All People articles – Page 14
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News
Marks & Spencer appoints Ikea exec to senior stores role
Marks & Spencer has drafted an Ikea executive as a stores director.
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Tesco avoids AGM revolt over CEO pay rise
Tesco has avoided a rebellion at its AGM as investors backed chief executive Ken Murphy’s pay rise.
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Hush makes changes to leadership team as finance boss departs
Fashion retailer Hush is making changes to its top team as its finance boss departs and a new executive is appointed.
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Crew Clothing partners with tech platform to bolster operations
Fashion retailer Crew Clothing has rolled out a new tech feature to improve operations in its 105 stores in partnership with cloud management solutions company Cegid.
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Currys chief people officer urges government to reform apprenticeship levy
Currys chief people, communications and sustainability officer Paula Coughlan has called on the next government to overhaul the apprenticeship levy to offer more opportunities and skills training.
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Retail Voice
Unleashing AI into your business in three steps
Generative AI is fundamentally changing how retailers operate, supercharging productivity levels and providing a conversational holistic experience for their customers. Microsoft and Cognizant reveal the first three moves firms can take to maximise on AI
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Marks & Spencer freezes school uniform prices as cost-of-living crisis persists
Marks & Spencer is to hold down the price of school uniforms as the back-to-school period nears.
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Former BHS directors to pay £18m in wrongful trading ruling
Two former directors of BHS have been ordered to pay at least £18m to creditors after being found liable for wrongful trading.
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Interview
Phil Halliday: The MD moving HMV beyond nostalgia into modernity
HMV has experienced a real turnaround in recent years, best demonstrated by its celebrated return to Oxford Street. Retail Week speaks to managing director Phil Halliday about how it got there and what’s next for the iconic music retailer
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Analysis
Asda: What the Issa brothers split means for the supermarket
As Mohsin and Zuber Issa part ways over Asda and TDR Capital becomes the majority shareholder, Retail Week looks at what this will mean for the grocer
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Interview
Q&A: Sports Direct managing director on retail’s summer of sport
Kicking off with the Euros this week, followed by Wimbledon and the Paris Olympics taking us to the end of July, this summer is packed with action for fans and retailers alike. Retail Week sat down with Sports Direct managing director Ger Wright to find out how one of the nation’s biggest sportswear retailers will be making the most of it
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News
New West End Company urges government to prioritise ‘three key areas’
New West End Company (NWEC) has launched a manifesto ahead of the general election, calling on the government to prioritise “three key areas” across retail.
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News
Labour manifesto to combat retail crime and overhaul business rates
Labour is pledging laws to tackle violence against shop workers and overhaul UK business rates in its upcoming manifesto ahead of the general election.
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Interview
Q&A: Selfridges’ Sharlene John on driving diversity in luxury retail
Selfridges’ head of recruitment and onboarding Sharlene John speaks to Retail Week about how the iconic department store is driving employee diversity from the shopfloor up.
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News
Exclusive: Pets at Home support team jobs impacted by restructuring
Pets at Home is in consultation about several jobs on its support team, Retail Week can reveal.
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Innovation of the Week
Ikea pays real money to workers in metaverse store
Innovation of the Week is a subscriber-only series highlighting retail initiatives that have caught the eye of our team.
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News
Morrisons strike action suspended after fresh pay offer
Planned strike action at two warehouses owned by Morrisons has been called off after the grocery giant made a new pay offer to staff.
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Interview
Q&A: Secret Linen Store founders on launching a business in six months
Sisters Harriet Mears and Molly Freshwater left high street retail behind to set up thriving direct-to-consumer bedding business Secret Linen Store
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News
Boohoo faces new lawsuit over worker mistreatment
Boohoo is facing a new investor lawsuit in the UK after allegations regarding the mistreatment of workers in its Leicester factories caused its share price to plummet.
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Analysis
Retail 100: The most influential leaders of 2024 revealed
Retail Week’s 19th annual definitive list of the industry’s most inspiring bosses has been published. Names behind Tesco, JLP, Ikea, BP, AllSaints, Currys, Vinted and Greggs are among those celebrated