All Retail Week articles in 4-10 July 2020
Browse all news stories and articles from this date or time period.
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Future LeadersDay 1. Chair opening: Welcome to Be Inspired
Charlotte Hardie, chair of Be Inspired, opens the conference and explains why Be Inspired is a force for change.
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Future LeadersDay 1. Opening keynote by Samantha Renke: Rock the boat, itâs time to make waves
Actress and activist Samantha Renke shares her story on dispelling stereotypes, pushing through barriers and challenging perceptions.
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Future LeadersDay 1. Charlotte Williams of SevenSix: How to support black people right now and effect real change
Charlotte Williams, influencer and founder of SevenSix agency, shares advice on how to support black people now and going forward, to effect real change.
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Future LeadersDay 1. Panel: Be your colourful self: using your strengths to get results
Retail leaders from across the leadership colour wheel discuss how to get the best out of a varied team.
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Future LeadersDay 2. Fireside chat with Maria Hatzistefanis: #MotivationMondays⌠and Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays
Maria Hatzistefanis, founder of Rodial, explains how to motivate yourself, keep up your momentum and make things happen.
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Future LeadersDay 2. Panel: Navigating challenging times
Our panellists share first-hand experience of hard times and offer their top tips for making the right decisions at the right time.
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Future LeadersDay 3. retailTRUST welcome and morning meditation
Following a welcome from the retailTRUST, join in with a morning meditation guided by Will Williams of Beeja Meditation to get Wellbeing Wednesday off to a great start.
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Future LeadersDay 3. Mental health: Good stress, bad stress and when to get help
This session, led by an expert on mental health, will talk you through recognising when itâs time to get help and where to go to find it.
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Future LeadersDay 3. Panel: Mental health matters: finding balance
Senior retailers share how they are nailing workâlife balance. Learn how they structure their days and what they do to separate work from home.
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Future LeadersDay 3. Influencing workplace wellbeing in the new normal
Our retail panellists discuss what they are doing to ensure their workplaces are safe and comfortable post-Covid-19 and how we can contribute to this.
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Future LeadersDay 5. Fireside chat with Jane Shepherdson CBE: Lessons learned from my journey to the top
Jane Shepherdson CBE shares from her wealth of experience at Topshop, Whistles, and My Wardrobe HQ on what it takes to run a successful retail business.
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Future LeadersDay 5. Chair closing remarks
Charlotte Hardie, chair of Be Inspired, summarises some of the best insight from the week and draws the event to a close.
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NewsOcado capacity constraints will limit M&S customer adoption, Norman cautions
Marks & Spencer customers hoping to shop with Ocado when the pairâs joint venture goes fully live in September may not be able to, M&S chair Archie Norman has cautioned.
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AnalysisData: Five ways to get the tills ringing after coronavirus crisis
Consumer habits are changing faster than ever. Little more than a third of Brits expect to shop as they did before in the next 12 months, according to Retail Weekâs new report How Theyâll Spend It.
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NewsBoohoo faces modern slavery allegations at Leicester warehouse
Boohoo has become embroiled in a modern slavery row amid claims that workers at factories in Leicester are being paid as little as ÂŁ3.50 per hour.
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NewsHigh street footfall surges across England as restaurants and pubs reopen
Towns and cities across England enjoyed increases in footfall on Saturday evening as restaurants, pubs and bars reopened their doors following lockdown.
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NewsTreasury considers ÂŁ500 vouchers for all adults to help Covid-hit high streets
All adults across the UK could be given ÂŁ500 to spend under radical government plans being considered to kick-start the economy amid the coronavirus crisis.
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NewsTesco seeks supplier discounts as it ratchets up pressure on Aldi
Tesco is demanding deep discounts from suppliers as it seeks to ramp up the pressure on its discount rivals on price.
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NewsPret A Manger to shutter 30 stores putting 1,000 jobs at risk
Pret A Manger is permanently closing 30 of its stores and putting around 1,000 jobs into consultation following the âsignificant impactâ of coronavirus on profits and cash flow.
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NewsTop investors pledge to engage with Boohoo on modern slavery claims
Two of Boohooâs biggest investors have promised to engage with the online fashion giant over allegations of modern slavery at Leicester clothing factories.