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Who is Peter Ruis, the man tasked with reviving John Lewis?

Retail Gazette

John Lewis Partnership made a big hire last week, hiring its former fashion boss Peter Ruis as executive director to lead the turnaround of its department store business. ” However, one big challenge that could sit in Ruis’ way is financing the turnaround.

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The Very Group appoints Lionel Desclée as group CEO

365 Retail

Between 2005 and 2016, Lionel held a number of senior roles at global retail business Delhaize Group, with responsibility for 750 franchised or affiliated stores in Belgium and Luxembourg and more than 1,600 supermarkets on the US East Coast.

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Carla Harris, Cedric Richmond to speak at NACDS Annual Meeting

Mass Relators

Chair of the Morgan Stanley Foundation from 2005 to 2014, Harris sits on the boards of several community organizations. Throughout her 30-year career, Harris has gained extensive industry experiences in the technology, media, retail, telecommunications, transportation, industrial and healthcare sectors.

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