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News
Morrisons warehouse workers to strike over pension changes
Morrisons staff at two distribution hubs are set to strike over changes to their pensions, according to union bosses.
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Lidl raises staff pay for third time in 12 months
Lidl is increasing the pay for hourly paid UK colleagues for the third time in 12 months in a move that represents an investment of more than £2.5m.
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John Lewis Partnership shed 3,800 jobs in the past year
John Lewis Partnership cut 3,800 roles over the last year as part of its cost-cutting drive in stores.
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Analysis
Can a bumper summer of sport boost retail spend?
A summer of sport is nearly upon us with Euro 2024 and the Olympic Games hitting our screens in the next few weeks. Retail Week asks whether these two sporting spectaculars might prompt consumers to splash the cash
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Analysis
‘Reasons for retailer optimism, despite damp and gloomy April’
Despite a damp and gloomy April impacting customer spend, there are plenty of reasons for UK retailers to be quietly cheerful about the months ahead. Here are some of the ways retailers can capitalise on continuing consumer caution.
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Interview
Greggs may have just opened its 2,500th store but is it stopping there? No chance
As Greggs hits a milestone in its ramped-up UK bricks-and-mortar expansion strategy, property director Tony Rowson talks to Retail Week about its property progress, the importance of value and ongoing opportunities
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News
CMA pushes grocers to fix inaccurate pricing to comply with law
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has found some retailers showing “inaccurate prices” during its review of how grocers display their prices in-store.
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Opinion
‘A new criminal offence is progress, but tackling retail crime is not over’
Collaboration and information exchange strengthens retail’s collective resilience against crime, says Central Co-op chief executive Debbie Robinson
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News
Morrisons snaps up stores to grow convenience business
Morrisons has bought 38 c-stores on the Channel Islands from local partner SandpiperCI as it builds its convenience business.
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Waitrose under fire for reduced redundancy payouts
Waitrose has been accused of forcing reduced redundancy payouts on some of its warehouse staff who were at risk of losing their jobs.
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Innovation of the Week
Walmart trials ecommerce in the metaverse on Roblox
Innovation of the Week is a subscriber-only series highlighting retail initiatives that have caught the eye of our team.
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News
Asda delays debt until next decade as it completes £3bn refinancing deal
Asda has completed a refinancing of £3.2bn of its debt, which the supermarket said will push the “majority of its maturities into the next decade”.
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Asda slashes prices on over 100 products worth £70m
Asda has announced a new round of price cuts on 126 essential items worth £70m as part of its strategy to reduce the price of shopping for customers.
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Tesco appoints former Amazon and Pinterest executives
Tesco has hired two former Amazon and Pinterest executives to strengthen its retail media offering as demand in the sector increases.
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Opinion
‘Can Co-op Live ever make sweet music after bum note launch?’
With Co-op Live’s planned grand opening becoming something of a PR disaster, George MacDonald wonders if things can be turned around
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News
Co-op Live venue tech issues cause opening fiasco
The opening night of Co-op Live, the new concert arena in Manchester, has descended into chaos as a technical difficulty led to a string of cancelled gigs.
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News
Lidl targets big cities for next wave of store openings
Value grocer Lidl is seeking more locations in leading cities as it pursues an ambition to open “hundreds of new stores”.
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News
Morrisons completes sale of forecourts to MFG
Grocer Morrisons has concluded the sale of its forecourts business to specialist operator MFG.
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News
Fifth of Ocado shareholders revolt over chief executive’s reward package
Almost a fifth of Ocado shareholders rebelled against Ocado chief executive Tim Steiner’s remuneration deal but it will still go ahead.
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News
Shop price inflation falls further and shows ‘signs of normalising’
Shop price inflation fell in April to reach its lowest level since December 2021 as food and non-food inflation reached manageable levels, providing relief to many households.