All People articles – Page 241
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OpinionOpinion: Sports Direct's bad form has nothing to do with bad press
It wasn’t a boycott by Guardian readers that tripped up Sports Direct boss Mike Ashley, but a failure to manage City expectations.
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OpinionOpinion: An open letter to incoming Marks & Spencer boss Steve Rowe
As Steve Rowe prepares to take up the reins at M&S, here are a few ideas for him to consider around the retailer’s stores and product lines.
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CartoonBlower’s retail cartoon: Jacqueline Gold awarded New Year’s Honours
Retail Week cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on Ann Summers chief executive Jacqueline Gold receiving a CBE in the New Year’s Honours.
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AnalysisAnalysis: What next for Marc Bolland as he prepares to leave M&S?
After revealing plans to exit Marks & Spencer in April, what does the future have in store for chief executive Marc Bolland?
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AnalysisAnalysis: Marc Bolland's successes and failures as M&S boss
Marc Bolland is stepping down as boss of M&S in April after six years at the helm. Retail Week looks back at his key milestones.
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AnalysisPeople moves: Butterwick to join Karen Millen and all the moves in December
Beth Butterwick swaps Bonmarché for Karen Millen and it’s the end of an era for Tesco as Jill Easterbrook and Judith Nelson depart.
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VideoWatch: Day of drama at M&S as Marc Bolland announces departure
With Marc Bolland leaving Marks & Spencer in April, we examine his impact and the journey taken by Steve Rowe from shopfloor to chief exec.
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OpinionOpinion: Former Saturday boy Rowe should make a good M&S CEO. Here’s why
Some might criticise him as a ‘lifer’ but Steve Rowe’s visceral connection to Marks & Spencer will be a big plus for the chief executive role.
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AnalysisProfile: New Marks & Spencer chief executive Steve Rowe
New Marks & Spencer boss Steve Rowe is used to life on the frontline having been with the retailer for most of the last 26 years.
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AnalysisLooking ahead to the forthcoming year for retail... or not
As retailers settle in to face the challenges of the new year, Retail Week presents some headlines you’ll be unlikely to read in 2016
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AnalysisProfile: New Card Factory boss Karen Hubbard's rise to the top
It might be her first chief executive role but Karen Hubbard is well placed to take up the reins at specialist retailer Card Factory.
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OpinionOpinion: Debenhams’ new leader must initiate a retail revival
Debenhams is on the hunt for a new chief executive and whoever is appointed has a lot of work to do to revitalise the retailer.
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NewsCard Factory names B&M’s Karen Hubbard as new chief executive
Specialist retailer Card Factory has appointed B&M executive Karen Hubbard as successor to chief executive Richard Hayes.
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NewsFormer Bonmarché boss Tim Mason appointed as chairman of Eagle Eye
Bonmarché’s former boss Tim Mason will take over from Bob Willett as chairman of online customer loyalty specialists Eagle Eye.
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AnalysisConsumer 2016: Shoppers enjoying extra cash but confidence still fragile
Memories of recession seemed finally to have been banished in 2015 and consumers started to feel positive, according to key sentiment indicators.
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OpinionOpinion: Sports Direct made headlines, but JD Sports was the winner in 2015
The new year has started like the old one ended, as controversial sports retailer Sports Direct continues to hit the headlines.
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NewsSports Direct clarifies role of new property boss Michael Murray
Sports Direct has moved to clarify the role played at the retailer by Michael Murray – the boyfriend of founder Mike Ashley’s daughter.
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NewsSports Direct boss Ashley vows to be ‘best retail employer after John Lewis’
Sports Direct tycoon Mike Ashley has pledged to make the retailer a great employer after criticism of its alleged employment practices.
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NewsJacqueline Gold and BRC’s Helen Dickinson awarded New Year’s Honours
Retail industry leaders are among several business figures to have been recognised in the 2016 New Year’s Honours List.
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NewsInterview: Sainsbury's John Rogers on a new challenge facing grocers in 2016
Smiling faces weren’t synonymous with grocery retailers in 2015, but step inside 33 Holborn, and that’s precisely what you are greeted with.