All People articles – Page 358
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AnalysisStephen Craig
He’s not everyone’s cup of tea, but the All Saints boss is not concerned with making friends. As Jessica Brown reports, his aim is to ‘do a Burberry’ with the high street retailer
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NewsTop retail head-hunter Fran Minogue resigns
One of retail’s best-known headhunters, Fran Minogue, is standing down from Heidrick & Struggles after 10 years.
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NewsGame to appoint former Ladbrokes boss as chairman
Game is set to hire Chris Bell, the former boss of Ladbrokes, as its new chairman.
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NewsNew Look holds fire on sale of French chain Mim
New Look founder Tom Singh is believed to have postponed the sale of its French basics chain Mim after kicking off a review of the New Look business.
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NewsAlliance Boots in no rush to replace departed CEO Hornby
Alliance Boots is unlikely to appoint a successor to departed group chief executive Andy Hornby in the near future, following his sudden exit last week.
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NewsDixons ecommerce boss leaving, as company issues profit warning
Electricals group Dixons’ ecommerce director David Walmsley is leaving the retailer.
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AnalysisMoney matters
Employees who feel financially secure make for an excellent workforce, finds Joanne Ellul
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NewsGeorge at Asda promotes careers in fashion with education drive
George at Asda has thrown its weight behind the training and education of fashion students with the launch of an open-house Education Day and a fully funded university programme.
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AnalysisBehind the scenes at Sports Direct
Chief executive Dave Forsey gives Gemma Goldfingle the inside perspective on Sports Direct and takes her on a tour of its Shirebrook nerve centre.
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NewsVision Express hires chief to build brand
Optical specialist Vision Express has hired former Greene King and Sainsbury’s director Jonathan Lawson as its new chief executive.
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NewsFormer Tesco director joins Ocado to head non-food
Ocado has poached a Tesco director to lead its new general merchandise team as it drives to diversify its offer.
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AnalysisTackling retail’s seasonal flu
Staff sickness rises sharply in winter. Rebecca Thomson finds out how Liberty dealt with it
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AnalysisWinning in tough times
This year’s Retail Week Conference showed how creatively UK retailers are tackling tough trading conditions. Charlotte Hardie and Rebecca Thomson report on the highlights.
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NewsHMV hires Comet's Ewan Pinder as head of technology
HMV has appointed Comet head of merchandising and store development Ewan Pinder as its head of technology.
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NewsTesco names Graham Harris head of telecoms division
Graham Harris has been appointed chief executive of Tesco Telecoms and Tesco Mobile.
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InterviewInterview: Leahy - All in a day’s work
Sir Terry Leahy’s legacy at Tesco is formidable. He invented Clubcard, took the grocer into non-food and online, and propelled it to become one of the world’s leading retailers. In an exclusive interview, Tim Danaher speaks to the man who changed the face of retailing.
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AnalysisHow Leahy transformed Tesco’s business in the UK
Terry Leahy was told Tesco had reached saturation point in the UK. Having developed non food, gone online and moved into services, he’s proved the doubters wrong.
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AnalysisPutting the customer at the heart of the business
Sir Terry Leahy’s Clubcard revolutionised how Tesco did business and changed the way retailers learn about customers. Rebecca Thomson finds out how it started and where it goes from here
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AnalysisNot just a campaign
The perception of Marks & Spencer has been transformed in the seven years that Sir Stuart was at the helm. Its Your M&S advertising campaign was central to that, says Charlotte Hardie
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AnalysisHow Leahy made Tesco a global giant
With its razor-sharp focus on the customer wherever they might be, Tesco now operates in 14 countries. Tim Danaher and Jennifer Creevy trace how a UK grocer now bestrides the globe