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Finalists announced for the 2025 People in Retail Awards

By Angela Beevers
The Retail Bulletin is delighted to announce the finalists for the 2025 People in Retail Awards (PIRA). Now in their third year, the awards celebrate the... View Article
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Ocado and Bon Preu to construct customer fulfilment centre in Catalonia

Ocado and Bon Preu to construct customer fulfilment centre in Catalonia

18 June 2025 by TRB News Team

Ocado is extending its partnership with Spanish supermarket Bon Preu with plans to construct a customer fulfilment centre to serve customers in the Catalonia region. The... View Article

Co-op launches ‘thank you’ initiative for members following cyber-attack

Co-op launches ‘thank you’ initiative for members following cyber-attack

18 June 2025 by Angela Beevers

Co-op is offering customers who are members 25% off their shopping when they spend £40. The retailer said it is making the move to thank its... View Article

Boots extends on-demand delivery to midnight in London

Boots extends on-demand delivery to midnight in London

18 June 2025 by Angela Beevers

Boots is extending the hours of its on-demand delivery service up to midnight in central London. The longer hours are being trialled in ten of of... View Article

John Lewis appoints Anna Braithwaite as chief customer officer

John Lewis appoints Anna Braithwaite as chief customer officer

18 June 2025 by Angela Beevers

John Lewis has appointed Anna Braithwaite as chief customer officer. Due to take up her new role on 1 October, she will be responsible for leading... View Article

Poundland plans 68 store closures as part of restructuring plan

Poundland plans 68 store closures as part of restructuring plan

17 June 2025 by Angela Beevers

Poundland has announced plans to close 68 stores and two distribution centres, and is also seeking rent reductions at several locations as part of a major... View Article

ASOS appoints new chief financial officer

ASOS appoints new chief financial officer

17 June 2025 by Angela Beevers

ASOS has appointed Aaron Izzard as its new chief financial officer and as an executive director. He will join the retailer on 1 July when he... View Article

H&M opens its first shop-in-shop at Galeries Lafayette Paris Haussmann

H&M opens its first shop-in-shop at Galeries Lafayette Paris Haussmann

17 June 2025 by TRB News Team

H&M has opened its first shop-in-shop at Galeries Lafayette Paris Haussmann. Created by H&M’s store design team, the 63 square metre shop on the childrenswear floor... View Article

PURESEOUL launches flagship store on Carnaby Street

PURESEOUL launches flagship store on Carnaby Street

17 June 2025 by TRB News Team

PURESEOUL has officially opened its new flagship store on London’s Carnaby Street. The move means the K-beauty brand now has a total of nine physical stores.... View Article

Crocs to join line-up at London Designer Outlet

Crocs to join line-up at London Designer Outlet

17 June 2025 by Angela Beevers

Crocs is to join the line-up at London Designer Outlet later this year. Spanning 1,456 square feet, the new store will offer a selection of the... View Article

Comment: Electronic shelf-edge labels finally an overnight success

16 June 2025 by Glynn Davis

Electronic shelf-edge labels (ESLs) have been around for about 30 years but only now is their value becoming more fully appreciated as they are starting to... View Article

Asda to invest £10 million in makeover of in store cafes

16 June 2025 by Angela Beevers

Asda is to invest £10 million in refreshing over 180 of its in store cafes. The project will be managed by Asda partner Compass Group which... View Article

Breitling opens upsized store at St James Quarter

16 June 2025 by Angela Beevers

Swiss watchmaker Breitling has opened a significantly upsized store at St James Quarter in Edinburgh. Now double the size of the original shop at around 1,000... View Article

Liberty appoints new store director for London flagship

16 June 2025 by Angela Beevers

The Liberty luxury department store has appointed Beverley Devonish as the new store director of its flagship shop on London’s Regent Street. With more than two... View Article

Asda to more than double its electric grocery home shopping fleet

16 June 2025 by Angela Beevers

Asda is to more than double its electric grocery home shopping fleet to 194 vehicles as it continues to work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions across... View Article

Conversation with… Claire Barber, Chief Executive of SGS

13 June 2025 by Angela Beevers

In this latest Conversations interview, we chat with Claire Barber, Chief Executive of SGS, about her impressive career in the retail property sector and what drives... View Article

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