Recruitment
This coverage examines recruitment trends and challenges in the UK retail sector, focusing on hiring strategies, talent shortages, workforce planning, and employer branding. Reporting highlights how retailers attract and retain staff while adapting to market pressures and evolving employee expectations — offering insight for executives, HR managers, and professionals managing retail staffing.
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Jul- 2025 -17 JulyClothing & Shoes
Cotton Traders FY profits rise 3% to £9.46m
Cotton Traders has reported a 3% rise in operating profit to £9.46m for its 2024 financial year, driven by growth in online and marketplace sales, despite a slight 1% decline in turnover to £107.8m. The British fashion brand revealed that its EBITDA also rose 4% to £11.94m during the period.…
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15 JulyHigh Street
JD Sports NED Helen Ashton steps down
JD Sports has announced that non-executive director and chair of the audit and risk committee Helen Ashton will step down to focus on other commitments. Ashton joined the group as a non-executive director in November 2021 and took on the role of interim chair of the group during a time…
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8 JulyHigh Street
Dunelm appoints Sainsbury’s chief as new CEO
Dunelm has announced the appointment of Clodagh Moriarty as its new CEO, effective 1 October 2025. Moriarty is currently chief retail and technology officer at Sainsbury’s. As a member of the operating board, she holds responsibility for all stores and their operations, alongside Sainsbury’s digital offer and strategy, customer experience…
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7 JulySupermarkets
Tesco to open 10 new stores in Ireland amid €40m investment
Tesco Ireland is to create 400 new jobs as part of a €40m (£34m) investment that will see 10 new stores open across the country in the next 12 months. The move will bring the supermarket’s permanent workforce to more than 13,500, reinforcing its position as one of the largest…
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Jun- 2025 -24 JunePeople Moves
Women hold half of retail board seats but ethnic diversity falls, BRC finds
Gender representation in retail boardrooms has increased significantly, with women now holding 47% of board seats compared with 32% in 2019, according to a report by the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and executive search firm the MBS Group. The report found that many retailers have invested in leadership development programmes,…
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23 JuneSupermarkets
Aldi to recruit for 1,000 new store roles before 2026
Aldi is set to recruit for 1,000 store roles across the UK as it accelerates its store openings programme for the rest of 2025. The group said it is hiring for a range of in-store positions including store assistants, cleaners, apprentices and management roles. The recruitment drive follows a public…
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9 JuneHigh Street
One in 10 part-time retail jobs at risk by 2028, warns BRC
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has warned that around 160,000, or more than one in 10, part-time retail roles are in danger of being lost over the next three years. The warning follows a new report published by the BRC which lays bare the threats to retail employment, which has…
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May- 2025 -16 MayComment
The most sought-after jobs in British retail in 2025
By 2025, the British retail landscape is a mysterious blend of shuttered doors, mass sackings, and a thriving ecosystem of creativity and new career opportunities which can be home-grown. While the closure of thousands of stores and the whole transformation of the high streets made it look like the retail…
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15 MayHigh Street
B&M appoints ex-Tesco exec as new CEO
B&M has announced the appointment of Tjeerd Jegen as its new chief executive officer. The value retailer revealed that Jegen will take over from current interim CEO Mike Schmidt, on 16 June 2025. Jegen joins the company having worked in leadership roles at Ahold Delhaize, Metro, Tesco, Woolworths, HEMA and…
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15 MayEconomy
UK economy grows by more than expected 0.7% in Q1
The UK economy performed better than expected in the first quarter of the year, with GDP growing by 0.7% between January and March, following a 0.1% rise the prior quarter. This was ahead of analysts’ expectations, who had forecast a growth of 0.6% for the period. According to the Office…
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