Human Resources

Shiseido Co.Ltd. has revised the Shiseido Group Corporate Philosophy. The new philosophy has already been introduced as “Our Mission, Values and Way”.Shiseido is currently promoting various initiatives with the aim of becoming “a global player representing Asia with its...

Morrisons has announced four senior management appointments, three to newly created roles and one internal promotion. The move strengthens the strategic and commercial capabilities of the senior team.Belinda Youngs is appointed to the role of own brand director. She...

As an industry, we have to give the Indian design talent a platform; the industry must believe that investing in design is fruitful. I would like to begin with the premise that the future, or should I say, the...

Tesco Hindustan Service Centre (Tesco HSC), a Bangalore-based shared services centre for Tesco, the world's third largest retailer, has announced the appointment of Dayanand Allapur as head of human resources. Allapur will be responsible for overseeing all human resource...

Retailing in India is an evolving science, and is getting more complex by the day. What does one mean by organised retail? How can selling evolve into retailing science? How can a one-shop retailer scale up to systematically grow...

Sweeping leadership changes will soon take effect at Groupe Auchan, the world's 11th largest retailer.Christophe Dubrulle, who joined Auchan in 1965 and has been chairman of the Group’s Executive Board since 1996, has decided to retire. To ensure his...

Even as the recession has taken its toll on retail sales, retailers have continued to invest in retail technology. The retail technology hardware market, consisting of integrated point of sale (POS) systems, payment terminals, POS barcode scanners, POS printers,...

Following its success in 2009, Carrefour has featured again this year among France’s 20 employers, receiving a “Top Employeur” award for the excellence of its human resources offering. Carrefour also received the special Corporate Culture award for the quality...

The Board of Directors of INOX Leisure Ltd. (INOX), promoted by Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd. (GFL), on Feb 3 announced that it has acquired 43.28 per cent stake in the Shroff family promoted Fame India Ltd. (Fame), which owns the...

In today’s tight economy, businesses are often forced to push human resource issues to the back burner or, unfortunately, face layoffs to cut costs. When supermarkets post a job opening, they’re deluged with applications due to the high unemployment...