All People articles – Page 337
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AnalysisThe IT director’s changing role
As technology creeps into every aspect of modern retailing, the role of the IT team has grown. Alison Clements considers how IT management should be structured in order to get the best results.
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NewsPrimark Northern Ireland faces St Patrick's Day strike over pay row
Primark staff in Northern Ireland have scheduled a St Patrick’s Day strike over the retailer’s two year pay freeze.
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AnalysisMultichannel directors: Driving a retail revolution
The rise of multichannel signals a seismic shift in retailing, and the directors leading the change are ever more prominent.
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AnalysisMy retail life: Kate Bull, Chief executive, The People’s Supermarket
Kate Bull, Chief executive of The People’s Supermarket, tells Retail Week about her life working in retail.
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AnalysisPhilip Day: Breathing new life into Peacocks
Edinburgh Woollen Mill owner Philip Day talks exclusively to Tiffany Holland about his business and why he bought Peacocks.
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NewsGo Outdoors hires former Tesco man as finance chief
Go Outdoors has hired former Tesco man Chris Morgan as its new finance boss.
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OpinionTesco under Philip Clarke: One year on
Nicola Harrison has worked on the news desk at Retail Week for three years, covering property, furniture, DIY, and entertainment.
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AnalysisProfile: Nick Wood, Pets at Home chief executive
Big things are expected from the new Pets at Home chief executive, who brings private equity and international experience to the job. Gemma Goldfingle reports.
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NewsMorrisons appoints former Peacocks boss as its first clothing director
Morrisons has appointed former Peacocks managing director Tim Bettley as its first commercial director for clothing as it seeks to ramp up its non-food offer.
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NewsFormer Play.com boss to run online pharmacy
Former Play.com boss Stuart Rowe has joined online pharmacy business Chemist Direct as its new chief executive.
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NewsTesco to create 20,000 jobs over next two years in service push
Grocery market leader Tesco is to create 20,000 new jobs in the UK over the next few years as it invests in customer service, refreshing stores and opening new shops in a bid to revitalise the business.
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NewsMorrisons moves four senior bosses to Kiddicare
Morrisons has moved four of its senior directors across to Kiddicare as the maternity website prepares to expand.
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NewsTesco boss urged to bring back the ‘personal touch’
Former Tesco chairman Lord MacLaurin has called for his former “Saturday boy” Philip Clarke to focus on staffing levels and service to turnaround the grocer’s fortunes.
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NewsNew owner invests £50m to turn around Peacocks
The new owner of Peacocks, Edinburgh Woollen Mill, plans to restore the collapsed value fashion retailer to a 600-store business in the next four years as it pumps in £50m of investment.
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AnalysisRetail’s work record under fire
Retail’s role in helping young people into work is under fire amid accusations of exploitation and pressure to make people do unpaid work, but protesters miss the point, reports Alex Lawson.
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OpinionThe best retailers are thriving in tough times
George MacDonald has written for Retail Week for more than 10 years, covering various sectors. He is a frequent TV and radio commentator on retail trends and issues.
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NewsPets at Home hires American Golf's Nick Wood as new boss
UPDATE: Pets at Home has hired American Golf boss Nick Wood as its new chief executive
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NewsGovernment drops benefit sanctions from work experience scheme
Pressure from retailers has caused the government to backtrack and remove sanctions on Work Experience participants.
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NewsBoots pulls out of government Work Programme
Alliance Boots will no longer offer unpaid work placements under a government scheme after it said it accidentally broke its own policy, Retail Week can reveal.