All People articles – Page 253
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Report StoreBe Inspired: Targeting the Gender Gap
What retailers are doing to tackle gender diversity at the top
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NewsKevin O’Byrne moves to become Sainsbury's finance boss
Kevin O’Byrne has only been in the Poundland hotseat for six months, but he’s made the right choice to become Sainsbury’s new chief financial officer.
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NewsBe Inspired: 'There's room at the top, go after it'
“There’s a tonne of room at the top, go after it,” Baroness Neville-Rolfe urged women seeking career progession in retail.
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VideoWatch: Be Inspired's male ambassadors discuss diversity
In the second documentary on inspiring future female leaders we speak to some of the sector’s leading men about how to balance the boardroom.
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NewsFormer Outnet president Stephanie Phair joins Farfetch
Farfetch has hired former The Outnet president Stephanie Phair as its first chief strategy officer.
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NewsUrban Outfitters HR director turns headhunter
Urban Outfitters’ international HR director has joined Princedale Partners as a headhunter after a decade at brand portfolio company URBN.
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NewsSainsbury's Coupe: We have no idea of cost inflation
Sainsbury’s boss Mike Coupe admitted he has “no idea” of the inflationary pressures that will emerge next year, but vowed to maintain its price position.
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NewsToday in retail: Rowe upbeat despite fashion sales fall
M&S boss Steve Rowe was on fighting form when I saw him earlier today at the interim results meeting.
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NewsThe Co-op joins Be Inspired as retail partner
The Co-op has been revealed as the latest retailer to become a partner of Retail Week’s Be Inspired campaign.
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AnalysisMeet the leadership team at Bunnings UK
As new Homebase-owner Wesfarmers fits out the UK’s first Bunnings store in St Albans, Retail Week profiles the now-complete team at the top
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NewsToday in retail: Sainsbury's 'brain gain' gathers pace
It’s been a year of acquisitions for Sainsbury’s, most notably the additions of Argos and Habitat to its growing business.
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OpinionOpinion: Easy for staff means great for the customer
When Gordon Ramsay turns around a restaurant in his shows, the problem often stems from the menu being too confused and complicated.
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NewsJoin the Be Inspired Twitter debate next week
Want to discuss what makes women such great leaders in the retail sector? Then join Retail Week and eCommera for the Be Inspired Twitter debate.
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NewsSainsbury's poaches Poundland boss Kevin O'Byrne
Sainsbury’s has poached Poundland boss Kevin O’Byrne to become its next chief financial officer just months after he took charge of the value retailer.
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NewsEvans Cycles wheels in former Dobbies boss Andy King
The private-equity owner of Evans Cycles has appointed former Dobbies Garden Centres boss Andy King as chief executive.
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InterviewInterview: Véronique Laury's vision for Kingfisher
When Véronique Laury replaced Sir Ian Cheshire as chief executive of Kingfisher in January 2015 she became the most powerful woman in retail.
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NewsRetail Week's Interiors Awards winners revealed
Primark scooped the ISG Retail Interior of the Year at the 19th ISG Retail Week Interiors Awards last night for its glamorous flagship on Madrid’s Gran Vía.
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AnalysisInfographic: FA chief exec Martin Glenn's retail advice
The week in words and numbers, November 4, 2016: FA boss Glenn Martin offers retail advice from the dugout; Amazon’s zero fourth-quarter income
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NewsTory minister defends M&S pay shake-up
Government minister Margot James has defended Marks & Spencer from a blizzard of criticism from MPs over the retailer’s pay changes around the living wage.
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NewsSupergroup snaps up M&S property director Hugo Adams
The appointment of M&S property director Hugo Adams as Supergroup’s new marketing and business development director is notable for a number of reasons.