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Footasylum to triple size of store at Merry Hill

Footasylum is set to triple the size of its store at Merry Hill from 3,000 to 10,000 square feet. Having operated at the West Midlands shopping centre... View Article
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Moonpig trading in line with expectations

Moonpig trading in line with expectations

19 September 2024 by Angela Beevers

Moonpig has said its group trading has been in line with expectations in its financial year to date despite ongoing macro headwinds in the gifting market.... View Article

Nisa’s Making a Difference Locally celebrates raising £18m

Nisa’s Making a Difference Locally celebrates raising £18m

18 September 2024 by Natalie Fresen

Nisa’s Making a Difference Locally charity is celebrating raising £18 million for small causes and community groups across the UK since its inception in 2008. Making... View Article

Superdrug & Savers Awarded Stonewall Bronze for Workplace Equality Commitment

Superdrug & Savers Awarded Stonewall Bronze for Workplace Equality Commitment

18 September 2024 by Natalie Fresen

Leading accessible health & beauty retailer, Superdrug, alongside its sister company Savers, has received a Bronze Award in Stonewall’s UK Workplace Equality Index. The Workplace Equality... View Article

Retailers urged to act as mental health crisis hits call centres and Gen Z

Retailers urged to act as mental health crisis hits call centres and Gen Z

18 September 2024 by Natalie Fresen

Retailers across the UK are being urged to prioritise workplace wellbeing after a report from the Retail Trust revealed that poor mental health is causing significant... View Article

Footasylum hails “record” sales and profit performance

Footasylum hails “record” sales and profit performance

18 September 2024 by Angela Beevers

Footasylum has posted uplifts in sales and profit in the 12 months to 27 January 2024 to mark a further year of record growth. Total revenue... View Article

Co-op launches 24-hour online grocery deliveries in London, Leeds and Manchester

Co-op launches 24-hour online grocery deliveries in London, Leeds and Manchester

18 September 2024 by Angela Beevers

Co-op has launched a new 24-hour grocery delivery service in city centre stores in London, Leeds and Manchester. The convenience retailer said it made the move... View Article

Waitrose to invest £10 million in lowering prices of 250 No.1 and Duchy Organic products

Waitrose to invest £10 million in lowering prices of 250 No.1 and Duchy Organic products

18 September 2024 by Angela Beevers

Waitrose is investing £10 million in reducing the prices of popular, premium and organic products as part of the first phase of its latest round of... View Article

Kingfisher raises bottom end of full year profit guidance

Kingfisher raises bottom end of full year profit guidance

18 September 2024 by Angela Beevers

B&Q owner Kingfisher has raised the bottom end of its full year profit guidance despite demand for big ticket home improvement products remaining weak. The group... View Article

The Cotswold Company unveils new brand platform and TV advert

The Cotswold Company unveils new brand platform and TV advert

18 September 2024 by Angela Beevers

The Cotswold Company has launched a TV and BVOD campaign as it looks to showcase the quality and style of its handcrafted furniture and homeware ranges.... View Article

Comment: There’s gold in them there archives

17 September 2024 By Glynn Davis

Like many retailers John Lewis has had its fair share of issues to deal with recently but one thing it has that nobody can take away... View Article

AllSaints celebrates record year

17 September 2024 By Angela Beevers

Fashion retailer AllSaints has celebrated a record year after a strong performance in wholesale, franchise and licensing offset declining revenue at its retail division. In the... View Article

Pret A Manger sales boosted by international expansion

17 September 2024 By Angela Beevers

Pret A Manger has posted a 10% increase in first half sales to £569 million across its company-owned and franchise shops with the growth driven by... View Article

Søstrene Grene hails most successful financial year on record

17 September 2024 By Angela Beevers

Søstrene Grene has reported its most successful financial year to date as it continues its expansion across the UK. In the year to 30 April, the... View Article

Scamp & Dude opens biggest store to date in Manchester’s St Ann’s Square

17 September 2024 By Angela Beevers

The Scamp & Dude fashion brand has opened its second store in Manchester and its sixth retail site in the UK. At 180 square foot metres,... View Article

Kenji appoints managing director and chair

17 September 2024 By Angela Beevers

Kenji, the home, stationery and gifting retailer, has appointed Eddie Shepherd as managing director and Suzanne Harlow as chair of its recently established advisory board. The... View Article