All People articles – Page 2
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AnalysisRanking: Aldi and Pets at Home top list of retail’s best frontline wages
Aldi announced this week that it was hiking its staff pay for the second time this year, reclaiming its position as the UK’s highest paying supermarket – but how does it compare to the rest of retail?
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News
Primark freezes essential kidswear prices to help with rising cost of living
Primark has pledged to freeze the prices of more than a thousand items in its children’s clothing range
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Retail Voice
The secret to growth? Make your EX more like your CX
As retailers, we think about the customer first. But it’s not just about the customer. If the employee experience (EX) is not a top priority, it should be, says Workday’s Laurent Homeyer
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Analysis
Ranking: The top 20 retailers to work for in the UK in 2022, according to employees
Recipe box subscription business Mindful Chef, which focuses on healthy eating, has emerged as the top retailer to work for in the UK, according to employee reviews.
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News
Shopify lays off one in 10 employees as bet on post-pandemic growth backfires
Canadian ecommerce firm Shopify is set to lay off approximately 1,000 employees after founder and CEO Tobi Lütke said the business made the ‘wrong’ bet on the long-term growth of online retail post-pandemic.
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Retail Voice
The four retail opportunities that need to be addressed
Shoppers are looking for both affordability and sustainability. Thomas Harms, global retail leader at EY Germany, believes retail has an opportunity to deliver both.
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Analysis
Retail 100: Three lessons from the sector’s most inspiring leaders
The 17th annual Retail 100 is a celebration of the individuals transforming the sector, disrupting traditional retail models and being a voice for the industry. Retail Week explores some common trends shared by the leaders featured
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News
Matalan founder Hargreaves returns as chair
Matalan founder John Hargreaves has returned to the business as executive chair after 15 years
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News
Aldi hikes staff pay for second time this year
Aldi has increased pay for shopfloor staff for the second time this year to re-claim its position as the UK’s highest paying supermarket chain.
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News
Non-food and online sales fall as cost-of-living crisis intensifies
Non-food and online retail sales have fallen in the month of June as the cost-of-living crisis continues for customers
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Opinion
Asda customer chief: ‘Shoppers are ditching products at checkouts to stay within budget’
As the cost-of-living crisis begins to impact customers at the checkout, Asda chief customer officer Sam Dickson shines a light on the behaviours the grocer is seeing in its supermarkets and the measures it is taking to help families in need
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News
George Weston: Strategic board will push Primark into new markets and channels
Associated British Foods (ABF) boss George Weston talks to Retail Week about why now is the right time to implement a new strategic advisory board for Primark and how it will help drive the fashion giant’s next phase of growth
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News
Dunelm names Whitbread boss Brittain new chair as sales rise
Dunelm has named Whitbread boss Alison Brittain as its new chair as it posted an increase in full-year sales.
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News
Marks & Spencer finance boss Tonge quits to join Primark owner ABF
Marks & Spencer finance and strategy supremo Eoin Tonge is stepping down to join Associated British Foods (ABF), the parent company of fashion rival Primark.
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Retail Voice
Three ways to deliver staff development
Jobseekers are shopping around for retailers that invest in employee development, says Attensi’s Madeleine Porter, but how can firms up their game in this department?
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News
Sainsbury’s launches £1m incubator for Black-led food and drink start-ups
Grocery giant Sainsbury’s has launched a first-of-its-kind, £1m incubator programme to help nine Black-led food and drink start-ups “scale up to supermarket-level distribution”.
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News
Ocado Retail boss Melanie Smith to step down
Ocado Retail chief executive Melanie Smith is stepping down from the online grocer after three years at the helm.
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Data
Data: How cash-strapped customers will cut £25bn in spend – and the sectors hardest hit
Retail Week explores how the cost-of-living crisis will impact the way consumers spend and who will be worst affected
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News
H&M lays out plans to permanently exit Russia
H&M has followed in the footsteps of Nike and Ikea in permanently withdrawing from Russia following the invasion of Ukraine.
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News
Next underpaid staff for months after IT problems
Next has apologised to staff after the botched integration of new IT systems caused swathes of its workforce to be underpaid for months.
