All People articles – Page 300
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CartoonBlower’s retail cartoon: Unlikely contenders for Morrisons’ CEO role
Retail Week’s cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on prospective candidates to take over Dalton Philips’ role at Morrisons.
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NewsFindel chief executive Roger Siddle to step down at end of financial year
The chief executive of Findel, Roger Siddle, is to depart at the end of the financial year and the retailer will reconsider its leadership structure.
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NewsTesco narrows down search for new chairman to two candidates
Tesco has reportedly narrowed down the search for a successor to Sir Richard Broadbent to two candidates as it seeks to rebuild its reputation.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Marks & Spencer, Tesco, Ebay and Amazon
Retail news round-up on January 22, 2015: M&S tests loyalty app; Ebay to lay off 7% of workforce; Tesco shortlists two for chairman; Amazon stops sales of nappies
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NewsHalfords boss Matt Davies denies business will suffer after he joins Tesco
Halfords boss Matt Davies has denied that his departure for Tesco will be detrimental to the business because of the foundations he has laid.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Trago Mills and fifty years of a Cornish firebrand
Long before pound shops were growing on the high street, a Cornish entrepreneur was pioneering a new form of discount retailing.
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AnalysisRetail Week Live: Dixons Carphone boss to review the changing retail scene
Change will be the central theme of the opening speech by Carphone Warehouse boss Sebastian James at this year’s Retail Week Live event.
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OpinionComment: Tackling low pay is the next big challenge for retailers
Making wages fairer across retail is the sector’s next challenge and best way to ensure people reach their full potential.
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NewsN Brown's JD Williams outsources Manchester call centre
N Brown-owned womenswear business JD Williams has outsourced its Manchester-based call centre, affecting 550 employees.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Morrisons, Naked Wines and Tesco
Retail news round-up on January 20, 2015: Morrisons online chief to leave, Naked Wines toasts strong Christmas, Tesco retains top spot in Ireland
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AnalysisIn the news: Beales buyer and property tycoon Andrew Perloff profiled
“I don’t need a press office,” says Andrew Perloff when Retail Week’s call is put straight through to him after it emerged that he’d made an offer to buy Beales.
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NewsFormer Tesco boss Leahy criticises 'failure of leadership' at the grocer
Former Tesco chief executive Sir Terry Leahy has said there was a “failure of leadership” under his successor Phil Clarke.
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AnalysisInternational news analysis: As it leaves Canada, what's next for Target?
Target has recently announced that it will close all of its Canadian stores – what prompted the decision and is it the right one?
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NewsGoogle prepares to halt sales of Google Glass eyewear
Google is ending sales of its Google Glass eyewear, but plans to continue developing the smart glasses as a consumer product.
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NewsTesco job cuts start at the top as senior managers face axe
Tesco has begun cutting jobs and shifting responsibilities among some of its most senior executives, it is understood.
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Blower’s retail cartoon: Out with the old and in with the new at Tesco
Retail Week cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on Tesco’s recent appointment of Matt Davies as the struggling retailer’s UK chief executive.
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NewsAsda restructures senior team as it braces for 'toughest year yet'
Asda has restructured its senior management team in what its boss Andy Clarke expects to be “the toughest year yet for our sector”.
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OpinionComment: Looking for great retail staff? Hire from prison
Timpson has recruited hundreds of employees from prisons and boss James Timpson thinks other retailers should do the same.
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OpinionComment: Morrisons can succeed again if it is bold enough
A disappointing Christmas may have sealed his fate, but history may come to look more favourably on Dalton Philips’s tenure at Morrisons.
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NewsNRF: What chief information officers are prioritising for 2015
An NRF panel of IT bosses discussed the challenges they will face this year, from tightening security to dealing with data.