Retail

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What does 2023 have in store for retail?

Retail

22 December 2022

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14 November 2022

Spike in retail hiring ahead of festive season

Less than half (48%) of shoppers surveyed felt that there is the right amount of shop floor staff available. And it is not just customers...

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5 October 2022

Concern in retail increases as consumer confidence dips

Ahead of the festive season, consumers are favouring a blended retail experience that combines the ease of online shopping with the convenience of collecting their...

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5 June 2022

Salaries set to rise in retail

New research also shows retail employees are feeling the rising cost of living, with almost two-thirds (62%) saying they would make use of being able...

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18 November 2021

Skills shortage is becoming extremely concerning

Almost all (94%) retailers are ‘worried’ about talent shortages in the retail industry, with four in 10 (40%) ‘extremely worried’, according to new market research...

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6 September 2021

Employers urged to do more to protect customer-facing staff from abuse and assaults

Shocking figures from USDAW’s annual survey of retail workers indicating nine in ten shop works have been verbally abused by a customer, and seven in...

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12 April 2021

Why it’s time to think about family-friendly employment

An article based on a female-led business from Grimsby who has helped transform the women over 30 are represented in the fashion industry...

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Retail leadership in crisis and failing to capitalise on future opportunities

Retail

16 May 2019

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23 January 2019

Why retail is such an unhappy industry

The Engaging Works platform, designed by Lord Mark Price, former Minister of State for Trade and Investment and former Managing Director of Waitrose, offers workplace...

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9 January 2019

Next – some Christmas cheer but a bleak forecast on the High Street

Next has kicked off the Christmas trading statement season from the retail sector, posting a 1.5 percent rise in full price sales between 28 October...

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4 December 2018

Black Friday & Cyber Monday – retail “tricks” revealed

Latest reports show that Black Friday and Cyber Monday were worth a combined total of £7 billion to the retail sector this year, with the...

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Will Trump and Hammond make online shopping more expensive?

Retail

2 October 2018

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