Waitrose will filter 2,500 graduate job applicants
Think you can pull the wool over the foodie eyes of Waitrose? No chance: the food retailer, is using a new online recruitment tool that will ensure the highest calibre candidates progress through to its graduate selection centres. 2,500 applied this year, and expect even more next year – so ...
Wednesday, November 25th, 2009
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Tesco’s Still Recruiting
The good folks over at Tesco have decided to ignore the trends, probably because they’re loaded, and they’re continuing to recruit graduates. That’s right my job hunting friends, Tesco has seen a 61% increase in graduate applications for its 15 2009 graduate scheme vacancies. The bad news is that the ...
Monday, July 6th, 2009
Tags: graduate scheme, Recession, Recruitment, Tesco
The good folks over at Tesco have decided to ignore the trends, probably because they’re loaded, and they’re continuing to recruit graduates. That’s right my job hunting friends, Tesco has seen a 61% increase in graduate applications for its 15 2009 graduate scheme vacancies. The bad news is that the ...
Monday, July 6th, 2009
Tags: graduate scheme, Recession, Recruitment, Tesco
The Employee Opinion Survey is out
You lucky, lucky graduates. It seems you’ve chosen exactly the right time to join the working world, well as long as you ignore little things like the recession! That’s right the Annual Employee Opinion Survey has revealed that the majority of people actually like their jobs and take pride in ...
Wednesday, June 10th, 2009
Tags: Civil Servants, employee opinion survey, Government, opr
You lucky, lucky graduates. It seems you’ve chosen exactly the right time to join the working world, well as long as you ignore little things like the recession! That’s right the Annual Employee Opinion Survey has revealed that the majority of people actually like their jobs and take pride in ...
Wednesday, June 10th, 2009
Tags: Civil Servants, employee opinion survey, Government, opr
Drinking at Work
I’ve been known to sink one or twelve in my day, but never have I seen a chart of the hardest drinking industries, that was until today. It seems the surveying masterminds over at YouGov (where you can also earn money for taking surveys) had a bit of spare time ...
Monday, June 1st, 2009
Tags: alcohol, drinking, Estate Agents, Finance, Insurance, IT, media
I’ve been known to sink one or twelve in my day, but never have I seen a chart of the hardest drinking industries, that was until today. It seems the surveying masterminds over at YouGov (where you can also earn money for taking surveys) had a bit of spare time ...
Monday, June 1st, 2009
Tags: alcohol, drinking, Estate Agents, Finance, Insurance, IT, media
How to Keep Employees Happy
It seems that the World Retail Congress isn’t just a jolly in the sun, serious debating (possibly even mass!) gets done with this years revolutionary realisation being that an engaged employee is a happy employee. No, no not that kind of engaged – Mrs Hanson can vouch for that, the ...
Friday, May 8th, 2009
Tags: career, engagement, happy, maslow, responsibility, Retail
It seems that the World Retail Congress isn’t just a jolly in the sun, serious debating (possibly even mass!) gets done with this years revolutionary realisation being that an engaged employee is a happy employee. No, no not that kind of engaged – Mrs Hanson can vouch for that, the ...
Friday, May 8th, 2009
Tags: career, engagement, happy, maslow, responsibility, Retail
Lying on your CV isn’t big or clever
Liar, liar pants on fire! Yes it’s true there is always one who wants to stretch the truth, but in this case there’s more than one as BackCheck (the background checking specialists) discovered during a 6 month experiment. Between September 2008 and March 2009 BackCheck discovered that there has been ...
Friday, April 24th, 2009
Tags: cv, cv writting
Liar, liar pants on fire! Yes it’s true there is always one who wants to stretch the truth, but in this case there’s more than one as BackCheck (the background checking specialists) discovered during a 6 month experiment. Between September 2008 and March 2009 BackCheck discovered that there has been ...
Friday, April 24th, 2009
Tags: cv, cv writting
Tesco to create 11,000 UK jobs
Yesterday’s announcement of £3bn profits at Tesco made them the world’s second biggest retailer to US giant Wal-Mart. The good news for us is their plant to create 26,000 jobs this year – 11,000 of them here in the UK – and plans for expansion will give the construction industry ...
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009
Tags: career advice for graduates going into retail, Retail, Supermarkets
Yesterday’s announcement of £3bn profits at Tesco made them the world’s second biggest retailer to US giant Wal-Mart. The good news for us is their plant to create 26,000 jobs this year – 11,000 of them here in the UK – and plans for expansion will give the construction industry ...
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009
Tags: career advice for graduates going into retail, Retail, Supermarkets
JD Reports Real Profits
JD Sports are bucking the trend. They’ve managed to buck a full 9% rise in profits over the last financial year. Surely the man in charge of JD, Peter Cowgill, could have a go at RBS in his spare time, it’s only another 3 letters after all? This is JD’s 5th ...
