All People articles – Page 135
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AnalysisThe many faces of Mike Ashley: Deal maker, drinker, disruptor
“It’s like he’s playing Pokémon or something – trying to catch ‘em all.”
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Retail VoiceFive steps for AI success
Wherever you sit in retail it’s likely you’ve thought about how AI could enhance the shopper experience, improve things for your people, simplify processes or reduce cost.
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NewsTed Baker founder Ray Kelvin considers backing buyout
Ted Baker founder and former chief executive Ray Kelvin is mulling support for a private equity buyout of the company, just four months after leaving following allegations of sexual harassment.
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NewsMarks & Spencer turns to McDonald’s for new people chief
Marks & Spencer has drafted in a new human resources director from fast-food specialist McDonald’s as it seeks to definitively transform its culture.
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OpinionMove of the Week: M&S hopes Evans will give its fashion spark
On the face of it, Maddy Evans has executed an astute escape plan by swapping her role as fashion director at Topshop for the task of revitalising Marks & Spencer’s clothing offer.
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NewsWaitrose offloads seven stores putting 700 jobs at risk
Waitrose & Partners is to pull down the shutters on seven branches as it focuses on profitability, affecting almost 700 employees.
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AnalysisDon’t give up the day job: embracing side-hustle culture
The side hustle – a way to make money on the side – is going beyond car boot sales at the weekend or selling items on eBay. Many entrepreneurial workers are building their own empires while in full-time employment. Retail Week looks at how your company should adapt to this growing trend.
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NewsSainsbury’s workers to strike over attendance policy
Sainsbury’s workers at a distribution centre are set to walk out for the second time later this month over a dispute regarding attendance.
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NewsAsos puts more jobs at risk amid Watford review
Asos has put more jobs at risk after kick-starting a review at its customer care facility in Watford.
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NewsMarks & Spencer poaches Topshop fashion boss
Marks & Spencer has poached Topshop fashion director Maddy Evans as it grapples to revive its clothing sales.
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NewsM&S clothing boss Jill McDonald exits
Marks & Spencer fashion boss Jill McDonald is leaving the business, less than two years after joining from Halfords.
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NewsExclusive: Sainsbury’s Argos execs Steel and Kibble to exit
Sainsbury’s Argos executives Mark Steel and Gary Kibble are both leaving the business, Retail Week can reveal.
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AnalysisIceland’s Richard Walker on being retail’s straight talker
Iceland managing director Richard Walker tells Retail Week how the grocer is juggling its rapid expansion of The Food Warehouse with its sustainability drive.
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OpinionObituary: Arthur Ryan, Primark founder who blazed a trail
In 1969, Apollo 11 flew Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin to the moon, Jeff Bezos was just five years old and Arthur Ryan opened the doors to the first Primark store.
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NewsAsda staff set for £62m windfall from share scheme
Around 25,000 Asda staff have pocketed a share of £62m from a share save scheme with the grocer’s parent company that came into effect in 2016.
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NewsPrimark founder and chair Arthur Ryan dies
Primark founder, chair and former chief executive Arthur Ryan passed away today following a short illness.
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NewsTrafficking gang used slaves to supply top UK grocers
Retailers including Tesco, Marks & Spencer and Asda were supplied goods from supply chains that used slaves from the UK’s largest human trafficking network.
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NewsGreen’s overseas assets targeted by pensions watchdog
Sir Philip Green’s overseas assets could be plundered by The Pensions Regulator as it bids to secure payments promised to the Arcadia pension scheme.
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NewsAsos could axe 100 jobs as profits crash
Asos is poised to axe around 100 jobs at its London head office as the business grapples to revive slowing sales.
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NewsSainsbury’s boss Coupe gets shareholder backing at AGM
Sainsbury’s under-pressure boss Mike Coupe has been unanimously backed by the grocer’s shareholders, despite suffering a bruising AGM.