John Lewis redundancies: What does the law say about department store job cuts? August 14, 2024 More UK retail jobs are set to be lost after John Lewis revealed plans to cut its headcount by more than 150 in the coming months. The move means the department store giant becomes the latest household name to reduce its staffing numbers so far this year. John Lewis has said it hopes to achieve [...]
John Lewis: How all the major changes will impact staff and shoppers August 14, 2024 John Lewis is poised to make a series of major changes that will affect all of its stores across the country and its partners. The organisation announced a restructuring plan yesterday that it described as a “multimillion pound” investment in technology and what it has described as ‘simplification’ would help “improve our customer service and make [...]
John Lewis to make redundancies as major store changes announced August 13, 2024 Department store giant John Lewis is to cut more than 150 jobs as it unveiled a major restructuring plan to its partners. The company is to reduce its headcount by 153 roles, about one per cent of its current workforce, which it hopes to achieve by natural attrition and voluntary redundancies. The news was first [...]
From online to in-store: How retail is adapting to consumers August 3, 2024 The dual effects of the pandemic and the cost-of-living crisis, as well as the ever-improving technology on offer, have changed the way people shop and how retail adapts to customers.
Carpetright: All you need to know ahead of redundancies and store closures July 23, 2024 Carpetright has become the latest household name to fall into insolvency following the likes of The Body Shop, Ted Baker and online luxury fashion retailers Matches and Farfetch earlier this year.
The Body Shop: What next for high street icon as tycoon eyes rescue deal? July 11, 2024 The future of collapsed high street icon The Body Shop could be decided in the next two weeks as it emerged that British tycoon Mike Jatania was in exclusive talks to rescue the brand.
Sharps Bedrooms: Showrooms axed as Covid-19 shopping boom well and truly over June 14, 2024 The company behind fitted furniture retailer Sharps Bedrooms has axed more showrooms as it struggles to keep up with rising wages amid its second loss-making year in a row.
British Land sells stake in Meadowhall Shopping Centre at a premium May 20, 2024 The transaction values the entirety of the Sheffield shopping centre at £734m,.
Shein cash giveaways similar to Temu’s raise data privacy issues April 30, 2024 Fast-fashion giant Shein has launched a number of promotions on its app, such as "magic draw", "draw easily", "free gift", and "spin to win".
Livestream shopping finds its footing in the collectables market April 1, 2024 Helped by a restless and largely furloughed population during the pandemic, livestream shopping made its way over to the UK in 2020