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Footasylum secures future of Trapstar

Footasylum has saved Trapstar out of administration through a “strategic partnership” with the British streetwear brand. The transaction comprised a sale of Trapstar’s business and assets... View Article

Decathlon expands festival pledge with tent back, cash back offer

Decathlon is expanding its Festival Tent Pledge by offering customers a cash refund of up to 50% of the original purchase price when they return their... View Article

Debenhams Group hails return to growth as turnaround accelerates

Debenhams Group has said its multi-year turnaround accelerated in its first quarter as it made a return to growth. In the three months to 31 May,... View Article

Crew Clothing opens at Meadowhall in shopping centre push

Crew Clothing has opened a new store at Sheffield’s Meadowhall as it continues its expansion into shopping centres. The shop on the centre’s The Avenue spans... View Article

Baked goods continue to rise

Upon entering the historic Ackerhalle supermarket operated by REWE in Berlin you are soon met by an impressive bakery section that draws customers into shopping across... View Article

B&M posts steep drop in profits in ‘difficult’ year

B&M has posted a steep drop in annual profits after a “difficult” year with rising costs and a “challenging market”. In the 52 weeks to 28... View Article

Currys names Fredrik Tønnesen as new group chief executive

Currys has appointed Fredrik Tønnesen as group chief executive to succeed Alex Baldock. Due to take up his role on 3 August, he has led Currys’... View Article

Home Bargains eyes rescue of historic Denby pottery brand

Home Bargains is considering a rescue of the historic Denby pottery brand following its collapse into administration. According to Sky News, the discount retailer is mulling... View Article

Former Prada head becomes chief executive of Alexander McQueen

Luxury group Kering has announced that Gianfranco D’Attis has become the new chief executive of Alexander McQueen. With the appointment effective from 3 June, D’Attis will... View Article

Aldi to upgrade 25 stores this summer

Aldi is to upgrade 25 UK shops this summer as part of a £300 million investment into existing stores in 2026. While changes will vary by... View Article

Sports Direct makes Nordics debut with new store in Finland

Frasers Group has chosen Finland for the opening of its first Sports Direct store in the Nordics region. Situated in Helsinki Citycenter Mall, the new flagship... View Article

Sealskinz appoints Richard Edmonds as new chief executive

Sealskinz has promoted Richard Edmonds to the position of chief executive. Owned by Ted Baker founder Ray Kelvin, the outdoor clothing brand has been led by... View Article

Asda hails progress in turnaround strategy as like-for-like sales grow by 0.8%

Asda has said it is making progress in its Formula for Growth turnaround plan after delivering improvements in availability and price. The supermarket has reported that... View Article

M&S to double size of frozen range in family focused push

M&S is accelerating the transformation of its food business by doubling the size of its frozen range as it looks to strengthen its family focused categories.... View Article

Wed2b launches campaign starring real customers

Bridal retailer Wed2b has launched a new campaign starring real customers as it introduces its ambassador programme. The campaign challenges the idea of the “perfect wedding”... View Article

Turning Workforce Cost into Competitive Advantage

Turning Workforce Cost into Competitive Advantage

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Q&A: Sean O’Hagan, Retail Industry Director, HSO

For over 30 years, HSO helped organisations around the world transform with the full power of the Microsoft Cloud. Backed by decades of industry experience, award-winning... View Article

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[ GUIDE ] HVAC Retrofit for high street retail

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