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AnalysisRetail job cuts: is there any end in sight?
As the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic hammer the economy, the retail industry has been among the hardest hit when it comes to job losses. Retail Week explores whether there is an end in sight and if further cuts could be prevented.
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NewsShopworkers’ union launches petition to protect retail staff
Trade union Usdaw’s leader Paddy Lillis has launched a House of Commons petition to help protect retail workers from violence and abuse.
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NewsHamleys chief executive to step down after seven months
Hamleys chief executive David Smith will step down from his role in August, after just seven months with the business.
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NewsM&S to axe 7,000 roles as coronavirus hammers sales
Marks & Spencer is set to cut 7,000 roles across the business in the next three months, as it looks to streamline its strategy amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsLakeland unveils succession plan as founding family step down
Lakeland has restructured its operating board as its owners the Rayner family step down from day-to-day running of the business, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsJohn Lewis adds new people executive director to top team
The John Lewis Partnership has named the newest member of its overhauled executive team as Nikki Humphrey.
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NewsKingfisher poaches John Lewis digital director
Kingfisher has announced two new appointments to its customer & digital team, including former John Lewis digital director Sienne Veit.
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AnalysisThe Big Question: What should the government do to stop retail job losses?
Marks & Spencer this week became the latest big retailer to cut jobs. M&S will cut 950 roles, adding to the recent toll at retailers including John Lewis and Boots. Industry experts offer their views on what the government could be doing to stem the tide of lost jobs.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Retail must address its shocking race problem
Just 3% of retail’s leaders are BAME. As the Black Lives Matter movement shines a light on racial inequality, is it time for the industry to take a long, hard look at itself?
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AnalysisRetail 100 exposes lack of BAME industry leaders
RWRC’s annual ranking of the industry’s 100 most influential people has been published and features just one black retail executive. With the Black Lives Matter movement dominating headlines and conversations in boardrooms, Megan Dunsby asks: where are all the BAME leaders in retail?
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DataRetail 100 2020: In numbers
RWRC has published its annual Retail 100 list, ranking the most influential people in the industry right now, decided by Retail Week’s team of expert journalists.
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AnalysisMore women leaders celebrated in Retail 100 than ever before
With a 27% rise in women executives since 2019, increased gender diversity is one of the trends that characterises this year’s ranking of the most influential people in retail. Megan Dunsby reflects on what this means and why it is time for retail to become truly diverse
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Retail VoiceCoronavirus: Key employment issues for retailers
As the UK enters lockdown, legal business DWF answers three of the biggest questions for retailers and their workforce.
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NewsOutgoing Tesco chief executive Dave Lewis delays departure
Outgoing Tesco boss Dave Lewis will stay in his role longer than previously expected.
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Future LeadersListen: ‘Charity retail is my perfect job’
Head of shops for Crisis UK George Evans says retailers can learn from the often overlooked charity sector, on Retail Week’s Be Inspired Stories podcast.
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AnalysisTime to tap into the 4.7 million gig economy?
UK retail is experiencing a recruitment crisis, but the flexible workforce revolution presents a potential panacea for frontline staffing.
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AnalysisBe Inspired: From Princeton to Pets at Home
In this month’s Be Inspired ambassador interview, Retail Week gets to know Pets at Home’s Louise Stonier.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Who are retail’s next CEOs?
Retail Week speaks to headhunters and industry-watchers to determine which executives will be in charge of the UK’s biggest retailers over the next five years.
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Future LeadersBe Inspired: Building your personal brand
The final Be Inspired workshop of the year revealed how aspiring female retailers can hone their personal brand and remain authentic both online and offline.
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Future LeadersListen: ‘Discrimination is for dinosaurs’
Retail titan Angela Luger (née Spindler) talks confidence, control and the changing role of a chief executive