Retail Gazette

JANUARY 19, 2024

Morrisons has shaken up its flexible working policy at its Bradford head office. Subscribe to Retail Gazette for free Sign up here to g et the latest news straight into your inbox each morning It is understood that the Saturday work day had not been popular among the 2,000 staff based at its West Yorkshire head office.

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Retail Gazette

APRIL 25, 2024

Ted Baker’s European arm is at risk of entering administration , putting 149 roles at risk of redundancy. The businesses operating the fashion retailer’s physical retail locations in the Netherlands, Belgium and Spain are at risk, with the process depending on each country’s systems, Drapers reports.

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Retail Gazette

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

River Island has hired Boohoo Group’s MD for Karen Millen, Oasis, Coast and Warehouse Jane Eskriett and Next Europe and North Africa sourcing boss Richard Grainger as new co-managing directors. ” The trio head up a relatively new senior team at the fashion retailer.

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Retail Gazette

JANUARY 17, 2024

Lidl is to close its Walsall warehouse, placing 100 jobs at risk, as it no longer meets its “operational requirements” The discounter has entered a consultation period with those impacted by the closure and is offering staff members the option between redundancy or redeployment when it closes in 12 months.

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Retail Gazette

JANUARY 25, 2024

The employee-owned retailer told partners this week it was halving its current two-week redundancy pay per year of service policy as it was “higher than typical market practice and comes at a very high cost”. Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette‘s free daily email newsletter

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Retail Gazette

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

According to The Telegraph, it seems the German retail chain may also be at risk of calling in administrators. However, as the SportScheck owner scrambles to preserve cash, sources said that suppliers were hesitant to do business with the retailer and that management may need to call in administrators as early as Monday.

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Retail Gazette

APRIL 19, 2024

Hundreds of Waitrose customer service workers at a key outsourcer that previously faced redundancy are no longer at risk. The John Lewis Partnership, which also owns Waitrose, was reported back in February to be planning to reduce the number of staff it employs at customer service provider Foundever as it looked to streamline costs.

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Retail Gazette

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Staff at nine Asda supermarkets in London have approached the GMB union as they consider strike action in a dispute about working conditions. The news comes as Asda union staff at the supermarkets Wisbech, Brighton Hollingbury and Brighton Marina currently vote on whether to strike.

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Retail Gazette

APRIL 8, 2024

The sports retailer will open a 29,000 sq ft store at Westfield London in White City and a 28,000 sq ft location at Westfield Stratford next year. ” Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette‘s free daily email newsletter

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Retail Gazette

APRIL 9, 2024

The renewed commitment follows the opening of Inditex brands Bershka and Pull&Bear – in a regional first – at Bullring last year. Hammerson Director of Asset Management Toby Tait said: “The strategic repositioning of Bullring & Grand Central has seen us introduce key brands, new concepts and events to the destination. .

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Retail Gazette

MAY 2, 2024

Speaking to The Times , Harrods managing director Michael Ward said he does not expect the scheme to be reintroduced anytime soon. “Is At the moment it’s not on their agenda.” Similarly, the boss of the outlet shopping centre at the O2 said the government had offered false hopes to businesses.

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365 Retail

APRIL 20, 2024

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Retail Gazette

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Pets at Home boss Lyssa McGowan has promised shoppers a “real step change” with its new app, which will further its aim of creating the world’s best petcare platform. The new app will also have subscription capabilities, a key growth area for Pets at Home. Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette‘s free daily email newsletter

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Retail Gazette

APRIL 30, 2024

The offer values the beauty and skincare company, that has been listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange since 2010, at £5.12bn, and looks to allow its current management team to focus on long-term sustainable growth as a private business. Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette‘s free daily email newsletter per share in cash.

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Retail Gazette

MARCH 13, 2024

Asda workers at its Wisbech store are set to strike during Easter weekend, one of the supermarket’s busiest times of the year, the GMB union has warned. GMB claimed industrial action had been triggered by hour cuts and a rise in a bullying management culture. Asda workers in Wisbech know it’s not good enough.”

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Retail Gazette

APRIL 29, 2024

The Mike Ashley controlled group said on Monday that it had reached an agreement with administrators at Teneo to acquire “certain intellectual property assets only” for an undisclosed sum. Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette‘s free daily email newsletter

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Retail Gazette

AUGUST 10, 2023

Some roles in the customer service and fashion styling team, as well as at product management have also been impacted. Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette‘s free daily email newsletter The luxury etailer has cut 10 jobs from its London-based marketing team alongside some of its New York-based tech team, Drapers reported.

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Retail Gazette

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Pets at Home Group reported a roughly 4% increase in like-for-like retail growth during the initial weeks of the third quarter as Christmas nears. Pets at Home chief executive Lyssa McGowan said: “H1 has been a critical period in laying the foundations of our platform for future growth. Total group revenue rose 6.5% to £774.2m

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Retail Gazette

JANUARY 30, 2024

Korn Ferry managing director Sarah Lim said: “2023 was a much more subdued year for CEO change. Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette‘s free daily email newsletter Only four retail CEO hires were made across UK publicly held companies, and two of these had been seats which had also changed the prior year.

