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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May- 2023 -25 MaySupply Chain
Amazon workers in Coventry stage two more strike days
GMB Union members at an Amazon fulfilment centre in Coventry staged a strike yesterday (24 May) with another planned for tomorrow (Friday 26 May). This takes the total number of days on the picket line to 16 for the union members, who are still aiming for £15 per hour, according…
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11 MayOnline & Digital
Amazon workers make formal bid for CAC recognition
The GMB union has submitted a bid for formal recognition to the Central Arbitration Committee (CAC) for its members at Amazon Coventry. The CAC, which regulates collective bargaining between workers and employers, will now consider the bid after a ten day opportunity for Amazon to resolve recognition ended. It is…
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5 MayNews
Two UK warehouses back industrial strike against Amazon
Workers in Amazon’s Mansfield and Rugeley fulfilment centres will now take part in a binding vote on strike action today (5 May) after GMB announced the move. More than 150 workers at the two sites overwhelmingly backed strikes in a consultative ballot. Now union members will now vote on a…
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Apr- 2023 -26 AprilSupply Chain
Amazon workers in Coventry start union recognition process
GMB union has confirmed that it has started the process for Amazon Coventry’s union recognition, following two weeks of strike action by workers at the fulfilment centre. Almost 700 Amazon Coventry workers are now GMB members, a number the union believes is more than half of workers at the site…
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Mar- 2023 -23 March
Amazon staff set for more strikes after ‘insulting’ pay offer
Amazon workers in the UK are planning further strikes after receiving what they called an “insulting” 50p-an-hour increase in base pay for warehouse workers. Amazon stated that it will increase the minimum starting salary of its UK workforce by at least 50p to between £11 and £12 per hour from…
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3 MarchSupply Chain
Amazon plans to abandon Gloucester distribution centre
Amazon has revealed its plan to abandon its Gloucester Centre Severn distribution centre, which the company noted had never been “fully” operational. According to the online retailer, the centre is due to close as the group looks to evaluate its distribution network, with plans for the vacant Gloucester site to…
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Feb- 2023 -28 February
Amazon workers to strike for second time
Workers at an Amazon warehouse in Coventry have begun a second day of industrial action in a dispute over pay and conditions. The action comes after workers were offered a 50p per hour pay increase, something they believe is not enough. The GMB union is calling for a pay rise…
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24 FebruarySupermarkets
Sainsbury’s to offer staff four day work week
Sainsbury’s has reportedly offered its staff the option of working four days a week, according to The Times. Staff based at its head offices in Holborn, Coventry and Milton Keynes, as well as its warehouses, and store managers in its 1,400 UK stores will be given the option of a…
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23 FebruarySport & Leisure
Angling Direct revenues see uptick in FY23
Angling Direct has seen revenues rise by 2.2% to £74.1m in FY23, in line with expectations, as sales rose despite “significant” consumer headwinds across its key markets. The group said its growth was underpinned by “robust” store sales, which rose by 6.8% to £41.3m, as its store roll out strategy…
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14 FebruarySupply Chain
Amazon workers in Coventry to hold further strike action
Workers at Amazon have announced that a further seven days of strike action are set to take place at the company’s Coventry warehouse. More than 350 staff at the West Midland fulfilment centre will walk out on 28 February, 2 March and from 13 to 17 March. It comes as…
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