All People articles – Page 310
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NewsTesco’s pirate themed party officially walks the plank
Tesco’s cancelled pirate-themed staff party has coincided with a controversy around the retailer overstating its profits by £250m.
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OpinionComment: Is Sainsbury’s succession a hospital pass or fantastic opportunity?
Although it looks as if Justin King left Mike Coupe in the lurch, hasn’t Sainsbury got a great opportunity to exploit the turmoil at Tesco?
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NewsBoots poaches Waitrose ecommerce director Robin Phillips
Waitrose ecommerce director Robin Phillips has been appointed by Boots as the health and beauty giant’s director of multichannel.
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NewsArgos hires Matt Hobbs for new head of digital engineering role
Argos has appointed Matt Hobbs to the newly created role of head of digital engineering as part of its ambition to become a leader in digital retailing.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Tesco tunes into multichannel transformation
As Tesco’s Building Tomorrow’s Tesco project takes off, Vishal Bansal is the engineer transforming the retailer’s multichannel operations.
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NewsWalmart appoints Instagram founder Kevin Systrom to board
Walmart has appointed Instagram founder Kevin Systrom to its board to tap into his “entrepreneurial background and digital expertise”.
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AnalysisIn the news: Made.com co-founder and chief executive Ning Li
Young entrepreneur Ning Li was in his mid twenties, working as an investment banker, when he had an epiphany that led him to create Made.com.
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NewsFormer Morrisons treasurer Paul Coyle charged with insider trading
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has charged Morrisons’ former group treasurer and head of tax Paul Coyle with insider trading.
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AnalysisTimeline: How Marks & Spencer has innovated over the past century
M&S has gathered together some of its best ideas of the last 130 years as it prepares to launch a course on commercial innovation with Leeds University.
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NewsKingfisher boss receives novel leaving present from Charlie Mayfield
Kingfisher’s Sir Ian Cheshire received a novel leaving present as he stood down from the British Retail Consortium chairmanship.
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CartoonBlower’s retail cartoon: Tesco’s £250m profit overstatement
Retail Week’s cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on struggling retailer Tesco’s latest blow with their £250m profit forecast overstatement.
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NewsTesco former finance director McIlwee to get £1m payoff next week
Tesco’s former finance director Laurie McIlwee is to receive a £1m payoff next week despite an investigation into the £250m black hole in its profits.
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OpinionComment: Dave Lewis’s baptism of fire as Tesco boss
Tesco’s chief executive Dave Lewis has to take decisive action to define his strategy following the revelation of the retailer’s overestimated profits.
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NewsFeelunique hires former Fragrance Shop MD in new commercial director role
Feelunique.com has appointed former Fragrance Shop managing director Nigel Lawmon in the newly-created role of commercial director.
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AnalysisTimeline: Tesco's three months of turmoil
Tesco has had a torrid time in the last three months. Retail Week takes a look at the chain of events that led it to this week’s £250m profit forecast overstatement.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Tesco
Retail news round-up on September 24, 2014: Tesco departing finance chief ‘absent’ since April; Auditors warn Tesco’s rivals of accounting fiasco.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Tesco’s Robin Terrell and Jason Tarry profiled
UPDATED: Tesco multichannel director Robin Terrell and clothing boss Jason Tarry have both been handed new roles as part of the grocer’s reshuffle, unveiled on Monday.
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NewsJohn Lewis hires Sienne Veit to new position of online product director
John Lewis has bolstered its multichannel team with the appointment of Sienne Veit to the newly created role of director, online product.
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NewsTesco persuades M&S to release CFO Alan Stewart early amid accounting crisis
Tesco’s new chief financial officer, Alan Stewart, will join the grocer today after a deal was struck with Marks & Spencer to terminate his contract early.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Tesco, M&S and Dixons Carphone
Retail news round-up on September 23, 2014: Tesco strikes deal with M&S to get Alan Stewart on board early, Sir Richard Broadbent undert pressure to quit as Tesco chairman, Dixons Carphone proceeds with plan to buy 50 to 100 Phones 4u stores.