All People articles – Page 253
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NewsMcColl's boss Miller: Co-op stores acquisition is 'a significant step up'
McColl’s boss Jonathan Miller believes the acquisition of almost 300 Co-op stores will mark a “significant step up” for the business.
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NewsMajestic Wine employees set to receive potential windfall of over £7m
Majestic Wine chief executive Rowan Gormley has handed his shares bonus to his employees, refusing to accept the shares as part of a long-term incentive plan.
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NewsLakeland goes Down Under as it steps up international expansion plans
Lakeland will debut in Australia later this this year as the retailer presses ahead with plans to grow its international footprint.
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VideoLegends: Lord Kalms, the man who built Dixons – part one
In the first of a series of interviews with some of the great retailers who transformed the industry landscape, Stanley Kalms tells his story.
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NewsTed Baker poaches Jimmy Choo IT boss for chief information officer role
Fashion retailer Ted Baker has poached Jimmy Choo’s global IT director Neil Plaistowe to take on the role of chief information officer.
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OpinionOpinion: What the Gangmasters Licensing Authority’s new remit means for retail
Sports Direct has hit the headlines for what the Business, Innovation and Skills Committee described as “appalling working conditions and practices”.
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OpinionOpinion: Sir Philip should act fast to restore his reputation
“We don’t doubt that Sir Philip had some affection for BHS – to an extent it created him. Now it could also bring him down.”
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NewsSir Philip Green's knighthood under review after BHS collapse
Former BHS owner Sir Philip Green’s knighthood is being reviewed in the aftermath of the department store chain’s collapse.
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AnalysisProfile: Chris Walker, the Lidl lifer charged with reviving Asda's supermarkets
As far as looking for a new challenge is concerned, Asda’s new vice president of supermarkets Chris Walker couldn’t have found a much tougher one.
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NewsMPs to 'hold Ashley's feet to the fire' over working practices
Sports Direct tycoon Mike Ashley has been condemned by MPs over working practices at the retailer.
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NewsShop Direct hires customer intelligence director to bolster its use of data
Shop Direct has hired its first customer intelligence director to improve personalisation across its online fascias.
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NewsAo.com posts first-quarter sales rise driven by European growth
Ao.com’s first-quarter UK and European sales rose as the etailer’s full-year forecasts remain unchanged despite “economic uncertainty”.
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NewsBRC hands chairman reins to former Boots boss Richard Baker
Former Boots boss Richard Baker has been appointed chairman of the British Retail Consortium (BRC), to replace Sir Charlie Mayfield.
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NewsTesco poaches Coca-Cola PR chief to help rebuild trust
Tesco has poached Coca-Cola’s European public affairs chief Jane Lawrie to be its new group communications director.
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VideoWatch: Majestic Wine's MD on the 'perfect template' for new-look stores
Majestic Wine managing director John Colley explains the thinking behind the retailer’s store refurbishment in York and its wider strategy.
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OpinionOpinion: How retailers should attract and retain top talent
With the fall of BHS and a cloud of controversy surrounding the retail sector, you’d be forgiven for looking at it through a lens of doom and gloom.
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NewsIn pictures: Be Inspired summer drinks networking party
More than 80 senior retail figures gathered at a sparkling drinks reception last month to toast Retail Week’s Be Inspired campaign as the initiative continues to gain momentum.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Five things retailers can learn from Pimlico Plumbers
Pimlico Plumbers grew from small local firm to the UK’s most recognisable plumbing brand. Here are five things retail can learn from it:
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NewsGreg Clark named new business secretary in cabinet reshuffle
Greg Clark has been appointed as secretary of state for business, energy and industrial strategy in Theresa May’s cabinet.
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NewsPeople moves: Home Retail Group’s new chief executive and all the June moves
Sainsbury’s John Rogers steps up at Home Retail Group, new chief executive for Asda; Cath Kidston bids farewell to eponymous business.