‘With the world of retail rapidly changing, employers must move with the times’
The coronavirus pandemic has changed the way we work forever. Technology would eventually have driven a shift to more remote, flexible white-collar work, but the pace of that transition has skipped a generation. No longer is working from home every second Friday seen as a flexible arrangement; two days or fewer in the office each week is the new normal.
‘With the world of retail rapidly changing, employers must move with the times’
The coronavirus pandemic has changed the way we work forever. Technology would eventually have driven a shift to more remote, flexible white-collar work, but the pace of that transition has skipped a generation. No longer is working from home every second Friday seen as a flexible arrangement; two days or fewer in the office each week is the new normal.
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‘Agility and breadth of experience most desired traits in refreshed retail boardrooms’
The weeks leading up to Christmas are usually a quiet time in the jobs market as retailers fix their focus on Christmas trading and decisions over recruitment are deferred until January. This year, as with last year, however the rule book has been ripped up.
Move of the Week: McDonnell climbs ranks to Lidl GB top spot
The news that Ryan McDonnell will replace Christian Härtnagel as boss of Lidl GB will have come as no great shock to anyone familiar with the retailer’s recruitment strategy. Lidl almost always looks to promote from within, invariably handing top jobs to high-flyers who have been with the business for much if not all of their careers, and have gained experience across a range of functions and international markets.
Move of the Week: New Asda chair Lord Rose on hunt for CEO
Lord Stuart Rose’s appointment this week as chair of Asda came as no great surprise. It was rumoured over the summer that Rose was a leading candidate for the role, not least because he already holds the position of chair at EG Group, the petrol forecourt empire of Asda co-owners Mohsin and Zuber Issa.
Move of the Week: Perkins to lead In The Style growth journey
Sam Perkins describes himself as being “at my best in highly ambitious, entrepreneurial and collaborative organisations with a strong emphasis on data and technology”. On paper at least, Perkins has landed in the right place as chief executive of fast-growing online fashion brand In The Style (ITS).
Move of the Week: What will luxury veteran Jonathan Akeroyd bring to Burberry?
Jonathan Akeroyd’s appointment as new Burberry chief executive should serve to ease some of the concerns surrounding the future of the fashion giant. When predecessor Marco Gobbetti made the shock announcement in June of his plan to step down from the top job, Burberry’s share price plunged 15%, while its chairman Gerry Murphy admitted to his disappointment at losing the business’s highly-regarded leader.
Move of the Week: Feather’s return to retail is a boon for Very and the industry
Robbie Feather’s next executive role could hardly be more different to his last. Feather will join etail giant The Very Group as its new retail managing director 18 months after his abrupt departure from Fenwick where he was in the process of making an analogue retailer fit for the digital age.
‘Flexibility will be crucial for getting staff to stay during the Great Resignation’
It has been dubbed The Great Resignation: the trend for employees to leave their jobs voluntarily as the coronavirus pandemic unwinds. US Labor Department data showed 4 million people quit their jobs in the US in April of whom 650,000 worked in retail. Other data, including from the UK, supports the view that these are devilishly difficult times for businesses looking to keep hold of their staff.