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Asda reports year-on-year improvement in gender pay gap

19 February 2025 by Natalie Fresen
Asda has published its 2024 Gender Pay Report, revealing a year-on-year reduction in its median pay gap. The latest figures show that the median hourly pay... View ArticleView Article
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Dolce&Gabbana unveils first beauty & accessories store in Covent Garden

Dolce&Gabbana unveils first beauty & accessories store in Covent Garden

19 February 2025 by Natalie Fresen

Shaftesbury Capital has announced that Italian luxury and lifestyle brand Dolce&Gabbana has opened a first-of-its-kind combined beauty and accessories store in Covent Garden. Situated in the... View ArticleView Article

Morrisons introduces new loyalty stamps for customers to claim free premium items

Morrisons introduces new loyalty stamps for customers to claim free premium items

19 February 2025 by Angela Beevers

Morrisons is strengthening its More Card loyalty programme by offering holders the chance to earn a More Card Stamp for every £10 they spend. Shoppers can... View ArticleView Article

M&S launches first underwear campaign spanning womenswear and menswear

M&S launches first underwear campaign spanning womenswear and menswear

19 February 2025 by Angela Beevers

Marks & Spencer is to launch its first cross business underwear campaign spanning womenswear and menswear. To be unveiled on 20 February, the ‘Make an Understatement’... View ArticleView Article

Lidl to become first supermarket to sell products through TikTok shop

Lidl to become first supermarket to sell products through TikTok shop

19 February 2025 by Angela Beevers

Lidl is to become the first supermarket to sell its products through TikTok Shop. From 20 February, shoppers will be able to purchase the retailer’s new... View ArticleView Article

Gymshark to open first US flagship store

Gymshark to open first US flagship store

19 February 2025 by Angela Beevers

Gymshark is to open its first flagship store in the US later this year. Situated in New York’s Bond Street, the 13,000 square foot space will... View ArticleView Article

Tesco offers free blood pressure checks to shoppers

Tesco offers free blood pressure checks to shoppers

19 February 2025 by Angela Beevers

Tesco is encouraging the public to take up a free NHS blood pressure check as part of its partnership with British Heart Foundation. The supermarket is... View ArticleView Article

Conversation with...Susannah Schofield OBE, director general of the Direct Selling Association

Conversation with...Susannah Schofield OBE, director general of the Direct Selling Association

18 February 2025 by Angela Beevers

Here we sit down with Susannah Schofield OBE, director general of the Direct Selling Association (DSA), to discuss the evolving landscape of direct selling, the industry’s... View ArticleView Article

Shalom Lloyd MBE drives The Body Shop’s West African debut

Shalom Lloyd MBE drives The Body Shop’s West African debut

18 February 2025 by Natalie Fresen

The Body Shop, the UK’s iconic ethical beauty brand, is making history with the launch of its first store in West Africa. Nigerians, who have long... View ArticleView Article

How digital product trials are driving real results in retail

How digital product trials are driving real results in retail

18 February 2025 by Natalie Fresen

The evolution of sampling and why retailers need to pay attention Digital sampling is transforming how brands introduce products to consumers. Remember the excitement of receiving... View ArticleView Article