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Weston family to acquire Boots for £6.74bn

Canada’s Weston family, who previously owned Selfridges, is to acquire health and beauty retailer Boots for $8.9 billion (£6.74 billion). Wittington Investments, the holding company of…

Currys ramps up social activity through TikTok Shop trial

Currys has launched on TikTok Shop as it looks to give customers another way to buy its technology products. The trial offering will feature a range…

Nadine Merabi appoints Louise Greenlees as non-executive director

Luxury womenswear brand Nadine Merabi has appointed Louise Greenlees as a non-executive director as it enters its next phase of growth. With a career spanning the…

Boots to hire 6,000 Christmas temps in stores and warehouses

Boots is to recruit around 6,000 temporary workers for roles in its warehouses, customer support centres and 1,800 stores this Christmas. The health and beauty retailer…

Nobody’s Child and Elizabeth Scarlett launch first autumn/winter collaboration

Nobody’s Child has collaborated with Elizabeth Scarlett on its third collection with the illustrator and founder of the Elizabeth Scarlett accessories brand. The move marks the…

IKEA launches second-hand marketplace in UK for pre-owned furniture

IKEA has launched its second-hand marketplace in the UK to enable customers to buy and sell pre-owned IKEA products, including items that may no longer be…

Superdrug launches online booking for Beauty Studio appointments

Superdrug has launched an online booking service for its Beauty Studio following growing demand for its in-store services. Customers can now book appointments online for 72…

Pandora opens $150m crafting facility in Vietnam

Pandora has opened a new $150 million state-of-the-art crafting facility in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. The site will produce up to 60 million pieces…

ASOS hit by hack: unauthorised notification sent to app users

ASOS has confirmed that hackers have sent an unauthorised notification to its app users. The online fashion retailer said the notification was sent to ASOS customers…

Conversation with… Lee Jones, CEO of Worldline Merchant Services UK

Leadership in payments is often defined by trust, and few understand that better than Lee Jones, chief executive of Worldline Merchant Services UK, who has spent…

Dr. Martens hires Kate Vacovec as global commercial finance director

Dr. Martens has hired Kate Vacovec as global commercial finance director. She will join the footwear brand early this month from Yum! Brands, the owner of…

Tesco and Aldi go big on quick-commerce

Tesco has finally succumbed. It has agreed to work with delivery aggregators Deliveroo and Uber Eats in a sure-fire sign that home delivery of smaller baskets…

Waitrose launches first supermarket range with Rick Stein

Waitrose has teamed up with chef and seafood champion Rick Stein to launch his first supermarket food range. Due to land on Waitrose shelves and online…

Weird Fish operating profit jumps by 54.8% as revenue exceeds £50m

Weird Fish has reported a 54.8% surge in operating profit to £6.5 million for the year to 28 December 2025, as the fashion retailer continued to…

The Entertainer parent company TEAL Group appoints Karen Hubbard as chair

TEAL Group, the parent company of The Entertainer, has appointed former Card Factory chief executive Karen Hubbard as group chair. Hubbard currently serves as a non-executive…

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Conversation with… Lee Jones, CEO of Worldline Merchant Services UK

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The Omnichannel Illusion: Customers can’t value what they don’t experience

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