Helen Reid

European Retail Correspondent @ Reuters

About

** Happy to chat off-the-record. My Signal/WhatsApp/mobile is +447584155200. Email: helen.reid@tr.com ** London-based reporter covering the European retail sector through a global lens. Focusing on companies including Adidas, H&M, Ikea, Inditex, Puma, Shein, and Zalando, and analysing corporate strategy, consumer trends, and regulatory changes, I also cover major supermarket groups like Ahold Delhaize, Carrefour, and Lidl. I'm interested in fast fashion, shifts in global supply chains and logistics in the retail industry, and how investors are engaging with retailers and consumer giants on sustainability and sourcing. I was previously based in Johannesburg where I was Africa mining correspondent for Reuters. If you have a confidential news tip, there are many ways you can share it with Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/tips/

Country

United Kingdom

City

London

Industry

Media Production

Skill

Investigative Reporting, Graphics, News Writing, Journalism, French, English, Research, Photography, Photoshop, Microsoft Word, Social Media, International Relations, Writing, Graphic Design, InDesign, Editing, German, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Spanish-speaking

Experience

European Retail Correspondent

Reuters

2023-3 - Present · 3 yrs 7 mos

London, England, United Kingdom

Africa Mining Correspondent

Reuters

2019-7 - 2023-3 · 3 yrs 9 mos

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

European stock markets correspondent

Reuters

2017-1 - 2019-7 · 2 yrs 7 mos

London, United Kingdom

EMEA Editorial Trainee

Reuters

2016-8 - 2016-12 · 5 mos

Reporter

Exile Group

2016-2 - 2016-8 · 7 mos

London, United Kingdom

Editorial Intern

African Arguments

2015-9 - 2016-1 · 5 mos

Trainee Journalist

News Associates

2015-9 - 2016-1 · 5 mos

Wimbledon

Editorial Intern

Delayed Gratification

2015-6 - 2015-6 · 1 mo

Somerset House, London

Intelligence and Security Intern

The Risk Advisory Group

2015-1 - 2015-3 · 3 mos

As an intelligence and security intern, I and other interns were in charge of daily briefs about worldwide travel risks, as well as updating the Terrorism Tracker database of terrorist attacks. I was also given specific research tasks by analysts, researching Israeli settler attacks on Palestinians, terrorist attacks targeting KFC restaurants in Egypt, recent attacks on police stations in Tanzania, and secessionist activity in Angola - compiling a list of Angolan news sources as well. I became well versed in fast and efficient research and information gathering, as well as accurate writing of briefs suiting the in-house style.

Editorial Intern

Think Africa Press

2014-7 - 2014-8 · 2 mos

London, United Kingdom

Editorial Intern

VICE Media

2013-7 - 2013-9 · 3 mos

London, United Kingdom

Pitched and wrote news stories, conducted interviews and transcribed them in order to create Q&A articles. Regularly liaising with the editorial team about new stories.

Stage Section Editor

Cherwell

2013-4 - 2013-6 · 3 mos

Oxford, United Kingdom

In charge of content and design of the Stage section of the weekly newspaper, commissioning previews and reviews of plays in Oxford, interviewing actors, directors, and producers throughout the term.