retail

Effective stock management is key to retail revival

Following the optimism of non-essential high street shops reopening in mid-June, pessimism remains about near-term sales. The CBI’s monthly Distributive…

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Risk, regulation and reputation: The three ‘R’s for retailers

The three ‘R’s are the building blocks for our children’s education. The joy of re-visiting these as a parent-teacher in…

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June retail sales show signs of recovery

Retail sales increased by 3.4% in June, against a decrease of 1.6% in June 2019, marking the first signs of…

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Why a multi-skilled retail team is essential for optimal efficiency

Retail is a people business. And while the rise of online shopping has increased the role of technology, it has…

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Online retail sales continue to boom despite reopenings

Even as the high street came out of hibernation last month, June’s online retail sales spiked to a 12-year high…

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Usdaw urges chancellor to announce retail recovery plan

Retail trade union Usdaw is calling on the chancellor to announce in Wednesday’s (8 June) economic statement an “urgent recovery…

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How retailers can adapt in a post-Covid-19 economy

A post-Covid-19 world may seem like a distant reality for now. While there are advances in finding a cure or…

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Over 24,000 retail jobs lost in first half of 2020

Almost 24,348 jobs have been scrapped in the first six months of the year at large retailers which have fallen…

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High street retailers ‘urgently’ need government recovery plan, says Usdaw

Shopworkers union Usdaw has urged the government to agree with employers and trade unions a recovery plan for the high…

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Why every penny counts as retailers open shop doors again

The long-awaited re-opening of shop doors comes with the even bigger anticipation of turmoil within the next 12 months as…

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