Hannah Boland

London

Retail Editor at The Telegraph

Retail Editor for The Telegraph. Views are my own. [email protected]

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Co-op boss vows to ‘protect trans people to the end’

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Hannah Boland

The boss of Co-op has vowed to “protect trans people to the end” after the Supreme Court’s ruling on the definition of a woman. The judges’ decision last month forced businesses and institutions across the country to rip up policies on how to treat transgender people. Shirine Khoury-Haq said the trans community brought a “massive business benefit” to the Co-op.
'I'll protect trans people to the end,' vows Co-op boss

1 week ago | telegraph.co.uk | Hannah Boland

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), which regulates the Equality Act, subsequently issued interim guidance saying that companies should no longer allow trans women into female-only facilities. It said this would "mean that they are no longer single-sex facilities and must be open to all users of the opposite sex". Like other companies, the Co-op is now looking at what this means for its HR policies.
John Lewis to scrap lifetime perks amid wave of early retirement

1 week ago | telegraph.co.uk | Hannah Boland

John Lewis is to scrap lifetime perks for long-serving staff who leave the partnership as Britain is hit by a wave of early retirement. The partnership has told staff to expect changes to their benefits packages, including the end of lifetime discount cards for people who retire after at least 15 years working for the group.
'M&S are totally f-----.' How hackers wreaked havoc on the high street

1 week ago | telegraph.co.uk | Ed Cumming |Hannah Boland

Cybercrime is exacting a hefty price on Britain's top retailers. With billions at stake, the rising threat could change the industry forever"It has messed our big day up and is causing stress," said Carly Jane. "It is a cake I have always loved." The 35-year-old bride-to-be from Kent was lamenting an unfortunate situation days before her wedding.
M&S boss ‘working day and night’ to tackle cyber attack

1 week ago | ca.finance.yahoo.com | Hannah Boland

The boss of Marks & Spencer has said staff are working “day and night” to tackle a devastating cyber attack, as disruption continues to hit stores. Stuart Machin, chief executive, said the retailer was battling to “get things back to normal as quickly as possible”. Writing to customers, he apologised for the ongoing disruption following the ransomware attack, with online orders down for an eighth day and shoppers still seeing empty shelves in supermarkets.
M&S boss 'working day and night' to tackle cyber attack

1 week ago | telegraph.co.uk | Hannah Boland

The boss of Marks & Spencer has said staff are working "day and night" to tackle a devastating cyber attack, as disruption continues to hit stores. Stuart Machin, chief executive, said the retailer was battling to "get things back to normal as quickly as possible". Writing to customers, he apologised for the ongoing disruption following the ransomware attack, with online orders down for an eighth day and shoppers still seeing empty shelves in supermarkets.
M&S freezes hiring as it battles cyber attack

2 weeks ago | telegraph.co.uk | Hannah Boland

Issues emerged over the Easter weekend, when M&S pulled click-and-collect options for customers and stopped people from paying with contactless cards, sparking a deluge of complaints online from unhappy shoppers. Last week, it confirmed it had been hit by a cyber incident, although suggested it was hoping disruption would be temporary. However, it has struggled to get systems back online.
Co-op hit by hack attempt days after M&S cyber attack

2 weeks ago | telegraph.co.uk | Hannah Boland

It comes as rival M&S reels from the fallout of a massive ransomware attack, which has been plaguing the retailer since the Easter weekend. The breach has forced M&S to stop taking online orders for the past six days. Disruption has also left some shelves empty in M&S food halls and customers face disruption with click-and-collect orders. It is not clear whether the Co-op incident and the M&S attack are linked.
Met Police investigate M&S attack as online orders halted for sixth day

2 weeks ago | telegraph.co.uk | Hannah Boland

The Metropolitan Police have been called in to investigate the crippling cyber attack at Marks & Spencer, which has left the retailer unable to accept online orders for a sixth day. The retail giant has called in the Met's cyber crime unit as it scrambles to bring systems back online following a ransomware attack.
Buy our cancer drugs or jobs will go overseas, AstraZeneca warns

2 weeks ago | telegraph.co.uk | Hannah Boland

AstraZeneca has warned that countries must buy more of its cutting-edge medicines or jobs and investment will shift abroad. Sir Pascal Soriot, AstraZeneca's chief executive, said governments could "decide to not spend" on new medicines, but "then the jobs and the investments will go elsewhere". He said: "Companies will follow where they feel welcome.