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News
Tesco continues international retreat with sale of Polish business
Supermarket giant Tesco has agreed in principle the sale of its 300-plus strong Polish business and associated distribution centres and head office.
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Retail Voice
Why you must facilitate change to boost your business
Embracing a proven approach towards business transformation is the key to efficient, profitable and lasting change, says Retail Insight’s Xander Friedländer
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Analysis
John Lewis, Superdry, Lush and Waterstones on trading in retail’s new normal
After three months of shuttered doors due to the coronavirus, English non-essential retail reopened to the public on Monday. Retail Week analyses the lessons to be learnt from the first days of trading.
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Analysis
Analysis: What’s next for Boohoo, fashion’s new conglomerate?
Boohoo has wasted no time making good on its plan to snap up distressed fashion brands for a song in the post-pandemic retail landscape.
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Future Leaders
Be Inspired: Workplace wellbeing to remain top priority post-pandemic
ellbeing Wednesday was the theme of day three of the Be Inspired virtual conference. RWRC heard from retail leaders on why lessons learned around mental health and employee wellbeing during the coronavirus crisis will stick
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Future Leaders
Day 3. Influencing workplace wellbeing in the new normal
Our retail panellists discuss what they are doing to ensure their workplaces are safe and comfortable post-Covid-19 and how we can contribute to this.
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Future Leaders
Day 3. Panel: Mental health matters: finding balance
Senior retailers share how they are nailing work–life balance. Learn how they structure their days and what they do to separate work from home.
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Future Leaders
Day 3. Mental health: Good stress, bad stress and when to get help
This session, led by an expert on mental health, will talk you through recognising when it’s time to get help and where to go to find it.
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Future Leaders
Day 3. retailTRUST welcome and morning meditation
Following a welcome from the retailTRUST, join in with a morning meditation guided by Will Williams of Beeja Meditation to get Wellbeing Wednesday off to a great start.
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News
John Lewis under fire for lack of diversity in top ranks
John Lewis has come under criticism for having just six managers across its 158-strong UK-based management team who aren’t white.
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News
Kingfisher unveils new strategy as full-year profits fall
B&Q’s parent company Kingfisher reported a dip in full-year sales and profits as new chief executive Thierry Garnier unveiled new ‘Powered by Kinfisher’ group strategy.
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News
Boohoo snaps up Oasis and Warehouse as first quarter sales surge
Boohoo has acquired the intellectual property of Oasis and Warehouse in a £5.2m deal alongside posting a jump in first-quarter revenue.
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Analysis
Retail 2020: Technology remains major priority, say retail chiefs
Back-end systems and ecommerce are two of the prevailing areas retailers will invest in during 2020, Retail Week’s annual flagship report finds
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News
Pret A Manger launches trial click-and-collect service
Sandwich and coffee specialist Pret A Manger has launched a click-and-collect service from five of its London stores.
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Future Leaders
Be Inspired: What makes a good leader during a crisis?
Resilience, overcoming obstacles and crisis management were core themes of day two of the Be Inspired virtual conference. RWRC heard from retail and business executives on how they’re navigating challenges in this difficult period and the positives they have taken from it
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News
Holland & Barrett and Booths launch on Deliveroo
Following in the footsteps of the likes of Morrisons and Marks & Spencer, Holland & Barrett and Booths have both joined forces with Deliveroo to bolster their customer reach during lockdown.
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News
Walmart partners with Shopify to expand marketplace proposition
Walmart has joined forces with ecommerce platform Shopify in a bid to broaden its marketplace proposition and capitalise on a surge in online shopping during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Opinion
Opinion: Reopenings reveal a flight to value that retail must embrace
It has become something of a recurring theme during this pandemic, but retailers and their frontline workers did themselves proud again on Monday.
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Future Leaders
Day 2. Panel: Navigating challenging times
Our panellists share first-hand experience of hard times and offer their top tips for making the right decisions at the right time.
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Future Leaders
Day 2. Fireside chat with Maria Hatzistefanis: #MotivationMondays… and Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays
Maria Hatzistefanis, founder of Rodial, explains how to motivate yourself, keep up your momentum and make things happen.