All People articles – Page 294
-
OpinionBlog: getting the right tools for the right job
Retail SMEs across the country are making use of Amazon Marketplace, eBay and myHermes for their business needs.
-
CartoonBlower’s retail cartoon: Who will succeed Marc Bolland at Marks & Spencer?
Retail Week cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on the candidates for the top job at M&S following John Dixon’s departure.
-
NewsInterview: How Co-op Food boss Steve Murrells has built momentum
Since arriving to head the Co-op’s food business in 2012, Steve Murrells has lead an impressive recovery, but he is not resting on his laurels.
-
OpinionMarks & Spencer succession: Who should follow Marc Bolland in the top role?
The departure of M&S general merchandise boss John Dixon set hares running about succession at retail’s closest equivalent to royalty.
-
NewsDFS records 'strong' second half as COO Jon Massey leaves after 27 years
DFS has revealed it had a “strong” second half of trading as chief operating officer Jon Massey steps down after 27 years at the retailer.
-
AnalysisBoohoo's Carol Kane on her plus-size 'crusade', pop-ups and Black Friday
The frenetic pace at Boohoo instilled by co-chief executive Carol Kane shows no sign of abating a year after the fashion etailer’s flotation.
-
NewsFounders of Tesco-backed coffee chain Harris + Hoole to step down
The three founders and bosses of Tesco-backed coffee chain Harris + Hoole are stepping down from the business, Retail Week can reveal.
-
NewsKoovs hires ex-Asos director and tech executive Mary Turner as CEO
Online fashion retailer Koovs has hired Mary Turner, a former Asos director and boss of internet of things firm AlertMe.com, as its boss.
-
AnalysisProfile: Marks & Spencer's new director of food Andy Adcock
After six years at Marks & Spencer, Andy Adcock has been promoted to one of the retailer’s highest profile positions.
-
AnalysisAnalysis: Taking retail’s temperature in the second quarter
Three months on from the first of Retail Week’s quarterly sentiment analysis reports, how have views of the UK’s top retail bosses shifted?
-
AnalysisMarks & Spencer: The internal candidates who might succeed Marc Bolland
M&S boss Marc Bolland does not appear to be considering exiting soon, but the departure of John Dixon has made succession a talking point.
-
NewsWhite Stuff poaches Musgrave GB boss to become international director
Clothing retailer White Stuff has poached Musgrave GB managing director Peter Ridler to become its new international director.
-
OpinionWhy general merchandise boss John Dixon has left Marks & Spencer
The unexpected departure of M&S’s general merchandise boss has reignited speculation about machinations in the bellwether’s boardroom.
-
NewsCentral London shops to create 2,000 jobs after Sunday trading shake-up
Retailers in central London have pledged to create 2,000 jobs if Sunday trading hours are extended, following George Osborne’s Budget.
-
NewsMarks & Spencer general merchandise boss John Dixon leaves the business
John Dixon – the man once touted as a future leader for Marks & Spencer – has left the retailer, according to reports.
-
OpinionComment: Retail needs more academies to let its talent blossom
The Fashion Retail Academy has celebrated its 10th anniversary, but the industry needs more colleges to build its talent pool.
-
NewsFormer All Saints boss Stephen Craig to run Spanish retailer Suiteblanco
Former All Saints boss Stephen Craig has made a return to mainstream retail after a four-year absence from the industry.
-
OpinionComment: Retailers should think more like digital start-ups
Multichannel retail allows shoppers to be more demanding than ever. Successful retailers are answering this by embracing digital opportunities.
-
NewsComment: Might Barclays come knocking on the door of Tesco’s Benny Higgins?
Following the ousting of Barclays boss Antony Jenkins, people-watchers believe Tesco’s Benny Higgins may feature on the bank’s list of replacements.
-
InterviewInterview: Carpetright boss on how he has revitalised the retailer
Carpetright chief executive Wilf Walsh has put an end to a run of poor performance. He speaks to Retail Week in his first sit-down interview.