All Retail Week articles in January 2024 – Page 4
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News
B&M chair set to retire after six years in role
B&M has announced that its chair Peter Bamford will retire this year.
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Aldi to create 500 new apprenticeships in 2024
Discounter Aldi has said it will create 500 apprenticeship roles across the UK in 2024.
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ProCook commits to pay real living wage
ProCook has committed to pay all staff “at least” the real living wage, which the group said “reflects its ongoing investment in its people”.
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Analysis
The future of retail technology straight from the Expo in New York
As more than 1,000 retail tech companies from around the world showcased their latest innovations at NRF 2024: Retail’s Big Show in New York last week, here is Retail Week’s round-up of the groundbreaking technology revealed at the Expo.
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Boohoo shuffles top team as CFO Shaun McCabe steps down
Boohoo chief financial officer Shaun McCabe has stepped down from his role at the online fashion giant to be succeeded by Stephen Morana next month.
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Quiz posts dip in sales due to inflation
Quiz has posted a drop in sales over Christmas as the “negative impact” of inflationary pressures on consumers took its toll on the fashion retailer.
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Primark posts rise in sales over Christmas
Primark has posted a rise in sales across its UK, European and US markets despite a “slow start” to Christmas trading due to unseasonally warm weather.
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Lidl rewards hourly paid staff with pay hike
Lidl has announced a further £37m investment in staff pay, which will see 26,000 hourly paid colleagues receive the “highest rates of pay” in the sector.
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Morrisons scraps four-day week at head office
Supermarket chain Morrisons has scrapped its four-day working week following complaints from office staff forced to work at the weekend.
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Exclusive: Business rates and tackling crime top BRC election wish list
The British Retail Consortium is calling on the UK’s political parties to ensure that business rates are made more sustainable and that retail crime becomes a standalone offence, as it gears up for the general election this year.
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THG Ingenuity partners with fashion retailer Omnes 'to go to next level'
THG’s tech business Ingenuity Commerce has announced a new partnership with UK-based sustainable fashion retailer Omnes to fuel its growth plan.
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Boohoo warehouse closures imminent
Fast-fashion giant Boohoo is set to shut down its Northamptonshire-based distribution centre putting 400 jobs at risk, according to reports.
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Data
Exclusive: eBay was most popular secondhand platform over Christmas
eBay has topped Vinted and Depop to be named the most popular secondhand platform in December 2023 as demand for pre-loved gifting surged over Christmas.
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Sainsbury’s and M&S unveil fresh price pushes
Grocery giants Sainsbury’s and Marks & Spencer have today unveiled fresh investments in price as the two look to build on strong food performance over Christmas.
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Virgin Wines hails ‘good Christmas’ as sales and profitability jump
Virgin Wines has hailed a strong Christmas trading period, reporting increases in both total revenues and profitability and maintaining its full-year profit guidance.
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Ofcom review paves way for Royal Mail to scrap Saturday deliveries
Royal Mail could be given the green light to scrap Saturday deliveries as part of an Ofcom review into how the UK’s postal service may need to be updated.
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Sainsbury’s boss backs law change to deal with spiralling retail crime
Sainsbury’s boss Simon Roberts has said that abuse and physical attacks on Sainsbury’s staff have “escalated through last year” and backed calls for changes in the law to protect shopworkers.
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John Lewis staff could face smaller pay rises
John Lewis staff have been informed they face the prospect of smaller pay rises under new proposals being considered to give the business more flexibility as its turnaround continues.
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Data
Generation Alpha: Who’s influencing the next retail influencers?
Next year Generation Alpha will be at its peak, with 2 billion from this age group around the globe, but who is influencing the next influencers? Retail Week teams up with Beano Brain to find out what the retail world looks like through the eyes of Gen A
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Innovation of the Week
Carrefour teams up with Netflix to enhance loyalty programme
Innovation of the Week is a subscriber-only series highlighting retail initiatives that have caught the eye of our team.