Tuesday, 07 February 2012

Retail

Big job creation at little Waitrose

Retailer Waitrose is to open six new central London convenience stores, known as ‘little Waitrose’, creating 350 jobs.

Skills minister hails ‘best ever’ apprenticeships programme

With National Apprenticeship Week starting today, skills minister John Hayes says that the coalition government “has created the biggest and best apprenticeships programme in our country’s history”.

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By Colin Cottell

Colin Cottell talks to the talent business partner at Punch Taverns

UK & IRELAND Appointments: Retalix gets Hall for HR

Retalix, a provider of software and services for retailers, has appointed Melanie Hall as the appointment of HR manager.

Appointments: Rogers heads Shopzilla recruitment

Online retail service provider Shopzilla Europe has appointed Suzanne Rogers as the director of business services and marketing, in which she will be in charge of the firm’s recruitment functions.

UK & IRELAND Appointments: Martyn is Staffline non-exec director

Food processing, manufacturing, e-retail and logistics staffing firm Staffline Group has appointed Diane Martyn as non-executive director.

INTERNATIONAL Romania: TRANSEARCH opens in Bucharest

Executive search firm TRANSEARCH has opened a new office in Bucharest, Romania.

Retail

The retail sector may be going through a downturn in sales, but the fight to find good quality senior staff is as fierce as ever, with headhunting playing a key role.

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