FT 500

From our discussion a few weeks on the biggest companies in the world, here is a link to the story on the FT's latest list...

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/089bc508-48ca-11de-8870-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=a712eb94-dc2b-11da-890d-0000779e2340.html?nclick_check=1

See if you can find which retail companies are included

Marks and Spencer Stuart Rose

Long article from The Observer Magazine

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/may/31/marks-and-spencer-stuart-rose

Recent articles

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/retailing/article6307756.ece
Which sectors are doing well in the recession - food vs diy

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/retailing/article1719319.ece
Boots
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/retailing/article6310124.ece
More about Boots

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/may/17/carphone-warehouse-ends-sale-commission
Carphone Warehouse ends commissions

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/analysis-and-features/king-goes-back-to-basics-to-complete-the-recovery-1684608.html
Sainsbury's

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c0bde3e2-3e8d-11de-9a6c-00144feabdc0.html?nclick_check=1
Reward & Recognition

Etailers Ocado

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/may/04/g2-interview-jason-gissing-ocado

Booth's Northern Supermarket Chain

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/jul/07/supermarkets.ethicalbusiness1

Engagement

http://www.personneltoday.com/articles/2008/10/17/47938/employee-engagement-trade-secrets.html

IKEA

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/retailing/article6040791.ece

Tesco's big April 2009 news

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/retailing/article6143972.ece

Only Fit Retailers Will Survive

A good quick overview of the sector
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/leisure/article6175219.ece

Selfridges 100th Anniversary

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/28/fashion/28iht-FSELF.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=selfridges&st=cse

Dixon's Group / PC World What Happened Next

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/5252604/DSG-raises-311m-to-fuel-revamp.html

The Gap

A useful article from 2007

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1582322-2,00.html

Welcome to HR for RETAIL

Welcome everyone I will drop in some useful articles as they come my way

I would encourage you all to do the same from sources such as

www.telegraph.co.uk

www.timesonline.co.uk

www.ft.com

http://www.retail-week.com/

These are all free sites