How to use humour to heighten your confidence as a leader 13th February, 2018 1 min read time If I asked you to think of the ideal leader, you might picture a person who oozes charisma. It’s the manager who can make the ... Read Insight
Move of the week: M&S’ new food marketing boss 26th January, 2018 1 min read time How do you go about burying a disappointing set of financial results when you’re one of the country’s best-known retailers? One way is to make ... Read Insight
Fortnum & Mason hit record trading numbers over Christmas 18th January, 2018 2 mins read time The prestigious British luxury department store Fortnum & Mason enjoyed a 13% rise in sales over the Christmas period. The healthy figures were driven by ... Read Insight
Move of the week: John Lewis Partnership’s new CIO Andrew Murphy 7th December, 2017 1 min read time You can always tell when we’ve entered the heart of the ‘golden quarter’ by the slowdown in activity in the jobs market. At an executive ... Read Insight
Move of the week: Fenwick appoints Feather as chief executive 30th November, 2017 2 mins read time I must confess to being surprised at Robbie Feather’s appointment as Fenwick chief executive. Not because Feather is an unsuitable candidate – quite the opposite ... Read Insight
Move of the week: Asda’s management reshuffle 17th November, 2017 2 mins read time One of the benefits of having a long succession plan is that the incoming chief executive can formulate his strategy well in advance of actually ... Read Insight
UK’s discount retail sector set for huge growth 4th September, 2017 1 min read time Take a walk down any UK high street and you’ll be greeted with an abundance of stores focusing on low-cost goods. Over the last decade ... Read Insight
Jo Whitfield is made chief executive of Co-op Food 27th July, 2017 1 min read time Less than six months after taking on the role on an interim basis Jo Whitfield has been appointed the permanent CEO of Co-op Food. Read Insight
Simon Burdess to direct foodservice at Waitrose 20th July, 2017 2 mins read time Waitrose’s appointment of Simon Burdess as its first ever director of foodservice is a powerful signal of strategic intent from the business. Competition between foodservice ... Read Insight
Shock sale could be coming for Nisa 23rd June, 2017 1 min read time Having resurrected its fortunes from loss to a promising profit level, could member-owned food retailer Nisa be about to scrap its structure? Read Insight