Wilko launches click and collect service at all stores
February 8, 2023 8:24 amWilko is launching a debut click and collect service at all 400 of its stores. The move is part of the household and garden retailer’s strategy... View Article
General Merchandise News
People in Retail Awards announce Krisi Smith as judge
February 7, 2023 12:20 pmKrisi Smith, Cofounder of Bird & Blend Tea Co. has joined the People in Retail judging panel for the 2023 awards. With the awards looking at... View Article
Comment: store closures are not what they seem
February 7, 2023 8:54 amReading the headlines suggests we are in the midst of a retail apocalypse with high streets and shopping centres being slowly obliterated by the ongoing closure... View Article
H&M Home launches latest brand campaign
February 7, 2023 7:46 amH&M Home has launched its latest brand campaign which includes a playful twist on the idea that people can “fall deeply in love” with objects of... View Article
Incubator initiative winner Kati Kaia takes up residence at Seven Dials
February 7, 2023 7:43 amKati Kaia, the final winner of Shaftesbury’s ‘Start Up with Seven Dials’ incubator initiative, has launched its debut physical store at the scheme’s pop-up space in... View Article
Studio Retail’s chief executive steps down
February 6, 2023 11:15 amStudio Retail’s chief executive Paul Kendrick has stepped down from his role. According to documents filed at Companies House, Studio’s financial services director David Twigg was... View Article
Trade bodies call on Government to fix restrictive Apprenticeship Levy system
February 6, 2023 8:46 amThe British Retail Consortium has teamed up with three other trade bodies to demand that the government fix what it describes as the broken Apprenticeship Levy... View Article
TRUST ISSUES: We have a responsibility for our employees’ wellbeing outside of work too
February 6, 2023 5:45 amChris Brook-Carter, chief executive of the Retail Trust For the Retail Trust’s Leaders’ Summit in January, we brought together over 200 retail leaders to discuss the... View Article
Freemans boosted by “cracker of a Christmas”
February 3, 2023 11:08 amThe Freeman digital department store has reported having a “cracker of a Christmas” as it benefits from the effectiveness of its ongoing transformation programme. Sales in... View Article
