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Top tips for entering the Customer Services Team of the Year Award

Are you ready to showcase your customer service champions? Consider entering the 2024 Customer Service Team of the Year Award and let your efforts shine! The... View Article
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Barbour and Oxfam partner for charitable jacket rental scheme at Glastonbury Festival

Barbour and Oxfam partner for charitable jacket rental scheme at Glastonbury Festival

18 March 2024 by Natalie Fresen

Barbour, the British heritage outerwear brand, has announced a unique partnership with Oxfam to offer a sustainable and charitable rental service at this year’s Glastonbury Festival.... View Article

British luxury sector’s £81bn contribution calls for legislative support, Walpole Reports

British luxury sector’s £81bn contribution calls for legislative support, Walpole Reports

18 March 2024 by Natalie Fresen

The British luxury sector, a cornerstone of the UK economy, now boasts an annual worth of £81 billion, according to a groundbreaking report from Walpole, the... View Article

Leading UK Companies unite in open letter urging government action on food waste

Leading UK Companies unite in open letter urging government action on food waste

18 March 2024 by Natalie Fresen

In a unified effort to combat food waste, social impact company Too Good To Go, in collaboration with the British Retail Consortium has led an open... View Article

The Perfume Shop celebrates National Fragrance Week with a look back at iconic scents

The Perfume Shop celebrates National Fragrance Week with a look back at iconic scents

18 March 2024 by Natalie Fresen

In commemoration of National Fragrance Week, running from the 18th to the 24th of March, The Perfume Shop, is honouring its storied legacy by showcasing its... View Article

Currys raises profit forecast as period for considering takeover bids ends

Currys raises profit forecast as period for considering takeover bids ends

18 March 2024 by Angela Beevers

Currys has said trading since its peak period has been stronger than expected as it announced that it had officially ended the period for considering takeover... View Article

Freemans launches first new customer credit offering in 13 years

Freemans launches first new customer credit offering in 13 years

18 March 2024 by Angela Beevers

The Freemans digital department store has launched a new customer credit offer, its first in 13 years. The new Flexi3 offering will be promoted across all... View Article

Phase Eight opens at Kingston’s Bentall Centre

Phase Eight opens at Kingston’s Bentall Centre

18 March 2024 by Angela Beevers

Phase Eight has opened a standalone store in Kingston’s Bentall Centre after previously trading in Fenwick and John Lewis in the area. Set across 146 square... View Article

Frasers Group calls in administrators for Base Childrenswear and Kids Cavern

Frasers Group calls in administrators for Base Childrenswear and Kids Cavern

18 March 2024 by Angela Beevers

Frasers Group has called in administrators for the Base Childrenswear and Kids Cavern brands. Purchased in a £47.5 million deal, the brands were part of 14... View Article

Q&A: Tom Rigden, Commercial Director, idhl intelligence division

Q&A: Tom Rigden, Commercial Director, idhl intelligence division

18 March 2024 by Patrick Overall

Tom Rigden is a client partner and digital strategist with 20 years in the industry and a keen focus on driving commercial and operational outcomes. He... View Article

Winners celebrated at UK Customer Satisfaction Awards for excellence in service

17 March 2024 By Natalie Fresen

Ocado Retail, Boots, and Specsavers were among the winners at this weeks UK Customer Satisfaction Awards, which celebrated the UK’s best-in-class for customer service. The event... View Article

Making menopausal consumers visible: Morrisons the latest to partner with GenM

16 March 2024 By Natalie Fresen

Joining huge names in retail such as Boots, Tesco, Holland & Barrett and Sainsbury’s, Morrisons is the latest UK retailer to partner with GenM, the menopause... View Article

Bensons for Beds reports robust sales and profit uptick in a tough economic landscape

16 March 2024 By Natalie Fresen

UK bed specialist Bensons for Beds has announced a return to profitability this year despite economic challenges and subdued consumer confidence. According to the latest annual... View Article

ALDI Leads innovation in automated logistics, offering 95 new job opportunities in the North

16 March 2024 By Natalie Fresen

As part of a major initiative to upgrade one of its northern warehouses with a cutting-edge IT system, supermarket giant Aldi has launched a recruitment drive... View Article

ZigZag has partnered with JogOn to prevent one million shoes from going to landfill

16 March 2024 By Natalie Fresen

ZigZag, a leading provider of technology-driven retail returns solutions, has partnered with environmental campaign, JogOn, in its commitment to prevent one million pairs of running shoes... View Article

Sainsbury’s accelerates its emission reduction commitments advancing towards net zero

16 March 2024 By Natalie Fresen

Sainsbury’s has shared its ambitious new targets for reducing its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. These have been verified by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), the... View Article

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Foundever achieves remarkable success in Comparably’s Best Places to Work Awards 2024

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Q&A: Tom Rigden, Commercial Director, idhl intelligence division
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Q&A: Tom Rigden, Commercial Director, idhl intelligence division

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March 11, 2024

[ ON-DEMAND ] Flexible working requests: getting to grips with the new rules

In this webinar, our expert employment lawyers look in detail at the new rules in force from 6 April 2024 and their practical impact on how you handle flexible working requests going forwards. Who Are Make UK? Make UK champions and celebrate British manufacturing and manufacturers. Together, we build a platform for the evolution of UK manufacturing. For more information please head over to -- https://www.makeuk.org/

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People in Retail Awards 2023

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