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AnalysisTech List 2024 in numbers: Who are the world’s digital commerce leaders?
Retail Week’s annual celebration of the 50 global tech leaders driving retail innovation is back. From start-ups to brands and collaborators, The Tech List celebrates the individuals powering digital transformation across the industry
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Report StoreThe Tech List 2024
Retail Week’s definitive index of the world’s top 50 digital leaders has published. Find out who you should be learning from and working with when it comes to tech transformation
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InterviewQ&A: BP's Joanne Hayward on why food is the future of forecourt retail
As news emerges that BP is rolling out a fresh, made-to-order food pilot across its stores, vice president of convenience Europe Joanne Hayward talks to Retail Week about these new Wild Bean Cafe pilots, the transition to electric vehicles, and how BP is growing its convenience offer.
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NewsJohn Lewis director says redundancies paving way for ‘better-quality jobs’
John Lewis Partnership (JLP) operations director Naomi Simcock has said that “better-quality jobs” are being created by the retailer, despite the group planning to cut 11,000 jobs in five years.
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NewsBaitiéh shapes new senior management team at Morrisons
Morrisons has announced a raft of changes to its senior management team, as new CEO Rami Baitiéh begins the process of shaping his senior team.
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NewsAsda reports reduction in mean gender pay gap
Asda has recorded a narrowing of its mean gender pay gap and said its wider gender pay differences ”remain significantly lower than the UK average”.
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NewsMarks & Spencer unveils ‘biggest ever’ investment in staff pay
Marks & Spencer is investing £89m into retail staff pay – the largest sum it has ever devoted to colleagues.
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NewsReiss partners with AI-powered platform to boost employee development
Fashion retailer Reiss has partnered with learning management system Thrive Learning to utilise its AI capabilities for employee development.
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NewsFrasers strengthens board with four ‘high-calibre’ directors
Frasers has appointed four new executive directors to its board, reaffirming “the group’s confidence in its long-term growth and elevation strategy”.
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NewsJohn Lewis to cut 200 external customer service jobs
John Lewis is set to make around 200 people redundant from Foundever, the customer service provider it contracts.
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AnalysisLIVE 2024: What to expect and what you can’t miss
We’re just weeks away from the only UK retail event in your calendar that really matters.
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AnalysisAs strike threat deepens, what could spreading industrial action mean for Asda?
Industrial action in sectors such as retail, the NHS and transport has been rife over the past couple of years and Asda is the latest chapter in the saga
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NewsAsda workers ‘fed up’ with working conditions as GMB accuses bosses of ‘cost cutting’
The GMB union has said Asda workers are “fed up” with working conditions as supermarkets in Wisbech, Brighton Hollingbury and Brighton Marina are currently voting on whether to take strike action.
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NewsWHSmith and Holland & Barrett urge Body Shop employees to apply for jobs
Retailers including WHSmith and Holland & Barrett are offering roles to employees affected by store closures and redundancies announced by The Body Shop.
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NewsAldi pledges to create over 5,000 new jobs in 2024
Aldi has said it will create thousands of new jobs across the UK this year, as it plans to “continue growing at speed” in 2024.
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NewsAsos names new executive vice-president of digital product
Fashion giant Asos has named Anthony Ben Sadoun as its new executive vice-president of digital product, effective from February 26, 2024.
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NewsExclusive: BP poaches former M&S director for new convenience role
BP is bolstering its retail team with the appointment of former Marks and Spencer franchise director, David Phillpot, Retail Week has learned.
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Opinion‘We may be on the cusp of emerging from a final act of austerity’
There could well be light at the end of the tunnel for retailers, believes OC&C’s Matt Coode
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NewsShopify bolsters EMEA leadership team with new appointments
Ecommerce giant Shopify has announced new leadership changes to its Europe, Middle East and Africa division as it aims to drive growth across the region.
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NewsThe Body Shop UK store closures begin as administrators take charge
The Body Shop is set to close approximately half of its UK stores and cut 40% of head office jobs as administrators announced a plan to restructure the business in the country.