Shop Direct appoints business development director

Shop Direct, the UK’s second largest pureplay online retailer, has appointed its first business development director to help grow commercial partnerships to accelerate the company’s target of becoming a world class e-tailer.

Sally-Anne Newson, who started at Shop Direct on July 18, brings 16 years of retail experience in business development, as well as in digital, marketing and trading to the company. Newson has held several senior roles including chief executive officer at Atterley and head of multichannel retail at Woolworths Group in Australia.

Alex Baldock, chief executive at Shop Direct, said: “Building strong partnerships with innovative, like-minded companies is helping us offer the best experience for our customers. That’s why we’ve brought in Sally-Anne. She’s got the skills to take us even further; developing new and existing relationships to accelerate our journey towards world class.”

Newson added: “Shop Direct’s recent transformation has been stellar. I’m excited to be joining such an ambitious, digital business. Supplier relationships have been critical in Shop Direct’s transformation to date, and I can’t wait to continue creating and nurturing partnerships that can take us to the next level.”

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