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AnalysisRetail salary index: How have wages changed over the last five years?
Retail Week teamed up with job matching platform Adzuna to reveal how much salaries (and vacancies) have shifted since 2020.
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NewsAsda cuts hundreds of jobs from IT team
Asda has slashed jobs of workers involved in its £800m IT upgrade, marking the second round of redundancies in five months.
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NewsSchuh slashes jobs as part of business restructure
Footwear retailer Schuh has made a number of redundancies across the business as part of a restructure in a bid to cut costs, Retail Week understands.
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NewsPets at Home enters consultation with 2,500 store workers
Pets at Home has entered consultation with thousands of its employees as the retailer seeks to streamline its in-store management and pay structure, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsPrimark unveils latest retail staff pay rise
The rise comes into effect from April 1 and is expected to benefit 28,000 workers.
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NewsSeasalt information officer steps away from retailer
Seasalt’s chief information officer Mel Wilcox has stepped down from the brand after less than two years in the role.
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Opinion‘Will 2025 be remembered as a year of retail leadership change?’
It’s been five years since the pandemic hit, and retail has had a torrid time. Having steered businesses through tough times a significant number of leaders may choose this year to move on, believes headhunter Tony Gregg
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InterviewDebenhams boss Dan Finley: ‘I want to be to retail what Spotify is to music’
Chief executive Dan Finley talks about his plans for Debenhams to be to retail what Spotify is to music.
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NewsIceland pushes further into retail media with new dedicated team
Iceland Foods is planning a big push into retail media and has set up its first-ever in-house team dedicated to the drive.
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NewsMatalan drafts in ex-N Brown retail boss for new exec role
Fashion and homeware retailer Matalan has announced the appointment of a new chief product, brand and commercial officer.
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NewsCo-op staff vote to accept ‘above-inflation pay award’
C-store specialist Co-op has announced that its store colleagues have voted to accept an above-inflation pay award seeing hourly pay rates increase to at least £12.60.
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NewsJohn Lewis Partnership unveils inflation-busting pay rise
The John Lewis Partnership is to significantly increase staff pay from next month.
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NewsCurrys invests millions in ‘inflation-beating boost’ to colleague pay
Currys has invested £8m in what it calls an “inflation-beating boost” to hourly paid colleagues.
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NewsNew retailer body releases plan for business rates
High Streets UK, a new initiative launched by representatives from British retailers, has laid out a series of policy recommendations in response to the government’s business rates discussion paper, Retail Week can reveal.
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Opinion‘Backpedaling on diversity and inclusion would be a huge mistake’
As International Women’s Day is marked this week, commitment to diversity and inclusion is on the wane among some big-name businesses. But less diverse companies will ultimately be less successful, argues Retail Week editor-in-chief Charlotte Hardie
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NewsAldi makes appointment for newly created role
Aldi has appointed a new chief financial officer for the UK and Ireland, a newly created role for the grocer.
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NewsMarks & Spencer unveils ‘biggest ever’ investment in staff pay
M&S said that since 2022 it has invested more than £285m in retail pay.
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NewsVirgin Wines finance boss steps down as successor named
Graeme Weir, who was CFO and company secretary at the direct-to-consumer online wine retailer, is retiring after 22 years with the brand.
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NewsB&Q boosts hourly wages to among highest in retail
B&Q has cemented its position among the UK’s highest-paying retailers after bumping its hourly pay rate by 50p per hour.
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NewsAvon exec sets target for global store expansion this year
Avon’s chief marketing officer has said the beauty brand has a goal for the number of global stores it plans to sell in this year, Retail Week can reveal.