Office
This coverage examines Office’s strategy, operations, and role within the UK footwear retail sector. Reporting highlights store performance, online initiatives, product trends, marketing campaigns, financial results, and leadership decisions. Focused on commercial outcomes and brand positioning, it offers insights for retail professionals managing footwear, fashion, and multi-channel retail businesses.
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Jun- 2018 -12 JuneClothing & Shoes
Henri Lloyd to slash 128 jobs despite coming out of administration
Henri Lloyd is to be brought out of administration by a company called Aligro UK Limited, and it will continue to trade from stores in Salcombe, Dartmouth, Cowes, Cheshire Oaks and Lymington. The stores kept open will save 38 jobs, however 128 jobs in total will be axed as stores…
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May- 2018 -25 MayHigh Street
April retail sales see recovery
Retail sales saw an unexpected boost in the month of April as consumers returned to the high street following the good weather. According to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), retail sales rose 1.6% in April. When compared with March 2018 the quantity bought in April…
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Apr- 2018 -3 AprilGovernment
Trump Twitter attack causes Amazon share slump
Shares in online retail giant Amazon have fallen 6% after Donald Trump attacked the firm over the pricing of its deliveries and its apparent reliance on the United States Postal Service. In a tweet on 2 April 2018 Trump accused Amazon of not paying enough tax, making the postal system…
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Mar- 2018 -23 MarchEconomy
Retail sales see first increase in two months
Retail sales increased by 0.8% in February this year compared with the previous month, with increases seen across all main sectors except non-food stores. The latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed the first uptick after two monthly declines in December and January, resulting in an overall…
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23 MarchAdvice
Gender pay gap reporting: Why you should see it as an opportunity
With just less than a month until the gender pay gap (GPG) reporting deadline, less than 15% of eligible organisations have published their results, with some experts predicting that a sizeable proportion will fail to make the early-April cut-off. No doubt many employers view GPG reporting as an administrative headache…
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21 MarchEconomy
UK consumer price inflation falls in February
The consumer price inflation (CPI) rate fell from 2.7% in January to 2.5% in February 2018, according to the Office of National Statistics. The largest contributions to the fall were attributed to transport and food prices, which rose by less than the previous year. Rising prices for footwear produced the…
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19 MarchAdvice
How to ensure GDPR doesn’t kill your data capture efforts
Despite GDPR changing the methods of capturing and managing customer data for good, the regulations don’t need to herald the end of useful data. There are still ways in which businesses can continue to gather useful data and, crucially, help gain customer trust at the same time. Here are the…
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5 MarchGovernment
Serious Fraud Office seeks retrial of former Tesco employees
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has written to Southwark Crown Court seeking a retrial of former Tesco bosses Carl Rogberg, Christopher Bush and John Scouler, over an alleged £326m fraud scandal. The three former senior management figures in the Tesco UK business all face charges of abuse of position and…
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Feb- 2018 -23 FebruaryNews
Aldi discloses 4.8% gender pay gap
Aldi has revealed a median gender pay gap of 4.8%, well below the national average. The discount supermarket said that this is a result of “having more men than women in store management positions in the upper quartile”, and gave the example of graduate area sales managers, who all join…
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23 FebruaryOnline & Digital
Amazon plans six more Amazon Go stores this year
Rumours are swarming that online retail giant Amazon has plans to open as many as six more of its cashierless ‘Amazon Go’ stores in the US this year. The news was first revealed by technology website Recode, which said “multiple sources familiar with the company’s plans” suggested more cashierless stores…
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