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7 February 12
Value of Apprenticeships backed by retailers
  Programme proves the best way to recruit and upskill staff.
 
The UK’s leading retailers came together yesterday to promote the value of retail Apprenticeships to employers, employees and the economy. 
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7 February 12
Town teams need to think about the skills behind the shopfront
  Skillsmart Retail welcomed the announcement on Saturday that £1 million funding has been made available to help towns across the country implement The Portas Review. more
16 January 12
Wales home to the top five locations for independent retailers
  Country’s retailers best in Britain
 
A list of the top locations for independent retailers has revealed a Welsh top five.
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12 January 12
City’s independent retailers third in Britain
  Public agree Swansea is safe, clean and improving.
 
A team of mystery shoppers and town centre assessors have ranked Swansea third best location in the UK for independent retailers.
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30 November 11
Ruthin gets ready to impress in town evaluation
  A team of mystery shoppers and city assessors will be heading to Ruthin in Denbighshire, North Wales this week to rate the town’s shopping experience. more
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Retailers get behind the Institute for Retail
Over the last 10 years Skillsmart Retail has worked with the retail sector to raise the level of investment in skills development. Our next step is to bring a solution centred on embedding professional standards across the retail sector. To do this we are looking to set up the Institute for Retail.
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Two new board members

This week, Chris Hooper, Head of Operational Support at John Lewis and Sam Davidson, Group HR Director at Henderson Group were appointed to the Skillsmart Retail Board.

 

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Wales home to the top five locations for independent retailers
A list of top locations for independent retailers, compiled by Skillsmart Retail, has revealed a Welsh top five.
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Customer service: how do you match up?
A new piece of research by Skillsmart Retail has been released. Detailing best practice in customer service, the trade secrets of some of the UK’s leading retail businesses are laid bare in this report.
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Apprenticeships: good for business conference
Skillsmart Retail has joined forces with the Apprenticeship Ambassador Network (AAN) and the Sector Skills Councils for hospitality, energy and utilities and engineering and manufacturing to launch National Apprenticeship Week 2012 on Monday 6th February from 9am - 12pm at the BIS Conference Centre. ... more
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