All Staff articles – Page 6
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Features and analysis
40% of retail staff abused on a weekly basis
New research by the Retail Trust has highlighted the rising levels of crimes against shopworkers
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Advice Guide
USDAW publishes advice on protecting retail staff
To help store owners protect their staff, industry union USDAW has published advice to improve safety in the retail workplace
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Features and analysis
Co-op MD: ‘Long way to go on retail crime’
The Co-op has warned there is a “long way to go” to address the issue of retail crime and urged more of a police presence for incidents
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Features and analysis
Nisa bosses call for greater protection of store staff
In an open letter to highlight Respect for Shopworkers Week (13-19 November), Nisa managing director Peter Batt and Nisa head of retail Victoria Lockie have outlined the pressures being faced by store owners when it comes to rising crime
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Features and analysis
Shopworker abuse highlighted by Scottish retail industry
Nearly 8,000 incidents of abuse against shopworkers have been reported since August 2021
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Features and analysis
Retail Crime Action Plan looks to tackle shop theft
A new Retail Crime Action Plan has been developed in response to the rise in shop theft
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Advice Guide
How to report an incident to the police
With crime levels rising, retailers need to report every incident that happens at their store
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Features and analysis
GroceryAid offers support for new starters in retail
GroceryAid has created a leaflet to help independent retailers inform new starters and existing employees about the charity’s free and confidential support available to them
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Features and analysis
30 jobs at risk due to Southern Co-op head office review
Changing market conditions and shopper behaviour has led to the head office review
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Promotional Feature
Five areas retailers should focus on this autumn?
As shoppers’ priorities are changing again with the colder months ahead, find out how you can cater for their demands and support your business.
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Features and analysis
CJ Lang & Son acquires ScotFresh chain
The stores were previously supplied by Booker
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Features and analysis
19% of shopkeepers have considered leaving physical retail due to crime
Research from insurer NFU Mutual shows the devastating impact of crime on retailers
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Features and analysis
Booker adds two new colleague networks
The two new colleague networks are Race & Ethnicity at Booker and LGBTQ+ at Booker
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Features and analysis
Retailers blame government for 12,000 'lost' apprenticeships
The BRC is pushing for the Apprenticeship Levy to be reformed
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Features and analysis
Nisa retailers to reduce time spent managing teams with S4labour partnership
Rota and payroll specialist S4labour has teamed up with Nisa
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Features and analysis
Body cameras to be provided to Tesco staff as retail crime rises
In a letter to the Mail on Sunday, Tesco boss Ken Murphy appealed for more collaboration to tackle retail crime
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Features and analysis
GroceryAid’s School Essentials Grant sees 36% increase in demand
Nearly £900,000 was provided to families as part of the School Essentials Grant from GroceryAid
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Features and analysis
Shanklin store manager celebrates 30 years with Southern Co-op
Chris Boulton has seen many changes during her time in retail
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Features and analysis
BP becomes first energy company to partner with the Retail Trust
Over 300 BP store managers will receive accredited training so that they can support their teams’ wellbeing
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Features and analysis
Shop workers’ mental health damaged by cost of living crisis
More than half (52%) of workers in the retail industry have said that the rising cost-of-living is impacting their mental health