Retail & Leisure

Principal Consultants
Nick Thompson - fashion & ecommerce retail;  

Gail Flello - fashion retail, 

Mark Danvers - garden centre retail

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At CNA Executive Search, we have a strong presence and many years' experience in recruiting for the Retail and Leisure markets.

Retailing employs over 3 million people in the UK. In 2006 the sector made around £255 billion of sales. The leisure industry also employs more than 3m people, creating 1 in 5 new jobs in the UK.

Many retailers and leisure operators hit by the ‘credit crunch' are choosing to trade their way out of potential difficulties by opting for ‘fewer but better' people. Sectors adversely affected by the ‘credit crunch' include: household goods, ‘big ticket' retailers, premium dining & hotels.

For every loser, there are winners as consumers ‘trade down'. Sectors thriving in current market conditions include: convenience retailing, grocery retailing (especially own brands), discount/ value retailing, specialty online retailers, value dining, budget hotels, and fast-food/ take-away operators.

With an increasing number of job applicants swamping agencies and job sites for fewer jobs, savvy retailers and leisure operators are using CNA Executive Search, instead of agencies, to discretely recruit for commercially or internally sensitive roles, or shield them from an avalanche of unsuitable applicants. Having the right calibre of people in business-critical positions is more vital than ever.  If you are a cut above the rest, we want to hear from you.

Fashion
We have a strong track record in the fashion retail market.  Luxury brands and Fast Fashion, Department Stores and High Street, Own Buy and Branded, CNA has built relationships right across the sector.

Disciplines include:

• Executive Appointments
• Buying
• Merchandising
• Brand Management
• eCommerce
• Visual Merchandising
• Creative
• Design
• Technology
• Retail Operations
• Ethical Retailing
• Wholesale Sales and Brand Management
   

Retail
In the broader retail sector we work across all disciplines in:

• Convenience Retail
• E-Commerce
• Grocery Retail
• Non-food
• Value Retail

Leisure
In the leisure sector we work particularly in:

• Entertainment (cinema, sport, visitor attractions)
• Gaming & sports betting (online and offline)
• Hospitality (hotels, restaurants, & fast food)
• Licensed hospitality (bars, pubs, & clubs)
• Travel (holiday operators, tourism)