All People articles – Page 46
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NewsHome Bargains shed nearly 1,600 retail staff while adding new stores, accounts reveal
The estate grew from 572 to 594 stores, helping boost turnover by 10.2% to £3.8bn, despite the retailer shedding 6% of shopworkers
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NewsPrinces Group names Simon Harrison CEO as Cameron Mackintosh leaves
Harrison was appointed as deputy managing director for Princes in June last year
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Lara Brooksbank, insights analyst, Australian Vintage
‘People perceive the wine industry as old, boring, or antiquated. However, it is a dynamic and evolving field’
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Comment & OpinionJason Tarry and the impossible job at John Lewis Partnership
Tarry will bring superb business acumen, huge experience of food and GM, as well as impeccable people skills
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NewsPladis appoints Sephora’s Steve Lesnard as president of Godiva
Lesnard would ‘grow and sustain Godiva’s position and expertise in the premium chocolate category’, said Pladis
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NewsJason Tarry to succeed Sharon White as JLP chairman
Tarry’s appointment will see White’s term as chairman come to an early end
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Comment & OpinionMinimum wage, maximum effort: the pay conundrum for food and drink
Skills, expectations and stakes are higher than ever, but the rewards are increasingly in inverse proportion
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InterviewsVegan Food Group’s founders on building ‘the vegan Unilever’
VFG has come a long way since serving up vegan fried chicken from a York restaurant. It’s now on the acquisition trail and fighting the UPF narrative
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Grocer 33Morrisons, Giffnock, Glasgow: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘We had a good range of Easter eggs right up until Sunday – we got that perfect and were able to maintain a full seasonal aisle’
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NewsIceland’s Richard Walker to run London Marathon in latest Alzheimer’s fundraiser
Walker is running in memory of his late mother Lady Rhianydd Walker, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 2011
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NewsMorrisons extends quieter hour initiative to weekdays
The move, which coincides with this week’s World Autism Acceptance Week, will involve stores operating lower levels of lighting and turning off music
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NewsLittle Dish appoints Sophie Giddings as marketing director
Giddings has joined the business, effective immediately, from her previous role as marketing director for Lily’s Kitchen
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ProfilesJames Cadbury on chocolate, greenwashing and Dragons’ Den
From a River Island stockroom to his own chocolate empire, James outlines his sweet tooth for success
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NewsUp to 10 execs depart Pilgrim’s Europe in wake of £4.2bn restructure
The JBS-owned businesses are in the process of an integration under the Pilgrim’s Europe banner
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NewsNFU calls for halt to proposed seasonal worker cost changes
The union said it feared the new rules could have a financially damaging impact on farming and growing businesses
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NewsLow Pay Commission to consult on national living wage rates
It comes as employers across the country implemented the new NLW this week, which rose by 9.8% from £10.42 to £11.44 per hour
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Ivana Taylor-Ross, marketing exec, The Gym Kitchen
Ivana builds community presence and influencer partnerships for macro-counted, high-protein, low-calorie ready meal brand The Gym Kitchen
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Comment & OpinionBananas are sold too cheap. Retailers must face the reality
The economics of selling bananas too cheaply makes no sense, says Alistair Smith, international co-ordinator at Banana Link
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Comment & OpinionWho inspires you when it comes to your ‘kryptonite’ moments?
Whenever he wanted to be better at something, my sales coach modelled himself on someone he thought was good at that thing
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NewsAdnams appoints Jenny Hanlon as first-ever female CEO
Hanlon’s appointment comes with Adnams exploring new funding options