More on Me + Em – Page 179
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John Lewis puts golf course on market to cut costs
The John Lewis Partnership has put a 200-acre golf course up for sale as part of a drive to cut costs.
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Retail staff suffer ‘appalling’ levels of abuse as cost of crime reaches £1.76bn
The cost of retail crime has reached £1.76bn and employees face “appalling levels” of violence and abuse, the latest BRC Retail Crime Survey has shown.
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Data
Ranking: Meet the 30 UK retailers forecast to dominate ecommerce
A new report draws on exclusive Retail Week analyst data to rank the country’s most successful ecommerce retailers by FY2022 predicted online sales. Discover who they are, how they’re winning and the strategies to follow their lead
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Report Store
The UK’s Top 30 Ecommerce Retailers
In a Retail Week first, this report features an exclusive ranking of the UK’s 30 biggest ecommerce retailers by FY22 forecast online sales as compiled by our analyst team
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Union ‘determined to win’ first ever Amazon UK strike
Amazon workers staging the company’s first-ever UK strike are “determined to win” as they ask for better pay and working conditions, while GMB figures suggest strike action and refusal to negotiate is set to cost the company more than £2m.
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February footfall rises after strong half-term and weekend spending
Retail footfall in February saw a sharp increase due to the school half-term and greater weekend spending.
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Analysis
Inditex vs H&M: Which fashion giant will win in five years’ time?
Fashion icons H&M and Inditex each boast a wealth of brands, booming online propositions, slick apps and cutting-edge stores. But which will be the winner in our five-year forecast?
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Opinion
‘From automation to home working, Sainsbury’s changes highlight forces shaping retail’
Sainsbury’s disclosure this week of a raft of business changes affecting its Argos general merchandise division, and putting at risk 1,400 jobs, crystallised some big retail themes of the moment.
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Crew Clothing launches digital partnership with Marks & Spencer
Crew Clothing has launched a new digital partnership with Marks & Spencer, joining its ‘Brands at M&S’ platform.
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Retailers welcome new Northern Ireland deal on Brexit
Retailers including Marks & Spencer chair Archie Norman and Sainsbury’s chief executive Simon Roberts have welcomed prime minister Rishi Sunak’s new deal to revise the Northern Ireland Protocol.
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Data
Shop price inflation reaches record highs for the second time this year
The BRC-Nielsen Shop Price Index has revealed that inflation has reached yet another high across all categories for the second time this year.
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AO rebound due to ‘emphasis on profitability and generating cash’
AO.com has credited its recent successes to changing its strategy to focus on profitability as well as maintaining a quality service that meets customers’ needs.
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Analysis
As Ocado banks on international tech success, is this as good as it gets at home?
After Ocado swung to a £500m annual loss, any momentum it built up over the last few years has all but vanished.
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Exclusive: M&S ploughs £57m into biggest-ever store pay investment
M&S is investing £57m to increase pay for shopfloor staff – its biggest ever investment in store pay, Retail Week can reveal.
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Sainsbury’s cuts 1,400 warehouse jobs in £90m automation of logistics network
Sainsbury’s will close two of its general merchandise depots affecting 1,400 jobs as it rolls out a £90m investment in automation to modernise its general merchandise logistics network.
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Quarter of shoppers struggling as grocery inflation soars to highest recorded level
A quarter of UK customers are struggling with their food bills as grocery inflation soared to its highest level ever recorded.
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Exclusive: 7879 boss eyes further partnerships after bumper first year’s trading
Specialist retailer 7879 has credited its successful first year of trading to shoppers “seeking a fresh approach to collecting jewellery”.
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AO increases profit guidance for second time this year
AO.com has increased its profit guidance for the year to March 2023 hailing higher retail gross margins.
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Ocado swings to loss after challenging year
Online retailer Ocado swung to a loss and reported a fall in its retail revenue for FY2022 as the cost-of-living crisis created a “challenging year”.
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Amazon workers strike for second time in ‘David and Goliath battle’ for better pay
Day two of the first-ever Amazon UK strike takes place today (February 28) as workers walk out in a bid for better pay.