Retail

All Of UK Retailer Wilko's Stores To Shut, Risking 12,500 Jobs

Wilko will disappear from British high streets next month, as its entire chain of 400 homeware stores close.

Walmart Changes Starting Pay Structure For Entry-Level Store Workers

Walmart is changing the hourly starting wage structure for entry-level store workers, as companies seek to reduce costs in a slowing job market.

Greencore Appoints Catherine Gubbins As New CFO

Greencore Group plc has announced the appointment of Catherine Gubbins as its new chief financial officer and executive director, effective early 2024...

Crime Is An Insult To Shoppers And Retail Workers, Says Ken Murphy, CEO, Tesco

Crime is a scourge on society, and an insult to shoppers and retail workers, says Ken Murphy, CEO, Tesco. With this in mind, Murphy noted that Tesco has al...

SuperValu And Thinkhouse Collaborate on ‘Local Action, Global Impact’ Campaign

SuperValu has unveiled its biggest ever sustainability campaign ‘Local Action, Global Impact.’

Penneys Completes €10m Investment In revamp Of Flagship Mary Street Store

Penneys has announced that it has completed a €10 million investment project on a full refurbishment of its first ever store on Mary Street.

French Consumers Massively Cutting Essential Purchases, Carrefour CEO Warns

The CEO of French retailer Carrefour warned on Tuesday that consumers were massively curbing purchases of essential staples due to high prices.

Weekly Round-Up ... 29 August 2023

Prices for tomatoes have rocketed, at one point close to five times since June, while those for onions, another staple in Indian cooking, have risen 80% in...