All People articles – Page 384
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Opinion
Store manager's diary: investing in people will always reward you
I have been the manager of the Wood Green store for 18 months and have been with Peacocks for more than four years.
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Analysis
Star quality
Managers who go above and beyond the call of duty can take their stores into a different league. But just how do you spot a potential great among the crowd? Katie Daubney investigates
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News
People Tree appoints head of design
Ethical retailer People Tree has appointed a head of design to lead its UK design team.
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News
Minimum wage hike to hit retailers
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has announced that the national minimum wage will rise by almost 4 per cent to 5.73 in October.
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Fat Face shakes up senior team as sales grow
Lifestyle and fashion retailer Fat Face has reshuffled its senior management team.
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News
PC World on the hunt for robotics supreme
PC World has embarked on a search for a director of robotics in an effort to accelerate sales from cutting-edge products.
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News
Raise a glass to a Majestic chief
When Tim How became chief executive of Majestic Wine the Cold War was not quite over and Mrs Thatcher was still Prime Minister.
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News
John Lewis staff to be offered pension scheme early
John Lewis intends to cut the time its employees will have to wait before they can join its pension scheme from five years to three.
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News
Kingfisher's Brico Depot chiefs to step down
The duo that created Brico Depot, DIY giant Kingfisher’s French chain aimed at trade customers, are to leave at the end of this month.
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Former Kingfisher boss to join Blackstone
Former Kingfisher chief executive Gerry Murphy is to become a senior managing director and partner at private equity giant Blackstone.
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Umbro chief steps down
Umbro chief executive Steve Makin will step down from his role, as the England football shirt manufacturer’s takeover by Nike is completed.
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Opinion
We all deserve a little luxury
Let’s make March upgrade month, because it’s our job to give shoppers a taste of finer things
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News
Sainsbury’s names strategy director
Sainsbury’s has appointed a strategy director to accelerate its growth.
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Adams to walk from Kingfisher in shock move
Veteran Kingfisher executive George Adams is to leave at the end of next month as new group chief executive Ian Cheshire begins to reshape the retail giant.
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Analysis
Leading lady
Concetta Lanciaux is universally credited with changing the face of both LVMH and the fashion world at large. She tells Charlotte Dennis-Jones why, after more than two decades at the luxury group, her work is done
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News
Jobs threatened as Argos shuts Castleford DC
Catalogue store group Argos intends to close its Castleford distribution centre in Yorkshire following a strategic review.
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News
Selfridges picks ex-M&S man to spearhead web site launch
Selfridges has hired a former Marks & Spencer head of e-commerce to oversee the much-anticipated launch of its transactional web site in 2010.
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News
Game appoints two MDs
Game Group has promoted two senior staff members to drive the development of its dual brand strategy in the UK and Ireland.
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Analysis
Best of British
Proud to be flying the flag for home-grown luxury in his role as chief executive of Gieves & Hawkes, Mark Henderson tells Charlotte Dennis-Jones why English tailoring is a cut above