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Helen Dickinson OBE (born 1966, Surrey, England) is a British accountant and executive, and the current chief executive officer (CEO) of the British Retail Consortium, a post she has held since January 2013. Before joining the British Retail Consortium, she had previously worked as an auditor for accounts firm KPMG, working with retailers. [1][2]
According to Retail Gazette, the firm's turnover for 2014–2015 was £14m. [7] In the 12 months to March 2015, Escentual shipped 300,000 orders from over 200 brands. [7] As a result of its growth, Escentual.com moved to a bigger warehouse in Cardiff's Ocean Park. [8] The move, predicted to create 100 new jobs, was backed by the Welsh ...
Durham University (BA) William James Timpson, Baron Timpson, OBE , DL (born 17 September 1971), is a British businessman and politician who has served as Minister of State for Prisons, Probation and Reducing Reoffending since 2024. He was the chief executive of the Timpson Group, owned by his father John Timpson, from 2002 [ 1 ] to July 2024.
The London Gazette is one of the official journals of record or government gazettes of the Government of the United Kingdom, and the most important among such official journals in the United Kingdom, in which certain statutory notices are required to be published. The Gazette is not a conventional newspaper offering general news coverage.
The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) [1] is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom. It was established on 7 February 2023 by a cabinet reshuffle under the Rishi Sunak premiership. The new department absorbed the functions of the former Department for International Trade and some of the functions of the former ...
Paula Anne Vennells (born 21 February 1959) is a British former businesswoman who was the chief executive officer (CEO) of Post Office Limited from 2012 to 2019. She is also an ordained Anglican priest who ceased her clerical duties in 2021. Vennells was the CEO of Post Office Limited during the latter part of the British Post Office scandal ...
The history of British newspapers begins in the 17th century with the emergence of regular publications covering news and gossip. The relaxation of government censorship in the late 17th century led to a rise in publications, which in turn led to an increase in regulation throughout the 18th century. [1] The Times began publication in 1785 and ...
In January 2021, he became a member of the Government's Build Back Better Council, consisting of 30 members representing industries from retail and hospitality, to finance, science and technology. The purpose of the council is stated to be "to unlock investment, boost job creation, promote Global Britain and level up the whole of the UK." [18]