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Asos customer and technology EVPs to step down

Asos has confirmed that Ben Blake, EVP customer and commercial, and Przemek Czarnecki, EVP technology, are to leave the business on 31 August. The news forms…

Primark’s 46th US store to open at Mall of America

Primark is continuing its US expansion with the opening of a new store in the Mall of America on 3 September. Situated in Bloomington, the shop…

Specsavers offers the homeless free eye and ear care at 1,000 stores

Specsavers has launched a new initiative offering free eye and ear care to anyone experiencing homelessness at all 1,000 of its UK and Irish stores. Through…

Lakeland launches ‘Spend Smarter’ campaign for autumn/winter

Lakeland has unveiled its new autumn/winter campaign which is designed to show customers that real value comes from spending better, not just less. Championing the homeware…

Schuh owner Genesco announces retirement of chief strategy officer Parag Desai

Genesco, owner of the Schuh footwear brand, has announced that its chief strategy and digital officer, Parag Desai, will retire on 31 October. Desai joined Genesco…

Facegym to open second standalone store outside of London at Victoria Leeds

Facegym is to open its second standalone store outside of London at Victoria Leeds. The 1,772 square foot studio in Victoria Gate will offer the facial…

Retail sales rise by modest 1.3% in July as World Cup boosts food sales

UK retail sales rose in July after food sales received a boost during the final week of the World Cup. According to the latest BRC-KPMG Retail…

Boden opens second US store in Nashville and plans third in Birmingham

Boden has opened a second US store in Nashville, Tennessee, as it continues its US expansion. It has also announced that it will be launching a…

Mountain Warehouse names Marcus Ward as new CEO as founder steps down

Mountain Warehouse’s founder is stepping down as chief executive after almost 30 years and will be succeeded by chief financial and operating officer Marcus Ward. Mark…

Ocado launches first automated fulfilment centre in South Korea with Lotte

Ocado has launched its first automated customer fulfilment centre (CFC) in South Korea with Lotte Shopping. Situated in Busan, the facility will serve a catchment of…

Skin Cupid to launch K-beauty UK pop-up tour this summer

K-beauty retailer Skin Cupid is to launch a Summer Roadshow of pop-up events across four UK cities. Running from 28 August to 20 September, the tour will stop…

Co-op chair Debbie White steps down with Moni Mannings becoming interim chair

Co-op Group chair Debbie White has decided to step down from her position and as a member of the board, due to being unable to commit…

Peter Ruis to step down as John Lewis MD and be succeeded by Will Kernan

The John Lewis Partnership has announced that Peter Ruis has decided to step down from his role as managing director of John Lewis to pursue new…

Harry Blamire on retail leadership, AI and delivering an exceptional customer experience

Customer experience has shaped Harry Blamire’s career, from the shop floor to senior leadership. In this latest TRB interview, Harry talks about retail leadership, why retailers…

CMA proposes bringing Aldi and Lidl under same land rules as UK’s biggest supermarkets

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has proposed that Aldi and Lidl be brought under the same land agreement rules as the UK’s largest supermarkets, in…

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