All People articles – Page 394
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New Look HQ moves to London to further global ambitions
New Look is to relocate its buying, merchandise and design teams to London to create a head office in the capital in a bid to become a global value fashion player.
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Zavvi closes more stores
A further 18 Zavvi stores will close today, leading to 353 redundancies, as administrator Ernst & Young revealed no offers have been received to take on the whole portfolio.
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Ideal Shopping founders in bid to oust directors
The founders of Ideal Shopping Direct have demanded that a general meeting be convened to oust directors including chairman David Williams.
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DSGi restructures executive team
Electricals retailer DSGi has dramatically overhauled its executive team ahead of revealing what is expected to be its poorest Christmas trading performance since the last recession.
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People: Promote your enthusiasm
The new year hangover will be as long as it is harsh, so how can retailers enthuse staff and inject confidence into the business? Charlotte Hardie explains how positivity is the way forward.
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Carphone Warehouse staff support tool given the thumbs-up
Carphone Warehouse has declared the roll-out of an application to support its branch managers a success.
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Wyevale's Andrew Livingston to join Screwfix
Andrew Livingston is leaving Wyevale to join DIY chain Screwfix as its commercial director.
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David Jones knighted
The former Next chief executive David Jones has been knighted in this year's New Year's Honours List.
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B&Q marketing director steps down amid board shake-up
B&Q marketing director Jo Kenrick is leaving at the end of this month as part of a restructure of the board.
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BrightHouse makes appointment to drive business change
BrightHouse has strengthened its management team with the appointment of Simon Mouncer as head of business change and IT.
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Wallis hires buying director from Tie Rack
Women’s fashion retailer Wallis has brought in a new buying director to head up the team and reinvigorate the brand.
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NewsAngela Spindler takes lead at Original Factory Shop
Former Debenhams managing director Angela Spindler has been appointed chief executive of Original Factory Shop, the private equity-backed value department store group.
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Don McCarthy steps down from Moss Bros
Baugur shareholder Don McCarthy has stepped down from his role as non-executive director of Moss Bros.
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Tesco appoints two non-excutive directors
Tesco has appointed two non-executive directors to its board following high-profile departures earlier in the year.
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M&S communications chief quits
Flic Howard-Allen, Marks & Spencer's long-serving director of communications and CSR, has quit the company.
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EUK redundancies begin after no buyer is found
Two-thirds of the staff at EUK, the Woolworths-owned entertainment distributor which is in administration, have been made redundant after no buyer was found for the business.
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Tommy Hilfiger's Fred Gehring: Rock on Tommy
Tommy Hilfiger chief Fred Gehring’s move to revive the brand’s sophistication has helped protect it against the downturn. He tells Lisa Berwin how music tie-ups have played their part.
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Asda veteran to bolster Pets at Home board
Former Asda director Sally Hopson has joined Pets at Home in the new role of customer and people director.
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Ideal Shopping Direct axes jobs as sales plunge
Multichannel retailer Ideal Shopping Direct is to slash jobs by 15 per cent and will make a loss this year.
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Sir Geoff Mulcahy plots Woolworths comeback
Former Kingfisher boss Sir Geoff Mulcahy is in talks to take over 500 Woolworths stores and revive the brand.