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NewsJJB Sports appoints two directors
JJB Sports has announced the appointment of a new finance director and a director of retail and product to its board.
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NewsAndy Bond to deliver BRC’s Annual Retail Lecture
Asda chief executive Andy Bond is to deliver the British Retail Consortium’s inaugural Annual Retail Lecture on Tuesday.
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OpinionFood retail’s outstanding leaders
The supermarkets have pursued very different tactics to navigate the recession, but their success derives from one common quality, which is a clear vision that comes right from the very top.
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Retail industry hails 1.2% minimum wage rise
Retail industry organisations welcomed Tuesday’s decision on a 1.2 per cent rise in the national minimum wage, despite some earlier calls for a total freeze this year.
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NewsRetail bosses back National Skills Academy for Retail
Top retail bosses get behind launch of National Skills Academy for Retail. Ben Cooper reports
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NewsGame promotes Ben White to top finance role
Game has promoted Ben White to group finance director, replacing David Thomas who is leaving the retailer to join house builder Barratt Developments.
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John Lewis director of selling Dan Knowles set to step down
John Lewis director of selling operations Dan Knowles is to leave the department store chain at the end of July.
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NewsJustin King says he is staying at Sainsbury’s
Justin King has said he has no intention of quitting Sainsbury’s, quashing persistent speculation that he is being lined up as the next chief executive of Marks & Spencer.
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BRC backs ‘common sense’ rise in minimum wage
The British Retail Consortium has welcomed today’s government decision to increase the National Minimum Wage by 1.2 per cent. The increase will take the adult minimum wage from £5.73 to £5.80 per hour when it is introduced this October.
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NewsWhistleblower ‘despaired’ about direction M&S taking
The former Marks & Spencer employee who leaked an internal memo to The Times detailing plans to slash redundancy pay did so because he “despaired” about the direction the retailer was taking.
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NewsMorrisons chief executive Marc Bolland’s salary rises 13 per cent
Morrisons chief executive Marc Bolland has been awarded a 13 per cent increase in his base salary to £800,000.
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NewsAldi to create 650 jobs in Ireland
German discount grocer Aldi will create 650 jobs in the Republic of Ireland over the next three years as it continues apace with growth plans.
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AnalysisRising Star Awards: The next generation of retail leaders
With The Retail Week Rising Star Awards 2009 on the horizon, we talk to some of last year’s winners to see how industry recognition has helped their careers flourish
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NewsAsda chief marketing officer given Wal-Mart international role
Asda chief marketing officer Rick Bendel has been promoted to a new role of international chief marketing officer for parent company Wal-Mart.
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NewsWaterstone's to axe up to 650 positions
Waterstone’s is to axe up to 650 positions across all its 300 branches following the retailer’s move to a new distribution centre and a change in working patterns.
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NewsCarpetright director John Kitching leaves board to focus on sister brand
Carpetright executive director John Kitching will leave the retailer’s board to focus on his role as managing director of sister brand Storey Carpets.Kitching will leave the board of the UK’s largest flooring retailer at the end of this financial year on May 2, 2009.He will remain at Carpetright to “concentrate ...
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NewsCarphone Warehouse seeks talent to prepare for Best Buy debut
Carphone Warehouse is to strengthen its sourcing and product development teams as it gears up for the debut of Best Buy next year.
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AnalysisRetail finance directors: More than just number crunchers
No longer just bean counters in ivory towers, the role of the finance chief has evolved, and those who can marry the maths with commercial nous are in high demand.