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Article: PEOPLE MOVES.(Brief Article)
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- Grocer
- Article date:
- January 27, 2001
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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 replaced at the start of the next financial year by 18 regional business managers, who will report to the same directors,
The role of regional business manager is a much broader one than that of district manager and Sainsbury hopes this -- plus a simplified organisational structure -- will provide an environment in which store teams can better compete with their rivals and ...