All People articles – Page 421
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Analysis
Naked ambition
Neil Gillis, who once stripped off to motivate staff, finds himself in the spotlight once again as chief executive of Blacks. He tells Jennifer Creevy about his vision for the outdoor retailer
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News
Swedish model to open London lingerie store
Swedish celebrity model turned designer Victoria Silvstedt has signed for her first UK store to stock her lingerie range.
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AnalysisAmazon’s Brian McBride: The king of the jungle
As it approaches 10 years in the UK, Amazon still strikes fear into rivals. Lisa Berwin meets Amazon UK chief Brian McBride and finds out about the e-tailer’s plans for further UK expansion
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Opinion
Two cheers for Cheshire
By the time Sir Geoff Mulcahy was edged out of Kingfisher he had transformed the retailer’s valuation from £100 million to £5.6 billion. Mulcahy gave back £29.50 for every £1 from investors.
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News
‘An exceptional step in exceptional circumstances’
Marks & Spencer acts to justify Rose’s promotion in wake of shareholder opposition
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News
Asda raids Tesco for Living marketing job
Asda has hired a former Tesco executive to spearhead the marketing strategy of its burgeoning Asda Living non-food format.
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News
Superdrug on hunt for successors as it parts with two top executives
Health and beauty giant Superdrug has been dealt a double blow this week with the departure of two senior executives.
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Carpetright picks finance chief
Carpetright has appointed AS Watson health and beauty finance and IT director Neil Page as its group finance director.
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M&S seeks compromise in Rose row
Marks & Spencer has suggested measures to defuse the bitter corporate governance row that erupted over the proposal to elevate boss Sir Stuart Rose to executive chairman.
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Superdrug boss to run B&Q
DIY group Kingfisher has named Superdrug boss Euan Sutherland as chief executive of its UK operations.
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Debenhams chiefs shift shares
Debenhams chief executive Rob Templeman and chief operating officer Michael Sharp have transferred more than 300,000 shares to their wives.
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Private investors add voice to Rose’s role debate
A leading private shareholder organisation has added to concerns expressed by institutional investors about Marks & Spencer boss Sir Stuart Rose’s proposed elevation to executive chairman.
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News
Monsoon appoints managing director
Monsoon Accessorize has appointed Matt Hudson as managing director of its Monsoon fashion chain.
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DSGi picks chief operating officer
DSGi has hired Patrick Macdonald as chief operating officer with effect from next month.
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Lord Sainsbury moves shares ahead of CGT change
Lord Sainsbury said last night that he had reshuffled his stake in the grocer founded by his family in advance of changes to capital gains tax (CGT) that come into effect on Saturday, according to The Guardian .
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News
Land Securities hires DSGi director as non-exec
Land Securities has appointed DSGi group finance director Kevin O’Byrne as non-executive director.
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New Look installs new boss at Mim ahead of global offensive
New Look has hired a new head of its French subsidiary Mim as it gears up for international expansion into further markets.
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Asda appoints head of estates team
Asda has hired Janet Bishopp as head of estates to develop and expand the grocer’s portfolio of 352 stores.
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Opinion
The Retail Week – March 28, 2008
New Kingfisher boss Ian Cheshire has a three-year plan to revitalise the embattled international DIY retail giant – or at least he will have, after spending most of the next year planning the plan.
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Opinion
Store manager's diary: a lesson in turning store hierarchy on its head
Following our recent management restructure, we decided to invest in a seven-week training programme for the 600 key commercial managers in stores.