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Bath & Body Works to open first East Midlands store at Derbion

Bath & Body Works is to open its first store in the East Midlands at the Derbion shopping centre as it continues its UK expansion. The... View Article

Join leading retailers at Customer Centric Retail – 4 March

Join TRB in London on 4 March for our brand new Customer Centric Retail Conference. Reserve complimentary places for you and colleagues here What you’ll gain: Discover... View Article

Asda urges government to reconsider plans to defund leadership apprenticeships

Asda has urged the government to reconsider plans to defund leadership and management apprenticeships as it publishes its 2025 Apprenticeship Impact Report Released during National Apprenticeship... View Article

B&Q rolls out stoma-friendly toilets to stores nationwide

B&Q has rolled out stoma-friendly toilets across its stores as it looks to ensure that it meets the needs of people living with a stoma. The... View Article

JD.com to introduce express delivery service in Europe to support Joybuy

JD.com, China’s largest retailer by revenue, is to introduce its dedicated JoyExpress delivery service in Europe to support its new Joybuy online retail business in the... View Article

Retail sales pick up in January

UK retail sales increased last month after shoppers who held off spending at Christmas waited for the January sales. According to figures from the British Retail... View Article

Desert Island Stores: Sean Ghouse of Fortnum & Mason

In this latest instalment of our Desert Island Stores series, Glynn Davis chats with Sean Ghouse, director of retail UK at Fortnum & Mason. The store... View Article

Dunelm delivers ‘solid’ trading but lower profit

Dunelm has said it delivered solid first half trading despite a drop in profit and what it described as a challenging trading environment. In the six... View Article

Superdrug to create 600 jobs through opening of 30 new stores

Superdrug will create 600 jobs through the opening of 30 new “best-in-class” stores in 2026 as it continues its expansion across the UK. After seeing strong... View Article

Tesco sets out Express store growth plan as it acquires former Amazon Fresh sites

Tesco has set out plans for Express store growth following its acquisition of five former Amazon Fresh sites. The supermarket has said it is on track... View Article

HMV to open second shop in the Netherlands

HMV will open its second shop in the Netherlands next month with a new site in Amsterdam, following the successful launch of its store in The... View Article

Dunelm strengthens executive team with two senior hires

Dunelm has strengthened its executive team with the appointment of Laura Harricks as chief customer officer and Caroline Angell as chief people officer. Due to join... View Article

Bloobloom opens Notting Hill store as part of London expansion

French eyewear brand Bloobloom has opened a new store in London‘s Notting Hill as it continues to expand across the capital. The 900 square foot store... View Article

Ocado cost saving drive puts 1,000 jobs at risk

Ocado Group is reported to be considering cutting up to 1,000 jobs, roughly 5% of its workforce, as it looks to reduce costs after a difficult... View Article

M&S to include alcohol in its healthy food sales target

M&S is to include sales of alcohol in its reporting of food sales as it looks to offer uncreased transparency on the percentage of healthy food... View Article

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Combining heritage with contemporary at Pashley Cycles

Walking into the workshop of Pashley Cycles in Stratford-upon-Avon amid craftsmen brazing and welding bike frames was sufficiently exciting to the potential new CEO visiting the... View Article

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The Foundation of Modern Digital Monetisation

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