LATEST RETAIL NEWS UK

M&S signs new franchise agreement for the Philippines

M&S has signed a franchise agreement in the Philippines after announcing earlier this year that it would be moving to a new partner in the country.... View Article

M&S offers 1,000 training places for young people

M&S has launched a new training scheme to help young people get on the career ladder as it looks to help tackle the “growing youth unemployment... View Article

Debenhams signs beauty licensing deal with Revolution Beauty

Debenhams has embarked on a new licensing partnership with Revolution Beauty for the development of beauty and fragrance products across the Debenhams group of brands. Expected... View Article

Greggs appoints Ikdeep Singh as non-executive director

Greggs has appointed Mars Pet Nutrition global president Ikdeep Singh as a non-executive director. Prior to joining Mars in 2020, Singh served as president of L’Oréal’s... View Article

BRC warns government not to ‘regulate flexible jobs out of existence’

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has warned that poorly designed Guaranteed Hours reforms could risk regulating flexible jobs out of existence. The warning follows YouGov polling... View Article

Mango accelerates expansion in Italy through strategic partnership with Coin

Mango is accelerating its expansion in Italy through a partnership with the Coin department store chain as it looks to strengthen its visibility and positioning in... View Article

QVC opens social commerce studios at London HQ

QVC UK has launched new in-house social commerce studios at its Chiswick Park headquarters in London. The move follows a period of digital expansion for the... View Article

Conversation with… David Begg, founder of The Real Co.

David Begg, founder of The Real Co., was inspired to launch his alcohol-free drinks brand after tasting a home brewed drink at a dinner party that... View Article

Howdens to acquire DIY Kitchens owner in £390m deal

Howdens is to acquire the parent company of Ultima Furniture Systems, which trades as DIY Kitchens, for an enterprise value of £390 million. The Pontefract-based business... View Article

Lidl invests £250m in cutting prices on over 1,000 products

Lidl has made a £250 million investment in cutting prices as it looks to help customers save money on their weekly shop. The retailer has lowered... View Article

Waitrose launches exclusive Angela Hartnett Italian range

Waitrose has unveiled an exclusive collaboration with celebrity chef Angela Hartnett in a move marking her first supermarket retail range. Called ‘Angela Hartnett with Waitrose’, the... View Article

Oliver Bonas to open at Lakeside in latest UK expansion

Oliver Bonas is to open a new store at Lakeside as it continues its UK expansion. Operating 90 shops across the country, the fashion, home and... View Article

British Heart Foundation plans 150 store closures

The British Heart Foundation (BHF) is planning to close 150 shops over the next two years as it looks to ensure that its retail network remains... View Article

Amazon to invest €10bn in Europe while creating 25,000 more jobs

Amazon is to invest more than €10 billion in expanding and modernising its European fulfilment centres with new robotics while creating 25,000 more jobs. Central to... View Article

Charles Tyrwhitt names Rebecca Howat as new managing director

Charles Tyrwhitt has promoted Rebecca Howat to the position of managing director as it looks ahead to its next phase of growth. Howat has worked with... 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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