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NewsMamas & Papas hires publishing exec to lead ecommerce
Mamas & Papas has recruited former publishing executive Neil Sumner to head up its ecommerce and marketing teams.
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NewsAmazon to bolster British workforce with 5,000 new roles
Amazon is launching a massive recruitment drive to hire 5,000 people in the UK, taking its total number of employees in the country to nearly 25,000.
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InterviewHow Ikea boss Gillian Drakeford is building for the future
Ikea UK and Ireland boss Gillian Drakeford has big plans to double the size of her business in the next three years. She tells Retail Week how.
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DataData: The Co-op’s turnaround hits home among shoppers
The Co-op’s impressive turnaround in its food business has struck a chord with shoppers when it comes to price, quality and its ethical positioning.
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OpinionOpinion: Time to rethink strategic planning
In retail, strategic planning used to be simple, but today there are a multitude of options to assess in order to become, and remain, successful.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: UK supermarkets and Unilever
Retail news round-up: Out-of-town supermarkets will get a £200m business rate cut, and Kraft Heinz drops plan to buy Unilever
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NewsToday in Retail: Morrisons serves up food for thought
A Morrisons-commissioned report on the UK food sector published today pointed out that UK farmers supplied only 52% of our food in 2015.
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NewsRetail sales growth slows as inflation bites
Retail sales were lower than expected in January, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics.
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NewsRetail diary: Bunnings, Waterstones and Potter madness
Waterstones gives one customer an exclusive shopping experience, and Bunnings leaves its customers a little flushed.
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NewsTrade groups slam 'outrageous' business rates plan
A 13-strong group of trade bodies have urged a government rethink on “outrageous” plans to prevent firms appealing against business rates rises.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Why has New Look fallen off track?
New Look did not fare well over the crucial Christmas quarter, with like-for-likes and profits both suffering.
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OpinionOpinion: Why won't ministers listen on business rates?
If ever there was a perfect example of the Government only reacting to problems when they hit critical mass, it’s the carnage caused by its inept policy on business rates.
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NewsBusiness groups call for corporate governance clampdown
Business groups are lobbying the Government to strengthen corporate governance rules for private firms in a bid to avoid scandals like the BHS collapse.
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NewsArgos to pay £2.4m to staff paid below minimum wage
Argos is shelling out £2.4m in wages after an HMRC investigation revealed it had underpaid more than 37,000 current and former staff.
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AnalysisIn other lives: where retail's leaders started out
Retail Week looks at what the sector’s leaders did before they embraced the wonderful world of retail.
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OpinionRetail surgery: What’s next for multichannel retailers?
What’s the next step for multichannel retailers?
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VideoThe Retail Week: B&Q, Bunnings, Debenhams and Clintons
The Retail Week team reflect on this week in the industry and discuss the DIY market as well as the next steps for Clintons.
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OpinionBlog: Connecting with consumers via innovation
As consumers expect a more seamless experience, Hermes’ Jon Ormond assesses the need to connect with mobile shoppers to offer a ‘smarter’ service.
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OpinionOpinion: Why Morrisons’ provenance push will pay off
Not long after taking the reins at Morrisons almost two years ago, boss David Potts referred to the grocer as the “British underdog.”
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AnalysisIn numbers: Morrisons' British Food report
Morrisons has launched a provenance push to source more produce from the UK following the unveiling of its British Food report.