Coventry
This coverage explores retail developments and commercial activity in Coventry, with reporting on store openings and closures, investment in retail property, local economic factors, and regeneration projects shaping the city’s retail sector. Designed for professionals managing retail operations, property strategy, and business planning within the region.
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Jul- 2024 -9 JulyOnline & Digital
Over 3,000 Amazon staff to vote over union recognition
Workers at Amazon’s Coventry warehouse are set to vote in a “historic” trade union recognition ballot which will force Amazon to recognise a union for the first time in the UK. More than 3,000 workers will take part in the ballot – if a majority of them vote yes, Amazon…
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May- 2024 -30 MaySupermarkets
Asda launches £50m store upgrade programme
Asda has announced the launch of a £50m store upgrade program, which aims to improve the design and shopping experience across 170 of its stores. As part of the program, 50 larger stores will receive major upgrades, including the introduction of new in-store services and features. This will include a…
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Mar- 2024 -1 MarchNews
Today’s news in brief-1/3/24
The forthcoming £90m Oxford Street Programme is poised to generate up to £2.8bn in additional sales for London’s West End between 2027 and 2033, as indicated by the New West End Company. This initiative, supported by both public and private investments, aims to revamp Oxford Street’s public spaces, infrastructure, and…
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1 MarchClothing & Shoes
Stuart Hill leaves Matches for DHL CEO role
Stuart Hill, COO of Matches Fashion, is set to leave his role to join DHL UK as its new CEO. In his new role, Hill will lead the company through the next phase of growth and oversee the opening of the company’s second hub in Coventry later this year. Prior…
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Feb- 2024 -13 FebruaryFeatures
From bookstore to global giant: The history of Amazon
In the history of commerce and technology, few companies have been as revolutionary as Amazon. What started as an online bookstore has evolved into a global commerce giant reshaping not only the retail landscape but the habits of humans themselves. From its humble beginnings in a garage to its current…
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Jul- 2023 -19 JulyNews
Second Amazon warehouse joins strike
Amazon workers from a second warehouse are set to walk out after the GMB Union announced the outcome of a strike ballot at the company’s Rugeley fulfilment centre. More than 100 workers at the West Midlands location are going to walk out after 86% of those who voted backed the…
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10 JulyOnline & Digital
Amazon warehouse workers to strike during Prime Day
Labour union GMB has announced that nearly 900 Amazon workers at Amazon’s Coventry warehouse in Britain will strike for three days during its Prime Day event over a pay dispute, according to a Reuters report. In an emailed statement to Reuters, GMB said the strike will take place from 11-13…
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6 JulyOnline & Digital
Nestware Holdings acquires UK Flooring Direct
Keswick Flooring, a subsidiary of Nestware Holdings, has announced the acquisition of UK Flooring Direct (UKFD) for an undisclosed sum. Teneo Financial Advisory acted as the lead advisor on the sale of UKFD to Keswick Flooring. Founded in 2005, UKFD is one of the UK’s leading online retailers of real…
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Jun- 2023 -15 JuneNews
Amazon Coventry workers to extend strikes for six months
Amazon strikers in Coventry have voted for six more months of industrial action as the biggest walk out of the dispute so far took place yesterday (14 June). According to GMB Union, almost 800 Amazon Coventry workers went on strike today, with nearly 500 joining the picket line on the…
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14 JuneGovernment
GMB invites business secretary to meet striking Amazon workers
The GMB Union has invited secretary of state for business and trade, Kemi Badenoch MP, to meet striking Amazon workers before they head to parliament today (14 June). Workers from the retail giant’s fulfilment centre in Coventry have met MPs, including members of the shadow cabinet, in their fight to…
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