All People articles – Page 278
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Tesco, Co-op and Debenhams
Retail news round-up on October 7, 2014: Tesco chairman mulls resignation, TPG considers buying Tesco’s Dunnhumby and Debenhams hands floor space to Mothercare and Monsoon.
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AnalysisIn the news: Tesco non-execs Richard Cousins and Mikael Ohlsson profiled
Tesco has brought in two new non executive directors to help steady the ship. Retail Week takes a closer look at their careers to discover what they will bring to the beleaguered grocer.
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NewsTesco bolsters board with two new non-executives following profits scandal
Tesco has bolstered its board with two new non-executive directors, which includes hiring former Ikea chief executive Mikael Ohlsson.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Tesco, supermarket watchdog, M&S and more
Retail news round-up on October 6, 2014: Tesco appoints two non-executive directors, supermarket watchdog calls on suppliers to complain, M&S launches maternity and baby brand, retail leaders urge Scottish Government to scrap ‘Tesco tax’, Holland & Barrett to launch click-and-collect
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NewsKingfisher comms boss Ian Harding flies off into the sunset
Kingfisher’s long-serving group communications director has revealed his intention to step down next year, for unconventional reasons.
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OpinionBlog: Equality in the supply chain
Women already play a large part at a number of successful businesses, and at Hermes the company is aiming to create a level playing field for all.
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OpinionComment: Retail Week is connecting retail in new ways
Retail Week’s brand refresh facilitates its on-going purpose to be the place where the industry has its conversations and builds its networks.
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CartoonBlower’s retail cartoon: HMV celebrates return to profitability
Retail Week’s cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on HMV’s return to profitability after falling into administration in 2013.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Is there an international brain drain of UK retail talent?
Many UK retailers have moved abroad in the recent years. Why is UK talent so coveted and what are the pros and cons of an overseas move?
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NewsTesco’s pirate themed party officially walks the plank
Tesco’s cancelled pirate-themed staff party has coincided with a controversy around the retailer overstating its profits by £250m.
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OpinionComment: Is Sainsbury’s succession a hospital pass or fantastic opportunity?
Although it looks as if Justin King left Mike Coupe in the lurch, hasn’t Sainsbury got a great opportunity to exploit the turmoil at Tesco?
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NewsBoots poaches Waitrose ecommerce director Robin Phillips
Waitrose ecommerce director Robin Phillips has been appointed by Boots as the health and beauty giant’s director of multichannel.
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NewsArgos hires Matt Hobbs for new head of digital engineering role
Argos has appointed Matt Hobbs to the newly created role of head of digital engineering as part of its ambition to become a leader in digital retailing.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Tesco tunes into multichannel transformation
As Tesco’s Building Tomorrow’s Tesco project takes off, Vishal Bansal is the engineer transforming the retailer’s multichannel operations.
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NewsWalmart appoints Instagram founder Kevin Systrom to board
Walmart has appointed Instagram founder Kevin Systrom to its board to tap into his “entrepreneurial background and digital expertise”.
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AnalysisIn the news: Made.com co-founder and chief executive Ning Li
Young entrepreneur Ning Li was in his mid twenties, working as an investment banker, when he had an epiphany that led him to create Made.com.
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NewsFormer Morrisons treasurer Paul Coyle charged with insider trading
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has charged Morrisons’ former group treasurer and head of tax Paul Coyle with insider trading.
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AnalysisTimeline: How Marks & Spencer has innovated over the past century
M&S has gathered together some of its best ideas of the last 130 years as it prepares to launch a course on commercial innovation with Leeds University.
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NewsKingfisher boss receives novel leaving present from Charlie Mayfield
Kingfisher’s Sir Ian Cheshire received a novel leaving present as he stood down from the British Retail Consortium chairmanship.
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CartoonBlower’s retail cartoon: Tesco’s £250m profit overstatement
Retail Week’s cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on struggling retailer Tesco’s latest blow with their £250m profit forecast overstatement.