All Diversity and inclusion articles
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Retail VoiceWe all have a duty to step up and protect our colleagues
With violence towards shopworkers continuing to rise, Retail Trust’s Chris Brook-Carter examines what can be done to stop the tirade of abuse.
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Future LeadersRetail Week launches programme to drive greater diversity in legal roles
Retail Week’s General Counsel Summit 2022 sees the launch of the Future Leaders programme – in partnership with Be Inspired – to help support junior lawyers from underrepresented backgrounds to fulfil their career aspirations.
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Future LeadersCelebrating neurodiversity: Why retailers should reassess the ‘normal’ workforce
To mark National Autism Awareness Month, Retail Week Be Inspired examines the benefits of a neurodiverse workforce and what can be done by leaders and their teams to become more inclusive of neurodiverse colleagues
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OpinionCurrys people chief: ‘Closing our HQ makes us fit for the era of omnichannel colleagues’
After unveiling plans to swap its West London HQ for flexible office space, Currys chief people, communications and sustainability officer Paula Coughlan explains the thinking behind the move and how it sets the electricals giant up for a post-pandemic future.
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AnalysisHow 10 leading retailers and brands are breaking biases this IWD
This International Women’s Day (IWD) is a celebration of how to collectively #BreakTheBias. Retail and industry executives including Tesco, New Look, Sainsbury’s, The Body Shop, Fujitsu and Retail Trust reflect on the steps they are taking to challenge stereotypes and stamp out inequality.
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Future LeadersHow to avoid ‘pinkwashing’ to support LGBT+ colleagues and customers year-round
On the final day of LGBT+ History Month, Retail Week Be Inspired reflects on what retailers can do to not just limit their support to 28 days.
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Future LeadersM&S, Kingfisher and Lidl back major retail I&D programme
Fifteen major retailers and brands have joined forces with Be Inspired, Retail Week’s six-year-old diversity initiative to promote inclusivity across the industry in 2022 and beyond.
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InterviewBe Inspired: Beaverbrooks’ Anna Blackburn on becoming the first outsider to lead the family-run retailer
The first female boss of jewellery retailer Beaverbrooks, Anna Blackburn talks to Retail Week about her journey up the ranks.
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OpinionM&S’ Cleo Thompson: ‘Disability matters – let’s stop ignoring it’
It has been cited that there are more clothing lines available for dogs than there are clothes designed for disabled humans. As the world marks International Day of Persons with Disabilities, M&S group head of inclusion and diversity Cleo Thompson asks: “Haven’t we got our priorities wrong somewhere?”
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Future Leaders‘Can I say that?’ How retailers can lean in to D&I conversations
The language retailers use can help to champion diversity and inclusion, but it can be daunting to know what to say and it requires terms and practices to be unlearned.
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Future LeadersBianca Miller Cole: ‘How to reframe challenge as opportunity’
Across industries, leaders are facing fresh challenges and are having to tackle new problems on a daily basis. Bianca Miller Cole, an award-winning entrepreneur, founder of personal branding company The Be Group and former Apprentice finalist, is no different. Ahead of her appearance at Diversity Futures - where she will discuss the future of female leadership - Cole has shared an extract from her new book The Business Survival Kit on building resilience.
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Opinion‘What menopausal women need from employers – and it is not time off’
To mark World Menopause Day, Saska Graville, founder of MPowered Women and upcoming speaker at Retail Week’s Diversity Futures summit, explains why retailers must invest in menopause policies and awareness because to “brush it aside is bad business”.
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Future LeadersNine Black retail leaders whose stories you need to know this Black History Month
Kenyatte Nelson, Bozoma Saint John, Jessica Anuna - Retail Week Be Inspired champions the Black voices influencing change across the sector globally ahead of Diversity Futures on November 9
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Future LeadersHow to tackle the ageism problem plaguing retail workforces
In part two of our exploration of the ageism problem blighting UK business, Retail Week Be Inspired shares the practical steps and expert advice retail leaders and their teams can adopt to engage and empower older staff. Read part one here.
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AnalysisThe global giants adopting a people-powered, inclusive approach to leadership
Global diversity and inclusion leaders can teach retailers a lot about how to drive forward real change in their organisations. Be motivated by their award-winning strategies in Retail Week’s new report Diversity DNA.
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AnalysisThe Boardroom Briefing: How to create a robust D&I strategy
The Boardroom Briefing dissects the big issues on the agenda and gives a concise summary of what the c-suite needs to know. This month we look at how to create a D&I strategy that’s fit for purpose and will meet the needs of employees, customers and investors alike.
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NewsDunelm and Retail Trust launch industry campaign to combat domestic abuse
Dunelm and the Retail Trust are calling on retail employers to join forces on the Retail Industry Against Domestic Abuse (RIADA) campaign to raise awareness of how the sector can better support employees facing domestic abuse.
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VideoWatch: Lord Mark Price talks to Retail Trust CEO Chris Brook-Carter
Retail Trust CEO Chris Brook-Carter interviews WorkL founder and former Waitrose MD Lord Mark Price about Retail Trust’s Health of retail report 2021, assessing the wellbeing of retail workers nationally.
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AnalysisKnowing your D from your I: How leading retailers are putting inclusion before diversity
When it comes to developing an effective diversity and inclusion (D&I) programme, it’s not enough to be diverse. Being inclusive is what’s really important. Find out more in Be Inspired’s new report.
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Retail VoiceFive reasons why diversity matters in negotiation
A new study on negotiation confirms the importance of gender diversity in the workplace, says head of retail at The Gap Partnership Freddy Burgess.