All People articles – Page 367
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Ideal Shopping Direct chief executive to stand down
Ideal Shopping Direct chief executive Andrew Fryatt is to step down tomorrow.
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Animal appoints Kevin Keaney as new chief
Surfing specialist retailer and wholesaler Animal has appointed Kevin Keaney as its new chief executive.
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Holland & Barrett promotes Aldis to top role
Health food retailer Holland & Barrett has appointed Peter Aldis as chief executive.
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Nick Samuel joins Adili board
Former Hobbs boss Nick Samuel has joined ethical e-tailer Adili as non-executive chairman, as it reported a loss of 1.58 million its first full-year results as a listed company.
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Nicky Dulieu: Hotting up Hobbs
Having gained a firm grounding in the market at M&S, Hobbs managing director Nicky Dulieu is unfazed by the challenges of a rocky economy. By Amy Shields
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Shop Direct Group axes jobs after restructuring
Up to 70 people are expected to lose their jobs at Shop Direct Group after a management restructuring.
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Argos to recruit far fewer seasonal staff this Christmas
Catalogue store group Argos will recruit 15,000 temporary staff this Christmas – a 25 per cent drop on last year’s number.
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Rosebys makes 32 redundancies
Value home furnishings retailer Rosebys has made 32 redundancies, mostly at head office, after falling into administration last week.
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Mexx hunts new chief for turnaround
Mexx is on the hunt for a new chief executive officer to help it accelerate the turnaround of its business.
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Retail supremos top list of UK’s most admired
Retail chief executives are the most admired in the whole of UK industry, a study by headhunter Whitehead Mann has revealed.
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Ex-Storehouse chief to join Beales
Former Storehouse director Keith Edelman is to join department store chain Beales as non-executive director and the last remaining founding family member Nigel Beale is to retire.
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Asda launches online recruitment drive
Asda has kicked off a drive to tempt staff to its stores with the launch of a 100,000 online recruitment campaign.
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Financial turmoil set to add to retailers’ woes
Intense turmoil in the financial markets precipitated by Lehman Brothers’ collapse will pile pressure on retailers’ finances, bankers have warned.
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Kieron Smith: The next chapter
Not prepared to surrender to Amazon, The Book Depository managing director Kieron Smith thinks there is plenty of room for others in the online book sector. Nicola Harrison meets him.
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Ian Livingstone: Retailer on Call
His training at Dixons taught former retail high-flier Ian Livingston the disciplines he is putting into effect as BT’s new chief executive.
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TK Maxx poaches Julian Baker from Ann Summers
Ann Summers marketing and business development director Julian Baker is leaving the company to join TK Maxx.
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John Gildersleeve set to join Figleaves as chairman
Lingerie e-tailer Figleaves has drafted in retail big-hitter John Gildersleeve as non-executive chairman.
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Toogood retires from Carpetright board
Martin Toogood has retired from his role of non-executive director at Carpetright.
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Faith chiefs exit as chain nears administration
Senior management at shoe chain Faith are set to leave the business as it is expected the chain will be put into administration this afternoon.
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Clinton Cards managing director to stand down
Clinton Cards managing director Mike Bugler is to stand down at the end of January 2009.