.
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NewsToday in retail: Debenhams redesigns its board
Having already launched his Debenhams Redesigned transformation strategy, the department store’s new boss Sergio Bucher is now setting about reshaping its board.
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NewsDebenhams trading director Suzanne Harlow departs
Debenhams trading director Suzanne Harlow is leaving the department store business as it restructures its main board.
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NewsBoohoo hires tech entrepreneur as non-exec director
Boohoo has hired tech entrepreneur and founder of The Phone House Pierre Marie Jean-Louis Cuilleret as a non-executive director.
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NewsAsda to axe 300 roles in head office shake-up
Asda is axing hundreds of staff at its head offices as it ramps up its cost-cutting drive.
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NewsToday in retail: Sports Direct’s Hellawell survives
He had vowed to step down if he did not secure investor backing – and plenty had expected that to be the case today.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Ian Cheshire’s to-do list for tomorrow’s CEOs
The need for digital-savvy and creativity in retail’s future leaders opens the pool of candidates far beyond this sector.
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NewsSports Direct reiterates profit ambitions ahead of AGM
Sports Direct said sales at its new stores “exceed our expectations” amid growing calls for chairman Keith Hellawell to step down at today’s AGM.
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NewsIs Halfords building momentum for an uphill climb?
Halfords reported a rise in first-quarter sales today in the retailer’s final update before boss Jill McDonald pedals off to Marks & Spencer.
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NewsLoaf poaches Boden merchandising boss for COO role
Loaf has snapped up Boden’s long-standing merchandising boss Neil Barley to take the reins as the furniture retailer’s chief operating officer.
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NewsUpdated: Sports Direct chairman faces revolt at AGM
Sports Direct chairman Keith Hellawell could be ousted at the retailer’s annual general meeting later this week as another shareholder confirms it will vote against his re-election.
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NewsToday in retail: C-suite exodus continues apace
Another day, another high-profile exit as Simon Belsham, boss of Notonthehighstreet, departs with immediate effect.
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NewsNotonthehighstreet.com boss Simon Belsham exits
Notonthehighstreet boss Simon Belsham has departed the retailer for personal reasons, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsUpdate: Fraud trial of ex-Tesco executives adjourned
The trial of three former Tesco executives in relation to the supermarket giant’s 2014 accounting scandal has been adjourned until September 25.