Thursday, April 9th, 2009
JD Sports are bucking the trend. They’ve managed to buck a full 9% rise in profits over the last financial year. Surely the man in charge of JD, Peter Cowgill, could have a go at RBS in his spare time, it’s only another 3 letters after all? This is JD’s 5th ...
Thursday, April 9th, 2009
New shoe retailer sets sites on 450 UK stores
Who’s heard of high street brand Deichmann? No, me neither. Which is surprising as they are Europe’s biggest shoe retailer. Ummm….german shoes. Spotting the stars on the high street is time consuming sport right now, but if you’ve an interest in fashion retail, get in touch with them. Deichmann has ...
Monday, March 30th, 2009
Tags: Fashion and retail careers, Graduate Opportunities in Retail
Who’s heard of high street brand Deichmann? No, me neither. Which is surprising as they are Europe’s biggest shoe retailer. Ummm….german shoes. Spotting the stars on the high street is time consuming sport right now, but if you’ve an interest in fashion retail, get in touch with them. Deichmann has ...
Monday, March 30th, 2009
Tags: Fashion and retail careers, Graduate Opportunities in Retail
Sexy pants mean money - and therefore careers
People say to me “Boss Hanson, where sir can I look for some good news in this recession?” And I say, “Knickers.” Swanky panty lingerie label Agent Provocateur has seen sales up 8% as people retreat to the bed room to feel good about themselves. Why even the current Mrs Hanson wears ...
Tuesday, March 24th, 2009
Tags: Careers in retail, Clothing and fashion, Retail
People say to me “Boss Hanson, where sir can I look for some good news in this recession?” And I say, “Knickers.” Swanky panty lingerie label Agent Provocateur has seen sales up 8% as people retreat to the bed room to feel good about themselves. Why even the current Mrs Hanson wears ...
Tuesday, March 24th, 2009
Tags: Careers in retail, Clothing and fashion, Retail
Woolies brand is back…online
The comical owners of the Daily Torygraph, brothers Sir Dave and Fred Barclay, have snapped up the Woolworths and Ladybird clothes brands and plan to re-launch it as an on-line only retailer. While it means the name wont disappear, many of the 30,000 staff jobs still will, but it will ...
Monday, February 2nd, 2009
Tags: fashion, Food and Drink retail, graduate jobs at River Island, jobs at asos, Retail
The comical owners of the Daily Torygraph, brothers Sir Dave and Fred Barclay, have snapped up the Woolworths and Ladybird clothes brands and plan to re-launch it as an on-line only retailer. While it means the name wont disappear, many of the 30,000 staff jobs still will, but it will ...
Monday, February 2nd, 2009
Tags: fashion, Food and Drink retail, graduate jobs at River Island, jobs at asos, Retail
Asda push up new retail jobs vacancies to 30,000
Yes, yes, yes – we’re screwed as a nation with unemployment looking set to reach the dizzying heights of 3 million once again. Hurrah then for the establishments we previously thought were pretty odious: the supermarkets. They will provide nearly 30,000 new jobs this year; figures buoyed by the news ...
Thursday, January 29th, 2009
Tags: ASDA graduate recruitment, Food and Drink, new vacancies for students and graduates, Retail, Supermarkets
Yes, yes, yes – we’re screwed as a nation with unemployment looking set to reach the dizzying heights of 3 million once again. Hurrah then for the establishments we previously thought were pretty odious: the supermarkets. They will provide nearly 30,000 new jobs this year; figures buoyed by the news ...
Thursday, January 29th, 2009
Tags: ASDA graduate recruitment, Food and Drink, new vacancies for students and graduates, Retail, Supermarkets
Women are having a harsher time with redundancies
Are you a woman? Bad luck. Reports from the TUC show redundancy rates are almost double those of men. That’s not good when society has moved on and has more households than ever before dependent on women working as well – in a fifth of heterosexual couples the women earns ...
Wednesday, January 21st, 2009
Tags: gender inequality in work, Retail, tourism and hospitality, Women in work
Are you a woman? Bad luck. Reports from the TUC show redundancy rates are almost double those of men. That’s not good when society has moved on and has more households than ever before dependent on women working as well – in a fifth of heterosexual couples the women earns ...
Wednesday, January 21st, 2009
Tags: gender inequality in work, Retail, tourism and hospitality, Women in work
Aldi offer best graduate package. Official.
Last week, we all reached for the large bottle of aspirin; not because Lucy Pinder got voted off Big Brother, but the High Fliers Research reported graduate intake is to be cut across the board by 17%. But hats off to Aldi who piped up that they will be offering ...
Tuesday, January 20th, 2009
Tags: Food and Drink, good graduate package, Graduate earnign prospects, Retail, sales, Supermarkets
Last week, we all reached for the large bottle of aspirin; not because Lucy Pinder got voted off Big Brother, but the High Fliers Research reported graduate intake is to be cut across the board by 17%. But hats off to Aldi who piped up that they will be offering ...
