All People articles – Page 337
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NewsBRC director general Stephen Robertson steps down
British Retail Consortium director general Stephen Robertson is to step down from his role in December.
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NewsBeales finance director resigns
Beales finance director Ken Owst has stepped down from the department store.
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AnalysisTesco: Who is in the picture to replace Richard Brasher?
Philip Clarke is assuming control of Tesco’s flagship UK operations following Richard Brasher’s exit, but for how long? Alex Lawson looks at key team members, some of whom might eventually run the British business.
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AnalysisMy retail life: Amee Chande, Managing director of UK Retail and Direct, Staples
Amee Chande, Managing director - UK Retail and Direct for Staples, tells Retail Week about her life working in retail.
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NewsGo Outdoors poaches Halfords digital boss in online push
Go Outdoors has poached Halfords digital boss Jon Asbury as its first multichannel director.
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NewsCocosa drafts in Harrods director as Milligan exits
Cocosa, the luxury etailer owned by Mohamed Al Fayed, has shaken up its management team.
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NewsBeaverbrooks promotes Daniel Brown to chief executive
Family owned jewellery chain Beaverbrooks has promoted Daniel Brown to chief executive.
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AnalysisProfile: Catriona Marshall, HobbyCraft chief executive
On a relentless quest to make HobbyCraft bigger and better, the award-winning chief executive is intent on keeping the offer fresh.
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Metro Group’s Real hypermarkets to lose chief executive
Joël Saveuse, the chief executive of Metro Group’s Real hypermarkets business, has stepped down and will leave the business on March 31. Saveuse was reportedly considered for the group chief executive role when Dr Eckhard Cordes stepped down last October but then chief finance officer Olaf Koch was appointed.
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NewsMonsoon Accessorize suffers another departure as buying director exits
Monsoon Accessorize buying and design director Shailina Parti is to exit the retailer.
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NewsSnow+Rock hires The White Company's finance boss
Snow+Rock has hired The White Company finance boss Hamish Mansbridge as its new chief financial officer.
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NewsReiss’s Arksey joins SuperGroup
SuperGroup has poached Reiss’s European retail director Claire Arksey as its new head of retail.
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InterviewInterview: Lord Harris, Outstanding Contribution to Retail
Carpets king Lord Harris, winner of this year’s Outstanding Contribution to Retail award, tells Nicola Harrison about his amazing career.
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NewsB&Q youth board helps rethink retail business model
B&Q’s youth board has criticised some parts of the way the retail industry operates, saying retailers don’t develop talented youngsters and don’t connect with younger people well on social media.
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NewsTesco considers raise in pension age
Tesco is considering raising the age its staff receive a full pension from 65 to 67.
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AnalysisThe IT director’s changing role
As technology creeps into every aspect of modern retailing, the role of the IT team has grown. Alison Clements considers how IT management should be structured in order to get the best results.
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OpinionWork experience in retail can lead to great things
Ian McGarrigle has been writing about and publishing for the retail sector for over 20 years. He was a member of the launch team for Retail Week.
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NewsPrimark Northern Ireland faces St Patrick's Day strike over pay row
Primark staff in Northern Ireland have scheduled a St Patrick’s Day strike over the retailer’s two year pay freeze.
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AnalysisMultichannel directors: Driving a retail revolution
The rise of multichannel signals a seismic shift in retailing, and the directors leading the change are ever more prominent.
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AnalysisPhilip Day: Breathing new life into Peacocks
Edinburgh Woollen Mill owner Philip Day talks exclusively to Tiffany Holland about his business and why he bought Peacocks.