All Appointments articles – Page 20
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NewsTed Baker sells London HQ, warns of coronavirus sales slump
Ted Baker has sold its London headquarters in a £79m deal and increased its loan facility after warning that coronavirus-related store closures have shuttered the majority of its global store estate.
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NewsRetail Week’s Chris Brook-Carter to head Retail Trust
Retail Week and World Retail Congress managing director Chris Brook-Carter is leaving to become chief executive of industry charity Retail Trust.
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OpinionOpinion: Coronavirus will force retailers to rewrite rules of recruitment
It is inevitable that the coronavirus outbreak will cause significant disruption both to business and to our everyday lives.
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NewsTesco loses Jack’s MD Lawrence Harvey to Barclays
The boss of Tesco’s Jack’s discount chain is leaving the business to join Barclays.
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OpinionMove of the Week: JLP's Ed Connolly faces new challenge at Dixons Carphone
When Ed Connolly joins Dixons Carphone from John Lewis Partnership in May he will trade one retail transformation project for another.
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NewsBoots poaches Dixons Carphone commercial director
Boots has snapped up Dixons Carphone’s longstanding chief commercial officer Steve Ager, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsDixons Carphone hires ex-John Lewis exec Connolly as commercial chief
Dixons Carphone has named former John Lewis Partnership executive Ed Connolly as its new chief commercial officer.
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NewsKingfisher promotes new group ecommerce director from Screwfix
Home and DIY giant Kingfisher has named Sue Harries as its new group ecommerce director.
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OpinionMove of the Week: Poulter will need all her nous to revive Laura Ashley
It says much about the scale of the crisis facing Laura Ashley that, less than two months after joining the business, Katharine Poulter’s accession to the role of chief executive has been fast-tracked.
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NewsNike shuffles exec board under new chief executive
Nike has shuffled its senior leadership team under its new boss, announcing the appointments of a new chief operating officer and chief financial officer earlier this week.
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NewsLaura Ashley losses deepen as chief executive change bought forward
Laura Ashley has reported deepening losses and falling sales in its interim results, which has resulted in Katharine Poulter being promoted to chief executive with immediate effect.
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OpinionMove of the Week: Kavan's first CEO job is perfect match
It’s a measure of the revolution taking place in retail that a senior Amazon executive like Ajay Kavan has chosen Matchesfashion for his first chief executive role.
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NewsMajestic Wine poaches new finance director from Oasis
Majestic Wine has poached its new chief financial officer from fashion retailer Oasis, as it looks to establish itself as an independent business under the ownership of a private equity firm.
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NewsMatchesfashion poaches Amazon exec Kavan as new boss
Matchesfashion has poached Amazon executive Ajay Kavan to take the reins as its new boss.
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NewsKingfisher completes executive board with chief people officer
Kingfisher chief executive Thierry Garnier has filled the final position on his new executive team.
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NewsSelfridges boss Simon Forster exits after a year
Selfridges boss Simon Forster has left the business after just over a year at the helm.
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NewsMarks & Spencer poaches former N Brown exec for finance role
Marks & Spencer’s hiring spree continues with the news it has appointed a finance chief for its food arm as it continues its turnaround efforts.
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NewsPets at Home poaches Studio Retail Group exec as new chair
Pets at Home has appointed a new non-executive chair to succeed Tony De Nunzio.
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OpinionMove of the Week: Bhatia is the kind of disruptive thinker JLP needs
John Lewis Partnership’s latest executive hire will be a new name to many. Nina Bhatia will join on February 17 as executive director, strategy and commercial development, following a career spent largely in consultancy and the energy sector.
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OpinionOpinion: Can strategy hires drive transformation at M&S and John Lewis?
In the course of two days, two of retail’s biggest and most challenged names appointed strategy directors as they seek to transform themselves and tap into tomorrow’s world.