Tuesday, January 20th, 2009
Tags: Food and Drink, good graduate package, Graduate earnign prospects, Retail, sales, Supermarkets
Matalan grows into High Street contender
Matalan – its always been one of our favourite videos on the site – and its set to stay thanks to new proof that they were one of the best-performing High Street retailers over the Christmas with sale up 6% across its 203 stores. So while Next and M&S are ...
Sunday, January 18th, 2009
Tags: careers in fashion and retail, fashion, gradaute scheme at Matalan, Retail
Matalan – its always been one of our favourite videos on the site – and its set to stay thanks to new proof that they were one of the best-performing High Street retailers over the Christmas with sale up 6% across its 203 stores. So while Next and M&S are ...
Sunday, January 18th, 2009
Tags: careers in fashion and retail, fashion, gradaute scheme at Matalan, Retail
Christmas Day is now an online shopping favourite
The winners in the current retail space are those that peddle goods for next to nothing (Aldi); have staff that can help you rather than shuffle around like the living dead (I’m talking abut you Currys) or have a clear, innovative online offering (asos). No surprise the online retailers are ...
Tuesday, January 13th, 2009
Tags: fashion and clothing, John Lewis graduate scheme, Online shopping, Retail
The winners in the current retail space are those that peddle goods for next to nothing (Aldi); have staff that can help you rather than shuffle around like the living dead (I’m talking abut you Currys) or have a clear, innovative online offering (asos). No surprise the online retailers are ...
Tuesday, January 13th, 2009
Tags: fashion and clothing, John Lewis graduate scheme, Online shopping, Retail
High Street still poses rich and poor job opportunities
The high street keeps playing on the swings and roundabouts: Sainsbury’s has announced that it enjoyed its best Christmas ever with over 22million shoppers won over by their Ant and Dec adverts. Their home delivery service also saw record numbers of orders. That fact that consumers are upholding their end ...
Thursday, January 8th, 2009
Tags: graduate careers in retail, graduate jobs at Co-operative, Retail, sainsbury's graduate scheme
The high street keeps playing on the swings and roundabouts: Sainsbury’s has announced that it enjoyed its best Christmas ever with over 22million shoppers won over by their Ant and Dec adverts. Their home delivery service also saw record numbers of orders. That fact that consumers are upholding their end ...
Thursday, January 8th, 2009
Tags: graduate careers in retail, graduate jobs at Co-operative, Retail, sainsbury's graduate scheme
Stonewall survey of gay-friendly employers 2009
Ah, the distractions of a January: the darts world championship; celebrity Big Brother, and the Stonewall report of the top 100 gay-friendly employers. A good benchmark for those who appreciate diversity in the workplace, as well as a good cuddle. This year, the highest climber was Simmons & Simmons in ...
Thursday, January 8th, 2009
Tags: Banking and Finance, Diversity, graduate opportunities in diverse workplaces, law, Stonewall survey
Ah, the distractions of a January: the darts world championship; celebrity Big Brother, and the Stonewall report of the top 100 gay-friendly employers. A good benchmark for those who appreciate diversity in the workplace, as well as a good cuddle. This year, the highest climber was Simmons & Simmons in ...
Thursday, January 8th, 2009
Tags: Banking and Finance, Diversity, graduate opportunities in diverse workplaces, law, Stonewall survey
Two retail brands start 09 in spectacular style
A good start to 2009 from my two favourite brands: Dandy outfitter Liberty has stuck two sartorial fingers up at expectations with Christmas sales the best on record thanks to tourists coming over and taking advantage of the pound. Waitrose too saw a 41% surge in trading. Waitrose's owner, John ...
Monday, January 5th, 2009
Tags: fashion, Food and Drink, Grandauate careers opportunities at Liberty, Retail, Supermarkets
A good start to 2009 from my two favourite brands: Dandy outfitter Liberty has stuck two sartorial fingers up at expectations with Christmas sales the best on record thanks to tourists coming over and taking advantage of the pound. Waitrose too saw a 41% surge in trading. Waitrose's owner, John ...
Monday, January 5th, 2009
Tags: fashion, Food and Drink, Grandauate careers opportunities at Liberty, Retail, Supermarkets
Great news: I’ve got a job. At Poundland.
Heaven knows in a recession you can’t afford to be picky. Dust off those CVs then for coat hanger and tinsel retailer Poundland, who plan to open at least 35 new stores next year, creating around 1,200 jobs. The brand is owned by Private Equity (remember them?) firm Advent, for ...
