All People articles – Page 88
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NewsSuperdrug and Savers become latest retailers to offer flexible pay
Superdrug and Savers have announced new benefits to help employees manage the cost-of-living crisis, including offering early pay and partnering with financial wellbeing and digital healthcare apps.
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NewsPandora latest retailer to offer pay rise for staff
Jewellery retailer Pandora has announced a pay increase for retail employees in the UK and Ireland, making this the third pay rise the retailer has offered in the past 12 months.
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AnalysisInflation, supplier relationships and loyalty – the take from Tesco boss Ken Murphy
From a chink of light at the end of the inflationary tunnel to the market share gains of discounters, Tesco boss Ken Murphy shared his thoughts on the state of play in UK grocery.
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NewsAsda to offer staff a paid day off for King’s coronation
Asda is to offer all hourly paid store colleagues a paid day off for the King’s coronation bank holiday on May 8.
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InterviewQ&A: Cotswold Company CEO Ralph Tucker on repair shops, store openings and the four-day week
Tucker took on his first CEO gig at premium home and furniture retailer Cotswold Company just four weeks before the pandemic hit and has steered it through several crises since
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Opinion‘As Walmart automates, people still come first in retail’
Retail giant Walmart has unveiled what it described as building blocks that will “help define the next chapter of retail”.
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NewsSainsbury’s puts 3,000 roles into consultation in supply chain shake-up
Sainsbury’s will put 3,000 logistics roles into consultation, with the aim of transferring them across to partner organisations as part of a radical supply chain shake-up.
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DataShopfloor pay ranking: How much do UK retailers pay?
Our ranking of shopfloor pay at the UK’s biggest retailers shows a rapid pace of change, but with shrinking volumes and rampant inflation to consider, how high can it realistically rise?
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NewsN Brown appoints former Hobbs boss to non-executive role
N Brown has announced that former Hobbs chief executive Meg Lustman will join the fashion retailer as a non-executive director.
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NewsApple to cut staff in corporate retail teams
Apple is set to lay off staff from roles within its corporate retail teams as the tech giant bids to improve its operations.
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NewsJohn Lewis wins court dispute over ‘Excitable Edgar’ the dragon Christmas ad
John Lewis has won a court case in which a children’s author claimed the retailer had stolen one of her designs for its Edgar the dragon Christmas advert.
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Report StoreSupply Chain 2024
What should your supply chain and IT strategy look like in the year ahead? We asked 50 leaders from inside the industry and the results were staggering.
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DataSharp decline in retail supply chain and IT leaders wanting to quit
New Retail Week interviews with 50 senior retail supply chain and tech executives reveal just 36% want to leave their jobs – down 20% from last year – while 96% now feel supported by leadership
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NewsJohn Lewis new CEO tells staff they must change business model ‘at pace’
New John Lewis Partnership chief executive Nish Kankiwala has told staff that the business model will have to be reformed “at pace”.
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NewsMarks & Spencer hits out at ‘inaccurate’ reports of head office job cuts
Marks & Spencer has dismissed a report that it will cut hundreds of jobs at its London head office as “simply inaccurate”.
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NewsAmazon workers announce six new strike dates
Amazon workers are set to strike again as the ongoing battle for a pay rise to £15 an hour and better working conditions continues.
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NewsHolland & Barrett becomes latest retailer to increase staff pay
Holland & Barrett has announced a 9% pay rise for store employees, increasing the hourly pay from £10.05 to £11, starting April 1.
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AnalysisRetail Week Awards 2023: The winners
Retail Week’s annual celebration of UK retail at the top of its game.
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AnalysisRetail Week Award for Lifetime Achievement: Jacqueline Gold
This year we have made a very special, one-off award to commemorate and celebrate the life of Jacqueline Gold.
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InterviewHow Retail Leader of the Year Carl Cowling piloted WHSmith to new heights
As WHSmith chief executive Carl Cowling wins the Salesforce Retail Leader of the Year Award, we meet the man who led the high street and travel specialist to not just survive but thrive following the pandemic