All People articles – Page 363
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BrightHouse makes appointment to drive business change
BrightHouse has strengthened its management team with the appointment of Simon Mouncer as head of business change and IT.
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Wallis hires buying director from Tie Rack
Women’s fashion retailer Wallis has brought in a new buying director to head up the team and reinvigorate the brand.
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NewsAngela Spindler takes lead at Original Factory Shop
Former Debenhams managing director Angela Spindler has been appointed chief executive of Original Factory Shop, the private equity-backed value department store group.
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Don McCarthy steps down from Moss Bros
Baugur shareholder Don McCarthy has stepped down from his role as non-executive director of Moss Bros.
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Tesco appoints two non-excutive directors
Tesco has appointed two non-executive directors to its board following high-profile departures earlier in the year.
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M&S communications chief quits
Flic Howard-Allen, Marks & Spencer's long-serving director of communications and CSR, has quit the company.
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EUK redundancies begin after no buyer is found
Two-thirds of the staff at EUK, the Woolworths-owned entertainment distributor which is in administration, have been made redundant after no buyer was found for the business.
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Tommy Hilfiger's Fred Gehring: Rock on Tommy
Tommy Hilfiger chief Fred Gehring’s move to revive the brand’s sophistication has helped protect it against the downturn. He tells Lisa Berwin how music tie-ups have played their part.
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Asda veteran to bolster Pets at Home board
Former Asda director Sally Hopson has joined Pets at Home in the new role of customer and people director.
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Ideal Shopping Direct axes jobs as sales plunge
Multichannel retailer Ideal Shopping Direct is to slash jobs by 15 per cent and will make a loss this year.
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Sir Geoff Mulcahy plots Woolworths comeback
Former Kingfisher boss Sir Geoff Mulcahy is in talks to take over 500 Woolworths stores and revive the brand.
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The Pier makes redundancies at head office
The Pier has made almost half its head office staff redundant after falling into administration last week.
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Oxford Street festival attracts 2 million shoppers
More than 2 million shoppers flooded London's West End this weekend taking advantage of big retail discounts and a traffic-free Regent Street and Oxford Street in the run-up to Christmas, it was claimed today.
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Ex-Kroll chief David Buchler circles Woolworths
David Buchler, former chairman of the European division of turnaround specialist Kroll, has emerged as the latest potential bidder for Woolworths.
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Shop Direct's Mark Newton-Jones: On the double
It’s been an exciting three years for Shop Direct Group chief Mark Newton-Jones, since Littlewoods’ merger with rival GUS. Lisa Berwin finds out how the turnaround is progressing.
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Theo Paphitis pulls out of Woolworths bid
Retail entrepreneur Theo Paphitis has pulled out of bidding for variety store group Woolworths, which was placed in administration last week.
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Wal-Mart overseas chief to take helm after Scott
Wal-Mart’s board of directors has elected head of overseas operations Mike Duke to succeed Lee Scott as president and chief executive in a move that signals its intention to continue with its overseas expansion programme.
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Gordon Brown promises help for Woolworths staff
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has vowed to provide support for Woolworths staff threatened with redundancy.
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Sally Bailey, White Stuff: The right stuff
White Stuff has so far bucked the downturn with storming results and chief Sally Bailey wants to keep it that way. She tells Amy Shields why the tough market needn’t mean growth has to stop.
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Employment minister relaxed about retail job losses despite Woolworths' collapse
Employment minister Tony McNulty has adopted an indifferent stance on the prospect of hundreds of thousands of retail job losses as the downturn bites.