More on Me + Em – Page 232
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News
Next underpaid staff for months after IT problems
Next has apologised to staff after the botched integration of new IT systems caused swathes of its workforce to be underpaid for months.
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News
Deliveroo slashes sales forecasts as ‘consumer headwinds’ hinder growth
Deliveroo has slashed its full-year sales forecast as “increased consumer headwinds” slam the brakes on growth.
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Retail Voice
Protecting our people: What should you be doing?
Tackling harassment in retail is steadily rising up the agenda, but what can firms do to keep staff safe? Foot Anstey’s Nathan Peacey and Patrick Howarth investigate.
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News
Amazon throws down grocery gauntlet with Tesco Clubcard Price Match
Amazon has launched a Tesco Clubcard Price Match scheme as it bids to lure shoppers from the big four grocers during the cost-of-living crisis.
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News
Marks & Spencer removes best before dates to crack down on food waste
Marks & Spencer is to remove best before dates from hundreds of fruit and veg lines in a bid to slash food waste in its stores and customers’ homes.
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Tesco, Aldi and Morrisons team up for town-wide digital recycling trial
Tesco, Aldi and Morrisons are among the retailers taking part in a recycling trial in Welshpool, Powys, which is believed to be the largest trial of a digital deposit return scheme to date.
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Amazon to create 4,000 new UK jobs this year
Amazon has said it will create more than 4,000 new jobs this year, which will make it one of the UK’s top 10 largest private sector employers.
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Burberry sales rise as domestic spend surpasses pre-pandemic levels
Burberry has posted a modest uplift in first-quarter sales as a decline in revenues in mainland China was offset by demand from shoppers across Europe, the Middle East, India and Africa.
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Gallery
Store gallery: Nike brings tech and tailoring to London with Rise store format
Nike’s first Rise store concept in EMEA has debuted in London and is aimed at connecting real-time shopper data with unique in-store experiences.
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Poundland owner Pepco’s sales soar as it increases store expansion plans
Pepco has upped its store expansion goals for the year to drive further growth.
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News
Dr Martens sales rise driven by wholesale and retail recovery
Dr Martens has recorded strong sales in the first quarter as its business continued to recover in all areas post-pandemic.
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Retail Voice
How to deliver a customer-focused omnichannel experience
Delivering a flawless customer experience wherever, however, and whenever people shop is integral today. Keysight Technologies’ Mike Wager looks at how retailers can excel at this
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News
Morrisons faces CMA probe into McColl’s rescue bid
The UK’s competition watchdog has launched an investigation into the takeover bid for convenience specialist McColl’s by supermarket giant Morrisons.
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Gallery
Store gallery: Gymshark unveils ‘safe space’ barbershop pop-up
Gymshark has opened a new barbershop pop-up format called Deload, which is aimed at helping men talk about their mental health.
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News
Nine in 10 UK retail chairs expect consumer spending to fall over next year
Ninety-five per cent of UK retail chairs forecast a drop in shopper spending over the next year, as Boots’ parent company chair Stefano Pessina said the UK would likely have a “bigger” recession than other EU countries.
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Opinion
‘Retailer focus is on how to help customers caught in cost-of-living crunch’
At a time of unprecedented national and global challenges, retailers are determined to support their people and their customers, writes British Retail Consortium chief executive Helen Dickinson.
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Retail Voice
A new breed of buyer: reimagining customer experience
Many retailers have quickly and successfully navigated the challenges of the last two years to a place where they are now equipped with many of the right tools required to seamlessly serve their customers across whichever touchpoints or platforms they prefer. Manhattan Associates’ Alex MacPherson takes a look at how CX has evolved.
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Analysis
Data: The sectors that will win and lose this Christmas
The cost-of-living crisis is set to bite this festive season, with health and beauty the only sector to see volume growth, as Retail Week’s latest report reveals
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Report Store
The Christmas Forecast 2022
Exclusive data reveals how retail sales will fare this Christmas
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Analysis
SWOT analysis: Are ex-Asos boss Beighton and Matchesfashion a match made in heaven?
As former Asos boss Nick Beighton takes the helm of luxury ecommerce platform Matchesfashion, Retail Week explores where the business is now and what he could bring to the table.