Opinion: Retail leaders need to think big post-lockdown 12th June, 2020 2 mins read time When non-essential stores reopen their doors from Monday, almost three months will have passed since the UK went into lockdown. Bosses whose businesses have been ... Read Insight
Opinion: Furloughed employees must put their wellbeing first 17th April, 2020 2 mins read time As the state of lockdown continues, retail employees broadly speaking fit into three categories at present: there are those providing essential services who continue to ... Read Insight
Move of the Week: Ted Baker’s new boss faces its toughest ever test 3rd April, 2020 2 mins read time It is testament to the job Rachel Osborne has done under the most difficult of circumstances that the former Debenhams finance chief has been trusted ... Read Insight
Move of the Week: Poulter will need all her nous to revive Laura Ashley 21st February, 2020 2 mins read time It says much about the scale of the crisis facing Laura Ashley that, less than two months after joining the business, Katharine Poulter’s accession to ... Read Insight
Move of the Week: Strong and adaptable Milford to head up M&S retail 24th January, 2020 2 mins read time Marks & Spencer has been busy in the executive jobs market of late as it looks to move ahead with its transformation programme, but its ... Read Insight
Move of the Week: The Works have natural successor for Keaney 17th January, 2020 2 mins read time It’s that time of year in the jobs market when retailers that have encountered difficult trading in the run-up to Christmas reflect on what went ... Read Insight
Move of the Week: Retail leaders must step up in brutal market 10th January, 2020 2 mins read time Happy New Year! Retail, as we know, never sleeps but for those of us that took some time out over the Christmas period to rest ... Read Insight
Move of the Week: Morrisons promotions reward turnaround duo 6th December, 2019 2 mins read time David Potts has done an outstanding job in reviving the fortunes of Morrisons after the supermarket lost its way during the Dalton Phillips era. A ... Read Insight
Move of the week: Kingfisher appoints Bernard Bot as new chief financial officer 11th October, 2019 2 mins read time When your boardroom has as many empty chairs as it has full, it makes sense to hire people with a good breadth of skills. On ... Read Insight
Move of the Week: Giorgio Presca and Clarks step into the unknown 1st March, 2019 3 mins read time Clarks’ appointment of Giorgio Presca as its new chief retail executive could easily be seen as the last roll of the dice for a 200-year ... Read Insight