All AO (Appliances Online) articles – Page 5
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NewsAO ties up with Tesco to launch first store spaces
AO.com has joined forces with Tesco to launch its first ever physical retail format, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsDixons Carphone, AO.com and Walmart offer rival Prime Day Sales
Retailers including Dixons Carphone, AO.com and Walmart are all offering autumn Sales in competition with Amazon’s delayed Prime Day.
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OpinionNo Limits: ‘Help us keep retail at its brilliant best for everyone’
The retail industry’s meritocratic reputation has always been celebrated.
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VideoWatch: Leahy, Lord Price, Lea and Roberts back No Limits social mobility campaign
Retail is an industry long admired for the shop floor-to-boardroom career path it can offer workers from all walks of life.
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VideoWatch: How the pandemic has propelled the supply chain
The supply chain has risen to the top of the agenda across boardrooms in the wake of the pandemic, logistics experts revealed at a recent Retail Week event.
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AnalysisRetail job cuts: is there any end in sight?
As the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic hammer the economy, the retail industry has been among the hardest hit when it comes to job losses. Retail Week explores whether there is an end in sight and if further cuts could be prevented.
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Opinion‘Tesco and AO can kick-start the retail jobs evolution’
Sixteen thousand people. That’s enough to fill Hampshire Cricket’s Ageas Bowl, where England have been taking on Pakistan in a test match this week.
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NewsAO creates 650 new jobs as it targets ‘significant’ growth
AO.com has kicked off a nationwide recruitment drive as the etailer seeks to capitalise on the digital shift sparked by the coronavirus crisis.
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NewsAO boss Roberts urges more retailers to launch company-wide bonus plans
AO.com boss John Roberts has urged more listed retailers to launch company-wide incentive plans for staff after its new scheme was unanimously approved by shareholders.
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NewsAO.com reports ‘strong’ sales growth ahead of AGM
Pureplay electronics retailers AO.com has reported “strong year-on-year revenue growth” in the UK and Germany ahead of its annual general meeting today.
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NewsAO.com expands distribution network creating 250 new jobs
AO.com has announced that it will recruit 250 new employees at its Crewe logistics hub, as well as opening a new warehouse in Stafford.
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OpinionJohn Roberts: 'Why all AO staff – not just bosses – will share our success'
At AO.com, we talk a lot about trying to do things that would make our mums proud.
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NewsAO.com to reward all staff through ambitious incentive plan
All of electricals etailer AO.com’s 3,000 staff are to share in value created in the company through a reward plan that will recognise “truly exceptional performance”.
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DataData: M&S to Monzo – the top 50 brands bossing customer experience
In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, customer needs and behaviours have shifted rapidly in just a few months.
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NewsAO.com boss eyes new markets as electricals sector sees online shift
AO.com chief executive John Roberts has expressed interest in bringing the business to new European markets after its German venture was brought to profitability this year.
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NewsAO.com full-year profits up by half as sales climb
AO.com recorded a strong increase in its full-year profits and sales, but chief executive John Roberts says the retailer “must cement that change” driven by online shopping habits amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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VideoFace time: AO boss John Roberts on the ‘new world of retail’
AO.com chief executive John Roberts discusses how the coronavirus crisis is shaping the “new world of retail” and why company culture will be increasingly important in the post-pandemic future.
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NewsAO expects profits in line with predictions as coronavirus boosts online growth
AO said it expects sales and profits for the financial year to be in line with analyst expectations and said the coronavirus has created a ‘new normal’ in terms of online electricals’ share of the market.
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AnalysisRetail Activist: AO's John Roberts on bringing kids OnSide
John Roberts’ mission to give young people ‘somewhere to go, something to do and someone to talk to’ makes him a worthy winner.
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NewsRetail Week Awards 2020: The winners
Tesco boss Dave Lewis and Ocado chief executive Tim Steiner were among the winners of the Retail Week Awards 2020 sponsored by Salesforce.