HR
This coverage focuses on human resources strategies and workforce management within the UK retail industry. Reporting highlights recruitment trends, staff retention, training and development, workplace policies, diversity and inclusion initiatives, and leadership approaches to managing retail employees. Designed for executives and managers, it offers insights to support effective HR practices and strengthen organisational performance.
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Sep- 2019 -17 SeptemberAdvice
Navigating a path to success – the retail roadmap
The struggles of high street stalwarts such as House of Fraser and BHS have brought the challenges facing traditional retailers into sharp focus. In an era where the customer calls the tune by which retailers must play, many brands have struggled to provide the personalised, convenient services that their audiences…
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16 SeptemberAdvice
Black Friday: How online retailers can maximise sales this season
The Christmas sales have begun, and retailers are counting down the days to some of the biggest e-commerce days of the year. If last year is any indication, Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2019 are likely to drive another huge peak in online traffic given the discount event is seen…
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13 SeptemberAdvice
5 reasons why crowdsourcing is a valuable retail merchandising asset
Lacking resources, time and budgets are some of the biggest issues within the retail sector, as it means important tasks like store auditing and merchandising fall behind and ultimately, products do not perform as well and sales are lost. In an industry that changes daily, the retail sector risks falling…
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12 SeptemberAdvice
Digital commerce and ‘the Goldilocks effect’
This is the single greatest barrier to digital commerce success for businesses and retailers alike. Take Black Friday as an example – there are so many moving components involved in launching a promotion on the biggest shopping day of the calendar year. All of these have to be stacked up…
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11 SeptemberAdvice
Time is critical: Getting ‘retail fast’ right
Stories of store closures seem to be near constant, and calls for “the death of retail” or “the end of the high-street” seem to happen every day. At the same time, a new wave of retailers – often with their roots in e-commerce – are investing in physical presence as…
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10 SeptemberAdvice
Providing a safe environment for staff
A couple of weeks ago we at Foot Anstey released the results of a survey we conducted with Survation into the issue of harassment in the retail sector. Some of the headline results are presented here. I hope you find the time to review. In some respects they make for…
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6 SeptemberAdvice
The festive season survival guide
As the uncertainties caused by the likes of Brexit, PSD2 and strong customer authentication swirl around retailers, life still presents its certainties: death, taxes and the mad rush produced annually by the approaching Christmas shopping season. No doubt the festive season is a positive for retailers, a spike in orders…
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5 SeptemberAdvice
Shifting the approach towards returns
In 2010, the e-commerce industry in the UK was worth £60bn. Fast forward to 2019 and its value has more than tripled to £182bn, according to the Ecommerce Foundation. Due to its convenience and 24/7 access, online shopping is becoming more popular than ever and by 2021 e-commerce sales are…
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4 SeptemberComment
Inventive independent retailers attract cautious customers
We’ve been hit with a barrage of reports that suggest big box retail is struggling to keep up with changes to the high street. In July, the British Retail Consortium released data that found retailers experienced their worst month of trading since records began, as Brexit, consumer spending and discounting…
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3 SeptemberAdvice
Fast fashion and the role that retailers have to play in tackling it
The fashion industry has never been without its critics, but today it seems to be drowning in them. PETA’s iconic ‘I’d rather go naked than wear fur’ billboard campaign of the early nineties, when the likes of Kim Basinger, Pamela Anderson and Christy Turlington were persuaded to get their kit…
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