All People articles – Page 30
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InterviewQ&A: Amazon UK country manager John Boumphrey discusses the responsibility of sustainability as a global giant
Retail Week visited Amazon’s Sustainability Accelerator demo day and spoke with UK country manager John Boumphrey about the programme and what it does for start-ups, how Amazon strives to be sustainable, and the role customer feedback plays
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NewsThe Retail Week Awards 2025 shortlist has been revealed
The Retail Week Awards, which have been celebrating excellence in the UK’s retail industry for 30 years, have today revealed the 2025 shortlist.
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NewsFormer boss Allan Leighton returns to Asda as executive chair
Allan Leighton, who was chief executive of Asda from 1996 to 2000, is set to return to the grocer as the executive chair as the supermarket struggles with a sales slump.
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AnalysisThree strategies retailers can learn from the UK’s most innovative grocers
As the grocers employ increasingly innovative strategies in the fight for market share, there are crucial lessons wider retail must learn from their wins, and losses, to inform their own plans for 2025
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Opinion‘Retailers are heading into a challenging period of adjustment post-Budget’
To make the numbers work post-Budget, retailers face tough choices to balance spiralling costs with the need to invest in productivity-enhancing areas such as technology. There is some action they can take though, points out Alvarez & Marsal’s Erin Brookes
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NewsBRC urges the government to take steps to ensure a safe Christmas for retail staff
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) and members have called on the government to take necessary steps to ensure retail staff have a safe Christmas as we gear towards the peak trading period.
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InterviewQ&A: AllSaints COO talks ongoing opportunities, AI and why kids fashion needed SmallSaints
Retail Week visited AllSaints head office in London and sat down with chief operating officer Catherine Jobling to discuss the brand’s year, some of its newest ventures, including its expansion into childrenswear, and the opportunities ahead.
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NewsTed Baker UK and European wholesale arm snapped up by former Barbour MD
The former managing director of fashion retailer Barbour has snapped up the UK and European wholesale arm of collapsed Ted Baker.
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NewsBank of England governor has warned of rising unemployment ‘risk’ following Budget
The Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey has warned there is a “risk” of unemployment increasing due to the effects of the recent Budget.
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NewsDeliveroo has called for riders to be protected from abuse in crime bill
Deliveroo is calling on the government to include its riders in the upcoming Crime and Policing Bill to protect them from abuse and violence from customers.
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NewsAnn Summers axes jobs in bid to cut mounting costs
Exclusive: Lingerie and sex toy retailer Ann Summers is laying off tens of employees across the business in a bid to cut mounting costs.
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NewsThe Body Shop is rebuilding its top team with new finance and marketing chiefs
The Body Shop has appointed a new chief marketing officer and chief financial and operations officer as it rebuilds its executive leadership team after being rescued from administration.
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NewsRetail leaders call on government to ‘mitigate harmful effects’ of Budget
Leaders from across the sector have signed a letter calling on the government to phase in changes to national insurance contributions to ease the burden on the retail from the Budget.
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NewsAsos boss Ramos Calamonte receives bumper pay rise despite deepening losses
The boss of fashion giant Asos has received an almost 44% pay rise amid a turnaround at the retailer following mounting full year losses.
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NewsLidl increases investment in British made food to £21bn
Discounter Lidl says it is “on track” to increase its investment in British food to £21bn by the end of the year, exceeding its original five-year target by 40%.
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NewsFour in 10 retail workers are worried about their safety during the festive season
Four in 10 retail employers are concerned about their safety ahead of the Christmas rush, according to a new report by YouGov and Motorola Solutions.
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NewsBoohoo chief executive says all options are on the table as he commences business review
Boohoo’s new chief executive Dan Finley said he is considering all options as the retailer commenced a review of the business after losses deepened.
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NewsPeel Hunt downgrades profit forecasts for six retailers due to Budget impact
Investment bank Peel Hunt has downgraded its profit forecasts for six retailers, including struggling fast fashion player Boohoo and cycling and motoring specialist Halfords, due to the effects of changes to national insurance made in the recent Budget.
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InterviewQ&A: Born Outside Italy founder on gap in luxury trainer market and targeting Selfridges and Harrods in the UK
Retail Week sat down with the founder of new luxury trainer brand Born Outside Italy, to discuss opportunities in the UK market, the importance of physical retail and why there’s still an opportunity within the struggling luxury market.