All People articles – Page 251
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NewsCraig Bonnar leaves Asda stores role for Travelodge job
Stores tzar has been with Walmart-owned supermarket for more than 20 years…
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NewsGrant Hearn made sales director at Clearly Drinks
Before joining the Northumbria Spring owner, he was sales director for frozen smoothie brand Frill
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NewsTim Smith to retire from role as Tesco technical director
Smith will continue to be an adviser to the retailer
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Comment & OpinionThe Grocer's Power List reflects the big four's resurgence
Over the years the supermarket bosses have dominated this list as a rule
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Comment & OpinionLove may be blind but work relationships require focus
I’ve seen deals break down at vital junctures due to an ill-judged comment or action far too many times
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NewsPatrick Cairns leaves Wessanen to become Charlie Bigham's CEO
Cairns is credited with a successful turnaround of natural and organic business Wessanen
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NewsJane Hill and Mandi Leonard join GroceryAid leadership team
Hill will head up fundraising, while Leonard will oversee welfare development
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Comment & OpinionMake the apprenticeship levy work
In April the government is to introduce a new ‘payroll tax’ in the form of an apprenticeship levy - and it will change companies’ approaches to graduate schemes as much as it will change apprenticeships, says David Lynch of Bis Henderson Academy
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NewsCo-op Group CEO Richard Pennycook to step down
Pennycook will be to be replaced by Co-op retail chief executive Steve Murrells
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Comment & OpinionWho's got the answer? The value of winging it
There no easy answers in business, especially if you’re a startup, says Camilla Barnard of Rude Health. Entrepreneurs have to think fast on their feet
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NewsPaul Lynch to step down as Applegreen chief financial officer
CEO Bob Etchingham thanked him for “considerable contribution to the development of the business”
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NewsSir Ken's journey from market trader to supermarket star
Sir Ken Morrison joined the family provisions business in 1952 after completing his National Service
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Comment & OpinionRetail must cultivate staff as well as technology
The UK’s retail sector is a vital part of our economy, providing one in eight jobs in the UK, says Nita Clarke of the Fabian Society. Staff must be given the right tools to cope with technology change
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NewsPeter Hajipieris leaves Birds Eye owner Nomad Foods Europe
Hajipieris has previously worked in senior roles at the former Ministry of Agriculture Food and Fisheries and Sainsbury’s
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NewsTwitter reacts: Sir Ken Morrison dies aged 85
Key figures from grocery retail have responded to the sad passing of Sir Ken
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NewsMorrisons founder Sir Ken Morrison dies aged 85
Sir Ken transformed the company from a small family business into the UK’s fourth largest food retailer
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NewsSteve Challouma becomes Birds Eye marketing director
He has been promoted from category general manager of the Nomad portfolio
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NewsUnite calls off Morrisons fuel strike
The dispute arose because one driver alleged his wages had been docked over seven months to the tune of £5,200 after being involved in an accident
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Comment & OpinionEnergise the way you work by focusing on feelings
In this new year, what if we were to set an intention of how we want to feel, rather than a quantifiable outcome?
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InterviewsJames Mayer Big Interview: Danone's winning formula
The ‘breast is best’ debate remains endlessly contentious. But is Mayer sick of it?