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Sainsbury’s extends Aldi Price Match to convenience stores

Sainsbury’s has announced that it has become the first UK grocer to extend an Aldi Price Match initiative into convenience stores. The retailer said the offering... View Article

Primark to open first store in Texas next month

Primark is to open its first store in Texas next month as it continues its US expansion. Spanning 37,000 square feet, the shop at La Plaza... View Article

Currys launches Black Friday promise that no product will have been cheaper in last six months

Currys has implemented a minimum standard rule that no Black Friday deal will have been cheaper at any point in the last six months. The move... View Article

Schuh reports strong increases in turnover and profit

Having filed its accounts for the year to 3 February 2024, Schuh has reported strong increases in turnover and profit. The Genesco owned footwear retailer saw... View Article

Fenwick reveals its 2024 Christmas windows ‘The Twelve Days of Christmas’

Fenwick’s flagship store in Newcastle has unveiled its eagerly awaited Christmas windows, delighting onlookers with a heart warming, whimsical twist on the classic “Twelve Days of... View Article

Comment: Bring back paper-based catalogues

Something disappointing dropped through my letterbox the other week. The renowned curer of salmon, East London-based H. Forman & Son, dispatched a letter announcing that it... View Article

Boohoo appoints new group chief executive

Boohoo has appointed Dan Finley as as its new group chief executive. A former JD Sports executive, he previously headed up Boohoo Group’s Debenhams online department... View Article

IKEA opens its first standalone restaurant on a UK high street

The IKEA home and furniture retailer has opened its first standalone restaurant on a UK high street in London’s Hammersmith. Previously housing a Wasabi restaurant, the... View Article

Sainsbury’s sells Argos credit cards portfolio to NewDay Group

Sainsbury’s is selling its Argos Financial Services cards portfolio to NewDay Group as part of its strategy to focus on its core retail business. With the... View Article

Reiss to join line-up at Metrocentre

Gateshead’s Metrocentre will add the Reiss fashion brand to its line-up later this month. The brand will open a 3,933 square foot space in the scheme’s... View Article

ebay to launch live shoppable light installation at Outernet London

eBay is launching an immersive display in London’s West End that promotes private selling and allows people to shop pre-loved items across the categories of luxury,... View Article

Q&A: Vikram Saxena, founder and CEO at BetterCommerce

Here we have a Q&A with Vikram Saxena, founder and CEO at BetterCommerce, who is a self-taught programmer and has been leading successful IT services companies... View Article

Ocado appoints Adam Warby as new chair

Ocado Group has appointed technology veteran Adam Warby as its new chair. He will join the online grocer as a non-executive director on 1 November and... View Article

Superdrug pledges commitment to support young care leavers

Superdrug has set a goal for care leavers to make up 5% of its workforce by 2030 as it reinforces its commitment to support young people... View Article

Poundland increases range of products priced at £1 and below

Poundland is to increase the number of items available at £1 or below from around 1,000 to 1,500 in all its UK stores. From tomorrow, this... View Article

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Q&A: Vikram Saxena, founder and CEO at BetterCommerce

Here we have a Q&A with Vikram Saxena, founder and CEO at BetterCommerce, who is a self-taught programmer and has been leading successful IT services companies... View Article

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