All People articles – Page 46
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NewsToolstation raises pay and adds gender reassignment and menopause policies
Toolstation has given store and operations employees a pay increase and introduced a series of ‘life event’ policies to promote wellbeing.
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NewsJD promotes from within for newly created global role
JD Sports has appointed Michael Armstrong to the newly created role of global managing director as it seeks to drive growth ahead of significant expansion plans internationally, especially in the North American and European markets.
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Opinion‘Retail operations has become the training ground for successful CEOs’
A retail operations background is increasingly the training ground for successful chief executives, says Fran Minogue
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NewsMatalan welcomes new chief customer and omnichannel officer from The Co-op
Matalan has named former Co-op customer and community director Ali Jones as its new chief customer and omnichannel officer.
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NewsPrettyLittleThing boss Umar Kamani steps down after 12 years
PrettyLittleThing’s founder and chief executive Umar Kamani has announced he will step down from the fashion retailer after 12 years as he embarks on “new challenges and goals” and plans to “build new brands”.
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Opinion‘CEOs face the challenge of staying true to a long-term vision amid uncertainty’
Ahead of the World Retail Congress, Spencer Stuart’s Sally Elliott assesses the changing demands on retail chief executives and how effective succession planning can best position companies for success
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InterviewMarks Electrical boss Mark Smithson on keeping its edge in a difficult market
The electricals sector has faced tough challenges amid the cost-of-living crisis, high inflation and a poor macroeconomic environment since Covid-19 but for Marks Electrical, the past few years have meant revenue growth and soaring sales.
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NewsSuperdrug and Savers become latest retailers to offer flexible pay
Superdrug and Savers have announced new benefits to help employees manage the cost-of-living crisis, including offering early pay and partnering with financial wellbeing and digital healthcare apps.
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NewsPandora latest retailer to offer pay rise for staff
Jewellery retailer Pandora has announced a pay increase for retail employees in the UK and Ireland, making this the third pay rise the retailer has offered in the past 12 months.
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AnalysisInflation, supplier relationships and loyalty – the take from Tesco boss Ken Murphy
From a chink of light at the end of the inflationary tunnel to the market share gains of discounters, Tesco boss Ken Murphy shared his thoughts on the state of play in UK grocery.
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NewsAsda to offer staff a paid day off for King’s coronation
Asda is to offer all hourly paid store colleagues a paid day off for the King’s coronation bank holiday on May 8.
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InterviewQ&A: Cotswold Company CEO Ralph Tucker on repair shops, store openings and the four-day week
Tucker took on his first CEO gig at premium home and furniture retailer Cotswold Company just four weeks before the pandemic hit and has steered it through several crises since
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Opinion‘As Walmart automates, people still come first in retail’
Retail giant Walmart has unveiled what it described as building blocks that will “help define the next chapter of retail”.
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NewsSainsbury’s puts 3,000 roles into consultation in supply chain shake-up
Sainsbury’s will put 3,000 logistics roles into consultation, with the aim of transferring them across to partner organisations as part of a radical supply chain shake-up.
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DataShopfloor pay ranking: How much do UK retailers pay?
Our ranking of shopfloor pay at the UK’s biggest retailers shows a rapid pace of change, but with shrinking volumes and rampant inflation to consider, how high can it realistically rise?
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NewsN Brown appoints former Hobbs boss to non-executive role
N Brown has announced that former Hobbs chief executive Meg Lustman will join the fashion retailer as a non-executive director.
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NewsApple to cut staff in corporate retail teams
Apple is set to lay off staff from roles within its corporate retail teams as the tech giant bids to improve its operations.
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NewsJohn Lewis wins court dispute over ‘Excitable Edgar’ the dragon Christmas ad
John Lewis has won a court case in which a children’s author claimed the retailer had stolen one of her designs for its Edgar the dragon Christmas advert.
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DataSharp decline in retail supply chain and IT leaders wanting to quit
New Retail Week interviews with 50 senior retail supply chain and tech executives reveal just 36% want to leave their jobs – down 20% from last year – while 96% now feel supported by leadership
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Report StoreSupply Chain 2024
What should your supply chain and IT strategy look like in the year ahead? We asked 50 leaders from inside the industry and the results were staggering.