All People articles – Page 415
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Musgrave poaches Home Retail exec to be FD
Musgrave has hired a Home Retail Group executive as finance director.
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Rose to become executive chairman of M&S and stand down in 2011
Rose’s change of responsibility becomes effective from June 1 and is part of a raft of management changes at the high street giant.
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Sainsbury’s poaches Next homewares manager to ramp up non-food
Sainsbury’s has hired a senior manager from fashion retailer Next as part of the expansion of its 2 billion non-food business this year.
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Sir Ken Morrison to be honoured upon retirement
Morrison’s board is planning to honour its chairman Sir Ken Morrison when he retires from the retailer on Thursday after 56 years.
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Aga appoints non-exec chairman
Ovens manufacturer and home retailer Aga has appointed former House of Fraser chief executive John Coleman as non-executive chairman.
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Selfridges appoints Oxford Street director
Selfridges has appointed Meave Wall as store director for its flagship Oxford Street branch.
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Opinion
Store manager's diary: investing in people will always reward you
I have been the manager of the Wood Green store for 18 months and have been with Peacocks for more than four years.
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Analysis
Star quality
Managers who go above and beyond the call of duty can take their stores into a different league. But just how do you spot a potential great among the crowd? Katie Daubney investigates
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People Tree appoints head of design
Ethical retailer People Tree has appointed a head of design to lead its UK design team.
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Minimum wage hike to hit retailers
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has announced that the national minimum wage will rise by almost 4 per cent to 5.73 in October.
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Fat Face shakes up senior team as sales grow
Lifestyle and fashion retailer Fat Face has reshuffled its senior management team.
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PC World on the hunt for robotics supreme
PC World has embarked on a search for a director of robotics in an effort to accelerate sales from cutting-edge products.
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Raise a glass to a Majestic chief
When Tim How became chief executive of Majestic Wine the Cold War was not quite over and Mrs Thatcher was still Prime Minister.
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John Lewis staff to be offered pension scheme early
John Lewis intends to cut the time its employees will have to wait before they can join its pension scheme from five years to three.
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Kingfisher's Brico Depot chiefs to step down
The duo that created Brico Depot, DIY giant Kingfisher’s French chain aimed at trade customers, are to leave at the end of this month.
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Former Kingfisher boss to join Blackstone
Former Kingfisher chief executive Gerry Murphy is to become a senior managing director and partner at private equity giant Blackstone.
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Umbro chief steps down
Umbro chief executive Steve Makin will step down from his role, as the England football shirt manufacturer’s takeover by Nike is completed.
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Opinion
We all deserve a little luxury
Let’s make March upgrade month, because it’s our job to give shoppers a taste of finer things
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Sainsbury’s names strategy director
Sainsbury’s has appointed a strategy director to accelerate its growth.