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Retail Gazette

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Frasers Group managing director of Sport Ger Wright said: “As we continue to elevate our unique proposition, the opening of our new Cardiff flagship store marks the launch of our eagerly anticipated new outdoor category concept as it continues to be a growing area of interest for our consumers.

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Retail Gazette

APRIL 18, 2024

Asda workers at its Lowestoft store have confirmed strike dates for next month. Workers at Brighton Hollingbury also voted to strike last month, while GMB confirmed today that members at the grocer’s Wealdstone store will take part in a vote between 26 April and 17 May.

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Retail Gazette

APRIL 7, 2024

Fund manager JO Hambro, which holds a 4.5% stake in the retailer, wants Currys to sell ID Mobile, a subsidiary that sells monthly phone contracts and is valued at around £350 million, according to The Sunday Times. Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette‘s free daily email newsletter

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Retail Gazette

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The deal with TDR Capital will enable the pet specialist to invest in lower prices and accelerate its store opening programme to compete with rival Pets at Home. Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette‘s free daily email newsletter The private equity owner of Asda has snapped up a majority stake in pet retailer Jollyes.

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Retail Gazette

APRIL 29, 2024

Gymshark has appointed Hannah Mercer to the newly created role of general manager, wholesale and retail. Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette‘s free daily email newsletter “She has joined to drive market share and optimise turnover through consumer conversion”, said Gymshark.

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Retail Gazette

DECEMBER 11, 2023

From today, Prime members get access to two tickets for £10 at standard Odeon cinemas from Monday to Thursday. Or two tickets for £15 at the chain’s Luxe theatres. Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette‘s free daily email newsletter Amazon has teamed up with Odeon to offer its Prime members discounted cinema tickets.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 18, 2024

Now, as the retail consultant at Acuity Insurance, I work with retail customers – from large multilocation retailers to small mom-and-pop shops – to help manage risks like this. My role at Acuity is to help retailers with these types of undertakings. Check with your insurance provider to see how they can support your efforts.

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Retail Gazette

JANUARY 26, 2024

It follows in the wake of more than 100 GMB members at the grocer’s Gosport superstore in Hampshire voting for industrial action, though the strike was postponed due to – still ongoing – last-ditch talks. GMB members at Wisbech are fed up and demand action. The current state of the company is dire.”

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Retail Gazette

APRIL 24, 2024

After spearheading the acquisition, Meyer became a board member in 2018 and also served as interim chief financial officer at the height of Covid-19 back in 2020. Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette‘s free daily email newsletter

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Cisco Retail

JULY 6, 2022

This blog is part of our series that focuses on the people behind Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) at Cisco. With his role at CCR, he can do both. While at Direct Relief, I was an international program manager and frequently worked in the field, responding to dozens of disasters. Call it serendipity.

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Retail Gazette

MARCH 15, 2024

Subscribe to Retail Gazette for free Sign up here to g et the latest news straight into your inbox each morning JO Hambro Capital Management (JOHCM) UK Equity Income fund, which is a top 10 shareholder, said an offer between 80p and 100p per share would be “acceptable”.

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Retail Gazette

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Morrisons stores chief David Lepley has resigned from his role after eight years at the supermarket. M&S attempted to poach Lepley in 2019 but he decided to remain at Morrisons as its operations director. Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette‘s free daily email newsletter

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Retail Gazette

MAY 2, 2024

Frasers Group is making cuts at its Studio Retail staff based in East Lancashire following weak sales. The retail giant has entered a consultation period for over 160 workers at the retailer’s base in Accrington, Drapers reported. According to Drapers, the proposed measures are driven by a lack of sales at Studio Retail.

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Cisco Retail

JULY 14, 2021

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Retail Gazette

APRIL 23, 2024

Subscribe to Retail Gazette for free Sign up here to g et the latest news straight into your inbox each morning Last month fellow co-owner Mohsin Issa said he was planning to step back from his role at Asda and would appoint a chief executive to support the daily management of the supermarket.

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Retail Gazette

JULY 3, 2023

AO stayed true to its “treat every customer like their gran” pledge after helping a lost elderly couple that turned up at its head office looking to buy a tumble dryer.

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Retail Gazette

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Dunelm and FatFace took home the big prizes at the Retail Gazette Awards: The Game Changers , in partnership with Yext. Homewares giant Dunelm won the Best Retailer over £500m, edging out some of the most successful retailers right now, including Aldi, Frasers Group, Pets at Home, and Superdrug.

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Retail Gazette

MARCH 18, 2024

The Care Concierge benefit, managed by Legal & General, offers workers assistance in later-life care for loved ones, via free confidential one-to-one telephone services, while the Mortgage Advice Bureau provides guidance for staff navigating property purchase or remortgaging. has been accepted, following a ballot by Usdaw members.

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