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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May- 2021 -11 MayOnline & Digital
OnBuy adds raft of new staff members
OnBuy has added 32 new staff members across multiple departments at the firm, as the group continues along its recruitment strategy. The hires include three new senior director appointments, as well as customer service agents, UX researchers, content writers, software development manager, a digital PR manager, and two recruitment managers.…
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Apr- 2021 -7 AprilClothing & Shoes
VF subsidiary begins operations at fulfilment centre
VF Corporation, through its local subsidiary VF Northern Europe Limited, has announced that it has begun operations at its fulfilment centre in Bardon, Leicestershire, which will employ approximately 250 people during peak periods. The corporation owns brands such as The North Face, Timberland, Horace Small, Vans, Eastpak and Kipling. The…
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Mar- 2021 -26 MarchPeople Moves
OnBuy hires ex-eBay director as CCO
OnBuy.com has announced the appointment of Mark Lister as its first chief commercial officer (CCO) as part of a series of C-suite hires. Lister brings over 20 years’ commercial experience to the role, including expertise in the e-commerce and marketplace sector built over the past 12 years. Prior to his…
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25 MarchHigh Street
Over 50 retailers pledge to improve diversity
Over 50 retailers have signed up to a Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) charter led by the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and pledged to take “decisive action” to improve diversity practices across the retail industry. The businesses said they will focus on oversight, recruitment, progression, reporting, inclusivity and responsibility. They pledge…
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11 MarchSupermarkets
Aldi set to fund 60 produce industry apprenticeships
Aldi has announced its plans to fund 60 produce industry apprenticeships over the next two years, in partnership with Management Development Services Ltd (MDS). The supermarket chain has worked with MDS, which provides industry training and apprenticeship schemes, since 2016. As part of its Apprenticeship Levy, Aldi will be funding…
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4 MarchSupermarkets
Aldi to invest £22m in London expansion
Aldi has announced it is set to invest more than £22m in new and upgraded stores across London and within the M25 this year, as part of plans to further expand the business in the area. The supermarket chain now plans to open nine new stores in the London area…
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Feb- 2021 -25 FebruaryClothing & Shoes
N Brown Group chairman to step down
N Brown Group has announced that Matt Davies will step down as chairman with effect from 31 March 2021 to spend more time on his other business activities. The board said it would like to thank Davies for his contribution over the past three years and for guiding the business…
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2 FebruarySupermarkets
Aldi looks to onboard redundant Arcadia and Debenhams staff
Aldi is calling for those affected by the fall of the Arcadia and Debenhams retail empires to apply for a position in its store as it aims to create 4,000 jobs across Britain this year. The discount supermarket, which has over 900 UK sites said that it would very much…
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Dec- 2020 -22 DecemberSupermarkets
Waitrose appoints new trading director
Waitrose has announced the appointment of Charlotte di Cello as the supermarket chain’s new trading director, after a competitive internal and external recruitment process. Cello will join Waitrose on 18 January 2021 from Leon, where she is currently chief commercial officer, and succeed the current trading director, Rupert Thomas, who…
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14 DecemberAdvice
Forecasting future staffing needs
While many retail businesses use cash-flow forecasting to optimise their trading performance, could they be doing more to predict their staffing needs, both during and after the pandemic? Could this be key to their survival in the difficult months of winter trading ahead? In the retail sector particularly, both recruitment…
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