All People articles – Page 31
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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.
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NewsThe Range is circling a chunk of Homebase in a pre-pack deal
The Range is circling a deal with Homebase to snap up a chunk of the business that will save almost 1,500 jobs.
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NewsMatalan bolsters top team with new hires after Whitfield exit
Fashion retailer Matalan has bolstered its top team with two new senior hires as it continues on a strategic turnaround following the shock departure of chief executive Jo Whitfield last month.
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NewsH&M is slashing 150 jobs as it closes call centre
150 jobs are being cut at Swedish fashion retailer H&M as it confirms the closure of an Edinburgh-based call centre, according to reports.
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NewsAsda appoints new interim ecommerce boss bringing over two decades of expertise
Asda has today announced the interim appointment of Barney Burgess as vice president of online, as it waits for David Devany to join the business later in 2025.
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NewsAsda is expected to make more job cuts following fresh round of redundancies
Asda is considering more job cuts after making nearly 500 staff redundant last week.
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NewsTesco set for £1bn national insurance bill over four years
Supermarket chain Tesco is set to face a £1bn national insurance tax bill over the next four years following the recent Budget.
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FeatureSecond chances: will hiring ex-offenders ever be mainstream in retail?
Multiple high street retailers are scaling up recruitment programmes that proactively recruit from the pool of 14 million people in the UK with a criminal record.
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NewsBoohoo outlines ‘concerns in relation to Frasers’ behaviour’ as battle continues
Boohoo has written a new letter highlighting “concerns in relation to Frasers’ behaviour” as the two retailers continue their public battle over the company.
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Opinion‘Retail needs to sit up and listen to every available different way of thinking’
It may feel as if the retail industry is embracing the challenge of change, but Julia Reynolds wonders whether too often it’s surveying the scene through the wrong end of the telescope
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NewsNew Look orders product staff back to the office four days a week
Exclusive: Fashion giant New Look has told staff across its buying, merchandising and design (BMD) department that they must return to the office four days a week.
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NewsProCook aims to open 10 stores a year
Specialist kitchenware retailer ProCook is planning to open 10 stores per year and is considering adding experiential elements to future sites, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsBurberry has named a former exec as its new product boss
Luxury fashion retailer Burberry has announced the appointment of a former executive as its new chief product merchandising and planning officer.
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NewsFrasers insists on shareholder approval before any Boohoo asset disposals
Frasers has written a new letter to Boohoo demanding the retailer allows shareholders to vote on key decisions including any disposals of Boohoo’s assets.
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AnalysisHarvey Norman: The retailing thunder from down under hoping to replicate its success in the UK
Australian retailer Harvey Norman may have only landed in England in October, but it’s a brand known to millions down under.
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NewsAsda to axe jobs as it forces staff back to the office three days a week
Asda has confirmed it will be slashing jobs and making changes to its hybrid working model in a bid to reverse its decline.
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DataData: 500 UK store staff on what it’s really like working retail’s frontline
Talking Shop is back for 2024 featuring fresh interviews with full-time and part-time store staff on the biggest challenges and opportunities facing them in their roles
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Report StoreTalking Shop 2024
500 frontline staff on what motivates them, challenges and opportunities.
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NewsShop thefts are accompanied by ‘unprecedented levels of violence’, finds inquiry
Shop thefts are going beyond individualised offences to ‘relentless, large-scale, organised operations’ partnered with ‘unprecedented levels of violence’, finds government inquiry.
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NewsHarvey Nichols has named a fashion editor as its new creative director
Luxury department store Harvey Nichols has named a new creative director, the first appointment under new chief executive Julia Goddard.