All People articles – Page 183
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NewsFormer Tesco directors acquitted in fraud trial
Former Tesco directors Chris Bush and John Scouler have been acquitted of charges of fraud and false accounting.
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NewsSales slip as under-pressure Ted Baker launches hugging probe
Ted Baker sales slipped 0.2% in its last quarter and it has hired law firm Herbert Smith Freehills to investigate workplace harassment claims.
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NewsMike Ashley: High streets in 'downward death spiral'
Sports Direct boss Mike Ashley has urged MPs to “take the bull by the horns” to save British high streets from “a downward death spiral”.
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AnalysisThe day I asked Ray Kelvin about Ted Baker's 'hugging' culture
Ted Baker is renowned throughout the retail industry for its unique culture. But is the behaviour of its founder and boss Ray Kelvin appropriate in 2018?
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NewsTed Baker staff launch petition against ‘forced hugging'
Ted Baker employees have launched a petition alleging that founder and boss Ray Kelvin engages in inappropriate behaviour towards staff included enforced hugs.
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NewsMissguided chief customer officer exits after eight months
Missguided chief customer officer Kenyatte Nelson has left the fast-fashion business after eight months.
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Retail VoiceWhy unplanned employee absence shouldn't be a curse
Last-minute no-shows may be out of retailers' control, but smart technology can resolve staffing and people management issues.
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OpinionMove of the Week: Retirement must wait for Wilko's new exec
Taking early retirement is the dream for many executives, but not everyone is cut out for a life of golf and gardening.
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NewsThe Range boss Nigel Oddy to exit after IPO put on ice
The Range chief executive Nigel Oddy is to leave the value retailer little more than a year after joining, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsWilko hires ex-Asda exec Moore as commercial boss
Wilko has appointed former Asda executive Andrew Moore as its new chief commercial officer, Retail Week can reveal.
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AnalysisKiddicare founder plots more deals after tech start-up sale
Having built and sold one retail business, entrepreneur Scott Weavers-Wright has done the same again – this time with a tech start-up.
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AnalysisMove of the Week: Poundland's high-value hires
The arrival of experienced pair Tim Bettley and Dave Williams marks the completion of Barry Williams’ top team at Poundland, just over a year after the former Asda man took on the role of UK and Ireland managing director.
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NewsAshley demands to meet MPs to 'save the high street'
Sports Direct tycoon Mike Ashley will set out his views on how to save the high street in a meeting with MPs next month.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Who are retail's next CEOs?
Retail Week speaks to the industry’s top headhunters to find out who will be in the next wave of retail chief executives.
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NewsGap CEO unveils plan to close hundreds of stores
Gap chief executive Art Peck has said it will close hundreds of its stores “with urgency” in a bid to shore up its flagging fortunes.
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NewsPoundland recruits finance and logistics execs
Poundland has announced two new additions to its leadership team.
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NewsIkea could axe 350 UK jobs in global restructure
Ikea has revealed plans to axe 350 UK jobs as part of a global restructure as it bids to cater for a changing customer profile.
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NewsHut Group chair Richard Pennycook to step down
The Hut Group’s chief executive and founder Matthew Moulding will take over from Richard Pennycook as executive chair next year.
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NewsEvans Cycles stores to be shuttered despite profitability
Evans Cycles’ new owner Mike Ashley has decided to close half of its shops despite administrators advising that “almost all” of its stores make money.
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NewsJeff Bezos: ‘I predict one day Amazon will fail’
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has told staff that Amazon is not “too big to fail” and that one day it will “go bankrupt”.