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DataData: UK retail skills gap at crisis point
Digital skills are now required in 79% of UK retail jobs. Retail Week’s new report examines how leaders can resolve the missing links in their workforce.
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Retail Briefing: After retail’s worst year in history, what will 2020 hold?
2019 was described as the worst year for retail in history, but the signs are more positive for 2020.
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Data: Amazon UK sales jump 23% to £13.4bn in 2019
Amazon in the UK outperformed the rest of the retail market and even its own international business to record a 20.7% jump in revenue to $17.53bn in the year to December 31, 2019. Converted into local currency, this means that UK sales soared by 23.2% to £13.4bn.
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Zero-hours contracts: Separating fact from fiction
As Julian Richer announces plans to bankroll a campaign to end zero-hours contracts, Retail Week’s latest guide examines how retailers can successfully operate a flexible workforce
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Retail weather: Warmer but still wintry
The retail weather forecast from Saturday January 18 to Friday January 24, 2020
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Retail league table: Christmas trading 2019
Find out how retailers performed during the critical 2019 Christmas trading period with our league table comparing sales.
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Data: The gig economy – four retailers on why it’s the future
With the industry facing a recruitment crisis, Retail Week’s latest in-depth report explores how names such as Marks Spencer are leveraging the gig economy to cut costs and ramp up productivity.
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Retail weather: Weather and Sales to help footfall
The retail weather forecast from Saturday January 11 to Friday January 17, 2020
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Retail weather: No snow and low prices drive footfall
The retail weather forecast from Saturday December 21 to Friday December 27, 2019
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Retail weather: Rainy or white Christmas?
The retail weather forecast from Saturday December 14 to Friday December 20, 2019
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Data: M&S Simply Food tops list of UK’s favourite retailers
M S Simply Food has wrestled back its crown as the UK’s favourite retailer, according to exclusive data from consultancy OC C.
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Retail weather: Storms coming
The retail weather forecast from Saturday December 7 to Friday December 13, 2019
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Retail weather: A good week for retailers
The retail weather forecast from Saturday November 30 to Friday December 6, 2019
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Retail weather: Relying on early Christmas shoppers
The retail weather forecast from Saturday November 23 to Friday November 29, 2019
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Retail weather: Winter is (almost) coming
The retail weather forecast from Saturday November 9 to Friday November 15, 2019
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Data: Waitrose customers craved ‘simpler existence’ and seaweed in 2019
Waitrose Partners’ latest Food and Drink Report highlights that in 2019 customers wanted to move towards a “simpler existence” as the world became more complicated, but also dabbled with exotic food and drinks.
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Retail weather: Getting colder
The retail weather forecast from Saturday November 9 to Friday November 15, 2019
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Data: One in five shoppers to spend less at Christmas
One-fifth of customers are likely to spend less money with retailers at Christmas this year due to uncertainty around the December general election and Brexit, exclusive Retail Week research has found.
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Retail weather: Temperatures falling and wet
The retail weather forecast from Saturday November 2 to Friday November 8, 2019
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Retail weather: Retailers spooked by unseasonable warmth
The retail weather forecast from Saturday October 26 to Friday November 1, 2019
