All People articles – Page 11
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Analysis79% of shop workers face verbal abuse – here’s what to do about it
Retail crime is taking a daily toll on store teams, with 79% of retail workers experiencing verbal abuse from customers and 39% facing physical threats or violence.
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NewsM&S strengthens food operations team by poaching former Asda exec
Marks & Spencer has strengthened its food operations team by poaching former Asda executive Matt Featherstone.
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InterviewInterview: Rituals managing director on carving out a unique space in the industry
As Rituals celebrates 25 years as a business, managing director for the UK and Ireland Annemarie Forsyth sits down with Retail Week in her first interview to discuss how the retailer has become a force to be reckoned with in the premium beauty space.
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NewsAsda boss tells staff to prioritise Mondays and Fridays in the office
Asda executive chair Allan Leighton has emailed head office staff telling them to spread out their working from home days to include Mondays and Fridays.
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AnalysisThe Moriarty Effect: will Sainsbury’s loss be Dunelm’s digital gain?
Dunelm has announced its incoming chief executive following the retirement of Nick Wilkinson after seven years at the helm, but it’s not just a changing of the guard for the homeware retailer – could it be a pivot towards digital innovation?
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NewsThe Body Shop boss steps down after one year as successor is appointed
The Body Shop chief executive has stepped down following one year at the helm, with a new boss already lined up.
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NewsSainsbury’s head of innovation departs
Sainsbury’s head of own-label product development and innovation Claire Hughes has announced she will be leaving the retailer after seven years.
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InterviewQ&A: TM Lewin MD Dan Ferris on stores, shirts and strategic priorities
As menswear retailer TM Lewin embarks on its journey of a return to the high street, managing director Dan Ferris talks to Retail Week about the significance of reopening a store in the city of London, how its customer demographic and product offer has evolved and what’s on the horizon for the retailer as it goes after growth once again.
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NewsDunelm appoints Sainsbury’s tech boss as new CEO
Dunelm has named the Sainsbury’s retail and technology officer as its new chief executive.
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NewsH&M pilots staff body cameras in the UK amid rising crime
High street fashion retailer H&M is trialling body cameras for UK staff as it joins many others trying to curb shoplifting and shop worker assault.
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NewsAsda makes ‘significant enhancements’ to family-friendly policies for colleagues
Asda has made improvements to its family-friendly policies for all of its 14,000 colleagues to help offer support with parenthood, caregiving and personal loss.
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OpinionBoots boss: ‘Providing more healthcare on high streets can help keep them healthy too’
Boots managing director Anthony Hemmerdinger writes exclusively for Retail Week on why the government’s new 10-year plan for the NHS could help breathe new life into towns and city centres
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NewsBensons for Beds reports losses but its on track for ‘significantly improved’ performance
Bensons for Beds has reported a loss as it continues to battle “market headwinds and inflationary cost pressures”.
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NewsBosses of M&S and Asda slam Labour’s healthy eating proposals
Both the bosses of M&S and Asda have criticised Labour’s proposals to force supermarkets to reduce the calories in customers’ baskets or potentially face fines.
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NewsClarks slashes 1,200 jobs as sales slump in ‘year of transition’
Footwear specialist Clarks slashed more than 1,000 jobs last year as its sales slumped by almost £100m in a “year of transition” at the business.
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NewsThe Very Group makes new hire for its in-house creative agency
The Very Group has made a new appointment for its in-house creative agency to bolster its senior leadership team.
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InterviewQ&A: Gousto boss Timo Boldt on riding value, health and convenience into the ‘Champions League of start-ups’
After posting record profits for the 2024 financial year, Gousto chief executive and founder Timo Boldt talks to Retail Week about focusing on the customer, international expansion and the power of convenience and value.
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NewsLidl the latest retailer to cut down on working from home days
Discount supermarket giant Lidl has joined a growing list of retailers in ordering its staff back to office more days a week, Retail Week can reveal.
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Opinion‘The momentum back towards office working will be hard to stop’
Predictions of an inexorable shift towards more flexible working seem mistaken but getting the balance right still requires fine judgement, believes headhunter Tony Gregg