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Zalando launches invite-only shopping for limited products

Zalando is introducing an exclusive shopping experience for limited products that are in high demand. The online retailer said it will now allow customers to request... View Article
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Selfridges raises the bar with Lobos 1707 Tequila & Mezcal co-signed by LeBron James

Selfridges raises the bar with Lobos 1707 Tequila & Mezcal co-signed by LeBron James

15 December 2023 by Natalie Fresen

Lobos 1707 Tequila & Mezcal, the agave spirit brand co-founded by Diego Osorio and cultural icon LeBron James has launched exclusively at Selfridges. The brand has... View Article

Consumer confidence improves in December

Consumer confidence improves in December

15 December 2023 by Angela Beevers

Consumer confidence has seen an uptick this month as people feel more optimistic about their personal finances in the run-up to Christmas. GfK’s long-running Consumer Confidence... View Article

Naked Wines posts widened loss

Naked Wines posts widened loss

15 December 2023 by Angela Beevers

Naked Wines has posted a widened loss and a decline in revenue as it works to return the business to growth. In the six months to... View Article

Sosandar announces board changes

Sosandar announces board changes

15 December 2023 by Angela Beevers

Fashion retailer Sosandar has appointed Nick Mustoe as its non-executive chairman after he took on the position on an interim basis in March 2023. Mustoe began... View Article

Richemont names new president and chief executive of Chloé

Richemont names new president and chief executive of Chloé

15 December 2023 by Angela Beevers

Richemont has appointed Laurent Malecaze as president and chief executive of Chloé. The move follows news that Riccardo Bellini has decided not to renew his mandate... View Article

Wilko re-opens at The Mall Luton

Wilko re-opens at The Mall Luton

15 December 2023 by Angela Beevers

Wilko has re-opened its doors at The Mall Luton just in time for Christmas. The news follows The Range’s acquisition of the retailer’s name and intellectual... View Article

Mercato Metropolitano’s Christmas Mission: Bringing cheer and support to London’s vulnerable

Mercato Metropolitano’s Christmas Mission: Bringing cheer and support to London’s vulnerable

15 December 2023 by Natalie Fresen

Mercato Metropolitano, London’s pioneering sustainable community food market, has unveiled its heartfelt Christmas Campaign, aiming to make a positive impact on 1,190 families and vulnerable individuals... View Article

Amazon brings electric cargo delivery bikes to Croydon

Amazon brings electric cargo delivery bikes to Croydon

14 December 2023 by Natalie Fresen

Electric cargo bikes are now making deliveries to Amazon customers in Croydon thanks to the launch of a new micromobility delivery hub in the town. The... View Article

Laddish culture costs Lidl £50,000 after female employee wins sexual harassment case

Laddish culture costs Lidl £50,000 after female employee wins sexual harassment case

14 December 2023 by Natalie Fresen

In her insightful commentary, Charlotte Rees-John, Head of Irwin Mitchell’s retail sector team, discusses the pivotal role of line managers in creating safe workplaces. Using the... View Article

Fed reshuffles senior team

14 December 2023 By Natalie Fresen

The Federation of Independent Retailers (the Fed) has announced interim changes to its operational structure, following the departure of its chief operating officer Graham Stafford in... View Article

THG launches its THG Partnership in Action

14 December 2023 By Natalie Fresen

THG has launched THG Partnership in Action (‘PACT’),  a new initiative focused on collaboration with suppliers to foster a culture of sustainability while mutually decarbonising operations... View Article

Currys maintains guidance despite first half loss

14 December 2023 By Angela Beevers

Currys has reported a decline in first half sales and a loss in line with last year following “tough” trading conditions. In the six months to... View Article

Music Magpie hails strong Black Friday performance

14 December 2023 By Angela Beevers

Consumer tech reseller Music Magpie has reported a strong sales performance over the Black Friday period. In a pre-close trading update for the year ended 30... View Article

Harvey Jones teams up with Swoon on new kitchen range

14 December 2023 By Angela Beevers

Kitchen retailer Harvey Jones has embarked on a new partnership with design-led furniture brand Swoon. The retailer said designers and craftspeople from both brands have worked... View Article

Bullring & Grand Central celebrates 115,000 square feet of new openings ahead of Christmas

14 December 2023 By Angela Beevers

Birmingham’s Bullring & Grand Central has been celebrating a flurry of new openings ahead of Christmas. Nike has launched its ‘Nike Rise’ concept store at the... View Article