Bradford

Morrisons orders head office staff to return to full-time work

Morrisons has ordered staff at its head office in Bradford to return to a full five days a week in the office, reversing its flexible working policy, according to the Telegraph. Previously, the supermarket allowed its head office staff to work a 37.5 hour four-and-a-half day week flexibly, but this…

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M&S eyes new Midlands warehouse amid spike in online sales

M&S is looking to open a giant new warehouse in the Midlands as a way to prepare for the exponential growth of its online fashion and homeware categories, The Telegraph has reported.  It comes after the retailer recently revamped its online user experience, with improvements including personalised homepages, faster browsing…

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Morrisons signs £370m property deal in bid to shrink debt

Morrisons has reportedly signed a £370m deal with the aim of using its property portfolio to shrink its debt pile.According to Sky News, the chain has agreed the ground rent transaction with real estate investor Song Capital, which will pay £370m for the right to receive an income stream from…

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Morrisons hit by raft of senior staff departures

Morrisons has been hit by an “exodus” of senior staff after seven directors left the supermarket over the summer, including convenience director Miles Foster, property director Mark Nowak and productivity director Jonathan Bell, according to the Sunday Times.  The news comes after almost a third of the top 60 employees…

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Asda urges customers to donate to national food drive

Asda will be hosting its annual food drive in partnership with the Trussell Trust and is calling on customers up and down the country to donate essential food items at their nearest store. The food drive aims to support food banks in the community and will take place in stores…

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Primark to invest £100m into UK stores

Primark has announced it is to invest more than £100m in its UK stores in 2024, as it marks 50 years on the Great British High Street. The news includes more than £75m of new investment in UK retail this year, building on plans it announced back in November 2022.…

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Today’s news in brief-17/11/23

HMV is set to make a comeback at its historic Oxford Street location, reopening on November 24, four years after the flagship store closed. The store at 363 Oxford Street, the site of the first HMV store in 1921, will create over 70 new jobs. The refurbished flagship will serve…

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Next to close Bradford warehouse, 780 jobs at risk

Usdaw has entered into consultation talks with Next as the retailer plans to close a Bradford warehouse, putting 780 local jobs at risk.  The news comes as Next wants to centralise its online operations in a bid to improve stock availability.  The union said it understood that the clothing retailer…

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Morrisons to close Bradford manufacturing site, 450 jobs at risk

Retail trade union USDAW has been briefed by Morrisons about its intention to close the Bradford manufacturing site at Cutler Heights in Bradford, which will put over 450 jobs at risk.  This comes as Morrisons is proposing that the work carried out at Cutler Heights will be moved to their…

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Primark boosts hourly pay for retail assistants

Primark is to increase the pay of its retail assistants in Great Britain, giving around 26,000 retail colleagues an average pay rise of 12%. The retailer is increasing the rates of pay for all hourly-paid store colleagues across England, Scotland and Wales to £11 an hour and £11.51 in London.…

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