All People articles – Page 337
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NewsNext appoints Francis Salway as non-exec
Next has appointed Francis Salway, the chief executive of property giant Land Securities, as a non-executive director.
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NewsSmythson chief executive exits
Smythson chief executive Paddy Byng is to step down from the upmarket stationers and leather goods retailer at the end of the month.
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NewsGieves & Hawkes appoints Andrew Merriman as COO
Savile Row menswear retailer Gieves & Hawkes has appointed Andrew Merriman to the new role of chief operating officer, following a recent shake up of its senior management team.
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NewsChief executive to leave as Thorntons warns on profits
Thorntons chief executive Mike Davies is to quit the confectioner after continued tough trading conditions prompted another profit warning.
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NewsAndy Hornby earns £2m for first nine months as Alliance Boots chief
Alliance Boots boss Andy Hornby was paid over £2m for the first nine months in his role at the pharmacy and beauty chain.
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AnalysisThe local post
Social media works well for advertising store job opportunities, says Liz Morrell
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OpinionHow to pick your retail dream team
Retailers were delighted when England qualified for the 2010 finals. Our delight has been transformed into practical actions. Stores across the country are featuring imaginative promotional themes and campaigns, focusing on World Cup 2010.
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Morrisons in talks with former Asda director Darren Blackhurst over trading role
Darren Blackhurst, the former Asda trading director who exited the business suddenly at the start of the month, is understood to be having informal conversations about a role at rival grocer Morrisons.
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AnalysisWhat it’s like to work ar Lands’ End
The inside view from employee and customer services director Mark Harris
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NewsShop Direct outsourcing to impact 160 jobs
Home shopping business Shop Direct Group is planning to outsource some of its IT and network capabilities which will impact 160 jobs in the business.
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NewsJames Bidwell leaves Anthropologie
Managing director of Anthropologie Europe James Bidwell has left the retailer after a business restructure made his role redundant.
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NewsHMV shuffles management team
HMV has made two senior management appointments as the retailer continues its “strategic development as a multichannel entertainment brand”.
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NewsBaugur boss stands down from Iceland board
Former Baugur boss Jón Ásgeir Jóhannesson has stepped down from the board of frozen food specialist Iceland and confirmed that he has also retired from the House of Fraser board after a $2bn fraud lawsuit was filed against him in the US.
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NewsPrimark finance director Paddy Prior to step down
Primark’s long-serving finance director Paddy Prior is set to step down from the value chain.
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NewsJón Ásgeir Jóhannesson resigns from House of Fraser board
Former Baugur boss Jón Ásgeir Jóhannesson has resigned from the board of department store group house of Fraser after a $2bn fraud lawsuit was filed against him in the US.
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NewsSamantha Cameron cuts back Smythson role
Samantha Cameron, the Prime Minister’s wife, is to reduce her role at Smythson, the upmarket Bond Street retailer she is credited with having helped turn around.
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AnalysisAbsent without leave
When acts of god keep staff from work, how should employers handle pay, asks Liz Morrell
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AnalysisWhat’s waiting in Marc Bolland’s in-tray at M&S?
Dutchman Marc Bolland takes the reins this week at M&S. We look at the big questions facing him as he moves into the Paddington hot seat