More on Me + Em – Page 293
-
News
Body Shop launches open hiring scheme to bring down barriers to work
The Body Shop has unveiled an open hiring programme designed to bring down employment barriers for marginalised people often excluded from work.
-
News
Asos discloses ethnicity pay gap in fashion retail first
Online fashion giant Asos has published ethnicity pay gap data for the first time, and is thought also to be the first big apparel retailer to do so.
-
Opinion
‘Business rates – government must now decide whether to be firefighter or arsonist’
The retail industry has been navigating crisis after crisis. Fresh from the pingdemic, the country found itself facing a massive HGV driver shortfall, supply chain problems and wider labour shortages.
-
Analysis
Three ways retailers are fixing weak links in their supply chains
Amid ongoing turbulence – from driver and CO2 shortages through to Brexit-based delays – Retail Week’s latest report brings optimism for retailers that smoother, more efficient and robust supply chains can be created
-
News
Leahy returns to grocery as Morrisons board gives green light to CD&R deal
Morrisons’ board has recommended acceptance of private equity group CD&R’s takeover offer, marking a likely return to grocery for former Tesco chief executive Sir Terry Leahy.
-
News
Exclusive: Dreams’ profits increase as online sales surge
Beds specialist Dreams reported a surge in underlying profits during the pandemic as online sales picked up the slack from closed stores.
-
Analysis
Analysis: The solutions retailers are putting in place to navigate the supply chain crisis
A shortage of HGV drivers, increased Brexit red tape, not enough warehouse staff, high freight costs and a shortage of food-grade CO2. It feels that, from week to week, the supply chain issues facing UK retail have only piled up further, posing big questions for the industry.
-
News
AO warns supply chain ‘disruption’ will trigger profit decline
AO.com has said that “challenging market dynamics” across the UK and Germany have constrained its sales growth, and that it anticipates a decline in full-year profits as a result.
-
News
Sainsbury’s launches Christmas recruitment drive for 22,000 jobs
Sainsbury’s is creating 22,000 new seasonal roles to deal with increased demand in its “biggest ever Christmas recruitment drive”.
-
Analysis
The Disruptors: Five sporting brands going for gold
After more than a year of cancellations, postponements and empty stadiums, 2021 marked the victorious return to the summer of sport.
-
Opinion
Move of the Week: Feather’s return to retail is a boon for Very and the industry
Robbie Feather’s next executive role could hardly be more different from his last.
-
Retail Voice
Five retail fraud stats online merchants need to know
Fraudulent activity is on the rise and retailers are bearing the brunt. Sift’s Jane Lee shares the scale of the problem and the actions businesses can take to mitigate the risks
-
Analysis
The Great Innovation Race – how Deliveroo, Asos, Burberry and Sainsbury’s are driving agility
Learn where leading brands are investing now to drive innovation across customer experience and supply chain in our new report.
-
News
Deliveroo targets rapid grocery market with launch of Hop with Morrisons
Deliveroo has waded into the growing rapid grocery delivery market with the launch of the Hop service with supermarket chain Morrisons.
-
News
H&M profits inch up as pandemic store closures drag on performance
Swedish fashion giant H&M has reported growth in both revenues and profits – but it flagged that international coronavirus restrictions continued to slow its growth.
-
News
Boohoo revenues rise but profits fall as market share in UK and US doubles
Fast-fashion giant Boohoo has seen its profits and sales soar compared to pre-pandemic levels, as its market share in both the UK and the US doubled.
-
Interview
Interview: M&S boss Steve Rowe on climate change, coral reefs and Christmas
Rowe invited Retail Week behind the scenes of the ambitious relaunch of Plan A to map out his vision and highlight the urgent need for change across the industry.
-
Analysis
Analysis: How Next’s Lord Wolfson aims to manage Christmas labour shortage challenge
As retail’s golden quarter nears, bosses of fashion and homewares giant Next are more concerned about a warehouse labour shortage than a lack of HGV drivers – and order cut-off times may be brought forward to manage demand.