All People articles – Page 378
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NewsSir Terry Leahy lambasts government over education
Tesco chief executive Sir Terry Leahy has hit out on the Government’s track record in education, stating that standards in schools are “still woefully low”.
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NewsMarks & Spencer succession candidates to present at investor day
Several of the internal candidates to succeed Sir Stuart Rose are expected to make presentations at the Marks & Spencer investor day today.
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NewsLand Securities retail venture to bring 10 overseas brands to UK
Property company Land Securities’ new retail offshoot Brand Empire is in talks with 10 international retailers about introducing them to the UK.
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NewsFirst Quench hit by departure of acting chief exec
First Quench Retailing’s acting chief executive and financial director Martin Healy has resigned and owner Vision Capital’s Johan Van de Steen has taken the helm.
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AnalysisThe career cost of bad manners
Good etiquette makes climbing the career ladder that much easier, says Sara McCorquodale.
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NewsIndustry mourns Keith Wills
Keith Wills, one of the leading retail analysts of his generation and long-standing contributor to Retail Week, has died after a long illness.
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NewsMoss Bros trading director leaves
Moss Bros trading director Ciaran McCloskey has left the menswear retailer after two years.
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NewsFirst Quench acting chief executive resigns
First Quench Retailing acting chief executive and financial director Martin Healy has resigned and the group has drafted in a new chief financial officer.
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NewsAurora appoints Mike Shearwood as chief executive
Aurora Fashions has appointed Mike Shearwood as chief executive.
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NewsSimon Bentley plots return to troubled Blacks Leisure
Former Blacks Leisure chairman and chief executive Simon Bentley is understood to be plotting a return to the outdoors specialist as it battles to secure its future.
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NewsSainsbury’s to bolster non-food business
Sainsbury’s is to focus on strengthening its non-food business to form a “cohesive” general merchandise offer following the promotion of Adrian Mountford to director of general merchandise.
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Analysis
Employee bonuses on a budget
Money might be too tight for pay rises, but there are other ways to reward staff says Liz Morrell
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AnalysisDavid Tyler: Sainsbury’s new chairman is ‘no wallflower’
After winning over the City with his management of GUS’s demerger, the former finance chief seems a smart choice as Sainsbury’s chairman, says Jennifer Creevy
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NewsRetail industry pays tribute to Gap co-founder Don Fisher
Retailers paid tribute this week to Gap co-founder Don Fisher who died on Sunday, aged 81.
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NewsLaura Ashley finance chief quits
Laura Ashley has said its chief financial officer and company secretary is to resign from the furniture and homeware retailer for personal reasons.
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NewsNew Look mulls float
New Look, the fashion chain owned by two private-equity companies Apax and Permira, is reportedly considering a £1.7bn stock-market flotation.
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NewsKesa appoints new finance director
Comet owner Kesa has appointed Dominic Platt as it finance director.
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NewsArcadia merges Burton and Bhs menswear role
Sir Philip Green’s Arcadia fashion group is understood to have promoted Burton brand director Wesley Taylor to head menswear for Burton and Bhs as part of the merger of Bhs with Arcadia.
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AnalysisWhat it’s like to work at Brighthouse
The inside view from head of human resources Ian Lloyd
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AnalysisCharlie Mayfield on a winning employee ownership model
Sailing through the choppy waters of recession, the John Lewis Partnership chairman tells Amy Shields why the employee ownership model is a winning alternative in troubled times