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Primark launches ‘Never Basic’ campaign

Primark has launched a new campaign to highlight the value of its “quality” essentials clothing items. Running across social channels and 462 stores, the ‘Never Basic’... View Article

Asda to launch first of its kind ‘George’ concept store

Asda will be trialling a new standalone concept store for its George clothing and homewares brand. If successful, it will replace the Asda Living brand portfolio... View Article

Rapha appoints chief brand officer

Rapha has appointed Jodie Harrison to the newly created role of chief brand officer. Harrison, who has been consulting for the premium cycling apparel brand since... View Article

Lidl GB to invest £500 million in expansion as it also publishes “wish list” of new store sites

Lidl GB is to invest £500 million in expansion with plans to open more than 40 new stores across the country in its current financial year.... View Article

Schuh signs for flagship store in Edinburgh

Schuh is to open a Scottish flagship store at St James Quarter in Edinburgh on 1 May. Situated adjacent to high street brands Superdrug, Boots and... View Article

Vuori continues UK expansion with new King’s Road store

Vuori has opened its third London location on Chelsea’s King’s Road as it continues its UK expansion. The move follows the Californian performance lifestyle brand’s launch of stores... View Article

Sol de Janeiro expands executive team to support next phase of global growth

Beauty brand Sol de Janeiro has appointed Laurie Lovett as chief people and impact officer as well as Elaine Paik as chief financial officer. Lovett previously... View Article

Consumer confidence drops in April as inflation fears increase

Consumer confidence has dropped in April amid rising household costs and warnings of potentially high inflation. GfK’s long-running Consumer Confidence Index has decreased by four points... View Article

Screwfix updates Sprint service for faster delivery

Screwfix has updated its Sprint service to enable it to get products to customers in as little as 20 minutes. Available exclusively on the Screwfix App,... View Article

The Original Factory Shop launches survival plan with hundreds of jobs put at risk

Nearly 1,000 jobs could be at risk at The Original Factory Shop as its new owner pursues a survival plan for the business. According to Sky... View Article

John Lewis Partnership appoints chief financial officer

The John Lewis Partnership has appointed Andy Mounsey as chief financial officer on a permanent basis. Mounsey has been serving as interim chief financial officer since... View Article

Asos improves profitability despite sales fall

Asos has seen a significant improvement in first half adjusted EBIDTA which swung to £42.5 million from £16.3 million a year earlier as its new commercial... View Article

Waitrose teams up with Who Gives A Crap on its first FMCG branded Bag for Life

Waitrose has teamed up with eco-friendly toilet paper brand Who Gives A Crap to launch its first ever Bag for Life created in collaboration with an... View Article

Crew Clothing returns to Cheltenham

Crew Clothing will return to Cheltenham this month with the opening of a new store on the Promenade. The move forms part of the lifestyle fashion... View Article

Pets at Home launches new in-store subscription service for pet essentials

Pets at Home has launched a new in-store subscription service called Easy Repeat where customers can access “market beating” savings. The new offering allows store staff to set... View Article

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In this latest interview in our Conversations series, we chat with Shannon Osman about her remarkable career to date, her role as head of retail at... View Article

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