All People articles – Page 357
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OpinionGrocers must adjust to new consumer mindset
It would be easy to interpret this week’s news from the supermarket world as a sign that the powerhouses of UK retail are floundering.
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NewsHome Retail starts search for its new Argos boss
Home Retail Group has formally begun the search for a new managing director of its flagship Argos business with the appointment of headhunters.
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NewsAurora’s Bovill heads to Jacques Vert
Womenswear retailer Jacques Vert has hired former Aurora Fashions IT chief John Bovill as its new commercial director.
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NewsNew Look’s marketing director joins Monsoon
New Look has suffered another senior departure after group marketing director Joe Irons jumped ship to join Monsoon Accessorize.
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OpinionRetail’s value as a force for good
Retail does a lot for youth unemployment, but now it needs to do even more, says Mark Price
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AnalysisMark Horgan
Sainsbury’s new marketing director will play a key role as the grocer begins to prepare for the post-Jamie Oliver era. George MacDonald reports
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NewsClintons raids Dixons for new marketing director
Greetings card retailer Clintons has poached Dixons marketing man Tim Fairs as its new marketing director.
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NewsAsda to create 7,000 Christmas jobs
Asda is to create 7,000 Christmas jobs as part of a £5m investment in customer service for the golden quarter.
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NewsBlacks chairman bows to pressure and resigns
Blacks Leisure chairman David Bernstein bowed down to pressure from major shareholder Sports Direct and resigned last week.
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AnalysisTimothy Melgund
Having weathered the collapse of Borders UK, the media-shy Paperchase boss has led from the front and driven the stationery retailer through tricky times. By Nicola Harrison
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NewsHalfords promotes Bill Duffy to head Autocentres
Halfords has promoted Bill Duffy to become chief executive of its Autocentres business.
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NewsSainsburys names Mark Horgan as marketing director
Supermarket group Sainsbury’s has named MasterCard executive Mark Horgan as marketing director.
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NewsTesco beefs up clothing team
Tesco has promoted UK buying director for clothing Jan Marchant to a European role and drafted in former Marks & Spencer director Bernadette Lusher to bolster its fashion team.
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NewsClinton boss to add fresh perspective
Clinton Cards new chief executive will “help galvanise the business to help it achieve greater profitability”, says the retailer’s group managing director Clinton Lewin.
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NewsHarvey Nichols’ Martin Schofield exits
Harvey Nichols retail operations and IT director Martin Schofield, effectively number two to chief executive Joseph Wan, is to leave the department store group.
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NewsMothercare appoints non-exec chairman
Mothercare has appointed Alan Parker CBE as non-executive chairman.
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