All People articles – Page 152
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NewsHut Group chair Richard Pennycook to step down
The Hut Group’s chief executive and founder Matthew Moulding will take over from Richard Pennycook as executive chair next year.
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NewsEvans Cycles stores to be shuttered despite profitability
Evans Cycles’ new owner Mike Ashley has decided to close half of its shops despite administrators advising that “almost all” of its stores make money.
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NewsJeff Bezos: ‘I predict one day Amazon will fail’
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has told staff that Amazon is not “too big to fail” and that one day it will “go bankrupt”.
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NewsCo-op HR executive wins unfair dismissal case
The Co-op’s former HR director has won a claim for equal pay and unfair dismissal.
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NewsRetail chiefs speak out over Brexit chaos
Following a day of Cabinet resignations and renewed fears about Brexit turbulence, leading retailers have voiced their concerns about the effect of the political chaos.
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AnalysisMove of the Week: Daunting task for Debenhams' new hire
It’s not often I write about a property director in this column but these are transformative times in retail and moves that might previously have flown under the radar begin to take on a new significance.
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NewsRetail Week Awards 2019 shortlist revealed
The best of retail will be celebrated at the Retail Week Awards 2019 sponsored by Salesforce.
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NewsN Brown partners with tech educator Decoded
N Brown has partnered with tech firm Decoded to train employees its organisation to use data and analytics.
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NewsHoF shuts Intu stores as Ashley fires warning shot to landlords
House of Fraser is to shutter Intu stores nationwide after talks between the retailer and landlord broke down.
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NewsM&S, Next and John Lewis sign anti-slavery charter
Major fashion retailers including M&S, Next and John Lewis together with enforcement agencies have signed up to an anti-slavery charter.
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NewsSpar UK boss Robinson to join Central England Co-op
Spar UK boss Debbie Robinson is quitting the symbol group to take the reins as boss of Central England Co-operative.
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DataReport: Tomorrow's CEO – what is the winning formula?
Curious, creative, collegiate and collaborative. It’s not the usual description of a typical retail CEO.
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OpinionOpinion: Retail’s winners have never feared disruption
Two words are pretty much guaranteed to pop up in any retail conversation today – ‘transformation’ and ‘disruption’.
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AnalysisMove of the Week: Mayfield leaves impressive legacy at JLP
Sir Charlie Mayfield will leave behind an impressive legacy when he steps down as chair of John Lewis Partnership in 2020.
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NewsSainsbury's boss Coupe defends store standards
Sainsbury’s boss Mike Coupe has hit back at criticism of its store standards – but admitted the grocer went through a “bumpy” patch during the summer.
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NewsJohn Lewis Partnership chairman Mayfield to step down
John Lewis Partnership chairman Sir Charlie Mayfield is to step down from the business in 2020.
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NewsEx-US Topshop manager alleges Philip Green harassment
The former manager of Topshop’s Las Vegas flagship, Auna Irvine, has become the first person to publicly allege that Philip Green harassed her.
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NewsLidl ploughs £8m into raising wages for 17,000 staff
Lidl has increased salaries for its hourly paid employees in line with Living Wage rates, marking a 30% increase in pay for London-based staff over four years.
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NewsThe Range posts profit fall after taking sterling hit
Profits at value general merchant giant The Range fell last year after the weakness of sterling hit performance.