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NewsMatalan reshuffles board as CEO Jason Hargreaves steps down
Matalan’s chief executive Jason Hargreaves is stepping down from the fashion and homewares retailer after a seven-year tenure at the helm.
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OpinionMove of the Week: Big shoes to fill at Booker and Amazon
It’s taken less than a fortnight for the jobs’ market to explode back into life after the summer break with two significant appointments confirmed within hours of one another earlier this week.
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NewsAmazon fashion chief takes reins as UK boss
Amazon has appointed vice president of its European fashion division John Boumphrey to lead its UK business.
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NewseBay appoints new UK boss in management reshuffle
Online marketplace eBay has promoted Murray Lambell to general manager of its UK business as part of wider leadership changes.
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NewsTopps Tiles names new chief financial officer
Specialist retailer Topps Tiles has appointed Stephen Hopson as its chief financial officer.
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OpinionNick Read: ‘Why the Post Office is putting store owners on our board’
The Post Office is unique. We are the UK’s largest retail network, with 11,500 branches, and the vast majority are run on a franchise basis by independent postmasters.
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NewsTed Baker founder Ray Kelvin returns via board nominee
Ted Baker founder Ray Kelvin will have a role to play in the running of the business for the first time since he quit as boss amid a “forced hugging” scandal.
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NewsOcado finance boss Duncan Tatton-Brown steps down
Ocado’s chief financial officer Duncan Tatton-Brown is retiring from his role after eight years with the group.
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NewsAO creates 650 new jobs as it targets ‘significant’ growth
AO.com has kicked off a nationwide recruitment drive as the etailer seeks to capitalise on the digital shift sparked by the coronavirus crisis.
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NewsHobbs boss to take dual role as Whistles MD steps down
Whistles boss Helen Williamson is to take early retirement after nearly six years with the retailer.
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OpinionMove of the Week: People director Nikki Humphrey faces a challenge at JLP
Out of the frying pan and into the fire. This is the obvious conclusion to draw from Nikki Humphrey’s decision to leave Virgin Atlantic to become John Lewis Partnership’s new executive director for people.
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NewsJohn Lewis adds new people executive director to top team
The John Lewis Partnership has named the newest member of its overhauled executive team as Nikki Humphrey.
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NewsKingfisher poaches John Lewis digital director
Kingfisher has announced two new appointments to its customer & digital team, including former John Lewis digital director Sienne Veit.
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NewsWalgreens Boots Alliance boss Stefano Pessina steps down
Walgreens Boots Alliance chief executive Stefano Pessina is stepping down, six years after leading the group’s mega-merger.
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NewsTesco names Jan Marchant as new boss of F&F clothing business
Tesco has named Jan Marchant as the new chief executive of its F&F clothing division, seven months after Richard Price left to rejoin Marks & Spencer.
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OpinionMove of the Week: Wilko’s new CFO will need to hit the ground running
It’s a difficult time for anyone employed in retail, and thoughts are with those who have already lost their job or face an anxious wait to see if it still exists as bosses pick through the wreckage caused by Covid-19.
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NewsTOFS snaps up former Topps Tiles chief in board reshuffle
The Original Factory Shop has appointed recent Topps Tiles boss Matt Williams as its executive chairman as chief executive Emma Fox exits for a new role.
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NewsWilko bolsters board with new finance boss
Wilko has appointed former Specsavers finance director Karen Mackay as its new chief financial officer, Retail Week can reveal.
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OpinionOpinion: Four ways to maintain healthy work/life balance WFH
I’ve noted several times over recent weeks how Covid-19 has tested the retail (and wider) workforce like never before.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Three strategic headaches facing Sainsbury’s boss Simon Roberts
Sainsbury’s new boss Simon Roberts unveiled a healthy set of numbers this morning in his first City outing since succeeding Mike Coupe as chief executive.