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Skechers continues collaboration with the Rolling Stones

Skechers has collaborated with the Rolling Stones for a second year running on a footwear capsule collection. Now available at the Rolling Stones’ flagship store RS... View Article
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B&Q launches plastic plant pot recycling nationwide

B&Q launches plastic plant pot recycling nationwide

02 May 2024 by Natalie Fresen

B&Q has announced that it will be launching plastic plant pot recycling stations at over 100 of its stores across the UK in 2024. As part... View Article

Burberry joins force with The Outward Bound Trust to inspire young people through adventure

Burberry joins force with The Outward Bound Trust to inspire young people through adventure

02 May 2024 by Natalie Fresen

Burberry has announced a partnership with outdoor education charity, The Outward Bound Trust, to give secondary school students across the UK greater access to outdoor learning... View Article

Network Rail retail sales hit £800m as stations become prime retail destinations

Network Rail retail sales hit £800m as stations become prime retail destinations

02 May 2024 by Natalie Fresen

Network Rail announced that its retail sales surpassed £800m over the past 12 months across its portfolio of 19 managed stations in Great Britain. The company... View Article

eveSleep launches interactive ‘Bed battle, team firm vs team soft’ experience in London

eveSleep launches interactive ‘Bed battle, team firm vs team soft’ experience in London

02 May 2024 by Natalie Fresen

Online mattress brand eveSleep has today unveiled an innovative pop-up event in London’s Southbank to help consumers determine their ideal mattress firmness. The event, titled ‘Bed... View Article

Suit Direct opens new flagship Westfield store as part of national expansion plan

Suit Direct opens new flagship Westfield store as part of national expansion plan

02 May 2024 by Natalie Fresen

Menswear fashion retailer Suit Direct has signed for a new flagship store at Westfield Shopping Centre, Stratford, London. International real estate advisor Savills, acting on behalf... View Article

EE launches first Experience store in the South West

EE launches first Experience store in the South West

02 May 2024 by Angela Beevers

EE is launching its first Experience store in the South West of England at Bristol’s Cabot Circus. Part of a £6 million investment, the new shop... View Article

Meg Lustman to join ProCook as a non-executive director

Meg Lustman to join ProCook as a non-executive director

02 May 2024 by Angela Beevers

Kitchenware brand ProCook has appointed Meg Lustman, the former chief executive of Hobbs, as a non-executive director. She will take up her new position on 25... View Article

JD Sports non-executive director to step down

JD Sports non-executive director to step down

02 May 2024 by Angela Beevers

JD Sports has announced that its non-executive director Mahbobeh Sabetnia is to step down after being a member of its board for nearly two and a... View Article

Waitrose launches exclusive Wildfarmed nature-friendly bread range

Waitrose launches exclusive Wildfarmed nature-friendly bread range

02 May 2024 by Angela Beevers

Waitrose has become the first retailer to partner with the Wildfarmed regenerative farming and food business as it launches a range of exclusive branded bread products... View Article

Oliver Bonas selects Angel Central for new Islington store

02 May 2024 By Angela Beevers

Lifestyle brand Oliver Bonas has selected Angel Central for the opening of a new store in London’s Islington. The 2,856 square foot space has been designed... View Article

Aldi invites the public to help it identify locations for new stores

02 May 2024 By Angela Beevers

Aldi is calling on the public to help it identify prime locations for new stores. The areas which have the most suggestions will then be considered... View Article

Go Outdoors opens 20,000 square foot store at Metrocentre

02 May 2024 By Angela Beevers

The Go Outdoors outdoor clothing and equipment retailer has opened a 20,242 square foot store in a former Wilko unit at Gateshead’s Metrocentre. The shop on... View Article

Sainsbury’s launches seasonings shuttle to spice up mealtimes for struggling UK households

01 May 2024 By Natalie Fresen

New research from Sainsbury’s reveals that half of those struggling to afford food have lost the joy in mealtimes, saying they’re no longer excited by food... View Article

Host of brands open revamped stores at Braehead

01 May 2024 By Natalie Fresen

Braehead, one of the UK’s most popular retail and leisure destinations, owned by property company SGS and asset managed by Global Mutual in conjunction with Savills... View Article

Q&A: Alex Hooper – Co-founder and CTO, Flare

01 May 2024 By Patrick Overall

Alex Hooper is the co-founder and CTO of Flare. He’s a self-taught software engineer and before Flare led engineering teams at prominent fintech startups across the... View Article