Archive for February 2025

Ikea’s new store in London’s Oxford Street has just received the highest number of applications for jobs ever for the global retailer, as it was flooded with 3,730 applications for just 150 roles. This incredible number was received within only five days of posting, and such was the influx of CVs that the application process…

Retail Insider is looking forward to attending FUTR Europe 2025 as a media partner on April 24 to enjoy a day of high-profile speakers and 400-500 carefully selected attendees from the world of retail, marketing, and commerce. As well as meeting and networking with senior leaders from renowned brands, retailers, and industry disruptors over 75…

Any conversations I’ve had with hospitality and retail business leaders in recent months have invariably worked their way around to the issue of labour costs. There cannot be a single management team across these sectors that is not worried about rising costs and is carefully crunching the numbers to see how to maximise the value…