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Until recently, the footwear retailer–Barratts Priceless employed 3840 staff in 191 Barratts and Priceless Shoes stores, plus 374 concessions of which 359 were in Arcadia Group stores.
However, following the administrators’ failure in finding a buyer for company’s concession business, over 1600 staff at Barratts in the UK and Ireland will be made redundant.

To avoid putting your own career on the line, you should try your best to avoid committing the following taboos while on the clock.
1. Bluffing in front of your boss is not wise at all. Many people lied about their skills sets or academic degrees. It is a common crime, that people might find [...]

Just like making any kinds of investment, making a career change needs one to spend some money and time. So, it is important for you to know exactly how you could succeed before making a change. Here are steps you should take in order to increase your chance of success.
1. Decide if you really need a [...]

Standard Chartered is planning to cut down up to 13% of its work force in South Korea. Executives believe that this will turn out to be the last stage of a painful overhaul of costs and corporate culture that sparked the longest banking strike in South Korea.
The attempts of StanChart to improve its profitability in [...]

Certificates are necessary, especially when one is looking for a job, as they help clearly demonstrate the capability of the interviewers to the interviewees. There are different types of certificates in the field, some of which are a little bit more useful than the other ones. Here are a list of a few most useful [...]

People with good work habits are usually more successful in their careers than the ones with poor working habits as good work habits tend to help one increase his effectiveness and efficiency in their daily work. Good habits form gradually in your routine days. It takes time for the good habits to get reinforced and [...]

On your path of career development, encountering the following situations could be treated as having great luck:
1. Having your first job working for a company that set the benchmark in certain industry sector. It gives you a great opportunity to plan for your future and establish your own professional framework;
2. Reporting to a boss that [...]