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Quiz appoints administrators

Quiz has called in administrators in a move that has put around 200 jobs at risk. The news comes just days after the high street fashion... View Article

M&S teams up with Sir Chris Hoy to encourage more men to take a check for prostrate cancer

Marks & Spencer has partnered with Olympic champion Sir Chris Hoy and Prostate Cancer UK to launch a campaign encouraging men to take “a brief check”... View Article

Club L London reports surge in turnover for 2024

Club L London has announced that its turnover surged to £44 million in 2024. The luxury womenswear brand said its expansion into key global markets, particularly... View Article

Selfridges to reward customers for time spent in-store

Selfridges is enhancing its Selfridges Unlocked membership programme by rewarding customers not only for their spending but also for the time they spend in-store Launched in... View Article

Currys teams up with Deloitte to encourage tech recycling

Currys has partnered with Deloitte on the firm’s new ‘Recycle for Good’ scheme, which encourages Deloitte’s 25,000 UK staff to recycle their old tech and electricals... View Article

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

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 Article

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

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 Article

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

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 Article

M&S launches first underwear campaign spanning womenswear and menswear

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 Article

Lidl to become first supermarket to sell products through TikTok shop

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 Article

Gymshark to open first US flagship store

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 Article

Tesco offers free blood pressure checks to shoppers

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 Article

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

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 Article

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

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 Article

Second life of physical stores

As the new Millennium rolled around I made a number of visits to the head office of Tesco.com in Hertfordshire to meet with its CEO John... View Article

Retail Omnichannel Futures 2025

The importance of omnichannel in today's retail environment is more critical than ever, having to adapt to huge changes in consumer behaviour over the past few years as a direct and indirect result of the pandemic.

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The future of retail? More chairs, more kindness, more connection

A Conversation with … Liz Warner The heart of Different Kind At the heart of every successful business is its people. Not just in boardrooms and... View Article

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[ EBOOK ] From wrapping to returns: Unpacking the retailers’ seasonal returns dilemma

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