All People articles – Page 423
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Analysis
Fun and games
Five months after leading the deal to buy the former Virgin Megastores, Simon Douglas is a relieved man. Tim Danaher meets him
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Opinion
Welcome to the new world disorder
Last weekend I stumbled across a photographic exhibition called Shutting Up Shop at the National Portrait Gallery.
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News
DSGi picks Italy chief
DSGi has appointed Mario Maiocchi as managing director of its operation in Italy.
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Zavvi restructures board
Entertainment retailer Zavvi has restructured its board following a bumper Christmas sales performance.
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Analysis
Shopfloor education
Training staff is a constant priority for retailers, but what about training customers? Katie Kilgallen looks at how educating shoppers to use your store effectively can bring big rewards
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Analysis
Made to measure
Thomas Pink is a quintessentially British brand and who better to lead it than Jonathan Heilbron, a true Brit with a penchant for punk. Lisa Berwin reports
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News
Hodkinson takes over to drive change at Wyevale
Wyevale Garden Centres chairman Jim Hodkinson has assumed day-to-day control of the private equity-backed business.
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Kerry Katona faces Iceland axe
Frozen food retailer Iceland is thought to be axing celebrity Kerry Katona from its TV ads.
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£35m payout to Courts advisers angers former staff
Former staff and creditors of failed furniture retailer Courts are up in arms after learning that advisors have netted 35 million in fees since the company collapsed in November 2004.
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JJB non-executive director retires
JJB Sports has revealed that one of its non-executive directors has retired.
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Government campaigns to improve logistics skills
A Government organisation today launched a campaign to address the skills shortages in the logistics sector upon which retailers rely heavily.
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Opinion
Still basking in the warm glow of Christmas
Christmas has been and gone and it was really busy here. We all had a great time. A surprise big seller was Russell Brand’s autobiography My Booky Wook. The comic seems to be on TV every day and public interest in him has been phenomenal – he’s definitely captured the ...
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News
Stylo non-exec to retire
Barry Morris, non-executive director of Bradford-based shoe retailer Stylo, is to retire from the company.
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Opinion
New year brings a wealth of challenges
Retail is one of the most dynamic and important sectors of the economy. Usdaw, the main trade union for shop and distribution workers, had a successful 2007, with the biggest membership increase since 1990.
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AnalysisMinimum wage, minimum effort
Retailers have always prided themselves on paying their workers above the minimum wage. But, with the rate racing ahead of inflation, they are struggling to keep pace. Liz Morrell reports
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News
West End BID picks new chief as retailers back five-year extension
The New West End Company (NWEC) has hired former East Midlands Tourism boss Richard Dickinson as chief executive.
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Stuart Rose knighted as retailers gain honours
The contribution of retailers to the economy and the country as a whole has been recognised in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours list.
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Retailers recognised in New Year's Honours list
The contribution of retailers to the economy and to the country as a whole has been recognised in the Queen's New Year's Honours list.
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Analysis
Nisa Tomorrow
Adding members and fighting back against the supermarkets is top of Nisa Today’s chief executive Neil Turton’s agenda now that the in-fighting is over at the symbol group. James Thompson reports
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News
Tchibo returns to profit as new Great Britain chief is appointed
Tchibo returns to profit as new Great Britain chief is appointed