All People articles – Page 4
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NewsNext boss Wolfson takes home record pay
Next boss Simon Wolfson took home his highest-ever pay package last year, and it could spike again following plans to increase his salary and bonuses.
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InterviewQ&A: Similarweb VP of global research solutions on SEO vs GEO and retailer websites in the age of AI
As usage of large language models (LLMs), such as ChatGPT, has grown, retailers have increasingly been looking at how they can appear more prominently when users make retail queries. Industry analysts have created the term “Generative Engine Optimisation” (GEO). This is an evolution of Search Engine Optimisation (SEO), the science of performing well on Google and other search tools.
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AnalysisStore staff call for action on pay and working conditions to avoid summer burnout
Exclusive interviews with 500 UK frontline workers reveal the factors that incentivise productivity during peak summer trading, at a time when teams are short-staffed and operationally stretched.
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Opinion‘Succession planning needn’t be a minefield’
Asda’s desire to appoint its next chief executive from within is a sensible one, but it will need to start winning back customers, growing market share and making profits first, writes Clarity’s Fran Minogue
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NewsTOFS stores and head office closed as Interpath begins winding business down
All remaining TOFS stores have been shut, its head office closed, and all remaining staff members have been made redundant, with administrators now in the process of winding the business down, Retail Week can confirm.
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NewsGoogle appoints ex-THG chief marketing officer for retail director role
Google has appointed a former THG Beauty chief marketing officer as its new director of retail for the UK and Ireland.
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NewsDebenhams hires chief product officer to accelerate turnaround
Debenhams Group has appointed former Asos director Nikki Tattersall to the role of chief product officer to boost the ongoing turnaround of the fashion giant’s youth brands, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsJohn Lewis appoints new fashion creative director
John Lewis has named former Topshop design director Jacqui Markham as its new fashion creative director.
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InterviewQ&A: OnBuy founder talks European expansion and anticipated Comet launch
UK-founded online marketplace OnBuy has been expanding its reach across Europe recently, launching in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Poland, Hungary, Romania, the Czech Republic, and Switzerland.
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NewsIkea UK and Ireland announces new boss
Ikea has appointed the leader of its global fulfilment team as the new country manager for its UK and Ireland business.
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NewsMet Police chief says retailers need to ‘step up more’ to combat shoplifting
The head of the Metropolitan Police Sir Mark Rowley has said retailers need to “step up more” and work with the police to help tackle shoplifting.
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NewsFood industry warns government of surging prices amid Iran war
Wholesalers in the food industry have warned the government that prices will be hiked as fuel prices escalate due to the Iran war.
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NewsB&M interim CFO steps down after less than five months in role
Value retailer B&M’s interim finance boss has quit the business less than five months into the role.
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InterviewQ&A: Virtualstock chief growth officer on staying digitally competitive
Speaking to Retail Week, Virtualstock chief growth officer Ed Bradley explored the ways retailers can grow their business effectively, including dropshipping and getting to grips with AI, and warned of the danger of falling behind if they can’t meet their customers’ needs
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Opinion‘M&S has spoken out powerfully on retail crime – now let’s pressure authorities to act’
The dismissal of a Waitrose staffer for confronting thieves and M&S’ response to mob rule has put retail crime on the political agenda and should be followed up by the industry, says George MacDonald
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NewsTesco launches ‘large scale’ trial of new meal planning AI assistant
Supermarket giant Tesco has launched a “large scale” trial of a new AI assistant, designed to “lighten the load for customers” when it comes to meal planning.
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NewsMatalan adds ex-N Brown and Primark directors to product leadership team
Matalan has strengthened its product leadership team with two new hires as it pushes forward with its transformation journey.
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NewsWhistles strengthens product team with ex-Topshop and Boohoo hires
Whistles has bolstered its product team with the appointment of former Boohoo executive James Blacklock to the newly created role of commercial director.
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NewsDr Martens creates new leadership team to ‘accelerate strategic delivery’
Footwear specialist Dr Martens has unveiled a new executive leadership team and moved to a “market general manager structure” in a bid to “simplify [its] operating model”.
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NewsUK retail staff facing violent behaviour up 12% in a year
Retail staff experiencing violent behaviour in the UK saw double-digit growth last year, according to data from global retail crime intelligence company Auror.