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Next to triple store footprint at Bluewater

Next is to triple its presence at the Bluewater shopping centre in Kent by relocating to what will be one of its largest stores in the... View Article

AO World upgrades full year guidance after strong first half performance

AO has upgraded its full year guidance after posting a rise in first half sales and profit. In the six months to 30 September, revenue increased... View Article

Halfords pleased with first half progress despite ongoing headwinds

Halfords saw its revenue drop by 1% to £864.8 million in the first half of its financial year as underlying pre-tax pre-tax profit fell by 1.4%... View Article

Topps Tiles hit by weakness in home repair and improvements market

Topps Tiles has reported a decline in full year revenue and profit after facing a challenging repairs, maintenance and home improvement (RMI) market. Group revenue fell... View Article

Lincolnshire Co-op hails positive trading year with sales up 6.1%

Lincolnshire Co-op has seen its annual sales grow by 6.1% to £375.6 million after a strong performance in food. In the year to 7 September, sales... View Article

Caffè Concerto opens first site in northern England

Caffè Concerto has opened its first outlet in the north of England at Victoria Leeds. Situated within Victoria Gate, the 2,000 square foot space features hanging... View Article

AO hosts school trip for behind-the-scenes tour of fridge recycling plant, led by kids’ TV presenter

Electricals retailer AO has run a competition to give a school class the chance to get a behind-the-scenes tour of its state-of-the-art fridge recycling plant led... View Article

BRC calls on public to give retail workers the gift of a safe Christmas

As Black Friday approaches, the British Retail Consortium and its retail members are calling on the public to join them as they stand together against violence... View Article

Kingfisher tightens full year profit guidance

Home improvement group Kingfisher has tightened its full year profit guidance after reporting that its third quarter sales edged down 0.6% to £3.22 billion. In the... View Article

H&M Group to close Monki stores as part of Weekday integration

H&M Group is preparing to close its Monki stores as it looks ahead to integrating the brand into Weekday’s platform. Cheap Monday joined Weekday in September... View Article

Zara opens upsized 51,000 square foot store at Bullring & Grand Central

Zara has opened an upsized store at Birmingham’s Bullring & Grand Central with the flagship measuring 51,000 square feet. The new shop will act as a... View Article

H&M celebrates re-opening of flagship store in New York’s Times Square

H&M has celebrated the reopening of its flagship store in New York’s Times Square with a special appearance and ribbon cutting ceremony with Christina Aguilera. The... View Article

Asda brings back Allan Leighton in executive chair role

Asda has announced that retail veteran Allan Leighton is to return the supermarket as executive chair as it continues work to revive its fortunes. He will... View Article

Sealskinz opens first permanent store

Sealskinz has opened its first-ever permanent store on Hinde Street in London’s Marylebone Village. The move follows the outdoor and premium apparel brand’s launch of a... View Article

Consumer confidence improves ahead of Black Friday

There has been an uptick in consumer confidence in November as people put concerns about the impact of last month’s budget announcement behind them. GfK’s long... View Article

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Big interview: Jag Weatherley, senior VP of operations at ASOS

Here we interview Jag Weatherley, senior VP of operations at ASOS and judge for the The People in Retail Awards, about her remarkable career to date, the... View Article

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