All People articles – Page 252
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Future LeadersBe inspired over breakfast at our mentoring masterclasses
Retail Week is giving you the opportunity to gain confidence and seek advice from some of the highest profile female chief executives in retail.
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AnalysisRio 2016: Our top picks for Team Retail at the Olympic Games
As the Olympic Games kick off in Rio, here are Retail Week’s nominations for the retail athletes going for gold this year.
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OpinionOpinion: How shopping centres should approach security amid terror fears
Any area or venue where large numbers of people gather is inevitably vulnerable to attacks, but feeling powerless is not an option.
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NewsPeople moves: Asda and Burberry’s new hires and all the July moves
Lidl’s chief operating officer Chris Walker moves to Asda and Burberry snares Céline boss Marco Gobbetti as chief executive.
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InterviewInterview: Body Shop’s UK boss on being the world's most ethical retailer
The Body Shop’s UK managing director Simon Coble talks to Retail Week about the retailer’s ambitious expansion plans online and in-store.
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NewsTim Mason says Fresh & Easy could have succeeded in the US
Former Tesco boss Tim Mason insisted that Fresh & Easy could have been a success in the US if it had received greater financial investment.
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VideoThe Retail Week: Interest rates, Brexit strategies and changes at Tesco
The team discuss the top stories from across the industry this week, including a closer look at Robin Terrell’s departure from Tesco.
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VideoWaterstones boss James Daunt on why Amazon is a 'slippery monster'
Waterstones has weathered a turbulent time for booksellers. Boss James Daunt talks about his novel choices around pricing and online.
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OpinionOpinion: M&S's turnaround relies on shopfloor insight, not just Mrs M&S
If the past week’s headlines around Sports Direct and BHS remind us of anything, it’s that business success starts with your employees.
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OpinionOpinion: Lessons in reputation management from the BHS saga
Watching Frank Field and his colleagues in their relentless pursuit of Sir Philip Green has kept us all gripped over the last three months.
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NewsRetail Week unveils new management structure and promotions
After eight-and-a-half years at the helm of Retail Week, managing director Tracey Davies is taking a new role at parent company Ascential Group.
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NewsHarrods boss Michael Ward to stay as new chief merchant appointed
Harrods managing director Michael Ward will stay on at the business, reversing his earlier decision to leave the luxury department store.
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NewsTesco chief customer officer Robin Terrell quits to pursue new direction
Tesco chief customer officer Robin Terrell is stepping down after three years with the supermarket giant, Retail Week can reveal.
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OpinionOpinion: If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together
When I was approached to become an ambassador for Retail Week’s Be Inspired campaign, it made absolute sense to accept.
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NewsMike Ashley fails in his bid to become Findel chairman
Home shopping group Findel has decided not to appoint Sports Direct’s Mike Ashley as chairman as it unveiled a 5.3% rise in sales.
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NewsTrio of top supermarkets lend support to Be Inspired campaign
Retail chiefs from three of the UK’s largest grocers have thrown their weight behind Retail Week’s Be Inspired campaign by becoming ambassadors.
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NewsShop Direct hires former Atterley chief Sally-Anne Newson
Shop Direct has hired former Atterley boss Sally-Anne Newson in the newly created role of business development director as its steps up its growth plans.
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VideoWatch: Paperchase’s Timothy Melgund on the retailer’s past, present and future
As he unveils a new store in London’s vibrant Soho, Timothy Melgund looks forward to an artful future both in the UK and across the pond.
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NewsGrocers trigger fastest decline in retail jobs for two years
The number of jobs in the retail industry has fallen at the fastest rate since 2014 as “fierce competition” piles pressure on businesses.
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VideoLegends: Lord Kalms, the man who built Dixons – part two
In part two of our interview with one of the great retailers, Stanley Kalms explains how Dixons became the giant that it is today.