All People articles – Page 237
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NewsSainsbury's boss Coupe targets return to profit growth
Sainsbury’s boss Mike Coupe is confident it can rebuild profitability over the next “three to five” years after suffering another fall in full-year earnings.
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NewsM&S poaches Halfords boss McDonald to lead clothing
Halfords chief executive Jill McDonald has resigned from the cycling retailer to join Marks & Spencer as managing director of clothing, home and beauty.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: UK shop prices and Jack Wills
Retail news round-up: UK shop prices decline in April and Jack Wills reorganises its management team
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AnalysisHobbs’ Meg Lustman on rediscovering the retailer's mojo
When chief executive Meg Lustman arrived at fashion retailer Hobbs three years ago she was greeted by a business that had lost its way.
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NewsDebenhams bolsters top team with double exec hire
Debenhams has appointed two new executive directors, Angela Morrison and Sally Hyndman, who will join the retailer next month.
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NewsDFS unveils new chairman following Baker’s exit
DFS has revealed its new chairman as Ian Durant, current chairman of Greggs and former Home Retail Group non-executive director.
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VideoThe Retail Week: Shop Direct, Oddy joins The Range and BHS
The team discuss the week’s biggest stories, including Shop Direct’s possible sale, Nigel Oddy’s move to The Range and how BHS’s demise has impacted retail one year on.
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NewsMove of the week: Nigel Oddy finds home at The Range
Nigel Oddy’s appointment as chief executive of The Range has surprised some commentators – and understandably so.
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NewsRetail job numbers hit 12 months of consecutive decline
The number of full-time retail jobs posted a year of continuous decline last quarter as rising store numbers failed to offset sliding employment in the sector.
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NewsSports Direct staff agency on brink of administration
Transline Group, which staffs Sports Direct’s largest warehouse – Shirebrook – has filed a notice of intention to appoint administrators.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Why has ex-HoF chief Oddy joined The Range?
Nigel Oddy quit the top job at House of Fraser last year and was this week named chief executive of homewares retailer The Range.
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NewsBHS: War of words continues as Field responds to Green
MP Frank Field has asked Sir Philip Green to publish the Pensions Regulator warning letter that sought a resolution to the BHS pensions issue.
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NewsFashion etailer Hope to crowdfund expansion finance
Hope, the fledgling fashion etailer and brand founded by former Marks & Spencer stores director Nayna McIntosh, has launched a crowdfunding campaign to finance expansion.
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NewsGreen claims Field used him as ‘political football’
Sir Philip Green has lashed out at Frank Field MP, accusing the politician of using him as “political football”.
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NewsRetail chiefs divided on snap general election impact
Retail bosses from Waterstones, Boux Avenue, Carpetright and Debenhams speak on the potential retail fall-out from the general election and the issues they want addressed.
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NewsArcadia dealt fresh blow as Topshop trading boss quits
Topshop trading director James Mooney is leaving the business, dealing a fresh blow to Sir Philip Green’s Arcadia empire, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsClarks cuts 60 roles at Somerset headquarters
Clarks is axing up to 60 roles across several departments at its headquarters, its second round of redundancies in just over a year.
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AnalysisBHS one year on: Staff struggle to move on
BHS’s demise left 11,000 people out of work. Retail Week finds out how the collapse has affected some of its shopfloor staff at both ends of the country.
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NewsSainsbury’s Argos’s Bodson named UK’s top digital boss
Sainsbury’s Argos’s chief digital and marketing officer Bertrand Bodson has been named the UK’s chief digital officer of the year.
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NewsHouse of Fraser's Nigel Oddy to run The Range
Former House of Fraser boss Nigel Oddy has landed a new role as chief executive of The Range, starting next week.