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NewsWilko places 3,900 store staff into consultation
Wilko could axe “thousands” of shopfloor staff as the retailer reshuffles its store teams in a cost-cutting drive, Retail Week can reveal.
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VideoThe Retail Week with Wilf Walsh: Grocery jobs and DFS
Carpetright boss Wilf Walsh joins The Retail Week team to discuss the biggest stories in the industry over the past seven days.
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NewsToday in retail: Asda’s jobs pain for long-term gain
Asda’s decision to place 3,257 store staff into consultation would have been fraught with pain, but it’s one for the grocer’s long-term gain.
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NewsAsda to slash store staff levels, impacting 3,200 jobs
Asda could axe hundreds of store staff and slash the working hours of thousands more as it battles to cut costs.
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NewsScalpel or axe? How retailers should seek to streamline
As the likes of Tesco, John Lewis, Sainsbury’s and Asda streamline their cost bases, Lawrence Hutter explores the departments where retail’s axe is likely to fall.
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NewsMaplin hires ex-Tesco director Robin Terrell as non-exec
Maplin has appointed former Tesco chief customer officer Robin Terrell as a non-executive director.
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NewsFinery hires new boss to replace co-founder Raithatha
Finery has appointed John Hind as its new chief executive to succeed current boss and company co-founder Nickyl Raithatha.
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OpinionTen years on, credit crunch lessons still apply
Ten years ago today, August 9, 2007, “the world changed”.
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VideoWatch: Shop Direct opens new London hub to drive tech
We speak with Shop Direct retail and technology director Jon Rudoe as the business opens its new 25,000 sq ft London hub with hopes to drive innovation and tech development across the business.
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NewsRibble Cycles poaches Boardman Bikes exec as new boss
Ribble Cycles has pedalled in Boardman Bikes managing director Andy Smallwood as its new chief executive.
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NewsMike Ashley ups stake in Goals Soccer Centres
Sports Direct founder Mike Ashley has nearly doubled his stake in five-a-side football pitch company Goals Soccer Centres.
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NewsSainsbury’s poised to cut 1,000 jobs in costs drive
Sainsbury’s is expected to axe more than 1,000 central office jobs as part of a £500m cost-cutting initiative.
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NewsOne Stop staff demand better redundancy deal from Tesco
Employees at Tesco-owned One Stop’s head office want an improved redundancy deal after it emerged staff on Tesco contracts were being offered a better package.
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InterviewPoundland exec on Sales, suppliers and shrinkflation
Poundland has launched its first ever summer Sale this week and will be offering thousands of products at a 50p price point.
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CartoonBlower’s cartoon: A retailer's summer holiday
Cartoonist Patrick Blower on a retail executive’s summer holiday to get away from it all. Or not.
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NewsNext marketing director exits after three decades
Next marketing director Christine Gerrard has exited the retailer 30 years after joining as a buyer in 1987.
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NewsOne Stop franchise boss departs Tesco-owned chain
One Stop franchise boss Andrew King has left the Tesco-owned convenience business after four and a half years.
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NewsBooths to undergo review after struggling with loans
Booths will undergo a financial review after nearly breaching its loan terms, which may result in its owners making a one-off payment to retain independence.
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NewsToday in retail: Jobs slashed as retailers feel squeeze
Few will have been shocked by the news from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) that the number of retail jobs has waned in recent months.