Online retail giant Amazon and the supermarket Morrisons have announced that they will expand their same-day delivery service to five new cities. Residents in Glasgow, Newcastle, Sheffield, Liverpool and Portsmouth will now be able to order food and have it delivered on the same day, providing they meet the cut off times. The partnership between [...]
Retail executive committee membership in the UK is 78% white male, and boards are 69% white male, according to new research. The study looked at the US and the rest of Europe too and suggested that retail executive search needs to be reviewed, to close the gender and ethnicity gap. According to the same report, [...]
The retail sector has been going through a tough patch of late. In fact, the phrase 'tough patch' is probably underselling the issue somewhat. Just last month, Philip Green, the long-time retail mogul, announced plans to close 23 stores and slash around 520 jobs as part of a plan to save Arcadia Group, while clothing [...]
For the second year in a row, a survey of almost 8,000 shoppers finds that WH Smith is the worst high street retailer in the UK. Participants were asked to rate over 100 different high street retail outlets and stores on a variety of factors, including value for money and overall in-store experience. For both [...]
When attempting to search for a new retail executive, there are a number of standard boxes that need to be checked. The candidate’s previous successes, their motivations and the ideas that they can bring to the new position all are common areas that are considered by those trying to find a new person suitable for [...]
Conducting a retail executive search can be difficult. You often have to go through multiple CVs, telephone interviews, and face to face interviews, all without conducting background checks and contacting referees. Even when you have whittled down the competition to a few candidates, it can still be challenging to know if your retail executive search [...]
Seven Superdrug stores will offer Co-op's food-to-go range to customers. More than 40 products will be made available as part of the meal deal, and the options will include meals for vegans and those on a gluten-free diet. The health and beauty chain will supply Co-op branded products in stores in the East Midlands, Bristol [...]
The Duke of Cambridge has become the latest high profile person to speak out on the topic of mental health. The message is clear: stigma needs to end, people need to be able to talk about their issues more, and help needs to be more readily available. It is an issue which impacts of quality [...]
There are many companies in the UK which are currently facing a crisis over pension deficits. These companies provided a lifetime guarantee of income to their employees over 30 years ago, but the cost of funding these schemes is starting to impact the companies severely. Some of the companies which have accrued a significant pension [...]
When you imagine your ideal hire, you probably picture a confident, charismatic extrovert with major gravitas and the expertise to boot. Everyone knows there’s no one-size-fits-all mould for leaders – they come in all shapes and sizes. While you won’t be on the hunt for a particular stereotype, you may not know what powerful traits [...]