All People articles – Page 229
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NewsSports Direct hires Nike director to boost non-exec team
Sports Direct has hired a former Nike director to boost its team of non-executive directors.
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NewsPaperchase finance boss departs stationery specialist
Paperchase’s chief financial officer David Bateman is stepping down after 17 years at the retailer, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Jaeger and card payments
Retail news round-up: Jaeger's creditors invited to join committee, and card payment increases in the UK.
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NewsOpinion: Amazon’s Prime Day is changing how people shop
This week consumers were expected to go into overdrive as smartphones were swiped, laptops desperately booted up and orders barked into Echo devices as online Goliath Amazon staged its third Prime Day.
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NewsAldi targets 4,000 new staff to support expansion plans
Aldi has kicked off a major recruitment drive in a bid to take on 4,000 new employees across its stores and distribution centres.
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NewsClarks drafts in new bosses for overseas businesses
Clarks has moved to bolster its international businesses by drafting in new bosses for its European and Asia Pacific operations.
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InterviewInterview: Evans Cycles' new boss Andy King
Evans Cycles’ new chief executive Andy King talks to Retail Week about catering for commuters and his strategy to pedal the business into profit growth.
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NewsEvans Cycles profits punctured despite sales rise
Evans Cycles posted a slump in its preliminary profits, which new boss Andy King attributed to ongoing adverse market conditions.
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NewsToday in retail: Musical chairs in retail boardrooms
It’s been a busy day for the nation’s retail boardrooms today with news from Kingfisher and WHSmith hitting the headlines.
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NewsWHSmith rejigs management to sharpen business focus
WHSmith has restructured its senior management team as it pushes forward with strategic priorities including building its international travel business.
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NewsScrewfix boss Livingston quits to take reins at Howdens
Screwfix boss Andrew Livingston has quit the Kingfisher-owned DIY business to become chief executive of Howden Joinery Group.
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NewsHouse of Fraser kicks off redundancy consultations
An undisclosed number of House of Fraser head office staff will enter consultation as part of the department store retailer’s five-year strategy.
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NewsPeople moves: Koray Gul joins Jones Bootmaker
Koray Gul has been given the sizeable task of turning around the struggling Jones Bootmaker chain, rescued from the brink of collapse earlier this year.
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VideoWatch: Why Amara's Maddie Melson is 'quietly confident'
Retail Week speaks to Amara’s new chief customer officer Maddie Melson about the luxury homewares pureplay gearing up for aggressive growth.
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NewsHouse of Fraser digital director to exit after six months
House of Fraser digital director David Seeby is understood to have resigned from the business after six months in the role.
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OpinionOpinion: Finding your company's purpose in retail
It’s difficult to miss the extraordinary number of books, research studies and conference speeches about ‘Purpose’ over the last few years.
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OpinionOpinion: Retail’s image problem makes you sick
Puking in a fireplace, sleeping under the table during ‘boring’ meetings, mega boozing sessions…
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NewsHamleys chief operating officer to take over as CEO
Hamleys chief operating officer Ralph Cunningham will take the helm of the business as current boss Gudjon Reynisson steps down for a vice chairman role.
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Tesco to compensate shareholders for accounting scandal
Tesco has unveiled plans to offer financial compensation for its 2014 accounting scandal to around 10,000 of its shareholders.
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NewsJigsaw staff quids in with John Lewis-style share plan
Fashion retailer Jigsaw has paid out £493k to its staff as part of a company stock plan launched last year to incentivise staff.