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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.
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NewsSainsbury’s Coupe: Food could rot at border post-Brexit
Sainsbury’s boss Mike Coupe has warned that fresh food imports could be left rotting at the UK border post-Brexit.
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NewsPaperchase hires former Disney Store exec Gibson as COO
Paperchase has appointed former Disney Store exec Duncan Gibson as chief operating officer as it bolsters its leadership team, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsAnalysis: What sort of leader does New Look need now?
Anders Kristiansen’s sudden exit from New Look yesterday rounded off a week of shock retail departures.
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NewsUpdated: New Look chief Kristiansen exits with immediate effect
New Look chief executive Anders Kristiansen has left the struggling fashion retailer after nearly five years in the role.
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OpinionOpinion: Browett’s exit is unfortunate but unsurprising
Dunelm boss John Browett’s untimely departure after less than three years in the role brings two questions immediately to mind.
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NewsCo-op closes in on deal for convenience chain Nisa
The Co-op is close to making an offer for member-owned wholesaler and convenience store group Nisa.