Stuart Machin news, comment and analysis – Page 15
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Comment & OpinionIs M&S being prepared to be broken in two?
Patrick Bousquet-Chavanne masterminded some great campaigns, including the Mrs Santa and Paddington Bear Christmas ads
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NewsM&S marketing boss Patrick Bousquet-Chavanne tweets resignation
He is the latest casualty of M&S senior management cull that has seen head of food Andy Adcock, head of stores and online Laura Wade-Gery and head of womenswear Belinda Earl booted out
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NewsMedia Bites 19 April: M&S, Unilever, Pernod Ricard
The role of Marks & Spencer’s executive director of customer, marketing and M&S.com, Patrick Bousquet-Chavanne has been axed “as part of a massive shake-up”.
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NewsMedia Bites 27 March: Casino, Amazon, Conviviality
French supermarket giant Casino has signed a distribution deal with Amazon
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NewsMedia Bites 23 March: Unilever, ConAgra Brands, M&S
One of Unilever’s top-10 shareholders said it failed to consult UK investors over the implications of last week’s decision to establish a single legal base in Rotterdam
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NewsCity snapshot: Tyrrells tipped for private-equity return
City sources have tipped Tyrrells to return to private equity hands for the third time in a cut-price deal, Fever-Tree announced the sale of 3m shares at 2,750p a share and the rest of the news from the City
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NewsStuart Machin joins M&S in newly created role of MD of food
His appointment means Andy Adcock, director of food, will leave the company at the end of April
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World News 17/10/09
Wal-Mart has agreed to pay $11m (£6.8m) to settle a class-action lawsuit brought on behalf of 97,000 current and former workers in Iowa over allegations they were forced to skip breaks or work off the clock. The lawsuit, filed in 2001,...
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Coles swipes Buffin for finance director position down under
Australian retailer Coles has continued its recruitment drive in the UK with the appointment of Tony Buffin as finance director. Buffin was European managing director of Groupe Aeroplan, which manages the Nectar scheme, having been promoted...
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Hardy joins the Brits in Oz with Coles role
Gary Hardy, Asda operations manager for south London, has been appointed general manager for western Australia at Coles – joining a team headed by several experienced British retail executives.
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Aussie chain Coles still wooing UK retail talent
Australian supermarket chain Coles is set to plunder the UK retail scene again in a fresh bid to attract new talent Down Under.
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Machin leaves Asda for role at Oz's Coles
Asda operations director Stuart Machin is to quit the chain in the summer to move to Australian supermarket group Coles as retail director.Machin leaves after two and half years with Asda, where he was responsible for operations at 175...
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Tesco puts Holmes in fresh commercial role
Colin Holmes has become commercial director for fresh food at Tesco on his return from sabbatical.After a string of departures from the supermarket's senior management team, including Stuart Machin, Colin Smith, Scott Wheway and Ken...
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Pritchard gets non-food job in Asda restructure
Asda has undergone a major restructure, resulting in the appointment of a long-awaited new non-food director and the axing of its regional MD posts. Peter Pritchard, the former store development director, has been promoted to the...
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Senior director leaves Tesco
Tesco’s grocery trading director Colin Smith has left the retailer to join rival supermarket chain Somerfield.As revealed by The Grocer on Saturday (January 21), Smith will take up the role of trading and marketing director at Somerfield – a...
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Does discount plus Asda equal success?
Asda’s performance over the past year has been less than inspiring. Can it turn things around? Rachel Barnes reportsNext week, Jay Fitzsimmons, Wal-Mart’s senior vice president for finance, arrives in London to show Asda boss Andy...
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Expertise of Tesco duo comes on board at Asda
Asda has appointed two Tesco senior managers as part of its ongoing restructure of its executive board.Darren Blackhurst, Tesco’s commercial director for Tesco Thailand, will join Asda’s executive board as food trading director in January...
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Expertise of Tesco duo comes on board at Asda
Asda has appointed two Tesco senior managers as part of its ongoing restructure of its executive board.Darren Blackhurst, Tesco’s commercial director for Tesco Thailand, will join Asda’s executive board as food trading director in January...
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Sainsbury applies regional focus
One of the biggest changes to come out of Sainsbury's massive shake-up of its retail operation (see news) is the creation of the regional business manager role. The team of 25 district managers reporting to retail operations directors will be...