Sainsbury’s and Argos celebrate new milestone
March 7, 2022 8:07 amSainsbury’s has said it has reached a significant milestone in its work to bring Sainsbury’s and Argos closer together with the opening of its 400th Argos... View Article
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BuzzFeed to open airport stores this spring
March 4, 2022 11:03 amDigital media company BuzzFeed has teamed up with Stellar Partners to launch premium news convenience stores in airports across the US. The first two BuzzFeed stores... View Article
Aldi ditches plastic from wipes
March 4, 2022 8:13 amAldi has committed to removing single-use plastic from all its own-brand wipes by the summer as it look to reduce plastic waste. This will involve switching... View Article
Retailers pulling out of Russia
March 3, 2022 2:26 pmSANCTIONS: The mass exodus of retailers and brands cutting ties with Russia continues to grow as sanctions rack up over the invasion of the Ukraine. We... View Article
Amazon to close all book stores in US and UK
March 3, 2022 10:35 amAmazon is to close all of its physical book stores, 4-star shops and pop-up locations as it looks to revamp its bricks-and-mortar footprint. Operating 66 stores... View Article
Shop prices rise at fastest rate in over a decade
March 2, 2022 10:44 amNew figures have shown that shop price annual inflation accelerated to 1.8% in February from 1.5% in January to mark the highest rate since November 2011.... View Article
Music Magpie sees dip in full year sales
March 2, 2022 8:23 amMusic Magpie has posted a decline in full year sales after it returned to normal levels of trading following the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Group... View Article
Poundland acquires Poundshop.com to power national online rollout
March 1, 2022 9:16 amPoundland has acquired online discount retailer Poundshop.com for an undisclosed sum as it looks to power a national roll-out of its own pilot ecommerce operation. The... View Article
Zalando achieves faster than expected growth
March 1, 2022 8:34 amZalando has posted faster than expected growth in 2021 with gross merchandise volume up 34.1% to €14.3 billion and revenue up 29.7% to €10.4 billion after... View Article
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