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Asda launches facial recognition trial in five stores

31 March 2025 by Angela Beevers
Asda has begun a trial of live facial recognition technology in five Greater Manchester stores as it looks to evaluate its potential for improving staff and... View ArticleView Article
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Naked Wines founder leaves the business

Naked Wines founder leaves the business

31 March 2025 by Angela Beevers

Naked Wines founder Rowan Gormley has stepped down as non-executive chairman and as a director of the business with immediate effect. The move follows the retailer’s... View ArticleView Article

Søstrene Grene plants Oxford Circus flagship

Søstrene Grene plants Oxford Circus flagship

31 March 2025 by Glynn Davis

After working at the Dolphin Tavern and Falcon & Firkin in London in the 1990s the creative director of Danish homewares brand Søstrene Grene has finally... View ArticleView Article

Primark chief executive resigns following investigation into his behaviour

Primark chief executive resigns following investigation into his behaviour

31 March 2025 by Angela Beevers

Associated British Foods has announced that Primark chief executive Paul Marchant has resigned with immediate effect following an investigation into his behaviour. Initiated by ABF and... View ArticleView Article

Pets at Home warns of lower profit in 2026 financial year

Pets at Home warns of lower profit in 2026 financial year

31 March 2025 by Angela Beevers

Pets at Home has said its full year underlying pre-tax profit will be in line with previous guidance at £133 million, but has warned that profits... View ArticleView Article

Co-op rebrands Nisa as Co-op Wholesale and appoints managing director

Co-op rebrands Nisa as Co-op Wholesale and appoints managing director

31 March 2025 by Angela Beevers

Co-op Group has rebranded its Nisa wholesale arm as Co-op Wholesale. In a statement, Co-op said the move re-enforces the group’s commitment to drive increased value... View ArticleView Article

Trinny London launches new initiative to highlight female-founded businesses

Trinny London launches new initiative to highlight female-founded businesses

31 March 2025 by Angela Beevers

Digital beauty brand Trinny London has embarked on a new initiative that shines a spotlight on female-founded businesses. Every six months, three businesses featured on Trinny... View ArticleView Article

H&M Group’s nomination committee proposes new board member

H&M Group’s nomination committee proposes new board member

31 March 2025 by Angela Beevers

H&M’s nomination committee has proposed that Klas Balkow is elected as a new member of the retailer’s board of directors at its AGM on 7 May.... View ArticleView Article

Inside the Experience Store that’s rewriting the rules of High Street wellness

Inside the Experience Store that’s rewriting the rules of High Street wellness

28 March 2025 by Natalie Fresen

The creative story behind Holland & Barrett’s new era When Holland & Barrett opened its first Experience Store in Cardiff last week, it wasn’t just a... View ArticleView Article

WH Smith's high street business sold to Modella Capital for £76 million

WH Smith's high street business sold to Modella Capital for £76 million

28 March 2025 by Angela Beevers

WH Smith has agreed to sell its high street business to Modella Capital, the owner of Hobbycraft, as it looks to focus on global travel retail.... View ArticleView Article