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Fashion Academy to use Oracle package
The retailer-backed Fashion Retail Academy is implementing a buying and merchandising system from Oracle Retail in time for its new academic year.
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Arcadia overseas chief takes up Alshaya post
Arcadia’s international managing director Amir Afkami has been appointed chief operating officer of Middle Eastern trading house Alshaya’s retail division.
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Obama tackles Leahy over union row
US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has this week written to Tesco chief executive Sir Terry Leahy ahead of the grocer’s AGM today, urging him to start discussions with the United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW).
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Well suited
Claudio Del Vecchio has a long-standing affection for Brooks Brothers and planned its turnaround when he was just a customer. Now that he is chief executive, the sky’s the limit. By Amy Shields
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Primark poaches New Look's Marchant
Primark has poached senior New Look director Paul Marchant as chief operating officer.
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AnalysisRole of honour
Glamorising job titles is an easy way for employers to make roles sound more appealing, especially to new recruits, but do they serve their purpose of motivating staff, asks Liz Morrell
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Opinion
Store manager’s diary: Liverpool launch has been inspiring for staff
It’s a really exciting time at John Lewis at the moment. We are moving full swing into the biggest period of expansion that we have undertaken to date, doubling the size of the business over the next decade.
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Moss Bros shareholders demand new chair
Moss Bros chief executive Philip Mountford faced a hostile reception at the retailer’s AGM yesterday.
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M&S shareholders urged to block Rose dual role
Marks & Spencer shareholders are again being urged to vote against chief executive Sir Stuart Rose’s promotion to chairman at next month’s AGM.
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Obama appeals to Leahy over union recognition
Tesco chief executive Sir Terry Leahy has been asked by Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama to meet with and engage with American trade unions.
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Ilva Furniture collapses
Ilva Furniture has gone into administration becoming the latest big-ticket retailer to be hit by the downturn, Retail Week can reveal.
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Wyevale appoints marketing and ecommerce boss
Wyevale, the garden centre group controlled by tycoon Sir Tom Hunter, has poached a Homebase executive for a senior role.
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Hobbs chief steps down
Hobbs chief executive Nick Samuel has stepped down from the role after seven years at the helm of the womenswear chain.
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Sainsbury's non-food boss defects to Tesco
Sainsbury’s head of non-food Richard Jones is quitting the grocer to take a top job at competitor Tesco.
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Littlewoods picks new finance chief
Littlewoods has appointed Steve Makin as group finance officer.
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Analysis
Plenty of bottle
Company veteran Steve Lewis is moving into the top job at Majestic Wine. Tim Danaher finds out how he plans to keep the pressure up against the supermarkets in tough times
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Opinion
The big question for Woolworths
“Good management, bad business.” If Trevor Bish-Jones had a pound for every time someone said that about his time at Woolworths, his pay-off would pale into insignificance.
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American Golf boss quits after 3 years
American Golf chief executive Andrew McDonald has resigned from the specialist retailer for personal reasons after more than three years at the helm.
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Woolies seeks new chief as Bish-Jones makes shock exit
Woolworths chief executive Trevor Bish-Jones’ shock decision to stand down has prompted fevered speculation about who might succeed him in one of retail’s most challenging roles.
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Moss Bros chairman steps down
Moss Bros has announced that Keith Hamill has today stepped down, leaving the beleaguered retailer without a chairman, as forecast in today’s Retail Week .