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OpinionComment: The retail sectors that will profit and suffer in 2015
Despite improving economic conditions and better customer sentiment, storm clouds may be gathering on the retail horizon.
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NewsGame divides into three operating divisions as it reshuffles management team
Game has restructured its business into three operating divisions and shaken up its management to accommodate the new structure.
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OpinionComment: Heads roll at Morrisons as Potts aims to simplify the business
It didn’t take long for new Morrisons boss David Potts to make his presence felt - and the presence of a raft of other directors is no longer required.
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NewsNew Morrisons boss David Potts swings the axe on exec board
Morrisons has axed nearly half of its executive board as new boss David Potts begins a clear-out of its top-level management team.
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NewsTesco faces shareholder legal action as senior director exits
Tesco is facing legal action from shareholders in the aftermath of its accounting scandal as another senior director exits the supermarket giant.
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NewsGame parts company with CFO Benedict Smith as sales and profits drop
Game has reported a drop in sales and pre-tax profits for the half year and is parting company with chief financial officer Benedict Smith.
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NewsBreakfast Briefing: Retail news on Tesco, French Connection and Foot Locker
Retail news round-up on March 24, 2015: Tesco director Patrick Cescau to depart, French Connection and Foot Locker named and shamed for not paying minimum wage, and Tesco faces another legal challenge.
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AnalysisIn the news: Halfords first female chief executive Jill McDonald profiled
‘Better late than never’ the old saying goes – and in the case of Halfords’ new chief executive, it’s a cliché that certainly rings true.
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NewsMorrisons’ new boss ditches till technology in favour of human touch
Morrisons has announced it will stop using its Intelligent Queue Management (iQM) technology in its stores from today.
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NewsHalfords appoints McDonald’s UK boss Jill McDonald as new chief executive
Halfords has appointed McDonald’s UK boss as its new chief executive, where she is due to take the helm from May 11 this year.
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OpinionComment: Retailers must accommodate the connected customer
Dixons Carphone boss stressed the need for retailers to cater to the connected customer as multichannel retail becomes increasingly common.
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NewsNotOnTheHighStreet appoints former Tesco online boss as chief exec
Etailer NotOnTheHighStreet.com has appointed Simon Belsham, the former online director of Tesco.com, as its new chief executive.
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VideoThe Retail Week: BHS, Next, Homebase, Asda and Decathlon 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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CartoonBlower’s retail cartoon: Sir Philip sells BHS to Retail Acquisitions
Retail Week cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on Sir Philip Green selling struggling retailer BHS to Retail Acquisitions.
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OpinionComment: BHS owners Retail Acquisitions face a daunting task
BHS’ new owners, Retail Acquisitions, emerged from nowhere – will they be able to restore the struggling retailer to its former glory?
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AnalysisIn the news: Homebase’s new managing director Echo Lu profiled
After 10 years in various roles at supermarket giant Tesco, Echo Lu was today officially revealed as Homebase’s new managing director.
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NewsMorrisons' new boss Potts asks head office staff to spend time in stores
Morrisons’ new boss David Potts has called on the grocer’s 2,000 head office employees to help staff its superstores this Easter.
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NewsTouker Suleyman signs up as investor for next series of Dragons' Den
Retail entrepreneur Touker Suleyman has signed up as an investor for the next series of Dragons’ Den and will appear alongside Jessops boss Peter Jones.
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NewsUPDATED: Former Tesco exec appointed as Homebase managing director
Home Retail has confirmed the appointment of former Tesco executive Echo Lu as Homebase managing director, as revealed by Retail Week yesterday.
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NewsJohn Lewis parts company with head of IT architecture Julian Burnett
John Lewis’s IT architecture chief Julian Burnett is parting ways with the retailer after three years.