More on Me + Em – Page 302
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News
Incoming Frasers boss Murray in line for potential £100m bonus
Incoming Frasers chief executive Michael Murray could pocket up to £100m in bonuses if he more than doubles the group’s share price.
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Analysis
Tourism to localism – how retailers in prime cities are shifting strategies
Following the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions, “freedom” may have arrived in the UK – but tourists have not. Indeed, it could take years for the volume of visitors, particularly those from Asia, to return to pre-pandemic levels. So how can prime cities like London adapt and innovate to win more spend from domestic consumers?
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Video
Retail Question Time: Climate change and the consumer
Climate change and sustainability have rocketed up the retail agenda and will be in the spotlight even more in the run-up to the COP26 conference later this year. Dixons Carphone group sustainability director Moira Thomas and sustainable business strategic adviser Mike Barry, former director of sustainable business at Marks & Spencer, discuss the implications for shoppers and retailers.
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News
Walmart launches GoLocal delivery service for third-party retailers
US giant Walmart has launched GoLocal, a third-party delivery service allowing other retailers to tap into its delivery infrastructure.
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News
Former M&S boss Stuart Rose tipped to chair Asda board
Former Marks & Spencer supremo Lord Rose is set to become the new chair of Asda as the grocer’s new owners the Issa brothers reshape its board.
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Just Eat and Amazon on hiring spree to meet growing consumer demand
Both Just Eat and Amazon have announced ambitious plans to hire more workers in the coming months.
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Analysis
HFSS SOS: How grocers can withstand a legislative earthquake
The raft of new legislation around high fat, salt and sugar (HFSS) products could mean ‘the end of impulse shopping’. Retail Week looks at how grocers will be affected and how they can navigate the new rules
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News
Shopify and TikTok team up to provide in-app shopping in UK and Ireland pilot
Shopify merchants across the UK and Ireland will be able to sell directly to customers via their TikTok profiles for the first time in a new pilot program.
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News
Morrisons pension trustees warn of risks around potential takeover
The takeover offers for Morrisons could “potentially weaken” the security of the supermarket’s pension schemes if no additional protections are offered, according to its trustees.
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News
Retail bosses demand better protection for frontline staff
Retailers are calling on the UK government to follow Scotland’s example of enshrining better protections for frontline staff into law.
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News
Ocado adds ex-Amazon exec to board to bolster robotics prowess
Ocado has appointed former Amazon president and technology entrepreneur Nadia Shouraboura to its non-executive board in a bid to drive its expertise in AI and robotics.
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News
Marks & Spencer to keep all stores closed on Boxing Day
Marks & Spencer will keep all 1,000 of its UK and Ireland stores closed on Boxing Day this year to give staff more time to spend with their loved ones.
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News
Boots and Deliveroo to pilot on-demand beauty delivery
Boots has launched a trial partnership with Deliveroo to offer rapid delivery on a range of more than 400 health and beauty products to customers.
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Retail Voice
Accelerating the post-pandemic recovery of SMEs
Ensuring that companies have the resources to recover is crucial, says Alex Marsh, head of Klarna UK.
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Data
Data: Retail sales fall in July due to poor weather and transport delays
Retail sales fell in July compared with June as poor weather, supply chain challenges and the end of Euro 2020 led to a reduction in spending.
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News
Ocado under fire over on-demand driver wages
Pureplay grocer Ocado has come under fire after it emerged that some of the its Zoom on-demand delivery drivers make less than £5 an hour.
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News
UK government rejects temporary EU visas to ease driver shortages
The UK government has rejected industry calls to issue temporary visas to European truck drivers to ease the shortages which have played havoc with supply over the last few months.
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News
Sainsbury’s braces for bid as American investors circle
The UK’s second largest grocer Sainsbury’s is reportedly being targeted for a takeover by an American private equity firm, amid mounting mergers & acquisitions in the grocery space.
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Future Leaders
Understanding the ageism problem plaguing retail workforces
As a new report finds those aged 55 and over increasingly feel ‘shut out, forced out and overlooked’ in employment, Retail Week Be Inspired looks at why the industry cannot afford to ignore the potential of the older workforce
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Interview
Interview: Why ManoMano boss Christian Raisson has the right tools to dominate Europe
As the home and DIY sector continues to boom, Retail Week sits down with ManoMano founder and chief executive Christian Raisson to discuss the etailer’s bid for European domination.