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NewsMore active role for Theo Paphitis as Rose Foster leaves La Senza
La Senza chief executive Rose Foster has left the lingerie chain less than two years after being drafted in to spearhead its turnaround.
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Opinion
A whirlwind 21 years of Retail Week
Retailers campaigning against rises in business rates, worries about growing consumer debt, Sainsbury’s being praised for its advertising, Marks & Spencer boldly expanding abroad. They could all be this week’s news, but in fact all are stories from the very first issue of Retail Week, published 21 years and one ...
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Asda reshuffles top management team
Asda retail director Andy Clarke has been promoted to chief operating officer as the grocer restructures its senior management team.
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Tony Page to relaunch Woolworths stores under new name
Former Woolworths commercial chief Tony Page has secured 10m financing and intends to relaunch the variety store chain under a new name.
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Laura Ashley co-founder Sir Bernard Ashley dies
Sir Bernard Ashley, the husband of Laura Ashley and co-founder of the fashion-to-furnishings retailer, has died.
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NewsRose Foster leaves La Senza
La Senza chief executive Rose Foster has left the lingerie retailer after less than two years in the role.>
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Union accuses Deloitte of 'serious legal breaches' over Woolworths redundancies
Union Usdaw is making an Employment Tribunal claim against Woolworths administrator Deloitte, seeking a protective award for its members in the defunct retailers' stores and distribution centres.
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Staff engagement is vital in recession
Arguments apportioning blame for the recession, whether on the inmates of Downing Street, the boardrooms of global banks or elsewhere, risk becoming academic and mired in partisanship. Only one thing is clear: no matter whose fault it is, it is our recession now.
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Alliance Boots promotes Alex Gourlay to health and beauty chief
Alliance Boots has promoted Alex Gourlay to chief executive of its health and beauty division.
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Homebase in consultation with 300 store staff
Homebase is in consultation with up to 300 of its staff as the struggling DIY retailer seeks to realign its store leadership structure in the difficult trading environment.
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Gamestation consults staff ahead of central office merger
Game has begun a consultation process with 80 of its Gamestation staff at its head office in York as it realigns its management across the group.
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Tesco appoints group finance director
Tesco has appointed Laurie Mcllwee as its new group finance director with effect from January 27.
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Redundancy fears at Fortnum & Mason as it consults staff
Iconic Piccadilly department store Fortnum & Mason is to enter in to a consultation period with its 530 staff as it anticipates a “particularly tough” 2009.
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NewsWyevale offers 3% wage rise to engage staff
Garden centre chain Wyevale is to give staff across the business a 3 per cent pay increase in order to motivate them.
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Sainsbury’s head office jobs to go in shake-up
Sainsbury’s has restructured its head office central support teams in a move that could lead to up to 300 jobs being axed.
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New chief executive for Best Buy as Brad Anderson retires
Brian Dunn has been named chief executive of Best Buy after vice president and chief executive Brad Anderson announced his retirement from the electricals retailer.
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Sainsbury's jobs to go in head office restructuring
Sainsbury’s is to restructure its London head office which could lead to up to 300 jobs being cut.
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Focus appoints new commercial director
DIY chain Focus has appointed Penny Teale as its commercial director.
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Moss Bros confirms Mountford to step down
Update: Moss Bros chief executive Philip Mountford will leave the menswear retailer.
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Sir David Jones signals end for JJB’s faltering lifestyle division
JJB Sports’ lifestyle division will cease to exist “within weeks” as executive chairman Sir David Jones ploughs ahead with attempts to turn around the embattled retailer’s fortunes.