All People articles – Page 299
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NewsCharles Tyrwhitt founder receives £15.7m payout after profits rise
Charles Tyrwhitt founder Nick Wheeler has received a £15.7m payout, after the retailer revealed its turnover increased 20%.
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NewsHalfords finance boss Andrew Findlay steps down to move to easyJet
Halfords has revealed its chief financial officer Andrew Findlay has resigned to take up the position of finance boss at easyJet.
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AnalysisIn the news: Majestic Wine's new boss Rowan Gormley profiled
By his own admission, Rowan Gormley lives for business – but now his life has been shunted into the fast lane after he took the wheel at Majestic Wine.
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AnalysisPeople moves: Jill McDonald joins Halfords, Morrisons restructures and more
All change across the retail sector as Halfords brings in a new chief executive and Morrisons downsizes senior management.
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NewsFormer Home Retail boss Terry Duddy joins Debenhams board
Retail Trust chair and Hammerson non-executive director Terry Duddy has joined the Debenhams board as a non-executive director.
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NewsMajestic Wine appoints Naked Wines founder as CEO as it acquires rival
Majestic Wine has appointed Naked Wines founder Rowan Gormley as its chief executive as it acquires the online rival.
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NewsSaks Fifth Avenue’s British boss Marigay McKee exits after 15 months
British boss of Saks Fifth Avenue, Marigay McKee has left her role after joining the business 15 months ago.
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NewsBreakfast Briefing: Retail news on John Lewis, Argos, Booker and more
Retail news round-up on April 07, 2015: John Lewis eyes 11 store branches in Philippines, Argos suffers IT glitch, Booker scouts for new chairman and more.
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VideoThe Retail Week: Kingfisher's restructure, the election, retail's richest and Easter discussed
Join our executive editor George MacDonald and news editor Nicola Harrison, as they pick through the week’s main news stories.
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NewsHema hires ex-Karstadt boss and Ted Baker non-exec Andrew Jennings as chairman
Hema has hired former Karstadt boss and Ted Baker non-exec Andrew Jennings as chairman as part of a shake-up of its management team.
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NewsRetail's richest: Retail Week’s list of the industry’s wealthiest 100
By our reckoning there are 100 retail billionaires worldwide, some retired, others very much active. But who has the most?
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NewsBoohoo.com to test selling items on Asos to drive brand awareness
Boohoo.com has revealed it will conduct a pilot to sell 100 items of its clothing on Asos from May this year.
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OpinionComment: Lessons to learn from Sports Direct’s ‘dysfunctional’ board
Sports Direct is facing heavy criticism at the moment after its board was labelled “dysfunctional” by the Institute of Directors.
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OpinionComment: Wage debate poses reputational threat to retail
As a consumer-facing industry, controversies such as zero-hours contracts are damaging to the retail sector’s reputation.
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NewsMothercare appoints new heads of IT and retail operations
Mothercare has appointed a new chief information officer and director of retail operations to its senior management team.
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OpinionComment: Kingfisher’s Laury lays new retail foundations
Kingfisher chief executive Véronique Laury is already making her mark on the business with plans to restructure and innovate.
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NewsMamas & Papas boss Chris Yates steps down as retailer returns to profitability
Mamas & Papas’ boss Chris Yates has stepped down from his role as chief executive, as the retailer says it has returned to profitability.
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NewsSainsbury’s creates 480 digital jobs to develop in-store technology
Sainsbury’s is creating 480 specialist digital jobs which will allow the grocer to develop innovative consumer-facing technologies.
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NewsKingfisher to close 60 B&Q stores as new boss Véronique Laury restructures group
Kingfisher will close 60 B&Q stores as part of a radical restructure of the group as new boss Véronique Laury attempts to turn the business around.
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AnalysisAt a glance: Luxury etailer Net-a-Porter as it merges with Yoox
Net-a-Porter merged with Yoox today. Retail Week takes a look at the luxury etailer’s vital statistics.