All articles by Caoimhe Gordon – Page 4
-
News
Amazon to create 1,500 new apprenticeships as UK workforce grows
Amazon will offer 1,500 new apprenticeships in the UK as the tech behemoth revealed it had increased its permanent UK workforce by 25,000 last year.
-
Data
Data: Shop price inflation rises to highest level since December 2012
Shop price inflation soared in December, driven by an increase in non-food inflation, as the cost of living rises across the UK.
-
Analysis
Analysis: What Glossier’s struggles reveal about the beauty industry in 2022
DTC beauty brand Glossier recently revealed that it would be laying off 80 employees – a third of its workforce. This is not the first spell of difficulty the brand has gone through since its founding in 2014. Retail Week examines what Glossier’s challenges mean for the beauty industry.
-
News
Joules issues profit warning amid supply chain challenges
Joules has introduced a number of measures within the business to reduce costs and improve margins as it warned over full-year profits.
-
News
Co-op workers win legal argument in battle for equal pay
Co-op supermarket workers have won a legal argument in their fight to secure the same pay as warehouse staff.
-
News
Exclusive: The Post Office poaches longstanding B&M exec to helm retail arm
The Post Office has named B&M’s UK operations director Martin Roberts as its new chief retail officer, Retail Week can reveal.
-
Analysis
Analysis: NFTs, virtual fitting and the metaverse – the tech trends that will define retail in 2022
Which burgeoning technology will take centre stage in 2022 and what opportunities will it present for retailers? We put the question to a panel of tech experts.
-
News
Number of vacant shops falls for first time since 2018
The overall store vacancy rate across the UK improved in the final quarter of 2021 as the number of vacant stores declined for the first time since the start of 2018.
-
News
Exclusive: Very reshuffles category teams and creates new retail ops division
The Very Group plans to reshuffle its retail team following the appointment of former Fenwick chief executive Robbie Feather as managing director of retail.
-
News
Decathlon poaches new chief executive from Ikea
Decathlon has named Ikea’s chief digital officer Barbara Martin Coppola as its new chief executive.
-
News
Decathlon UK launches first clothing rental collection
Decathlon has partnered with fashion rental platform Hirestreet to launch an initiative that will allow consumers to rent clothing for skiing and hiking.
-
News
John Lewis to offer full sick pay regardless of Covid vaccination status
John Lewis has stated that it is wrong to create a link between vaccination status and pay, pledging that all staff will receive full sick pay.
-
News
Morrisons kicks off search for new boss following CD&R takeover
Morrisons’ owners, private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) have launched a search for a new boss as current chief executive David Potts stated he would step down in about two years.
-
Data
Data: Confidence drops as consumers brace for rising inflation
Concerns around the increase in fuel costs, as well as rising inflation and interest rates, led to a decrease in consumer confidence in January.
-
News
Amazon set to launch first fashion store this year in US
Amazon will open a tech-driven clothing store in Southern California later this year, a first for the online giant.
-
Gallery
Store gallery: Chinese ecommerce giant JD.com launches robotic stores in Europe
JD.com has unveiled tech-driven shops in two cities in the Netherlands, marking the opening of the Chinese company’s first physical stores in Europe.
-
Data
League table: The UK’s busiest retail websites – Christmas 2021
Amazon and eBay emerged as the most-visited retail websites in the UK during the crucial Christmas period.
-
News
Boots unveils lower prices in store for Advantage Card holders
Boots has introduced discounted prices on selected products in store for Advantage Card holders.
-
Analysis
Super Thursday delivers a Christmas cracker – but is the retail party over?
Despite surging numbers of Covid-19 cases and a perfect storm of external pressures threatening to derail the golden quarter, retail has delivered a merry Christmas. What did Super Thursday’s trading updates tell us about the sector’s seasonal performance – and the year ahead?
-
News
JD Sports boss Peter Cowgill nets £21m after selling half his shares
JD Sports executive chair Peter Cowgill has sold 10 million of his shares in the sporting goods retailer, over half of his shareholding.