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NewsTesco colleagues to enjoy £134m windfall from share scheme
Grocery giant Tesco has said that 22,000 colleagues will enjoy a total pot of more than £134m from its Save as You Earn (SAYE) share scheme.
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NewsM&S invests £70m into boosting staff pay
Marks & Spencer is investing £70m into boosting pay for its store colleagues, effective April 1.
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NewsSephora MD: ‘The UK high street is far from dead’
Sephora UK managing director Sarah Boyd has said that the UK high street “is far from dead” as the beauty retailer continues its store opening expansion.
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NewsAsda executive chair plans to promote next CEO from within
Asda’s executive chair Allan Leighton has said that all of the retailer’s best CEOs come from within the business and plans to promote for the role within the senior team he is building.
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InterviewQ&A: Holland & Barrett boss discusses continued growth, accessibility, and nationwide investments
Holland & Barrett has unveiled its full-year results to September 30 today, showing an 11% revenue growth to £981m and a profit increase from £524.2m to £579.9m year on year.
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NewsIndustry mourns River Island founder Bernard Lewis
River Island and retail commentators have paid tribute to fashion veteran and River Island founder Bernard Lewis, who passed away over the weekend aged 100.
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Opinion‘AI should be about implementing technology and putting it back in the hands of people’
Who will deliver more value, asks AlixPartners’ Brian Kalms. A commercial analyst living and breathing the hyper-competitive grocery sector, or an applied AI engineer?
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NewseBay to axe hundreds of jobs
Global marketplace eBay is axing hundreds of jobs in a bid to reinvest across the business, just a week after it acquired secondhand fashion retailer Depop.
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InterviewZigZag founder: ‘Consumers are starting to understand that returns are not free’
As the post-purchase journey continues to be a sticky point for retailers and shoppers, we spoke to ZigZag founder and chief executive Al Gerrie to discuss how paid returns are transforming the industry, how customers are dealing with this, and the role technology plays in creating a better selling and shopping experience.
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Opinion‘Modella now needs to deliver on promise of TGJones’
TGJones was envisaged as a ‘hub of the high street’ but, as its chief executive stands down, there are few signs so far of increased momentum at the retailer, observes George MacDonald
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NewsSainsbury’s puts 300 jobs at risk under restructuring plans
Supermarket giant Sainsbury’s has announced plans to restructure both its core business and Argos, which could result in as many as 300 jobs going at the retailer.
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NewsABF ‘expected’ to make Eoin Tonge permanent Primark CEO
The interim boss of Primark, Eoin Tonge, is to be appointed in a permanent capacity next month, it has been reported.
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NewsRetail workers among those suffering most from ‘in-work poverty’
More than a million people working in retail and wholesale are enduring “in-work poverty”, fair pay campaigners say.
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AnalysisExclusive: 500 UK store staff on the realities of working in retail
Retail Week’s Talking Shop 2026 report reveals a workforce optimistic about the future yet still grappling with career doubts, communication gaps, and operational pressures.
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Report StoreTalking Shop
Talking Shop 2026 reveals the unfiltered reality from 500 UK retail workers.
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NewsModella’s TGJones appoints new chief executive
The chief executive of TGJones is leaving less than a year after the sale of the renamed WHSmith high street division, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsClarks EMEA managing director steps down
Clarks managing director for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), Olivier Motteau, has stepped down from the footwear specialist after four years.
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NewsTesco shakes up head office functions to focus on quick commerce and personalisation
Supermarket giant Tesco is shaking up its head office functions to double down on its fast-growing online and quick commerce channels and focus on its customer personalisation capabilities, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsCo-op confirms appointment of new logistics and supply chain boss
C-store specialist Co-op has appointed former AF Blakemore and DHL executive Andy Wilmot as its new group supply chain and logistics director.
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NewsVictorian Plumbing CEO steps down after 25 years
Victorian Plumbing founder and chief executive Mark Radcliffe will step down from the helm after more than 25 years at the business.