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NewsEve Sleep promotes CMO Calverley to top job as Sturrock steps down
Eve Sleep has named chief marketing officer Cheryl Calverley as its new boss as current chief executive James Sturrock steps down to take up a new job elsewhere.
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Waitrose rows back on coronavirus pay policy
Waitrose has rowed back on a policy that suggested workers who were self-isolating because of their family would have to make up the hours they owed at a later date.
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Schuh resumes online trading with ‘exhaustive welfare measures’ in place
Footwear specialist Schuh has resumed trading online after putting in place “exhaustive welfare measures” to protect staff from coronavirus.
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Opinion
Opinion: Resilience, bravery and kindness will define retailers during this crisis
There has been a lot of interesting analysis of Covid-19 and thoughts on what life post-pandemic will look like for the retail sector.
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Primark to cover factory wages after coronavirus order cancellations
Primark has created a fund to cover wages of factory workers in countries such as Bangladesh and Sri Lanka where the value fashion giant has cancelled orders as coronavirus led to the closure of stores .
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Opinion
Opinion: Fenwick leadership changes are a huge roll of the dice
Department store group Fenwick is taking a risk as it parts company with both chair Richard Pennycook and chief executive Robbie Feather.
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Analysis
On the front line: Meet the retail stars serving the nation
Alongside the NHS, retail workers are the lifeblood of the UK right now. Retail Week speaks to those on the front line who are going above and beyond to serve the nation.
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Coronavirus: Primark execs take pay cuts as Joules raises £15m
Executives at Primark and its parent company Associated British Foods (ABF) have slashed their pay in half amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis.
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Pets at Home pledges support to CaRe20 campaign
Pets at Home has backed the CaRe20 fundraising initiative, donating £100,000 to the cause.
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Analysis
Retailers must now embrace digital leadership
Retail Week’s latest report highlights how digital leadership doesn’t mean tearing up traditional management rulebooks but, rather, involves embracing new systems and being openminded towards technology and working methods.
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Opinion
Move of the Week: Ted Baker’s new boss faces its toughest ever test
It is testament to the job Rachel Osborne has done under the most difficult of circumstances that the former Debenhams finance chief has been trusted to lead Ted Baker through the toughest period in its history.
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Arcadia furloughs staff as senior team take pay cuts
Arcadia has said it will furlough “a substantial number” of staff, and its board and senior leadership team will take salary reductions as it battles to deal with the fallout from the ongoing coronavirus crisis.
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Coronavirus: Morrisons to give frontline staff bonus increase
Morrisons will give frontline staff a bonus three times larger than normal for continuing to work during the coronavirus crisis.
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Opinion
The Secret Retailer: We are hurtling towards unimaginable social and economic crisis
In the latest in our series of columns from a ‘secret retailer’, one chief executive warns chancellor Rishi Sunak of the stark reality their business faces without access to one of the government’s coronavirus support loans.
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Opinion
Opinion: Retail must act now to help its people through this crisis
Retail always has been and always will be a people industry. People are the heart and soul of this sector and help make it such a vibrant and dynamic trade for us, as journalists, to have the pleasure of covering.
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Fenwick chair Richard Pennycook and boss Robbie Feather exit
Fenwick chair Richard Pennycook and chief executive Robbie Feather are both stepping down as the business’ founding family wrestles back control.
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Dreams directors exit as retailer prepares for post-coronavirus landscape
Two Dreams directors will leave the beds specialist this week as the retailer adapts to a changing retail environment partly precipitated by the coronavirus outbreak.
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Morrisons not liable for staff data leak, court rules
The UK supreme court has found Morrisons was not to blame for the actions of a former employee who posted the personal details of 100,000 staff members online.
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John Lewis Partnership and TK Maxx owner TJX back CaRe20 campaign
John Lewis Partnership and TK Maxx parent company TJX Europe have pledged their support to the CaRe20 fundraising campaign.
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Marks & Spencer raises pay for frontline staff during coronavirus outbreak
Marks Spencer is to award frontline store and supply chain staff a 15% pay rise and furloughed employees will receive full pay during the coronavirus pandemic.