Monday, December 22nd, 2008
Tags: graduate opportunites in retail, Growth in retail, High Street, jobs in retail, Private Equity, Retail
Heaven knows in a recession you can’t afford to be picky. Dust off those CVs then for coat hanger and tinsel retailer Poundland, who plan to open at least 35 new stores next year, creating around 1,200 jobs. The brand is owned by Private Equity (remember them?) firm Advent, for ...
Monday, December 22nd, 2008
Tags: graduate opportunites in retail, Growth in retail, High Street, jobs in retail, Private Equity, Retail
Good News and bad news in Retail
Amazingly, and against expectations, retail sales in the UK actually rose last month. OK sales volumes only climbed 0.3% in November from October, but they were up 1.5% from a year ago. Other amazing stats reveal household goods were leading the charge, up by 3.9% in November, which turns out to ...
Friday, December 19th, 2008
Amazingly, and against expectations, retail sales in the UK actually rose last month. OK sales volumes only climbed 0.3% in November from October, but they were up 1.5% from a year ago. Other amazing stats reveal household goods were leading the charge, up by 3.9% in November, which turns out to ...
Friday, December 19th, 2008
TV Shopping Channel calls in KPMG
“God-awful” is not a spokesperson for TV Shopping Channel company, Ideal Shopping Direct, referrring to their programming: it was in reference to their sales in November, that have led the firm to become the first British retailer to issue a pre-Christmas profits warning (basically “we’re not going to make any.”) ...
Thursday, December 11th, 2008
Tags: graduate growth at KPMG, KPMG auditing, media and broadcasting, Recession, Retail
“God-awful” is not a spokesperson for TV Shopping Channel company, Ideal Shopping Direct, referrring to their programming: it was in reference to their sales in November, that have led the firm to become the first British retailer to issue a pre-Christmas profits warning (basically “we’re not going to make any.”) ...
Thursday, December 11th, 2008
Tags: graduate growth at KPMG, KPMG auditing, media and broadcasting, Recession, Retail
Tesco plays Santa to staff
Tesco is to reward staff with over £200 million worth of extra employee benefits over Christmas and the New Year. All 268,000 employees at the retailer will be allowed an extra day's holiday for Christmas shopping and will be awarded a potential £96 each in vouchers and savings at Tesco ...
Thursday, December 11th, 2008
Tags: Food and Drink, Graduate careers at Tesco, Retail, Tesco rewards and perks
Tesco is to reward staff with over £200 million worth of extra employee benefits over Christmas and the New Year. All 268,000 employees at the retailer will be allowed an extra day's holiday for Christmas shopping and will be awarded a potential £96 each in vouchers and savings at Tesco ...
Thursday, December 11th, 2008
Tags: Food and Drink, Graduate careers at Tesco, Retail, Tesco rewards and perks
Computer gaming industry beating recession
The video game industry is moving to Level 5 on Credit Crunch, a game every retailer is being forced to play, as consumers turn to fitness workouts, musical jam sessions and fantasy worlds to take their minds off the gloom but still stay at home. Microsoft has reported November as ...
Monday, December 8th, 2008
Tags: Computer gaming, gaming design, graduate opportunities in internet gaming
The video game industry is moving to Level 5 on Credit Crunch, a game every retailer is being forced to play, as consumers turn to fitness workouts, musical jam sessions and fantasy worlds to take their minds off the gloom but still stay at home. Microsoft has reported November as ...
Monday, December 8th, 2008
Tags: Computer gaming, gaming design, graduate opportunities in internet gaming
Internet Monday - today is litmus test for retail sector
Today’s the day that will measure whether this is going to be a black or red Christmas for retailers. Today is apparently going to be the busiest internet shopping day of the year, with £320m forecast to be spent today online - of a total prediction of £13.6bn over the ...
Monday, December 8th, 2008
Tags: graduate careers in retail, internet sales, Retail, student placements in retail
Today’s the day that will measure whether this is going to be a black or red Christmas for retailers. Today is apparently going to be the busiest internet shopping day of the year, with £320m forecast to be spent today online - of a total prediction of £13.6bn over the ...
Monday, December 8th, 2008
Tags: graduate careers in retail, internet sales, Retail, student placements in retail
Woolies could enter Dragon’s Den…
800 stores and 30,000 staff are watching anxiously as Woolworth's administrators Deloitte receive more than a dozen inquiries from companies wanting to take over the business as a whole. These include the comical Dragon's Den star Theo Paphitis. Alternatively, Woolworths could be broken up this week with parts of the ...
Monday, December 1st, 2008
Tags: graduate careers in retail, Growth for Tesco jobs, Highstreet, Retail, sale of Woolworths
800 stores and 30,000 staff are watching anxiously as Woolworth's administrators Deloitte receive more than a dozen inquiries from companies wanting to take over the business as a whole. These include the comical Dragon's Den star Theo Paphitis. Alternatively, Woolworths could be broken up this week with parts of the ...
