All People articles – Page 266
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AnalysisProfile: Chris Walker, the Lidl lifer charged with reviving Asda's supermarkets
As far as looking for a new challenge is concerned, Asda’s new vice president of supermarkets Chris Walker couldn’t have found a much tougher one.
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NewsMPs to 'hold Ashley's feet to the fire' over working practices
Sports Direct tycoon Mike Ashley has been condemned by MPs over working practices at the retailer.
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NewsAo.com posts first-quarter sales rise driven by European growth
Ao.com’s first-quarter UK and European sales rose as the etailer’s full-year forecasts remain unchanged despite “economic uncertainty”.
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NewsShop Direct hires customer intelligence director to bolster its use of data
Shop Direct has hired its first customer intelligence director to improve personalisation across its online fascias.
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NewsBRC hands chairman reins to former Boots boss Richard Baker
Former Boots boss Richard Baker has been appointed chairman of the British Retail Consortium (BRC), to replace Sir Charlie Mayfield.
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NewsTesco poaches Coca-Cola PR chief to help rebuild trust
Tesco has poached Coca-Cola’s European public affairs chief Jane Lawrie to be its new group communications director.
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VideoWatch: Majestic Wine's MD on the 'perfect template' for new-look stores
Majestic Wine managing director John Colley explains the thinking behind the retailer’s store refurbishment in York and its wider strategy.
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OpinionOpinion: How retailers should attract and retain top talent
With the fall of BHS and a cloud of controversy surrounding the retail sector, you’d be forgiven for looking at it through a lens of doom and gloom.
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NewsIn pictures: Be Inspired summer drinks networking party
More than 80 senior retail figures gathered at a sparkling drinks reception last month to toast Retail Week’s Be Inspired campaign as the initiative continues to gain momentum.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Five things retailers can learn from Pimlico Plumbers
Pimlico Plumbers grew from small local firm to the UK’s most recognisable plumbing brand. Here are five things retail can learn from it:
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NewsGreg Clark named new business secretary in cabinet reshuffle
Greg Clark has been appointed as secretary of state for business, energy and industrial strategy in Theresa May’s cabinet.
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NewsPeople moves: Home Retail Group’s new chief executive and all the June moves
Sainsbury’s John Rogers steps up at Home Retail Group, new chief executive for Asda; Cath Kidston bids farewell to eponymous business.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Will Lakeland's new boss Catherine Nunn cook up a storm?
Lakeland chooses BP’s Catherine Nunn to succeed managing director Sam Rayner and the heat is on for the kitchen specialist’s new boss.
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NewsNotonthehighstreet hires new finance boss to bolster executive team
Notonthehighstreet has snapped up drinks supplier Matthew Clark’s former finance boss David Philips to head up its financial operations.
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NewsFashion retailer Hobbs appoints new finance chief
Hobbs has appointed new chief financial officer Mehul Tank to replace its newly promoted omnichannel trading director Simon Luscombe.
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NewsM&S boss Rowe warns 7,000 staff could face pay cuts amid 'tough decisions'
New Marks & Spencer boss Steve Rowe has warned that pay for 7,000 workers could be cut as he grapples with “tough decisions” at the helm.
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OpinionOpinion: Brexit heat is now burning the retail workforce
Some of the fears raised during the debate about whether to leave the EU are now being realised following the Brexit decision.
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NewsDobbies’ new owners appoint John Cleland as chief executive
Dobbies has appointed former Somerfield and Maplin boss John Cleland as chief executive with immediate effect following its recent sale.
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NewsLakeland appoints its first boss from outside founding Rayner family
Lakeland has unveiled its first chief executive from outside the Rayner family after naming BP UK retail director Catherine Nunn as its boss.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Clarity needed on apprenticeship levy as pressures mount
The Government’s apprenticeship levy, scheduled to be introduced in April next year, is not a popular policy among many retailers.