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- 2020 -18 NovemberSport & Leisure
Halfords profits double in ‘very strong’ H1
Halfords has welcomed a “very strong” half-year of trading, with pre-tax profit soaring 116.2% to £56m in the half-year ended 2 October. The group also reported group revenue growth of 9.6%, and despite the ongoing pandemic, all its product areas and businesses returned to growth towards the end of the…
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Oct- 2020 -28 OctoberComment
How temporary workers could make the difference to Covid-19 workforce planning
Today, on average just one in six firms (15%) rely on a flexible workforce; with 1.5 million temporary employees working in the UK today. In comparison, eight in 10 (80%) retail businesses have hired more agency workers during COVID-19, as unpredictable demand forces brands to re-think their staffing strategies and…
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7 OctoberNews
AO opens third warehouse in four months
Online electricals retailer AO is opening its third warehouse in four months. The Stoke-on-Trent site will add 275,000 square feet of warehouse space to their distribution portfolio. AO’s fifth warehouse in total will also create 120 new jobs in the Staffordshire area, part of the company’s nationwide recruitment drive of…
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Sep- 2020 -25 SeptemberCoronavirus
Thousands of ‘traditional’ retail jobs in danger, says Next boss
Next boss Simon Wolfson warned that thousands of “traditional” retail jobs are now in danger under the chancellor’s new “viability” focus. Speaking in an interview with BBC News’ business editor Simon Jack, Lord Wolfson said he did “not want to underestimate the difficulty” for “a lot of people who work…
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9 SeptemberPeople Moves
Ewan Venter to leave CEO role at Fortnum & Masons
Department store Fortnum and Mason has announced its CEO Ewan Venters is to leave the business in the new year to take up the post of CEO at Hauser and Wirth. Venter, who has been CEO at the Piccadilly-based store since August 2012, will join the art gallery as its…
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9 SeptemberNews
Iceland creates 3,000 jobs to meet online demand
Iceland has created 3,000 new jobs to cope with the extra demand for online shopping deliveries since the beginning of lockdown, according to the company. The supermarket chain has increased the number of delivery drivers and in-store staff for picking online orders in recent months. Online delivery orders have soared…
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Aug- 2020 -4 AugustOnline & Digital
AO to open new 115,000 sq ft warehouse
Online electricals retailer AO has expanded its logistic capabilities with the opening of a new 115,000 sq ft warehouse in Stafford. The new warehouse will also create 250 new roles with AO adding that the recruitment drive has been launched to manage the “sustained demand” created by customers turning to…
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Jun- 2020 -26 JuneNews
Tesco sales soar as online business booms
Tesco saw sales surge in the first quarter of trading, with like-for-like sales up 8.2% despite the pandemic and nationwide lockdown. In the quarter ended 30 May, total sales were up by 9.2%, while online sales soared by 48.5% as more shoppers shifted online. The group doubled its online capacity…
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4 JuneClothing & Shoes
New Look enters talks with landlords seeking turnover-based rent
High street retailer New Look has reportedly entered talks with its landlords about switching to a turnover-based rent system. According to Sky News, New Look has appointed the property agents CBRE and CWM to negotiate terms for its 500 store portfolio across the UK. Reports also suggest that if the…
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3 JuneCoronavirus
Hiring starts to pick up in retail industry as lockdown eases
Hiring has started to pick back up in the retail industry last month, with job vacancies advertised increasing by an impressive 27.1% month-on-month, according to the latest data from CV Library. The study looks at job market data throughout May and compares this with figures from the previous month (April…
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