More on Me + Em – Page 1002
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Opinion
Opinion: Be Inspired to become a future female retail leader
Be Inspired ambassador and chief executive of Hobbycraft Catriona Marshall gives advice on becoming a female retail leader in 10 steps.
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Analysis
Analysis: Five priorities for Sainsbury's Argos boss John Rogers
Sainsbury’s finance chief John Rogers steps into the hot seat at newly acquired Home Retail Group next week, following the £1.4bn acquisition.
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News
Sainsbury's Argos born as £1.4bn Home Retail deal completes
Grocery giant Sainsbury’s has rebranded Home Retail Group to Sainsbury’s Argos after officially completing the £1.4bn acquisition.
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News
M&S, Shop Direct and others team up to trial personalisation technology
M&S, Shop Direct and other retailers have teamed up to trial the cross-retailer personalisation technology “Portable and Connectable”.
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Analysis
Analysis: How Carrefour is targeting high-end spend in Poland
Only weeks after its first ‘gourmet’ store opened in Warsaw, Carrefour has unveiled a second premium location in the Polish capital.
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Opinion
Blog: How to keep staff motivated and happy during peak trading
As the sector gears up for peak trading, now is the perfect time to engage with your staff in order to boost motivation, says Hermes.
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News
Marks & Spencer agrees ‘significantly improved’ offer on pay
Marks & Spencer has unveiled a revised staff pay and pensions deal following consultation with its employees in the wake of a petition.
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News
Costcutter aims for footfall boost from partnership with Parcelly
Costcutter Supermarkets Group is set for a lift in footfall and earnings after signing a deal with mobile click-and-collect start-up Parcelly.
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News
Asos to pay £20m after lengthy trademark disputes with Assos and Anson’s
Etail giant Asos has agreed to pay out £20.2m following trademark battles with cycle brand Assos and menswear retailer Anson’s.
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News
Walmart to axe 7,000 back-office jobs in efficiency drive
Asda owner Walmart has revealed plans to cut around 7,000 desk jobs over the next few months as it strives to become more efficient.
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News
Business confidence bounces back after post-Brexit slump
Business confidence rebounded by 4.7 points in August following a slump in July after the UK voted to leave the European Union.
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Analysis
Infographic: Re-modelling supply chains to fulfil omnichannel profitability
Retail Week’s insight infographic reveals how to design a supply chain solution that benefits both the customer and retailers’ bottom line.
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Analysis
Retail Diary: Tin Foyle’s epic adventures and Ikea’s do-it-yourself dinners
Foyles’s ‘Tin Foyle’ has been making friends, Ikea is exploring an unconventional dining concept and Daphne Sherman ‘Buttons Down’.
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Video
The Retail Week: M&S under fire, Amazon Dash and Sports Direct open day
The Retail Week team discusses complaints around M&S changing pay, Amazon’s new Dash device and look ahead to the Sports Direct AGM.
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News
Agenda: Sports Direct's AGM, plus updates from Argos and Dixons Carphone
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days with Sports Direct’s AGM and updates from Home Retail, Dixons Carphone and Steinhoff on the agenda.
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Opinion
Iceland's Malcolm Walker: Retailers should be seen as heroes, not villains
Nothing is more important to any of us – whether as individuals or businesses – than our reputation. And few things of such great value are more fragile.
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News
Breakfast briefing: Retail news on Walmart and Casadei
Retail news round-up: Walmart looks to lay off employees at its US stores and Italian shoe brand Casadei makes its UK debut.
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News
MP warns retailers 'I am coming after you' on pay as she targets M&S
An MP has warned retailers that she is “coming after them” on pay as she delivered a petition with 90,000 signatures to Marks & Spencer bosses.
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Analysis
Profile: Game appoints Guy Lister as its new chief operating officer
Guy Lister is swapping pumps for PS4s and Havianas for Halo V as he leaves Office to take up the chief operating officer role at Game.
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News
Hunkemöller launches UK website and reveals high street ambitions
European lingerie giant Hunkemöller has launched a UK website and has its sights set on conquering the British high street.