All Diversity and inclusion articles – Page 8
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AnalysisTech. talking points: AI, tech talent and marketplaces
From AI to the speed of innovation and the dearth of women in digital careers, Tech. 2018 covered some of the biggest retail issues of the moment.
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AnalysisDigital Power List: Tech titans thrive but where are all the women?
Jeff Bezos may have topped the Digital Leaders Power List for the fourth year running but that doesn’t mean that UK retail is now controlled from a giant skyscraper in Seattle.
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OpinionBe Inspired: Four steps to career success
When you can do 80% of your job, it’s time to move on. This was just one of the many key takeaways from the latest Be Inspired workshop, which centred on how best to further your career.
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OpinionOpinion: It's the beginning of the end for retail's dinosaurs
Last month I had the privilege of speaking at Retail Week’s Be Inspired conference. Our panel discussion – ‘working with dinosaurs: how to overcome unconscious bias’ – brought back some vivid memories of my formative years at Ann Summers.
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NewsBe Inspired: 20% of women quit over flexible working
Retailers need to create more flexible conditions for working mothers to stop losing talented employees, sector leaders have warned.
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NewsAgenda: Carpetright, John Lewis Partnership and Be Inspired
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with updates from Capetright and John Lewis Partnership on the agenda, as well as the Retail Week Be Inspired conference.
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AnalysisRetail Week Power List 2018: Five key trends
We look at five of the biggest trends in the Retail Week Power List 2018, in association with Medallia.
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OpinionReality bites: Only 15 women are on our Power List
Every year that I put together the Retail Week Power List, I wait for the accusations of sexism. “Where are all the women?” come the cries. I agree: where are all the women?
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AnalysisFive things retailers can learn from InterContinental Hotels
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) is one of the world’s leading hotel companies and employs more than 375,000 people across the globe.
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Future LeadersHow Deliciously Ella went from blogger to brand owner
Deliciously Ella – the keynote speaker at Retail Week’s Be Inspired conference – shares her journey from blogger to businesswoman and gives advice for budding entrepreneurs.
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Future LeadersBe Inspired: What makes Sir Ian Cheshire ‘batshit’ crazy?
Sir Ian Cheshire said that his time as a retail chief executive at B&Q was peppered with one very particular frustration.
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AnalysisBe Inspired: Three women who changed retail
Retail Week speaks to three female entrepreneurs whose pioneering business ideas have changed the retail landscape over the past three decades.
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Retail VoiceWhy luxury brands need to take control online
Sales of luxury goods online may have challenged critics but it is time brands wrestled back control from third parties and delivered the experience customers expect.
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AnalysisTop 10: The most powerful women in retail
As Retail Week’s Be Inspired campaign continues to gain momentum, we’ve picked out 10 of the most powerful women in global retail – what makes them successful, and what can be learnt from their success?
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VideoThe Retail Week: Is gender pay gap data meaningful?
This week saw the deadline for companies submitting their gender pay gaps to the government. We discuss whether the data is meaningful, and what it means for retailers.
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OpinionBlog: Learning to say yes to incredible opportunities
Grabbing opportunities to showcase your skills in a public arena is key to fulfilling your ambitions, writes Lucy Ward, creative brand director at Trouva.
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VideoThe Retail Week: Retail Week Live 2018 special
This week, the team discuss the main topics at Retail Week Live 2018, including artificial intelligence, International Women’s Day and our very own George MacDonald’s interview with Steve Rowe, chief executive of M&S.
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AnalysisRetail Week Live: Five themes from day two
With the second and final day of Retail Week Live 2018 behind us, we take a look at some of the key themes to emerge from the day.
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Future LeadersJacqueline Gold lined up for Be Inspired conference 2018
Ann Summers boss Jacqueline Gold and Boden chief Jill Easterbrook will be among a raft of leading names to take to the stage at Retail Week’s Be Inspired conference this year.