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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Nov- 2021 -3 NovemberSupply Chain
AO expands logistics network with new warehouse
AO has opened its fourth warehouse in Crewe, in a move that creates over 80 new jobs and adds over 300,000 sqft of new distribution space to its logistics network. The online retailer will now occupy the Crewe Commercial Park site in what is the largest commercial property build of…
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Oct- 2021 -25 OctoberOnline & Digital
Very wins UN award for empowering women in Indian textile industry
The Very Group has won the community engagement and partnerships category at the India United Nations Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEP) Awards for its work in empowering young women in the country’s textile industry. The award recognises Very’s work to establish five resource centres in southern India, which has helped to…
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22 OctoberSupply Chain
AO opens new Leeds depot amid growth
AO has opened a new depot in Leeds as it continues to grow its logistics network following a large recruitment drive. The new 35,000 sq ft site, which opened this week, will be the 24th depot in AO’s current network. It marks a continued expansion following new openings in Crawley,…
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21 OctoberHigh Street
Boots to hire 5,500 Christmas staff
Boots has announced it will hire 5,500 seasonal roles as the retailer prepares for the busy Christmas shopping period. The recruitment drive includes up to 4,000 Boots Christmas customer advisor roles available at stores across the UK, and over 1,000 roles available for Christmas warehouse operatives and picker packers at…
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20 OctoberSupermarkets
Asda announces Christmas recruitment drive
Asda has announced it is recruiting 15,000 temporary colleagues for the festive season, and has confirmed the dates its festive home delivery slots go live. The supermarket is recruiting seasonal colleagues to fulfil a variety of different roles including serving customers, replenishing shelves, picking, packing and delivering online orders. Around…
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15 OctoberSupply Chain
Co-op to create over 300 LGV driver apprenticeships
The Co-op is set to create over 300 LGV driver apprenticeship roles in response to the ongoing driver crisis that is impacting supply chains. The apprenticeships, which have a competitive salary and permanent contract with the retailer, will provide an opportunity to work towards a Class 1 vehicle licence and…
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4 OctoberSupermarkets
Aldi to hire 1,500 seasonal workers
Aldi has revealed that it will be hiring more than 1,500 people to work in its UK stores on a temporary basis over the Christmas period. The supermarket said it is looking for people to support its permanent colleagues by working on the checkouts, replenishing stock, as well as picking…
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1 OctoberHigh Street
Sainsbury’s launches biggest ever Christmas recruitment drive
Sainsbury’s has announced it will hire 22,000 seasonal jobs across the UK this Christmas, it’s largest ever seasonal recruitment drive. It said there will be 14,500 Sainsbury’s and Argos roles available in stores, including 500 customer and Trading manager positions, 3,000 online delivery driver positions on offer as well as…
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Sep- 2021 -28 SeptemberEconomy
Asos to create 180 jobs with new £14m Tech Hub
Asos has announced it is to invest £14m in a new Tech Hub in Belfast and create 184 new jobs over the next three years. The new Belfast hub will be operational in early 2022, with 52 dedicated roles in the first year, growing to 184 by 2024, with recruitment…
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23 SeptemberSupermarkets
Supermarkets warn of panic-buying amid ongoing labour crisis
Leading UK supermarkets are reportedly concerned about a surge in panic-buying during the run-up to Christmas, as supermarkets continue to face an “array” of pressures including the ongoing HGV driver shortage. The boss of Iceland has today warned customers against panic-buying over the period, as managing director Richard Walker told…
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