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Retail Voice
How Boohoo partner with LinkedIn to elevate their employer brand
With retail recruitment proving tougher than ever, LinkedIn’s Luke Mckend shares how the business is working with Morrisons and Boohoo to attract the people they need – and how other retailers can do the same
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Interview
Q&A: Wilko’s chief executive on bringing back the much-loved retailer to UK high streets
One year on from Wilko’s collapse and subsequent rescue by The Range, chief executive Alex Simpkin talks to Retail Week about the brand’s progress and future plans.
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News
Ikea is to trial a new resale website to meet the rise in second-hand furniture sales
Swedish furniture giant Ikea is trialling a resale website for customers looking to buy and sell second-hand Ikea products, The Financial Times has reported.
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News
Ocado warehouses go live with Coles in Australia
Ocado and Australian grocery giant Coles have announced that two promised customer fulfilment centres have gone live this summer.
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News
Aldi launches a back-to-school fund for struggling customers
Discounter Aldi has launched a back-to-school fund to support struggling families, with three quarters of parents admitting they “worry about covering the costs at the start of the academic year”.
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News
Next shop workers have won their six-year battle for equal pay
More than 3,500 current and former store staff at Next have won a six-year legal battle for equal pay with warehouse workers.
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News
Mike Ashley has appointed his daughter as director of UK retail business
Mike Ashley, who founded Frasers Group has promoted his younger daughter as director of his expanding retail empire, The Times has reported.
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News
M&S to trial clothing-only store after Gen Z customer share increases
Marks & Spencer is set to trial a clothing-only store after an influx of Gen Z customers has helped drive growth in sales.
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Analysis
Power to the people: the age of striking retail workers
A rising number of retailers are facing threats of industrial action from employees with the help of trade unions. Retail Week delves into why retail workers are increasingly opting to strike
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Analysis
Harnessing the power of content: The strategies setting Elemis, Boots and Nike apart from the competition
This deep dive is the third in our ‘Consumer 2025 – from acquisition to advocacy’ series.
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News
Shop prices have fallen into deflation for the first time in three years
Shop prices fell into deflation for the first time in nearly three years driven by non-food retailers discounting heavily to shift their summer stock.
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News
Landsec is transforming a former Debenhams unit into an outdoor park
Institutional landlord Landsec has submitted plans to invest £17m to transform a former Debenhams unit into an outdoor space at St David’s shopping centre in Cardiff.
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News
Frasers Group has revamped House of Frasers website and app
House of Fraser, the department store brand in Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group, has been revamped as part of the retailer’s wider digital elevation strategy, Retail Week can reveal.
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Analysis
A year since its collapse, where should Wilko focus to win back customers?
It’s been one year since value retailer Wilko fell into administration, which saw the beloved high street chain close 400 stores and cost 12,000 people their jobs.
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News
Shein has discovered child labour cases among suppliers
Fast-fashion giant Shein has revealed that it found two cases of child labour at suppliers last year.
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News
UK economy expectations have fallen for the first time since February
Consumer confidence remained flat in August but expectations for the UK economy slipped for the first time since February, according to the latest GfK Consumer Confidence Barometer.
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News
Frasers is in the running to add another shopping centre to its portfolio
Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group is in the running to buy yet another shopping centre as it continues its property-buying spree in the UK, The Times has reported.
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News
Fashion retail star Kate Bostock to open store in top shopping centre
Kate Bostock, one of the best-known names in clothing retail, is opening a shop for her children’s brand in a leading shopping mall, Retail Week can reveal.
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News
John Lewis steps in to help bust retailer The Floor Room’s staff and customers
John Lewis is offering assistance to customers and staff who were formerly John Lewis partners impacted by the collapse of The Floor Room, Retail Week can reveal.
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Analysis
JD Sports CEO on why its UK performance doesn’t ring alarm bells
As JD Sports reported an increase in sales for the second quarter of the year driven by surging revenues in the US and Europe, sales in the UK fell. Chief executive Régis Schultz tells Retail Week why JD’s underperformance in its domestic market is no cause for concern and why the retailer is a truly global business