All People articles – Page 381
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Opinion
Two cheers for Cheshire
By the time Sir Geoff Mulcahy was edged out of Kingfisher he had transformed the retailer’s valuation from £100 million to £5.6 billion. Mulcahy gave back £29.50 for every £1 from investors.
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News
‘An exceptional step in exceptional circumstances’
Marks & Spencer acts to justify Rose’s promotion in wake of shareholder opposition
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News
Asda raids Tesco for Living marketing job
Asda has hired a former Tesco executive to spearhead the marketing strategy of its burgeoning Asda Living non-food format.
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News
Superdrug on hunt for successors as it parts with two top executives
Health and beauty giant Superdrug has been dealt a double blow this week with the departure of two senior executives.
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News
Carpetright picks finance chief
Carpetright has appointed AS Watson health and beauty finance and IT director Neil Page as its group finance director.
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News
M&S seeks compromise in Rose row
Marks & Spencer has suggested measures to defuse the bitter corporate governance row that erupted over the proposal to elevate boss Sir Stuart Rose to executive chairman.
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Superdrug boss to run B&Q
DIY group Kingfisher has named Superdrug boss Euan Sutherland as chief executive of its UK operations.
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News
Debenhams chiefs shift shares
Debenhams chief executive Rob Templeman and chief operating officer Michael Sharp have transferred more than 300,000 shares to their wives.
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News
Private investors add voice to Rose’s role debate
A leading private shareholder organisation has added to concerns expressed by institutional investors about Marks & Spencer boss Sir Stuart Rose’s proposed elevation to executive chairman.
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News
Monsoon appoints managing director
Monsoon Accessorize has appointed Matt Hudson as managing director of its Monsoon fashion chain.
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News
DSGi picks chief operating officer
DSGi has hired Patrick Macdonald as chief operating officer with effect from next month.
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News
Lord Sainsbury moves shares ahead of CGT change
Lord Sainsbury said last night that he had reshuffled his stake in the grocer founded by his family in advance of changes to capital gains tax (CGT) that come into effect on Saturday, according to The Guardian .
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News
Land Securities hires DSGi director as non-exec
Land Securities has appointed DSGi group finance director Kevin O’Byrne as non-executive director.
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News
New Look installs new boss at Mim ahead of global offensive
New Look has hired a new head of its French subsidiary Mim as it gears up for international expansion into further markets.
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Asda appoints head of estates team
Asda has hired Janet Bishopp as head of estates to develop and expand the grocer’s portfolio of 352 stores.
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Opinion
The Retail Week – March 28, 2008
New Kingfisher boss Ian Cheshire has a three-year plan to revitalise the embattled international DIY retail giant – or at least he will have, after spending most of the next year planning the plan.
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Opinion
Store manager's diary: a lesson in turning store hierarchy on its head
Following our recent management restructure, we decided to invest in a seven-week training programme for the 600 key commercial managers in stores.
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Analysis
Tough love
The going is tough for B&Q, but HR chief Martyn Phillips hopes to aid the recovery by drawing on the skills of its staff. He tells Charlotte Dennis-Jones how he is turning their enthusiasm into sales
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News
Foyles’ last family member to take a back seat
Foyles chairman Christopher Foyle and vice-chairman Bill Samuel are to step back from their executive roles at the beginning of next month.
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Opinion
Not everyone is feeling the pinch
We’ve heard an awful lot about the collapse in consumer confidence. But how low has it fallen? And how much is simply retailers moaning and media hype?