All People articles – Page 2
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NewsJD Sports chair Andy Higginson to step down
JD Sports has confirmed that chair Andy Higginson will be stepping down from the retailer in the summer.
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DataRetail Pay Index: How much do the biggest UK retailers pay shopfloor staff?
Explore Retail Week’s annual index of the shopfloor pay for 80 of the UK’s biggest retailers.
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NewsMorrisons agrees staff pay rise with shopworkers union
Morrisons has reached a pay offer agreement with Usdaw that could see shopfloor staff pay rise to £13.11 an hour, Retail Week understands.
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NewsAsda appoints new ambient food boss
Asda has appointed Jon Downes as its new vice president – ambient, further strengthening its senior leadership team.
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NewsSelfridges boosts pay for shop floor workers
Selfridges has increased the wages of its shop floor staff by more than 6%, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsDebenhams promotes from within to appoint new chief technology officer
Debenhams Group has promoted Paul Aspden to the role of chief technology officer as the fashion giant enters the next phase of its growth.
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InterviewQ&A: Clarks president talks marketplace launch and not losing its brand heritage
Clarks is no stranger to a third-party marketplace. The footwear specialist has been diversifying its digital reach in recent years and launching on the likes of Next and M&S, among many others, to target new customers.
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NewsNext boss Wolfson takes home record pay
Next boss Simon Wolfson took home his highest-ever pay package last year, and it could spike again following plans to increase his salary and bonuses.
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InterviewQ&A: Similarweb VP of global research solutions on SEO vs GEO and retailer websites in the age of AI
As usage of large language models (LLMs), such as ChatGPT, has grown, retailers have increasingly been looking at how they can appear more prominently when users make retail queries. Industry analysts have created the term “Generative Engine Optimisation” (GEO). This is an evolution of Search Engine Optimisation (SEO), the science of performing well on Google and other search tools.
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AnalysisStore staff call for action on pay and working conditions to avoid summer burnout
Exclusive interviews with 500 UK frontline workers reveal the factors that incentivise productivity during peak summer trading, at a time when teams are short-staffed and operationally stretched.
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Opinion‘Succession planning needn’t be a minefield’
Asda’s desire to appoint its next chief executive from within is a sensible one, but it will need to start winning back customers, growing market share and making profits first, writes Clarity’s Fran Minogue
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NewsTOFS stores and head office closed as Interpath begins winding business down
All remaining TOFS stores have been shut, its head office closed, and all remaining staff members have been made redundant, with administrators now in the process of winding the business down, Retail Week can confirm.
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NewsGoogle appoints ex-THG chief marketing officer for retail director role
Google has appointed a former THG Beauty chief marketing officer as its new director of retail for the UK and Ireland.
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NewsDebenhams hires chief product officer to accelerate turnaround
Debenhams Group has appointed former Asos director Nikki Tattersall to the role of chief product officer to boost the ongoing turnaround of the fashion giant’s youth brands, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsJohn Lewis appoints new fashion creative director
John Lewis has named former Topshop design director Jacqui Markham as its new fashion creative director.
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InterviewQ&A: OnBuy founder talks European expansion and anticipated Comet launch
UK-founded online marketplace OnBuy has been expanding its reach across Europe recently, launching in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Poland, Hungary, Romania, the Czech Republic, and Switzerland.
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NewsIkea UK and Ireland announces new boss
Ikea has appointed the leader of its global fulfilment team as the new country manager for its UK and Ireland business.
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NewsMet Police chief says retailers need to ‘step up more’ to combat shoplifting
The head of the Metropolitan Police Sir Mark Rowley has said retailers need to “step up more” and work with the police to help tackle shoplifting.
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NewsFood industry warns government of surging prices amid Iran war
Wholesalers in the food industry have warned the government that prices will be hiked as fuel prices escalate due to the Iran war.
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NewsB&M interim CFO steps down after less than five months in role
Value retailer B&M’s interim finance boss has quit the business less than five months into the role.