Shop Direct hires group chief financial officer
November 5, 2019 7:10 amShop Direct, the owner of Very.co.uk and Littlewoods.com, has appointed Ben Fletcher as its group chief financial officer. Due to join the company on 6 January,... View Article
General Merchandise News
Mothercare to appoint administrators
November 4, 2019 9:14 amMothercare has announced that intends to appoint administrators for its struggling UK business. The company has been looking to sell the business for some now after... View Article
Sainsbury’s Bank launches new pet insurance products
November 1, 2019 5:09 amSainsbury’s Bank is launching a new range of pet insurance products and services. Underwritten by Cardif Pinnacle, the insurance products will include both lifetime and time-limited... View Article
Next maintains profit guidance as full price sales rise by 2%
October 31, 2019 6:44 amNext has reported that its full price sales including interest income rose by 2% in its third quarter. In the three months to 26 October, online... View Article
M&S to launch its first instalments payment option online
October 30, 2019 7:00 amM&S is to offer its online customers the option of paying for their purchases via interest free instalment payments over six weeks. Partnering with Clearpay, the... View Article
Interview: Peter Pritchard of Pets at Home
October 28, 2019 7:45 amAmid the turmoil that is rocking the retail sector, people are increasingly embracing their pets as members of their families and boosting their spending accordingly, which... View Article
Cass Art opens first store in a shopping centre
October 28, 2019 7:15 amCass Art has opened its first shopping centre store at London’s Westfield Stratford City. The 1,300 square foot shop will sell the retailer’s range of art supplies... View Article
O2 trials new shop-in-shop format in Next stores
October 25, 2019 10:24 amO2 is piloting a new experimental store format in partnership with the Next fashion and homewares chain. The trial will see O2 launch shop-in-shops in four Next... View Article
AI in Retail Conference: success down to retailers cleaning up their act with data
October 22, 2019 12:40 pmRetailers are in an advantageous position when it comes to deploying artificial intelligence (AI) technology because they generate massive amounts of data but they have to... View Article
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