All Be Inspired articles – Page 10
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Video
The Retail Week: Retail Week Live 2018 special
This week, the team discuss the main topics at Retail Week Live 2018, including artificial intelligence, International Women’s Day and our very own George MacDonald’s interview with Steve Rowe, chief executive of M&S.
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Analysis
Retail Week Live: Five themes from day two
With the second and final day of Retail Week Live 2018 behind us, we take a look at some of the key themes to emerge from the day.
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Be Inspired
Jacqueline Gold lined up for Be Inspired conference 2018
Ann Summers boss Jacqueline Gold and Boden chief Jill Easterbrook will be among a raft of leading names to take to the stage at Retail Week’s Be Inspired conference this year.
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News
Be Inspired career development platform launches
Retail Week has launched a digital platform designed to help tomorrow’s generation of female leaders take the next steps in their careers as part of the growing Be Inspired campaign.
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Analysis
Glad tidings: 10 ways retail gave back in 2017
Year in, year out, not just during the traditional season of goodwill, retailers give back in countless ways to the communities they serve from Stornoway to Sussex.
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Be Inspired
Be Inspired: Five ways women can get to the top
Retail Week’s biggest-ever Be Inspired conference took place yesterday, with the sold-out event featuring keynote sessions by retail leaders as well as skill-based masterclasses.
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Analysis
Analysis: Closing the gender pay gap in retail
On Equal Pay Day, Retail Week looks into what impact the requirement to report on the gender pay gap will have when it comes into force next year.
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News
Dixons and Sainsbury’s pledge support to Be Inspired
Dixons Carphone and Sainsbury’s have pledged to support Retail Week’s Be Inspired campaign, with both businesses signing up as retail partners.
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Opinion
Opinion: Reputable retailers must prioritise diversity
I have two daughters. As with any parent, I am immensely proud of them. They never cease to surprise me.
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News
Accenture embraces Be Inspired campaign
Accenture has pledged its support for Be Inspired by becoming its exclusive consulting partner, lending its expertise to the Retail Week campaign.
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News
Female retailers paid 20% less than male colleagues
Women working in management roles in the retail sector are paid almost 20% less than their male colleagues.
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Analysis
Analysis: Why is UK grocery dominated by men?
There has never been a female chief executive or chair at any of the big four grocers and there is no retail sector with more of a boardroom gender imbalance than grocery.
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Be Inspired
Retail diary: What's Primark's most sought after item?
Shoppers swoon over Primark’s Love Island T-shirts and Retail Week’s Be Inspired campaign hits the accelerator button.
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Analysis
Analysis: How to get maternity leave right for workers
For many women, becoming a parent is one of the most life-affirming moments imaginable. But for some, it can also sound the death knell for career progression.
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Be Inspired
Documentary: Developing future female leaders
Senior events executive Hannah Burnel investigates how Retail Week’s Be Inspired campaign is actively developing retail’s female leaders.
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Be Inspired
Retail Week launches biggest ever Be Inspired conference
Retail Week is launching its biggest ever Be Inspired conference, upping its efforts to develop and nurture retail’s future leaders.
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News
Opinion: Breaking down the old boys' network
It is often assumed that the only route to success is through influence and contacts.
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Interview
Listen: The Future Laboratory boss on AI and equality
Trevor Hardy, chief executive of trends forecaster The Future Laboratory explores some of the factors that will come to define the retail sector.
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Opinion
Opinion: Good mentorship can bring a confidence boost
Mentorship is an important component of increasing the representation of women in tech and start-ups, explains Lucy Ward, managing director of Trouva.
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Analysis
Hobbs’ Meg Lustman on rediscovering the retailer's mojo
When chief executive Meg Lustman arrived at fashion retailer Hobbs three years ago she was greeted by a business that had lost its way.