All People articles – Page 382
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Analysis
Tour de force
Guy Critchlow has steered Kookaï back to profitability just over a year after taking the helm. He tells Amy Shields why its British and French influences have been a winning combination
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News
M&S shareholder rejects fresh explanation over Rose's dual role
Marks & Spencer’s biggest shareholder has rejected a fresh explanation by the retailer about its decision to promote Sir Stuart Rose from chief executive to executive chairman.
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News
Thresher Group recruits marketing chief
Thresher Group has hired Superdrug marketer Vibha Hardaker as group marketing director.
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News
Borders UK commercial director steps down
Borders UK commercial director David Kohn will leave the business at the end of next month.
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News
Morrisons to open new Southeast distribution centre
Supermarket giant Morrisons is to open a new distribution centre at Sittingbourne in Kent, with the creation of 1,000 jobs.
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News
Sterling Jewelers accused of discriminatory employment practices
Sterling Jewelers has had a lawsuit filed against it, alleging its employment practices are discriminatory against women.
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News
M&S appoints Tanith Dodge to head HR
One of the best-known names in retail human resources, Tanith Dodge, has been appointed to head HR at Marks & Spencer.
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Opinion
Store manager’s diary: spring is in the air as Lakeside struts its stuff
We always look forward to this time of year – it is when we start selling a lot of our new spring collection.
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Analysis
Multiple choice
Knowing how staff really feel about the business helps retailers improve satisfaction and productivity levels, so employee surveys deserve to be taken seriously. Liz Morrell reports on the options available
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Analysis
Fashion follower
Sarah Curran was confident her fashion e-tail business My-Wardrobe could work from the word go. She tells Charlotte Dennis-Jones why
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News
Green and Drexler to unite at World Congress
Retail legends Sir Philip Green and Mickey Drexler will take to the stage together at this year’s World Retail Congress to reveal their insights into retail leadership.
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News
M&S store design boss leaves after 25 years
Marks & Spencer’s head of store design has left the retailer after more than 25 years, sparking fears it is putting the brakes on the completion of its store modernisation programme.
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News
End of an era
There was barely a dry eye in the house as Sir Ken Morrison brought his 55-year retail career to a close at last week’s Retail Week Awards.
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News
Cissell to run Wal-Mart China
Robert Dyas chief jumps ship to lead global retail giant’s fast-growing operations in China
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News
M&S chairman's pay-off angers ABI
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has upped the pressure on Marks & Spencer by signalling that it could oppose any pay off to Lord Burns, the retail giant’s outgoing chairman, according to The Times .
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News
Blacks suspends director after accounts probe
Blacks Leisure Group has suspended the head of its Sandcity subsidiary following the discovery of 2 million worth of accounting discrepancies.
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News
M&S touts 'corporate bruiser' to assuage shareholder fears
Marks & Spencer is to portray Sir David Michels, its most senior independent director, as a “corporate bruiser” in an attempt to win over shareholders worried about the retailer’s new boardroom structure, according to The Daily Telegraph .
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News
Baugur chief faces more fraud charges
Baugur executive chairman J n sgeir J hannesson faces fresh charges of fraud relating to personal income tax and company tax that was due between 1998 and 2002.
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News
Oasis appoints retail operations director
Oasis has recruited Ann Summers director Ian Wallis as retail operations director.
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Opinion
Behind every great leader…
Morrisons said farewell to Sir Ken Morrison this week after 55 years. He built the grocer up from a small, family business to a 375-store chain.