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VideoThe Retail Week: Pennycook exits Co-op, Dunelm and Asda
The Retail Week team discuss the biggest stories over the past seven days, including a look at the legacy left after Pennycook’s reign at Co-op.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Why is Waitrose reshuffling its store teams?
Waitrose is bidding to create a more “flexible working model” in its shops by stripping out 180 store management level roles across the business.
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NewsInterview: How Rowan Gormley gave Majestic back its fizz
When Rowan Gormley took the driver’s seat at Majestic Wine almost two years ago, chairman Phil Wrigley claimed he’d handed him “the keys to the Ferrari”.
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NewsNotonthehighstreet’s technology boss Hugh Fahy exits
Notonthehighstreet.com’s chief technology officer Hugh Fahy has left the business just a year after joining the etailer, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsMove of the week: Richard Pennycook to leave the Co-op
This week’s move sees Richard Pennycook announce his departure from the Co-op, to be replaced as chief executive by Steve Murrells
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NewsLidl's group boss quits amid 'strategic disagreements'
Lidl’s group chief executive Sven Seidel has stepped down amid “strategic disagreements” with the retailer’s owner Schwarz Group.
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VideoWatch: Talking Shop with new Co-op boss Steve Murrells
After almost five years in charge of the Co-op’s food business, Steve Murrells has been named as Richard Pennycook’s successor as group chief executive.
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NewsCo-op boss Richard Pennycook to step down
The Co-op’s group chief executive Richard Pennycook is stepping down from the mutual, to be succeeded by food boss Steve Murrells.
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NewsHalfords' commercial boss Emma Fox exits
Halfords’ highly regarded commercial director Emma Fox has left by “mutual consent” following a strategic review of the business, Retail Week can reveal.
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OpinionOpinion: Sir Ken has passed on, but his legacy lives on
The death of Sir Ken Morrison marked the passing of a retail generation as well as one of its most outstanding entrepreneurs.
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NewsWalpole hires luxury publishing executive as new boss
Luxury brand alliance Walpole has appointed publishing executive Helen Brocklebank as its new chief executive.
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NewsBunnings cuts zero-hour contracts for store staff
Bunnings has axed zero-hours contracts across its UK store estate and introduced the national living wage to all staff aged over 18.
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NewsToday in Retail: Wiggle’s new boss gears up to take over
Wiggle’s incoming boss Will Kernan joins the specialist retailer after a five-year stint at The White Company.
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NewsWiggle poaches The White Company boss Will Kernan
Wiggle has poached The White Company chief executive Will Kernan as its new boss, replacing Stefan Barden at the helm.
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NewsBoots omnichannel boss Robin Phillips steps down
Boots’ director of omnichannel Robin Phillips has resigned after two years, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsCharles Tyrwhitt names new chief as Hodder steps down
Charles Tyrwhitt has appointed David Boynton as chief executive to replace Greg Hodder, who has retired after eight years at the fashion retailer.
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NewsEx-Tesco CCO Robin Terrell named Cocoon chairman
Former Tesco executive Robin Terrell has joined smart home security start-up Cocoon as its new chairman.
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AnalysisProfile: Dixons Carphone’s ‘very sharp’ new chairman
Lord Livingston is stepping up to become Dixons Carphone’s chairman as Sir Charles Dunstone prepares to give up the role in April.
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NewsMove of the week: Tesco’s retention of Booker’s Wilson
This week’s move is not a new appointment in the conventional sense, but Tesco’s retention of Charles Wilson as part of its merger with Booker could be the most significant ‘hire’ of the year.
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AnalysisRetail 2017: Where are retail leaders looking for growth?
Retail 2017, Retail Week’s flagship report with Manhattan Associates, gives invaluable insight into how the sector’s leaders are feeling, thinking and investing in the year ahead