The Works hails resilient performance
May 18, 2023 7:37 amThe Works has delivered what it described as a resilient performance in the year to 30 April with total sales increasing by 6.1% to £316.6 million. During the... View Article
General Merchandise News
Smythson appoints Paolo Porta as chief executive
May 17, 2023 6:01 amSmythson, the luxury stationery and leather goods brand, has appointed Paolo Porta as its new chief executive. Porta was previously held the same position at Hunter... View Article
Amazon UK to fund 300 apprenticeships
May 15, 2023 6:15 amAmazon is to fund 300 new apprenticeship roles in the next 12 months across 250 small and medium-sized businesses and partners in the UK. The move... View Article
John Lewis chair Sharon White wins confidence vote
May 11, 2023 7:14 amThe John Lewis Partnership chair Dame Sharon White has maintained that the partnership will always remain employee owned, “no ifs or buts” as staff backed her... View Article
Trust issues: We need to celebrate the retailers focusing on creating happier workplaces
May 11, 2023 7:00 amChris Brook-Carter, Chief Executive of the Retail Trust From the dedicated shop manager who saved the life of a regular customer after he found her collapsed... View Article
Comment: travel retail continues to fly
May 10, 2023 10:41 amBack in the mid-90s Barry Gibson, the CEO of department store group Littlewoods, made the surprising move to head up retail at BAA (British Airports Authority).... View Article
New guidance for employers wanting to report on their ethnic pay gaps
May 10, 2023 9:12 amby 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
iCandy appoints purchasing manager
May 9, 2023 11:54 amPushchair 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
Poundstretcher CEO steps down as company eyes flotation
May 9, 2023 8:38 amPoundstretcher’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
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