Monday, December 1st, 2008
Tags: graduate careers in retail, Growth for Tesco jobs, Highstreet, Retail, sale of Woolworths
Co-op have £9m to share with members
Companies like John Lewis and the Co-operative Group are owned by their staff, so everyone gets a cheque when the profits are calculated. Given the falling sales at John Lewis that looks unlikely to be much of a handout right now, but over at Co-op staff and customers have close ...
Wednesday, November 26th, 2008
Tags: Banking and Finance, financial incentives for graduates, financial rewards, Food and Drink, Retail
Companies like John Lewis and the Co-operative Group are owned by their staff, so everyone gets a cheque when the profits are calculated. Given the falling sales at John Lewis that looks unlikely to be much of a handout right now, but over at Co-op staff and customers have close ...
Wednesday, November 26th, 2008
Tags: Banking and Finance, financial incentives for graduates, financial rewards, Food and Drink, Retail
Mothercare double profits with global expansion
Stick with me kid: we found the retailers with a right to be optimistic when we went to the Careers Forum and our pals at Mothercare have stuck to their word and doubled their profits on this time last year to £9.5m. Sales outside of the UK were up 9% ...
Friday, November 21st, 2008
Tags: Career in retail, graduate jobs at mothercare, Growth in retail, job opportunities at mothercare
Stick with me kid: we found the retailers with a right to be optimistic when we went to the Careers Forum and our pals at Mothercare have stuck to their word and doubled their profits on this time last year to £9.5m. Sales outside of the UK were up 9% ...
Friday, November 21st, 2008
Tags: Career in retail, graduate jobs at mothercare, Growth in retail, job opportunities at mothercare
Retail sales beating targets…but for how long?
Retail’s up and down isn’t it?! One day you’ve got asos spanking the backside of everyone’s expectations; the next day someone’s trying to sell Woolworths for a pound. And today M&S are knocking 20% off everything in the store to get people back in before Christmas, and Debenhams holding a ...
Thursday, November 20th, 2008
Tags: career advice for retail job seeking, Graduate retail careers, student and graduate jobs in retail
Retail’s up and down isn’t it?! One day you’ve got asos spanking the backside of everyone’s expectations; the next day someone’s trying to sell Woolworths for a pound. And today M&S are knocking 20% off everything in the store to get people back in before Christmas, and Debenhams holding a ...
Thursday, November 20th, 2008
Tags: career advice for retail job seeking, Graduate retail careers, student and graduate jobs in retail
asos just keeps getting stronger
They’re back: last time we reported online clothes monger Asos’ bumper sales it was a bit weird in the current climate. Now it’s the stuff of the X-fliles. While everyone else is firing and crying, Asos has seen sales more than double by 107%, with close to a million customers. ...
Tuesday, November 18th, 2008
Tags: asos jobs for students and graduates, clothing retail, fashion, graduate opportunities in fashion and retail, Growth in retail, Retail
They’re back: last time we reported online clothes monger Asos’ bumper sales it was a bit weird in the current climate. Now it’s the stuff of the X-fliles. While everyone else is firing and crying, Asos has seen sales more than double by 107%, with close to a million customers. ...
Tuesday, November 18th, 2008
Tags: asos jobs for students and graduates, clothing retail, fashion, graduate opportunities in fashion and retail, Growth in retail, Retail
Majestic Wine - still recruiting
Today’s papers are all claiming that “the fizz” has dropped out of Majestic Wine as its profits have fallen by 25% on last year as champagne sales have fallen by a fifth. No great surprise: people don’t have that much to celebrate right now. But you’d be wrong if you ...
Tuesday, November 11th, 2008
Tags: Food and Drink, Graduate Careers at Majestic, graduate placements in the wine industry, Retail
Today’s papers are all claiming that “the fizz” has dropped out of Majestic Wine as its profits have fallen by 25% on last year as champagne sales have fallen by a fifth. No great surprise: people don’t have that much to celebrate right now. But you’d be wrong if you ...
Tuesday, November 11th, 2008
Tags: Food and Drink, Graduate Careers at Majestic, graduate placements in the wine industry, Retail
Green Business Award winners announced.
It was the swish ceremony for the Green Business Awards this week – hosted by Mock the Week’s Hugh Dennis. On the menu (I guess) was Pea Soup, Carbon-ara, and Petit 4x4s. Eurostar scooped the coveted award for Best Large Company while furniture maker HJ Berry & Sons picked up ...
Friday, November 7th, 2008
Tags: an ethical graduate placement, graduate opportunities with Green companies, Green businesses
It was the swish ceremony for the Green Business Awards this week – hosted by Mock the Week’s Hugh Dennis. On the menu (I guess) was Pea Soup, Carbon-ara, and Petit 4x4s. Eurostar scooped the coveted award for Best Large Company while furniture maker HJ Berry & Sons picked up ...
