All People articles – Page 424
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Ashley: Sports Direct will bounce back in new year
Controversial entrepreneur Mike Ashley this week insisted that the Sports Direct model “is not broken” and that the sports retailer will improve its fortunes in 2008.
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Analysis
Goodbye to all that
As he prepares to step down, BRC frontman Kevin Hawkins talks candidly to Tim Danaher about fighting retail’s corner and why retailers need to start sticking up for themselves
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Julian Graves shakes up board
Julian Graves has reshuffled its board, as parent Baugur strives to reallocate the workload of senior executives and accelerate growth at the health food chain.
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Retailers’ wage rates surge past minimum
Two thirds of retailers are setting starting salaries significantly above the National Minimum Wage (NMW).
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NewsRetail pays tribute to Pier creator Richards
Tributes have been pouring in for The Pier founder Alison Richards, who died at the weekend after a long battle with cancer.
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Alison Richards dies
Alison Richards, the founder of homewares retailer The Pier, has died following a long battle against cancer.
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Argos Ireland strike called off
Strike action at catalogue store group Argos’ Irish shops has been called off. Staff at the retailer’s stores in The Republic of Ireland had been due to walk out today in a dispute over pay.
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Sports Direct deputy chairman candidate 'pulls out'
Sports Direct is understood to have been dealt a further blow as the candidate expected to take over as deputy chairman of the sports retailer is believed to have rejected the job.
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Mason: I will not succeed Leahy
Tim Mason has said he will not succeed Sir Terry Leahy as chief executive of Tesco.
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Opinion
The Retail Week – December 14, 2007
John Browett, who has just become chief executive of electricals group DSGi, has another problem to add to his list.
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Analysis
Child benefits
The Textile Industry Children’s Trust is urging more retailers to get involved and raise awareness of its aims at a time when it is reinventing itself. Liz Morrell reports
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Retail Week Conference – Book before this Friday and save up to £150
Speakers confirmed for the event, which is taking place on 12th – 13th March 2008 at the Hilton London Metropole, include John Lewis’ Chairman Charlie Mayfield, Carphone Warehouse’s CEO Charles Dunstone and Alliance Boots’ Chairman Stefano Pessina. The Early Bird deadline for the Retail Week Conference 2008 (RWC08) ends on ...
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McCarthy appointed Aurum chairman
House of Fraser chairman and Baugur board member Don McCarthy has been appointed non-executive chairman of Aurum, the parent company of Goldsmiths, Mappin & Webb and Watches of Switzerland.
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Mayfield appointed to Government Commission
John Lewis Partnership chairman Charlie Mayfield has been appointed to the UK Commission for Employment and Skills.
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Robertson takes top job at BRC
Former B&Q marketing director Stephen Robertson, most recently marketing director at Woolworths, has been named director-general of the British Retail Consortium.
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Asda's number two heads back to Wal-Mart Canada
Asda chief operating officer David Cheesewright is to return to Canada to be president and chief executive of parent Wal-Mart’s Canadian business.
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Hobbs hires former Jaeger creative director
Hobbs has appointed Sandy Verdon creative director at the womenswear retailer.
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Insurers association hits out at Ashley
Mike Ashley has come up against yet more criticism from the City – this time from the Association of British Insurers (ABI), which criticised the way Sport’s Direct has been run since its float.
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Opinion
Cheshire moves closer to top job
Ian Cheshire’s chances of becoming the next chief executive of Kingfisher won’t have been hindered by the DIY group’s third-quarter update last week.
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Morrisons steals rivals’ talent to push own-label
Morrisons has poached two executives from Asda and Tesco to spearhead the development of its own-brand food.