All People articles – Page 295
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OpinionComment: Why retail company directors must listen to their store managers
I’m sure it was Allan Leighton who first pointed out to me that indisputable truth that ‘feedback is the breakfast of champions’.
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NewsCard Factory management to sell off 7.4 million shares one year after float
Card Factory’s management are selling 7.4 million of their shares just over a year after floating the company on the London Stock Exchange.
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NewsJohn Lewis Partnership bolsters its senior management team
John Lewis Partnership has unveiled a raft of changes to its senior management team, including the appointment three new finance directors.
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NewsIn the news: B&Q's new Danish boss Michael Loeve profiled
Kingfisher is gaining an increasingly international flavour within its management team as it hires Michael Loeve to head up its B&Q business.
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OpinionComment: Majestic Wine boss Gormley could rebottle its specialist magic
Majestic Wine’s results this week provided headline writers with plenty of scope to play on the business’s lost sparkle.
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NewsBooker appoints Stewart Gilliland as non-executive chairman
Food supplier and retailer Booker has appointed Stewart Gilliland as its new non-executive chairman to replace the outgoing Richard Rose.
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NewsMorrisons loses another director as HR boss Emily Lawson departs
Morrisons has lost another member of its executive board after group human resources director Emily Lawson left the grocer.
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NewsMajestic Wine boss Gormley vows to 'win' against cut-price grocery rivals
New Majestic Wine boss Rowan Gormley has insisted “the only way is up” for the retailer - and has vowed to fight his grocery rivals head-on.
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NewsLululemon prepares to sever ties with founder Dennis Wilson
Lululemon founder Dennis Wilson is on the verge of severing ties with the retailer after it filed for him to sell his $1.2bn (£772m) stake.
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NewsCharles Dunstone and Andy Street recognised in Queen's birthday honours
Carphone Warehouse founder Sir Charles Dunstone and John Lewis boss Andy Street are among those to a receive a Queen’s birthday honour.
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NewsBoden poaches Matthew Hilgeman from American Eagle to drive US expansion
Fashion home shopping specialist Boden has poached the man who orchestrated American Eagle’s UK launch to be its new product director.
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NewsRetail Diary: Honours for Asda and Screwfix in Directors’ Commando Challenge
Intrepid retailers from Asda and Screwfix were among the competitors in the Directors’ Commando Challenge at the Commando Training Centre in Devon.
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AnalysisPeople moves: Tesco names a UK finance director and Thorntons' boss exits
All change across the retail sector as Tesco appoints a new UK finance director and Thorntons’ loses its chief executive.
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NewsIceland reaps rewards of online return as annual sales reach £100m
Iceland boss Malcolm Walker revealed the grocer’s online operation is worth almost £100m a year in sales, two years after it was reintroduced.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Tesco, Clarks and Arcadia
Retail news round-up on June 10, 2015: Clarks’ profits fall due to high street discounting and a survey ranks Tesco as the UK’s least favourite grocer.
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NewsWiggle poaches Amazon exec as it unveils marketing unit shake-up
Etailer Wiggle is poaching an Amazon executive to be its chief marketing and sales officer as part of a shake-up of its marketing division.
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OpinionNo better time than now for Morrisons’ Potts to put his foot on the pedal
The stars may be in alignment for Morrisons’ new leadership team to make a trolley dash for sales and gain ground on rivals.
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AnalysisIn the news: Home Retail’s new technology boss George Goley profiled
Why is the former Amazon technology executive a good fit to lead Home Retail’s digital and tech transformation?
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NewsMorrisons boss slashes prices of 200 everyday products
New Morrisons chief executive David Potts is to slash the price of 200 everyday products including bread, milk and butter.
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NewsBoots to cut 700 jobs and up focus on omnichannel
Boots plans to cut 700 back office roles as part of a major restructuring plan to make its business “fit for the future”, Retail Week can reveal.