Representing over five per cent of GDP and more than 10 per cent of jobs, retail is a vital part of the UK economy and a key indicator of its health. Retail is fundamentally resilient. It’s the biggest private sector employer in the country. Total value of retail sales has grown at an average of 2.1% year-on-year over the last two years and the retail sector ploughs on in its determination to help play its part in an economic revival. A decline in household spending power that has come about as a result of the ongoing global financial crisis has had a ... (Read more)

There are encouraging signs in retail with the announcements that Dixons and John Lewis are reporting positive results.   Dixons have reported positive results from Q1.  Sales rose 7% in the UK & Ireland as well as like for like sales up 5% for the same period on last year. Chief Executive Sebastian James said "While it is still early in our financial year, I am encouraged by the start we have made across the Group.  We have had a real boost from a busy summer of events in the UK and our Northern European operations continue to go from strength to ... (Read more)

We are pleased to announce that we are launching the Detail2Group twitter feed.  This will keep you up to date with the most current retail management jobs and hospitality management jobs. Follow us @Detail2Group Detail2Group are a leading recruitment consultancy. Detail2Retail & Detail2Leisure providing Retail & Hospitality management job opportunities across the UK. (Read more)

With a new season approaching, Detail2Group is as excited as anyone! We are all big football fans, supporting teams ranging across the divisions. After the excitement of the European Championships and The Olympics, the start of the new season will hopefully keep the sport frenzy going! As I am sure you can imagine our office does get rather competitive (!) and we have been talking about running a Fantasy Football League to see who has the best knowledge of the beautiful game. And we want you involved too... Detail2Group take pride in supporting our chosen charities (for example recently raising over £700 for ... (Read more)

Our Retail recruitment service covers all levels of Retail management jobs from Assistant Management through to Retail Director jobs. Whether you’re early on into your Retail Career or at Senior Management level and looking for a confidential and consultative view on your career options, at Detail2Retail we have the expertise and the network to help add value to your Retail career. Below we look at some basic points you should consider if you’re thinking about whether the time is right to look at moving jobs 1.Your motivations: A useful exercise is to rank the top 3 most important factors in determining why you are ... (Read more)

This is our new blog platform where you will be kept up to date with interesting and incisive case studies on recruitment, industry news and general articles on the fast paced and interesting world of recruitment & retail! As specialist retail recruiters, we know how important it is to be up to date with the latest news and views within the industry.  We constantly update our pages on the ins and outs of recruitment, including keeping you as up to date as possible with the most relevant industry knowledge to help you secure that next role. At Detail2Retail we are always interested ... (Read more)