Friday, November 7th, 2008
Tags: an ethical graduate placement, graduate opportunities with Green companies, Green businesses
Sainsbury’s offer skills training
Sainsbury's staff are to be offered formal qualifications in stock-taking and store working as well as basic maths and English literacy skills - equivalent to five good GCSEs. It will also offer web-based courses in basic maths and English, equivalent to a GCSE grade D, to staff who need them. ...
Friday, November 7th, 2008
Tags: Food and Drink, Graduate careers at Sainsbury's, Retail, Training
Sainsbury's staff are to be offered formal qualifications in stock-taking and store working as well as basic maths and English literacy skills - equivalent to five good GCSEs. It will also offer web-based courses in basic maths and English, equivalent to a GCSE grade D, to staff who need them. ...
Friday, November 7th, 2008
Tags: Food and Drink, Graduate careers at Sainsbury's, Retail, Training
Swedish chemist under fire for “sex” discrimination
In Sweden complaints have been lodged with the government against the state-run retail pharmacy Apoteket, alleging illegal sex discrimination. The chain stocks sexual aids that benefit women but none that particularly benefit men. Said one campaigner: “A woman with a dildo is seen as liberated…whereas a man with a blow-up ...
Thursday, October 30th, 2008
Tags: job interview talking point, pharmaceutical, Retail
In Sweden complaints have been lodged with the government against the state-run retail pharmacy Apoteket, alleging illegal sex discrimination. The chain stocks sexual aids that benefit women but none that particularly benefit men. Said one campaigner: “A woman with a dildo is seen as liberated…whereas a man with a blow-up ...
Thursday, October 30th, 2008
Tags: job interview talking point, pharmaceutical, Retail
Ad company big winner from new enormous shopping centre
It’s fair to say that a push down the stairs may be the best present some retailers get this Christmas. Nevertheless, next week sees the opening of Europe’s largest shopping centre: Westfield in Shepherds Bush, West London. It will be fascinating to see whether the opulence and ideas of the ...
Friday, October 24th, 2008
Tags: Advertising jobs, graduate and student placements in media, growth in advertisng, Marketing, Retail
It’s fair to say that a push down the stairs may be the best present some retailers get this Christmas. Nevertheless, next week sees the opening of Europe’s largest shopping centre: Westfield in Shepherds Bush, West London. It will be fascinating to see whether the opulence and ideas of the ...
Friday, October 24th, 2008
Tags: Advertising jobs, graduate and student placements in media, growth in advertisng, Marketing, Retail
Two credit crunch busting brands unite…
Its been a good month for Aldi: first the German retailer has enjoyed its strongest ever sales week in the UK last month - bloodying the nose of Tesco who claims to be “Britain’s biggest retailer.” The firm owns 40% of the German market and see no reason why they ...
Monday, October 20th, 2008
Tags: Food and Drink careers, Graduate opportunites at Aldi, Hotels, Jobs in Sport and Leisure
Its been a good month for Aldi: first the German retailer has enjoyed its strongest ever sales week in the UK last month - bloodying the nose of Tesco who claims to be “Britain’s biggest retailer.” The firm owns 40% of the German market and see no reason why they ...
Monday, October 20th, 2008
Tags: Food and Drink careers, Graduate opportunites at Aldi, Hotels, Jobs in Sport and Leisure
TopShop could take on Iceland’s debts…
Baugar are the Iceland conglomerate, and you may think, “so what?” but they own such great British Brands as Karen Millen, All Saints, Whistles and House of Fraser. Obviously with Iceland now worth less than a pub ash tray, there’s talk of the firm into administration (a rescue package where ...
Tuesday, October 14th, 2008
Tags: fashion careers for students, growth in graduate retail jobs, Retail, Retail graduate careers
Baugar are the Iceland conglomerate, and you may think, “so what?” but they own such great British Brands as Karen Millen, All Saints, Whistles and House of Fraser. Obviously with Iceland now worth less than a pub ash tray, there’s talk of the firm into administration (a rescue package where ...
Tuesday, October 14th, 2008
Tags: fashion careers for students, growth in graduate retail jobs, Retail, Retail graduate careers
Mixed messages from eBay - sack staff, but spend $1.3bn
Who’d have thunk it: the retailers that seem to be selling napkins for the credit crunch as those online (no nasty rents) and those selling cheap (8 chickens for a quid!). Blow me (please) but eBay that meets both those criteria, is feeling the pinch – and is axing 10%, ...
Tuesday, October 7th, 2008
Tags: Bill me Later, Careers online, Jobs at eBay, Marketing, Online retail, Using IT
Who’d have thunk it: the retailers that seem to be selling napkins for the credit crunch as those online (no nasty rents) and those selling cheap (8 chickens for a quid!). Blow me (please) but eBay that meets both those criteria, is feeling the pinch – and is axing 10%, ...
