All People articles – Page 120
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NewsBurberry poaches new chief executive from Versace
Burberry has named Versace boss Jonathan Akeroyd as its new chief executive to replace the outgoing Marco Gobbetti.
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NewsMissguided recruits Holland & Barrett digital boss
Former Holland & Barrett chief digital officer Nick Thomas has moved to the same role at fast fashion brand Missguided, Retail Week can reveal.
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Opinion‘What menopausal women need from employers – and it is not time off’
To mark World Menopause Day, Saska Graville, founder of MPowered Women and upcoming speaker at Retail Week’s Diversity Futures summit, explains why retailers must invest in menopause policies and awareness because to “brush it aside is bad business”.
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NewsDreams turnaround mastermind Mike Logue stands down
Dreams chief executive Mike Logue, who won admiration for leading the turnaround of the specialist beds retailer, is to stand down.
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AnalysisGame on: How Tesco, Shein and The North Face are transforming loyalty
Following a pandemic that transformed shopping habits forever, retailers are now mulling over the best methods of maintaining a connection with their customers – including revamping their loyalty schemes.
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Future LeadersNine Black retail leaders whose stories you need to know this Black History Month
Kenyatte Nelson, Bozoma Saint John, Jessica Anuna - Retail Week Be Inspired champions the Black voices influencing change across the sector globally ahead of Diversity Futures on November 9
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AnalysisKen Murphy, Pippa Wicks, Roger Wade, Steve Murrells and more – all the stories from Retail Week Live
Everything you need to know from both days of Retail Week Live 2021
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Opinion‘Now, more than ever, if retailers want to be heard they must speak with one voice’
When the chief executive of Next is attacked by the prime minister, it is a sign that, more than ever, the retail industry needs to speak truth to power with a single voice.
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Opinion‘Nurturing a new kind of retail will keep the public and politicians on our side’
Retail needs to celebrate a more human way of doing business, writes Rita Clifton.
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Opinion‘Beighton put Asos on US retail stage – his successor must take it to Broadway’
Today’s shock departure of Asos chief executive Nick Beighton brings the curtain down on a 12-year career at the retailer.
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AnalysisRetail Week Awards 2021: The winners
With character and courage: How retail faced the Covid-19 crisis
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Opinion‘Our retail heroes are the toast not just of the industry, but of the nation’
The Retail Week Awards, sponsored by Salesforce, are always a fantastic occasion but, given everything that the past 18 months have thrown the industry’s way, this year’s went beyond a single night of celebration – they mark a moment in time.
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NewsPM rejects Lord Wolfson’s call for relaxed immigration stance
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has dismissed Next boss Lord Wolfson’s comments on the need for businesses to be allowed to hire more foreign workers to fill labour shortages.
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NewsBody Shop launches open hiring scheme to bring down barriers to work
The Body Shop has unveiled an open hiring programme designed to bring down employment barriers for marginalised people often excluded from work.
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NewsAsos discloses ethnicity pay gap in fashion retail first
Online fashion giant Asos has published ethnicity pay gap data for the first time, and is thought also to be the first big apparel retailer to do so.
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OpinionMove of the Week: Feather’s return to retail is a boon for Very and the industry
Robbie Feather’s next executive role could hardly be more different from his last.
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InterviewInterview: M&S boss Steve Rowe on climate change, coral reefs and Christmas
Rowe invited Retail Week behind the scenes of the ambitious relaunch of Plan A to map out his vision and highlight the urgent need for change across the industry.
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Opinion‘It will take more than temporary visas to get retail fleets motoring’
Making temporary visas available to overseas HGV drivers does not mean that there will be a rush to fill the vacancies. That may prove to be a forlorn hope, writes Retail Week executive editor, George MacDonald.
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NewsExclusive: Very Group hires ex-Fenwick boss as retail managing director
The Very Group has appointed former Fenwick chief executive Robbie Feather as its retail managing director, Retail Week can reveal.