John Lewis has been named as the best retailer in the UK to work for, according to employee reviews posted on the website of jobs’ firm Indeed. Cosmetics company Lush was second, followed by IKEA, Marks & Spencer, Clarks, Pandora Jewellery, Harrods, GAME, Waitrose and The Body Shop. Lego has been voted the top brand
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The retail industry has the unhappiest staff, according to an Expert Market/Vivatic survey. Some 13% of the 2,222 respondents said they had imagined killing their boss and 30% of those in the sector claimed to hate their job. At the end of April, Eric Smith – who has designed jewellery for the Queen and the
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I was pleased to hear that the government is “committed to switching business rates indexation from RPI [retail prices index] to CPI [consumer prices index] from 2020”. More worrying is that legislation will be introduced “in due course”, so let’s hope these aren’t weasel words. The reform could save organisations £1 billion. As many large
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