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AnalysisRetail 2018: The industry's blueprint for the year
How are the industry’s leaders planning for 2018? Our Retail 2018 report, in association with Manhattan Associates, provides answers from some of the sector’s most high-powered people.
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NewsArcadia to axe hundreds of Topshop/Topman store roles
Arcadia is set to axe hundreds of in-store brand manager roles at its Topshop/Topman fasciae in a bid to cut its cost base.
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NewsBunnings UK merchandise boss Castelino exits
Bunnings general manager of merchandise Craig Castelino is leaving the UK business, just a month after it emerged boss PJ Davis was returning to Australia on sabbatical.
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AnalysisInfographic: Tesco cuts roles and Seb James moves on
Words and numbers, January 26, 2018: All change at Dixons Carphone, Tesco and Sainsbury’s announce restructures, Bonmarché’s results and Arcadia’s request to suppliers.
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NewsMove of the week: M&S’ new food marketing boss
Sharry Cramond joining M&S as marketing director, food and hospitality is the standout element of the retailer’s marketing team overhaul.
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VideoThe Retail Week: Are retailers cutting too many jobs?
Restructuring at Tesco and Sainsbury’s has put thousands of retail roles at risk. The team discuss whether such job losses might undermine business success.
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CartoonBlower’s retail cartoon: New jobs for Baldock and James
Cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on Alex Baldock moving to Dixons Carphone to replace Seb James, who will become president and managing director of Boots.
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NewsBe Inspired career development platform launches
Retail Week has launched a digital platform designed to help tomorrow’s generation of female leaders take the next steps in their careers as part of the growing Be Inspired campaign.
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OpinionOpinion: Boots' new boss needs to reignite the brand
Boots has drafted in Dixons Carphone’s energetic Seb James to take the reins of its UK business, and his appointment has come at a critical time for the high street institution.
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NewsSainsbury’s: Thousands of jobs at risk in store ‘reset’
Sainsbury’s is “resetting” its store management structure in a move that will leave “thousands” of shopfloor staff facing an uncertain future, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsGame and Superdry finance chiefs step down
The chief financial officers at both Game Digital and Superdry Group have declared their intentions to exit the retailers.
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NewsM&S names interim womenswear and lingerie bosses
Marks & Spencer style director Belinda Earl has stepped in to oversee the retailer’s womenswear and beauty departments on an interim basis.
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OpinionBaldock’s Dixons move symbolises new leadership era
The meteoric rise of Alex Baldock epitomises how retail is changing.
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NewsTesco culls 1,700 jobs to ‘simplify’ store structure
Tesco is axing almost 1,700 shopfloor roles as part of a drive to “simplify” the structure of its store teams, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsDixons Carphone sales up as Baldock replaces James
Dixons Carphone has revealed rising festive sales as it drafts in Shop Direct’s Alex Baldock to replace chief executive Seb James, who is joining Boots.
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InterviewInterview: Dixons Carphone's new boss Alex Baldock
Dixons Carphone has appointed outgoing Shop Direct boss Alex Baldock to replace Boots-bound Seb James at the helm.
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NewsMove of the week: John Colley back at Kingfisher
John Colley will have felt like he was returning home when he walked into Kingfisher’s Paddington headquarters this month.
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NewsMarks & Spencer overhauls top marketing team
Marks & Spencer has unveiled a marketing department restructure as part of the latest phase of its transformation push.
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NewsWalmart promotes Judith McKenna to international CEO
Former Asda executive Judith McKenna has been promoted by Walmart to run its international division.
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OpinionBlog: Why execs are joining Walmart instead of Amazon
A few years ago, a retail entrepreneur turning down a job at etail wunderkind Amazon to work at grocery bellwether Walmart was unheard of.