Can HR save the High Street?

Who will weather the storm on the UK high street? Retailers with imaginative, proactive HRDs…

In recent months we’ve seen long-established retailers from Toys R Us to House of Fraser announce either a fall into administration or far-reaching store closures. Indeed, 50,000 jobs were lost on the UK high street in the first half of 2018.

As ‘brick and mortar’ retailers race to respond to price pressures and changing shopping behaviours, their HR Directors are uniquely placed to minimise the costs and pains to come.

How? A smart first step is to conduct a simple thought experiment…