Tuesday, October 7th, 2008
Tags: Bill me Later, Careers online, Jobs at eBay, Marketing, Online retail, Using IT
New boss may turn around Comet’s fortunes
If I was working for electrical retailer Comet right now, I’d think my job was as safe as houses. So, not very. Lat month sales dropped 10%. Good news then that Thierry Falque-Pierrotin has been handed the task of seeing mother company Kesa through the credit crunch, taking over the ...
Tuesday, October 7th, 2008
Tags: careers with Kesa, Electricals, Growth at Comet, Jobs at Comet, Retail
If I was working for electrical retailer Comet right now, I’d think my job was as safe as houses. So, not very. Lat month sales dropped 10%. Good news then that Thierry Falque-Pierrotin has been handed the task of seeing mother company Kesa through the credit crunch, taking over the ...
Tuesday, October 7th, 2008
Tags: careers with Kesa, Electricals, Growth at Comet, Jobs at Comet, Retail
Pizza Hut becomes Pasta Hut
You wait all year for Pizza Hut to put a video up and when we finally track them down at the Retail Career Forums, they go and change their name to Pasta Hut. So the video is back in the dungeon! The new name means it’s time to take the ...
Tuesday, October 7th, 2008
Tags: Food and Drink, Graduate opportunities at Pasta Hut, Marketing, New Branding, Retail
You wait all year for Pizza Hut to put a video up and when we finally track them down at the Retail Career Forums, they go and change their name to Pasta Hut. So the video is back in the dungeon! The new name means it’s time to take the ...
Tuesday, October 7th, 2008
Tags: Food and Drink, Graduate opportunities at Pasta Hut, Marketing, New Branding, Retail
Abbey first to launch work-life balance initiative
In case you didn’t know, the Spanish banks are sleeping with the wife of, and biting their thumbs at, the credit crunch at the moment. They are doing incredibly well as a rule, so its no wonder I’ve moved my adopted son Olubengu’s trust fund over to Santander, where he can’t ...
Friday, October 3rd, 2008
Tags: Banking and Finance graduarte careers, Charity and Non-Profit, Graduate jobs at Abbey, work life balance
In case you didn’t know, the Spanish banks are sleeping with the wife of, and biting their thumbs at, the credit crunch at the moment. They are doing incredibly well as a rule, so its no wonder I’ve moved my adopted son Olubengu’s trust fund over to Santander, where he can’t ...
Friday, October 3rd, 2008
Tags: Banking and Finance graduarte careers, Charity and Non-Profit, Graduate jobs at Abbey, work life balance
Fashion site beats credit crunch
Funky online fashion retailer asos (as seen on screen) has given the retail pessimists a make-over with credit crunch chomping sales figures. People are switching to the internet to shop, so they have doubled their sales (see the vid we made of them last week). Asos made its name by ...
Thursday, October 2nd, 2008
Tags: Fashion graduate jobs, fashion graduates CV, fashion graduates job interview, Web retail jobs for graduates
Funky online fashion retailer asos (as seen on screen) has given the retail pessimists a make-over with credit crunch chomping sales figures. People are switching to the internet to shop, so they have doubled their sales (see the vid we made of them last week). Asos made its name by ...
Thursday, October 2nd, 2008
Tags: Fashion graduate jobs, fashion graduates CV, fashion graduates job interview, Web retail jobs for graduates
Bad week for…
Staff at legal firm Olswang (Sunday Times top 100 Best Company to work for since 2005). They have effectively cancelled Christmas by announcing now there will be no staff bonuses this year… Subway PR department: a customer rang 911 on discovering that they hadn’t made his sandwich correctly… French Connection: even though ...
Thursday, September 18th, 2008
Tags: Banking and Finance, fashion, Food and Drink, Investment Bank, Job interview talking pionts, law, Legal
Staff at legal firm Olswang (Sunday Times top 100 Best Company to work for since 2005). They have effectively cancelled Christmas by announcing now there will be no staff bonuses this year… Subway PR department: a customer rang 911 on discovering that they hadn’t made his sandwich correctly… French Connection: even though ...
Thursday, September 18th, 2008
Tags: Banking and Finance, fashion, Food and Drink, Investment Bank, Job interview talking pionts, law, Legal
Thorntons bucks high street blues
If your one of the two people who watch Harry and Paul on the BBC, you’ll know a lady loves a chocolatier. A fact compounded by the 20% rise in profits at Thorntons. Despite the impending recession, there’s nothing we like more than a bit of comforting choccy as we ...
Thursday, September 11th, 2008
Tags: Food and Drink, High Street, Job interviews for high street jobs, Retail
If your one of the two people who watch Harry and Paul on the BBC, you’ll know a lady loves a chocolatier. A fact compounded by the 20% rise in profits at Thorntons. Despite the impending recession, there’s nothing we like more than a bit of comforting choccy as we ...
