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Productivity

This coverage explores productivity in the UK retail industry, focusing on workforce effectiveness, operational efficiency, process innovation, and cost control. Reporting provides insight into how retailers optimise resources and performance to remain competitive — supporting executives, managers, and professionals driving improvement initiatives.

Productivity

This coverage explores productivity in the UK retail industry, focusing on workforce effectiveness, operational efficiency, process innovation, and cost control. Reporting provides insight into how retailers optimise resources and performance to remain competitive — supporting executives, managers, and professionals driving improvement initiatives.

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Asda has agreed a new collaboration deal with Microsoft, marking one of the largest…

Next CEO warns UK economy faces ‘anaemic growth’ despite HY profit uplift

Next has revealed that its profit-before-tax rose 13.8% to £515m for the half year ended…

UK quarterly GDP beats expectations despite slowdown

UK GDP grew 0.3% in the three months to June, behind the 0.7% it grew in the first quarter,…

Currys to expand its B2B division

Currys is rebranding and expanding its business-to-business (B2B) division in a move to…

Debenhams launches AI academy for employees

Debenhams Group has launched an AI skills academy, a new programme aiming to provide its…

Amazon sales rise 13% in Q2 but profit outlook softens

Amazon has welcomed better than expected trading in its second quarter, as revenues rose by…

Wickes hits record market share as H1 sales rise 5.6%

Wickes has “gone from strength to strength” in the first half of the year, with sales up by…

Asda to offer additional training to underperforming staff

Asda is planning to offer underperforming staff in its home shopping team additional…

Halfords profits rise 6.4% to £38.4m in FY25

Halfords has reported that its underlying profit before tax rose 6.4% to £38.4m for the year…

John Lewis Partnership to reduce staff committee to boost efficiency

The John Lewis Partnership is set to cut its partnership council by a quarter this autumn,…
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