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Pret A Manger to open first shop in Northern Ireland
Pret A Manger is to open its first shop in Northern Ireland next week. Due to launch on 7 December, the shop on Belfast’s Donegall Square... View Article
Look Fantastic to open first London Christmas pop-up
Look Fantastic is to launch its first-ever London Christmas pop-up at 189 Piccadilly Townhouse. Opening from 29 November to 3 December, the Look Fantastic House of... View Article
DECATHLON Acquires Bergfreunde
DECATHLON is pleased to announce the acquisition of Bergfreunde, an online specialist retailer for mountain sports, climbing, and outdoor equipment. The purchase agreement, which was signed... View Article
Profitability vs ED&I: The Delicate Balance in Asos’ Executive Bonus Scheme
It has been reported that fashion retailer, Asos, has decided to abandon diversity targets in its annual executive bonus scheme, choosing to prioritise profitability instead. This... View Article
Cancer Research and the Retail Trust to offer shop staff and volunteers free wellbeing support
Cancer Research UK has started working with the Retail Trust to support the wellbeing of the thousands of volunteers and staff members at its 550+ UK... View Article
Mountain Warehouse ups pace of new openings as sales surge
Mountain Warehouse is upping the pace of new store openings after its sales hit an all-time high this year. The outdoor retailer, which has 370 shops... View Article
Q&A: Stephanie Glendinning of Centre:mk
Here we catch up with Stephanie Glendinning, one of the few retail relations managers at a retail destination in the UK, to find out how her... View Article
TK Maxx joins line-up at Glasgow’s Braehead
TK Maxx has opened a new store in Glasgow’s Braehead shopping centre just in time for the festive season. Spanning 27,000 square feet, the shop will offer customers... View Article
John Lewis expands in-store services offering with launch of Randox Health clinics
John Lewis has teamed up with Randox Health to offer a range of health programmes aimed at preventative healthcare. The department store said the move forms... View Article
Mango returns to Cork
Mango has returned to Cork as part of plans to strengthen its presence in Ireland. The Spanish fashion retailer previously operated a store in the city... View Article
Tree-mendous charity favourite returns for shoppers this festive season
‘Giving Trees’ are back in all Waitrose and John Lewis shops this festive season, helping to raise donations for the John Lewis Partnership’s ‘Building Happier Futures’... View Article
Dirtea announced new retail partnership with Oliver Bonas
DIRTEA, creators of functional mushroom products has announced a new retail partnership with Oliver Bonas, the independent British lifestyle store. Following a number of high-profile retail... View Article
Poundland confirms an additional seven former Wilko stores will open before Christmas
Poundland has confirmed another seven former Wilko stores would re-open before Christmas bringing the total of former Wilko stores that are beginning their Poundland journeys to... View Article
HMV reopens flagship Oxford Street store
HMV has launched a new flagship store in London’s Oxford Street on the site where it originally opened its doors in 1921. Spanning three floors, the... View Article
Consumer confidence improves in November
Consumer confidence has improved in November despite people’s ongoing concerns about the cost of living. GfK’s latest Consumer Confidence index has risen by six points in the... View Article
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