It's already almost a quarter of the way through the year although you may not realise it from the weather outside. Being optimists here at the Retail Appointment, our new issue is positively bursting with the promise of spring.
Our front cover advertiser this month is Matalan, defying the inclement weather with gorgeous opportunities for buyers, merchandisers and designers.
Inside the magazine, things get even more interesting, with Peter Burgess of Retail Human Resources asking what will happen if the Government goes ahead with plans to increase the minimum wage. Is it a good idea? Let us know in the comments...
If the wet weather is keeping you indoors, you may want to use this as a chance to spring clean your CV. If so, you'll want to read all about the seven deadly sins that are all too common on jobseeker CVs.
Elsewhere in the magazine, we have Dune looking to recruit for concession staff so check their roles out now.
This issue also features Kurt Geiger who are looking for retail operation staff at branch manager, assistant manager, supervisor and sales consultants.
Elsewhere, we have Ernest Jones and Austin Reed looking for retail operations staff and Laura Ashley keen to appoint the best talent in buying and technology.
With many more jobs we don't even have space to list here, this is a fantastic issue to get you started on a spring clean of your career so have a look through our digital edition or simply browse our latest selection of jobs.