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DataLeague table: Who have been Covid’s retail winners and losers?
Retail is in the midst of one of the most challenging periods in its history as the coronavirus pandemic wreaks havoc across the industry.
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News
Sainsbury’s offers customers Nectar points at Argos for first time
Grocery giant Sainsbury’s has begun offering customers Nectar points when shopping for Argos products.
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Photo gallery
Store gallery: Apple unveils floating flagship store in Singapore
Apple has launched its first store sitting directly on water, in the Marina Bay in Singapore.
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Dixons Carphone ShopLive paves way for 24-hour shopping
Dixons Carphone has revealed plans to ramp up its ShopLive innovation to include extended operating hours, bookable appointments and livestream shopping.
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Analysis
From e-bikes to pound shops: Meet the businesses filling gaps on the high street
While the pandemic continues to force many retailers to the wall, there are some old and new businesses still snapping up space. Retail Week meets those with ambitious store opening plans.
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Opinion
‘Tesco and AO can kick-start the retail jobs evolution’
Sixteen thousand people. That’s enough to fill Hampshire Cricket’s Ageas Bowl, where England have been taking on Pakistan in a test match this week.
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News
AO creates 650 new jobs as it targets ‘significant’ growth
AO.com has kicked off a nationwide recruitment drive as the etailer seeks to capitalise on the digital shift sparked by the coronavirus crisis.
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Analysis
Storeworker 2.0: the new responsibilities for frontline staff
The role of store staff is changing. Covid, new shopping habits and fewer in-store roles have created a wealth of extra responsibilities for shopworkers. Retail Week looks into the skills needed for Storeworker 2.0.
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AO boss Roberts urges more retailers to launch company-wide bonus plans
AO.com boss John Roberts has urged more listed retailers to launch company-wide incentive plans for staff after its new scheme was unanimously approved by shareholders.
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AO.com reports ‘strong’ sales growth ahead of AGM
Pureplay electronics retailers AO.com has reported “strong year-on-year revenue growth” in the UK and Germany ahead of its annual general meeting today.
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Data
Data: The retail sectors capturing footfall since stores reopened
Footfall is slowly returning to retail destinations following the peak of the coronavirus pandemic, but which sectors are capitalising on that traffic and enticing customers into their stores? Springboard data shared exclusively with Retail Week reveals the sectors that are emerging as the winners and losers.
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Opinion
‘V-shaped recovery masks wildly divergent retail performance’
Not a day seems to have passed recently without a CVA or job losses from one retailer or another as a result of the lower footfall, lower spend and acceleration in shift online caused by the pandemic.
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News
Dixons Carphone to cut 800 jobs in store management overhaul
Electricals and mobile technology giant Dixons Carphone is to axe 800 jobs as it overhauls operations to increase focus on customers.
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AO.com expands distribution network creating 250 new jobs
AO.com has announced that it will recruit 250 new employees at its Crewe logistics hub, as well as opening a new warehouse in Stafford.
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Apple tells landlords to slash store rents
Apple is seeking steep cuts to the rents its pays in its UK store estate.
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Data
Data: Retail’s Covid job crisis accelerates as M&S and Debenhams axe staff
Retail job losses have accelerated in 2020 as the coronavirus crisis batters the sector.
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News
July shop prices fall as retail tries to lure shoppers back to high street
Shop prices have fallen for the fourteenth consecutive month, as retailers take to discounting to tempt customers back to stores.
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Opinion
John Roberts: 'Why all AO staff – not just bosses – will share our success'
At AO.com, we talk a lot about trying to do things that would make our mums proud.
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News
AO.com to reward all staff through ambitious incentive plan
All of electricals etailer AO.com’s 3,000 staff are to share in value created in the company through a reward plan that will recognise “truly exceptional performance”.
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Opinion
‘The most important thing a CEO can do right now is ask for help’
Retail is going through unprecedented times. Bosses in the sector should swallow their pride and ask for help because there’s plenty of people willing to lend a hand, says former White Stuff boss Sally Bailey.
