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Amazon delays office return to 2022 as delta variant spreads across USA
Amazon has postponed plans to return to the office until January next year as a surge in Covid-19 cases sparks concern across the United States.
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Adidas increases full-year outlook as pandemic recovery kicks off
Adidas has raised its full-year outlook as revenues in the EMEA and North American markets almost doubled in the brand’s second quarter following a challenging pandemic period.
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Tesco online director Rimal Patel quits to join Joules
Joules has poached Tesco’s online director Rimal Patel to spearhead its work with third-party businesses in the UK and overseas.
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Data: ‘Pingdemic’ hits footfall after short-lived ‘freedom day’ boost
Footfall over the month of July was down compared with June due to changeable weather conditions and an increase in the number of people being told to self-isolate.
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Mike Ashley to step down as Frasers boss as profits tumble
Retail tycoon Mike Ashley has confirmed his intention to pass the mantle of chief executive to Michael Murray in the next financial year.
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Opinion
‘Mike Ashley’s new era at Frasers needs a new generation of leaders’
“He’s the next generation,” Mike Ashley claimed, throwing up his left arm and pointing to the young man sitting beside him.
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John Lewis and Waitrose raise drivers’ pay to combat shortage
John Lewis Partnership, owner of the eponymous department store business and grocer Waitrose, has become the latest retailer to increase drivers’ pay as the industry faces a shortage.
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Ranking: The top 20 retailers to work for in the UK, according to employees
The pandemic has tested retailers and their operations to the limit. But during an unprecedented 12 months, which businesses truly put their people before profit and prioritised the health and wellbeing of their workers like never before? Retail Week has teamed up with Glassdoor to find out the best places to work in retail and why, according to employees.
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Watch: Amazon Salon tech brings fresh look to hair and beauty
As Retail Week exclusively revealed in April, Amazon has opened its first ever hair salon in Spitalfields, London – reporter Rosie Shepard reviews the experience.
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Gallery
Store gallery: Selfridges Corner Shop launches wedding resale pop-up
Selfridges has opened a wedding shop for second-hand garments as part of its sustainability push.
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Exclusive: ISawItFirst makes top hire ahead of potential IPO
Fast-growing etailer ISawItFirst has hired former Matalan deputy chief executive Greg Pateras, who is understood to be gearing the business up for a stock market flotation.
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Mike Ashley mulls stepping down from helm of Frasers Group
Mike Ashley is understood to be considering handing over the reins as chief executive of Group to his future son-in-law and the retailer’s head of elevation Michael Murray.
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The Hut Group snaps up Cult Beauty in £275m deal
The Hut Group has acquired online beauty marketplace Cult Beauty for £275m and raised its full-year sales outlook as a result.
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Opinion
Alex Baldock: ‘Shareholder value isn’t in conflict with good corporate citizenship’
‘Purpose’ and ‘ESG’ (environmental, social and governance) are buzzwords on everyone’s lips. We all know, don’t we, that companies aren’t just about making money any more.
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New Look back in the black following CVA
New Look has returned to profit despite the impacts of the pandemic on physical stores.
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Sweaty Betty acquired by US firm Wolverine in $410m deal
Sweaty Betty has been purchased by US footwear manufacturer Wolverine Worldwide and will join the company’s portfolio of footwear and lifestyle brands, including Hush Puppies and Keds.
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Gallery
Store gallery: Nike places community at heart of King’s Road store
The opening of the Nike by King’s Road store ushers in a new era of Nike shops in the UK. The store forms part of the brand’s Nike Live concept, a smaller-format location focused on digital elements, localisation and rewarding its members.
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Alibaba revenues fall short of estimates as further regulatory crackdown looms
Alibaba reported an increase in sales but a fall in income as annual active consumers across the world reached over 1 billion for the first time.
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Retailers hopeful ‘pingdemic’ disruption has passed its peak
The ‘pingdemic’ that has hit retail and distribution staff availability, leading in some cases to empty shelves, looks as if it may be easing.
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Marks & Spencer offers truckers £2,000 sign-up bonus to beat shortage
Marks & Spencer is to award HGV drivers a £2,000 sign-on bonus as it seeks to address a shortage of hauliers that has hit the retail industry.