Move of the Week: Wilko’s new CFO will need to hit the ground running 17th July, 2020 3 mins read time 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 ... Read Insight
Opinion: Covid-19 has widened the retail talent pool 10th July, 2020 3 mins read time 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 ... Read Insight
Opinion: How to sustain team culture while home working 26th June, 2020 2 mins read time Of all the decisions facing retail leaders, the choice between initiating a gradual return to the office and shifting to a predominantly home working model ... Read Insight
Opinion: How to ace a virtual job interview 19th June, 2020 3 mins read time It barely needs repeating that retail is entering a ‘new normal’. Some changes, such as social distancing in shops, will hopefully be temporary; others are ... Read Insight
Opinion: Retail leaders need to think big post-lockdown 12th June, 2020 2 mins read time When non-essential stores reopen their doors from Monday, almost three months will have passed since the UK went into lockdown. Bosses whose businesses have been ... Read Insight
Move of the Week: New Sainsbury’s boss Roberts sets out his stall 5th June, 2020 2 mins read time Quick decision making is a business necessity in the current climate as retailers respond to the evolving coronavirus crisis. New Sainsbury’s boss Simon Roberts has ... Read Insight
Move of the Week: Waitrose’s Bailey is the kind of leader you want in a crisis 1st May, 2020 2 mins read time When James Bailey left Sainsbury’s in October it’s unlikely he would have imagined his next role to be leading a rival grocer’s response to the ... Read Insight
Opinion: Furloughed employees must put their wellbeing first 17th April, 2020 2 mins read time As the state of lockdown continues, retail employees broadly speaking fit into three categories at present: there are those providing essential services who continue to ... Read Insight
Move of the Week: Ted Baker’s new boss faces its toughest ever test 3rd April, 2020 2 mins read time It is testament to the job Rachel Osborne has done under the most difficult of circumstances that the former Debenhams finance chief has been trusted ... Read Insight
Opinion: Exceptional times call for compassionate leaders 27th March, 2020 3 mins read time Across the UK, and the world, millions of employees will have packed up their desks this past week and retreated to the sanctuary of their ... Read Insight