Poundland launches alcohol sales
Poundland has been on a bit of a roll lately. The company is undertaking a widespread transformation programme and, last week, it announced the latest ...
Poundland launches alcohol sales
Poundland has been on a bit of a roll lately. The company is undertaking a widespread transformation programme and, last week, it announced the latest ...
Move of the Week: Morrisons’ new marketing chief Rachel Eyre
At a time of great change and disruption, acquiring and retaining talented individuals has arguably never been more important. This is as much true for ...
Move of the Week: Big shoes to fill at Booker and Amazon
It’s taken less than a fortnight for the jobs’ market to explode back into life after the summer break with two significant appointments confirmed within ...
Wholesale colossus Costco reports strong post-lockdown rebound
Although Costco saw a “significant uplight” in sales in the preceding weeks leading up to the UK’s nation-wide lockdown on March 23, it suffered a ...
Metacognitive Awareness: What is Metacognition?
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Sainsbury’s are rolling out contactless, till-free shopping that can be done from smartphones
In over 100 of Sainsbury’s convenience stores across the UK, customers can now enjoy shopping that involves no cash, and no tills. Customers can do ...
Move of the Week: People director Nikki Humphrey faces a challenge at JLP
Out of the frying pan into the fire. That is the obvious conclusion to draw from Nikki Humphrey’s decision to leave Virgin Atlantic to become ...
Move of the Week: Wilko’s new CFO will need to hit the ground running
It’s a difficult time for anyone employed in the retail market and thoughts are with those who have already lost their job or face an ...
Retail executives take note: Boots restructure won’t be the only one on the high street
Boots is set to cull 4,000 jobs following a sharp dip in sales during the coronavirus crisis. The losses mean that Boots will chop 7 ...
Opinion: Covid-19 has widened the retail talent pool
As an optimist, it’s in my nature to look for silver linings in difficult situations. And in recruitment terms I think I’ve found one. The ...