For Mental Health Awareness Week this year, we’re raising awareness of the impact of loneliness on our mental wellbeing and the practical steps we can take to address it. As part of this, we spoke with eXPD8’s Human Resources Business Partner, Kelly Duncan, about the impact of the pandemic on her own sense of loneliness … Continue reading Mental Health Series Part 3: Mindfulness

As a company, we always pride ourselves on Putting People First. So, this Mental Health Awareness Week, we are raising awareness of the impact of loneliness on our mental wellbeing and the practical steps we can take to address it. In terms of interventions that we’re implementing to help mitigate loneliness in the workplace, there … Continue reading Mental Health Series Part 2: Putting People First

For Mental Health Awareness Week this year, running from 9-15 May, we’re raising awareness of the impact of loneliness on our mental wellbeing and the practical steps we can take to address it. As part of this, we spoke with eXPD8’s Human Resources Business Partner, Kelly Duncan, about the impact of the pandemic on her … Continue reading Mental Health Series Part 1: Loneliness

eXPD8’s ‘Put People First’ strategic pillar takes many forms, but none are quite so visible and far ranging as our approach to Learning and Development (L&D). From Central Office to the Field, it’s an area that requires constant collaboration, effective communication, and agile methodology, as the requirements of our clients and the retail environments in … Continue reading Learning & Development: Driving Excellence at eXPD8

Tuesday 26th April was GroceryAid Day 2022; an important date in the calendar to raise awareness of the free help and support GroceryAid provides all Grocery colleagues. We took over our digital platforms to promote GroceryAid to our colleagues, including our social media pages, email signatures, video call background images, tablet takeovers, Portal and Telegram … Continue reading eXPD8 embraces GroceryAid Day!

Calling all dog (animal) lovers… Our furry friends bring so much to our lives. The benefits of pets are clear. Making space for them in our daily routine makes our days that much brighter. This is a concept eXPD8 have been following for many years with our cheeky and adorable office dog Olive, who is … Continue reading The Benefits of Pets in the New (new) Normal

I came to work for eXPD8 through the Kickstarter scheme in May 2021. Having worked for 4 years in a small Post Office in Eastcombe near Stroud, the DWP recognised the combination of my experience in retail and knowledge of Royal Mail processes as a great match for the role of Post Room Administrator at … Continue reading Celebrating Success: Post Room Assistant, Rosie Pollard

The Range Change is, in reality, one of the most complex operations in the field merchandising and retail support services sector. With so many moving parts and stakeholders, having a process that is transparent and seamless is critical. Simple mistakes can create a chain reaction of issues, so being predictive rather than reactive is the … Continue reading eXPD8 beauty Range Change: A Deep Dive – Clare Johns, Client Services Controller

This week has seen the 94th Academy Awards, or ‘Oscars’, ceremony. Each year interest and anticipation build to a fevered pitch leading up to the Oscars telecast, when hundreds of millions of movie lovers tune in to watch the glamorous ceremony and learn who will receive the highest honours in filmmaking. In a year that … Continue reading The Academy Awards: A Key eXPD8 Retail Event

The National Insurance threshold increase, announced in the Chancellor’s Spring Statement, takes effect from July 2022 and the UK’s Health and Social Care (HSC) Levy, announced on 7th September 2021, will come into effect from April 2022. This blog post will clarify how the new plans might affect you; whether you’re a retail business or one … Continue reading Finance Update: National Insurance Changes & Preparing for the Health & Social Care Levy