LATEST RETAIL NEWS UK

Nespresso and Change Please partner to tackle homelessness with immersive experience

Nespresso  in collaboration with social enterprise Change Please, has launched an immersive experience at Outernet London to raise awareness about homelessness. This week-long event, aims to... View Article

Marks & Spencer to launch repair service to give quality clothes another life

Marks & Spencer is to launch a new clothing repair service that customers can access online. The news comes as the retailer unveils its new circularity... View Article

Music Magpie revenue declines in increasingly competitive second-hand market

Music Magpie has reported a drop in revenue for the six months to 31 May as it faces an increasingly competitive second-hand market. Group revenue came... View Article

Lanvin Group appoints new artistic director

The Lanvin fashion group has appointed Peter Copping as artistic director. He will join the business as creative lead for its womenswear and menswear collections in September.... View Article

Superdrug opens biggest UK store to date at Westfield Stratford

Superdrug has opened its biggest UK store to date at London’s Westfield Stratford Shopping Centre. The move forms part of the health and beauty retailer’s plans... View Article

Boots hails positive momentum after increase in quarterly sales

Boots has said it delivered a strong set of results in the three months to 31 May when retail and pharmacy sales increased by 6% and... View Article

Look Fantastic announces Molly-Mae Hague as brand partner

Online beauty retailer Look Fantastic has extended its partnership with influencer and entrepreneur Molly-Mae Hague. The move builds on the retailer’s  traditional influencer model by leveraging... View Article

Wickes Sees 80% surge in community programme applications amidst cost-of-living crisis

Half of applicants are schools as demand for free products rises among charities and community groups Home improvement retailer Wickes announced an 80% year-on-year increase in... View Article

HelloFresh reaches 10 million meal donation milestone to The Felix Project

HelloFresh is celebrating a milestone donation of 10 million meals to its long-term charity partner, The Felix Project. The Felix Project supports people experiencing food insecurity... View Article

Halfords posts drop in profit as demand for bikes wanes

Halfords has posted a drop in full year profit as it warned of soft trading in its new financial year. The car parts and cycling retailer... View Article

Rituals doubles store size at Manchester Arndale

Rituals is increasing its presence at Manchester Arndale after signing for a new 2,194 square foot store. The beauty and wellbeing brand is relocating to a... View Article

Watches of Switzerland Group ‘cautiously optimistic’ despite drop in full year profit

Watches of Switzerland Group has said it is cautiously optimistic about the year ahead despite reporting a 40% decline in annual pre-tax profit to £92 million. ... View Article

Currys says performance is improving as it posts 10% profit uplift

Currys has said its performance has continued to improve as it reported a 10% increase in adjusted pre-tax profit to £118 million in the year to... View Article

Moonpig revenues boosted by strong customer loyalty

Online greeting card and gifting retailer Moonpig Group has posted growth in annual revenue and profit after its investment in innovation and technology helped it to... View Article

Original Penguin expands into Spain

US lifestyle brand Original Penguin has entered Spain with the opening of a flagship store in Madrid. Situated at Jorge Juan 11 in the upmarket Barrio... View Article

Retail HR Summit

Company values, collaboration with employees and driving a major HR transformation to create a truly omnichannel experience, need to be at the heart of the organisation's culture and brand

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A day in the life of …. Ebony Quow, Lead People Business Partner. JD Sports

Ebony Quow is an accomplished HR professional with a diverse background in talent acquisition, development, organisational development (OD), and a passion for DE&I (Diversity, Equity, and... View Article

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[ ON-DEMAND ] The changing face of 1:1s: Fixing the people leader skills gap

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