All People articles – Page 320
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Clarke: I’ll turn around Tesco in the UK
New Tesco chief executive signals fresh approach and pledges to ‘do things differently’ to predecessor.
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New TJ Hughes owners to address sourcing after rescue refinancing
The new chairman of TJ Hughes has refinanced the discount department store business and set out to address its sourcing strategy after soaring costs and slumping margins drove the business to the brink.
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Argos boss steps down as profits plunge
Argos managing director Sara Weller is to leave the catalogue store group in June.
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Getting networked
Social networks have infiltrated much of the retail industry in the past few years, and recruitment hasn’t escaped.
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Retailers pay tribute to fashion figure Santell
Retailers have paid tribute to Hilary Santell, a leading fashion industry figure, who passed away on March 21 after a long battle with cancer.
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Kingfisher appoints chief executive to head B&Q
Kingfisher UK and Ireland boss Euan Sutherland to focus on group strategy
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Next boss Wolfson takes home £1m bonus
Next boss Lord Wolfson has received a £1m bonus for last year’s performance.
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HobbyCraft hires new property director from Best Buy
HobbyCraft has hired Best Buy store acquisitions manager James Yates as its new property director to spearhead its expansion plans.
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TJ Hughes hires Anthony Solomon as executive chairman
TJ Hughes’ new owners have hired Anthony Solomon as executive chairman.
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Ocado names Lawrence Hene head of grocery retail
Online grocer Ocado has promoted Lawrence Hene to the new post of head of grocery retail.
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Tom Singh lures Horspool back to New Look
Barbara Horspool, New Look’s group design director who quit last month ahead of a spectacular shake-up of personnel at the value chain, has been persuaded to stay at the business in an elevated role by chairman and founder Tom Singh.
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Ocado appoints eBay Europe boss to board
Online grocer Ocado has appointed an eBay boss to its board as a non-executive director.
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Working their way up
Government plans for more work placements will help retailers to recruit, finds Joanne Ellul
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Stephen Craig
He’s not everyone’s cup of tea, but the All Saints boss is not concerned with making friends. As Jessica Brown reports, his aim is to ‘do a Burberry’ with the high street retailer
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Top retail head-hunter Fran Minogue resigns
One of retail’s best-known headhunters, Fran Minogue, is standing down from Heidrick & Struggles after 10 years.
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Game to appoint former Ladbrokes boss as chairman
Game is set to hire Chris Bell, the former boss of Ladbrokes, as its new chairman.