Thursday, September 11th, 2008
Tags: Food and Drink, High Street, Job interviews for high street jobs, Retail
Harvey Nics hire new face for brand
Who do you think the new face of Harvey Nichols is? Peaches Geldof? Zara Philips? Mark Ronson? No, its someone more attractive than any of them: Wallace and Gromit. The new ads have been created by DDB London for the opening of HN’s new Bristol store. The pictures show Wallace ...
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008
Tags: advertising, fashion, Marketing, New campaign, Retail, Talking point
Who do you think the new face of Harvey Nichols is? Peaches Geldof? Zara Philips? Mark Ronson? No, its someone more attractive than any of them: Wallace and Gromit. The new ads have been created by DDB London for the opening of HN’s new Bristol store. The pictures show Wallace ...
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008
Tags: advertising, fashion, Marketing, New campaign, Retail, Talking point
Boots give Dragon’s Den reject last laugh
47-year-old Shaun Pulfrey went on Dragon’s Den with his Tangle Tweezers and was laughed off set. The London hairdresser’s device is designer to smooth knotted hair retails for £9.99 but the Dragons weren’t interested in 15% of his business for an £85k investment. More fool them; since the show was ...
Thursday, August 21st, 2008
Tags: Dragon's Den, entrepreneur, fashion, High Street, New Products, Retail, Talking point
47-year-old Shaun Pulfrey went on Dragon’s Den with his Tangle Tweezers and was laughed off set. The London hairdresser’s device is designer to smooth knotted hair retails for £9.99 but the Dragons weren’t interested in 15% of his business for an £85k investment. More fool them; since the show was ...
Thursday, August 21st, 2008
Tags: Dragon's Den, entrepreneur, fashion, High Street, New Products, Retail, Talking point
Yodafone to open 50 new stores
Vodafone will be looking to fill 200 new retail jobs as it announces plans for a further 50 stores across the UK – taking them to 400 stores – starting in Bristol and White City in west London. The design of the stores works hard to lure in lucrative business ...
Thursday, August 14th, 2008
Tags: Growth, High Street, job opportunities, Mobile, new jobs, Retail
Vodafone will be looking to fill 200 new retail jobs as it announces plans for a further 50 stores across the UK – taking them to 400 stores – starting in Bristol and White City in west London. The design of the stores works hard to lure in lucrative business ...
Thursday, August 14th, 2008
Tags: Growth, High Street, job opportunities, Mobile, new jobs, Retail
Tesco empire starts passage to India
Tesco is investing £60m large into branching out into India – not stores as such, but a wholesale cash-and-carry business in Mumbai. Tesco also signed a deal to help the Indian equivalent of Virgin, Tata, develop its hypermarket business from 4 to over 50 stores in 5 years. This isn’t ...
Wednesday, August 13th, 2008
Tags: China, Food and Drink, Growth, India, Job opportunites, Retail, Seeing the World, Supermarkets, Tesco
Tesco is investing £60m large into branching out into India – not stores as such, but a wholesale cash-and-carry business in Mumbai. Tesco also signed a deal to help the Indian equivalent of Virgin, Tata, develop its hypermarket business from 4 to over 50 stores in 5 years. This isn’t ...
Wednesday, August 13th, 2008
Tags: China, Food and Drink, Growth, India, Job opportunites, Retail, Seeing the World, Supermarkets, Tesco
Oddbins hopes rise as it keeps it in the family
Oddbins used to be the high street vintner of choice but its 158 stores have not turned a profit for a while - £8.6m losses at the last count. Hopefully all that’s about to change: The salad days for the brand came under a young lady called Nick Baile in ...
Friday, August 8th, 2008
Tags: Food and Drink, Growth, Investment, job opportunities, Retail, sales, Wine
Oddbins used to be the high street vintner of choice but its 158 stores have not turned a profit for a while - £8.6m losses at the last count. Hopefully all that’s about to change: The salad days for the brand came under a young lady called Nick Baile in ...
Friday, August 8th, 2008
Tags: Food and Drink, Growth, Investment, job opportunities, Retail, sales, Wine
Retail braces itself for American invasion
Hey y'all: American electricals giant Best Buy has confirmed plans to open as many as 200 stores in the UK. They will be squaring up to Comet, Curry’s and PC World – the latter of which is sending staff on a customer service boot camp in preparation for the arrival ...
Wednesday, August 6th, 2008
Tags: Electricals, Growth, IT, New job opportunities, New Products, Retail
Hey y'all: American electricals giant Best Buy has confirmed plans to open as many as 200 stores in the UK. They will be squaring up to Comet, Curry’s and PC World – the latter of which is sending staff on a customer service boot camp in preparation for the arrival ...
Wednesday, August 6th, 2008
Tags: Electricals, Growth, IT, New job opportunities, New Products, Retail
