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New guidance for employers wanting to report on their ethnic pay gaps

by Charlotte Rees-John, partner and retail sector expert at law firm Irwin Mitchell. In recent years, the UK government has come under pressure to introduce legislation... View Article
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5 Top Tips for entering the People in Retail Awards

5 Top Tips for entering the People in Retail Awards

10 May 2023 by Natalie Fresen

Writing a good awards entry doesn’t need to be challenging. Here are a few simple steps that you can follow to improve your chances of success: ... View Article

Asos posts first half loss

Asos posts first half loss

10 May 2023 by Angela Beevers

Online fashion retailer Asos has posted an adjusted pre-tax loss of £87.4 million in the first half of its financial year compared to a profit of... View Article

Lidl is recruiting for over 1,500 warehouse workers as it submits plans for new RDC in Leeds

Lidl is recruiting for over 1,500 warehouse workers as it submits plans for new RDC in Leeds

10 May 2023 by Angela Beevers

Lidl is to recruit over 1,500 warehouse team members across its existing regional distribution centre and has also announced plans to build a new warehouse on... View Article

Foot Locker appoints general manager for WSS

Foot Locker appoints general manager for WSS

10 May 2023 by Angela Beevers

The Foot Locker sneaker and apparel retailer has appointed Blanca Gonzalez as senior vice president and general manager of its WSS banner. Due to take up... View Article

Asda invests further in convenience sector with new Calne store

Asda invests further in convenience sector with new Calne store

10 May 2023 by Angela Beevers

Asda is to open a convenience store in Calne later this month. Due to launch on 23 May, the shop  will be the retailer’s third ‘Asda... View Article

Reiss to join line-up at Centre:mk

Reiss to join line-up at Centre:mk

10 May 2023 by Angela Beevers

Reiss is to join the line-up at the Centre:mk shopping destination in Milton Keynes. Set to open on Silbury Arcade this summer, the 1,884 square foot... View Article

Anthropologie collaborates with Pernille Rosenkilde

Anthropologie collaborates with Pernille Rosenkilde

10 May 2023 by Angela Beevers

Anthropologie has teamed up with designer, stylist and influencer Pernille Rosenkilde on the launch of an exclusive range of fashion and homeware items. While the interiors... View Article

UK watchdog probes Deloitte audit of Joules

UK watchdog probes Deloitte audit of Joules

09 May 2023 by Natalie Fresen

Britain’s accounting watchdog has opened an investigation into Deloitte’s audit of clothing retailer Joules Group plc. The Financial Reporting Council said its investigation is in relation... View Article

Marks & Spencer invest further in Nobody’s Child

Marks & Spencer invest further in Nobody’s Child

09 May 2023 by Natalie Fresen

Marks & Spencer has announced it has injected further funding into Nobody’s Child, as the eco-conscious fashion brand continues to go from strength to strength. Nobody’s... View Article

iCandy appoints purchasing manager

09 May 2023 By Angela Beevers

Pushchair brand iCandy has appointed Peter McEleney as purchasing manager. McEleney has extensive retail sector experience after working with Dixons Carphone for over 15 years in... View Article

JD Sports to acquire French sportswear retailer Courir

09 May 2023 By Angela Beevers

JD Sports has agreed to acquire French sportswear retailer Courir in a €520 million deal. Courir is currently majority owned by Equistone Partners Europe which bought... View Article

Poundstretcher CEO steps down as company eyes flotation

09 May 2023 By Angela Beevers

Poundstretcher’s chief executive Derek Lawlor has left the business following a difference in opinion over where the company should be headed. Lawlor joined the discount retailer... View Article

Sunspel opens New York boutique

09 May 2023 By Angela Beevers

British luxury brand Sunspel has opened a new store on New York’s Madison Avenue as part of its international expansion plans. Situated on New York’s Upper... View Article

Consortium led by ex-Asda CEO Andy Clarke begins phased re-opening of Farmison & Co

09 May 2023 By Angela Beevers

Online butcher Farmison & Co has begun a phased re-opening of operations following its acquisition by a consortium led by ex-Asda chief executive Andy Clarke. The... View Article

The Perfume Shop celebrates new store opening in Sunderland

09 May 2023 By Angela Beevers

The Perfume Shop has opened a new and improved experiential store in The Bridges Shopping Centre in Sunderland. The shop will stock the latest perfume launches,... View Article