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Asda posts surge in sales

Asda has posted a 9.6% year-on-year increase in like-for-like sales in its second quarter. Sales were also up on the prior three month period with a... View Article
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UYN chooses Cambridge for first UK store

UYN chooses Cambridge for first UK store

16 August 2023 by Angela Beevers

Italian sportswear brand UYN has opened its first UK store in Cambridge following its expansion into Germany earlier this year. Situated in the centre of the... View Article

Asda launches new food-to-go concept

Asda launches new food-to-go concept

16 August 2023 by Angela Beevers

Asda is launching a new food-to-go concept that is designed to drive shoppers into stores. The Asda Food Hub will initially be trialled in the supermarket’s... View Article

EG Group agrees to sell 63 convenience stores in the US to Casey’s

EG Group agrees to sell 63 convenience stores in the US to Casey’s

16 August 2023 by Angela Beevers

A US subsidiary of EG Group has agreed to sell 63 of its convenience stores to Casey’s General Stores for an undisclosed sum. The move by... View Article

The O2 simplifies brand architecture with ‘Outlet Shopping at The O2’

The O2 simplifies brand architecture with ‘Outlet Shopping at The O2’

16 August 2023 by Angela Beevers

The O2 has changed its outlet shopping brand identity from ‘Icon Outlet at The O2’ to ‘Outlet Shopping at The O2’. Owned and operated by AEG... View Article

WiHTL and Diversity in Retail to stage annual Inclusion Summit with June Sarpong

WiHTL and Diversity in Retail to stage annual Inclusion Summit with June Sarpong

15 August 2023 by Natalie Fresen

WiHTL and Diversity in Retail, the Collaboration Communities devoted to increasing diversity and inclusion in the Hospitality, Travel and Leisure (HTL) and Retail industries, have announced... View Article

Marks & Spencer raises full year profit outlook

Marks & Spencer raises full year profit outlook

15 August 2023 by Angela Beevers

Marks & Spencer has raised its full year profit outlook after growing its market share in its clothing & home and food businesses.  In a trading... View Article

Tourist spending gap widens in London despite rise in overseas visitor numbers

Tourist spending gap widens in London despite rise in overseas visitor numbers

15 August 2023 by Angela Beevers

New figures from New West End Company have shown that the tourist spending gap has widened in London from pre-pandemic levels despite a rise in overseas... View Article

Domino’s Pizza Group announces board change

Domino’s Pizza Group announces board change

15 August 2023 by Angela Beevers

Domino’s Pizza Group has announced that Usman Nabi has stepped down as a director of the company. Nabi has been a board member since November 2019... View Article

Telefunken acquired by Gordon Brothers

Telefunken acquired by Gordon Brothers

15 August 2023 by Angela Beevers

Advisory and investment firm Gordon Brothers has acquired the Telefunken global consumer electronics brand. Based in Frankfurt, Telefunken offers a diverse portfolio of products spanning video,... View Article

Sandersons celebrates eighth anniversary as it launches new brands

15 August 2023 By Angela Beevers

Independent department store chain Sandersons has welcomed two new premium fashion labels to its womenswear line-up. Marella and Weekend Max Mara can now be found at... View Article

UK launches one-stop-shop to help businesses become more sustainable

15 August 2023 By Angela Beevers

The Department of Energy Security and Net Zero has launched a new UK Business Climate Hub that will help small and medium-sized businesses to access advice... View Article

Bird & Blend Tea Co. collaborate with Wallace & Gromit

14 August 2023 By Natalie Fresen

Academy award-winning animation studio, Aardman is celebrating 30 years of “Wallace & Gromit: The Wrong Trousers” with Bird & Blend Tea Co. in a new collaboration.... View Article

Furniture retailer hits donation milestone for Shelter

14 August 2023 By Natalie Fresen

Leading furniture retailer, ScS, has donated £27,000 to homeless charity, Shelter, as part of its ongoing support of the organisation and its bid to end homelessness in... View Article

Tu Clothing introduces cardboard babywear hangers, saving 103 tonnes of plastic

14 August 2023 By Natalie Fresen

Sainsbury’s has rolled out new cardboard hangers across its Tu Clothing Baby range, replacing five million plastic hangers and saving an impressive 103 tonnes of plastic... View Article

John Lewis Partnership considers introducing buy-now-pay-later scheme

14 August 2023 By Angela Beevers

The John Lewis Partnership is considering introducing a Klarna-style buy-now-pay-later offering for its hard-pressed customers. Speaking to This is Money, Nish Kankiwala, chief executive of the... View Article