RETAIL NEWS

HMV to return to Woking’s Victoria Place

The HMV music and entertainment retailer is to return to Woking’s Victoria Place. This month, the retailer will be opening a 3,982 square foot store at... View Article

Morrisons announces new wave of price cuts

Morrisons is cutting the price of a further 490 products as it extends a previously announced commitment to have over 1,000 prices locked low for at... View Article

Auctioneer John Pye to sell stock and assets of Moore Large

Auction house John Pye has been hired by administrators to sell the stock and assets of Moore Large. One of UK’s largest suppliers and distributors of... View Article

Iceland teams up with Just Eat for rapid grocery delivery

Iceland has teamed up with food delivery app Just Eat to expand its offering to include instant delivery. The partnership will initially launch with more than... View Article

John Lewis explores change to staff ownership model

The John Lewis Partnership is considering diluting its employee ownership structure as it looks to inject new capital into its department store and supermarket chains. According... View Article

Ann Summers boss Jacqueline Gold dies aged 62

Ann Summers boss Jacqueline Gold has died at the age of 62, her family has said. The entrepreneur was best known for heading the lingerie and... View Article

Liverpool ONE hails strong sales uplift

Grosvenor has revealed that Liverpool ONE has seen a 16.5% uplift in sales since the start of 2023 compared to the same period in the previous... View Article

Aldi raises pay rates for store assistants

Aldi is raising its starting pay for store assistants to a minimum of £11.40 per hour nationally and to £12.85 within the M25. The supermarket said... View Article

Morrisons partners with Jempson’s on six new ‘Together with Morrisons’ stores

Morrisons is teaming up with independent retailer Jempson’s to launch six new stores under its ‘Together with Morrisons’ brand. Spanning 35,000 square feet, the first store... View Article

Mango invests in party clothing rental start-up La Más Mona

Spanish fashion retailer Mango has invested in La Más Mona, the Madrid based party dress and accessories rental platform. The investment includes offering financial support to... View Article

Forever New opens first London store

Australian womenswear brand Forever New has chosen Westfield for the opening of its first store in London as it continues its international expansion. The shop has... View Article

Stila appoints new members of advisory board

Stila Cosmetics has appointed Daniel Annese and Beth DiNardo to its advisory board. In a statement, the beauty brand said the move will help it to... View Article

John Lewis blames ‘pain of inflation’ for large losses and takes bonuses off the table

John Lewis has said it will not offer staff bonuses for the second time since 1953 after the retail group fell to a £78 million loss for... View Article

UK gift card market continues to thrive through economic challenges

Despite a backdrop of inflation and rising living costs, new research reveals a strong performance in the gift card and voucher industry through the second half... View Article

Charles Tyrwhitt to return to Bristol roots

Charles Tyrwhitt is to return to its home roots with the opening of its first store in Bristol at Cribbs Mall later this month. Spanning 1,600... View Article

Omnichannel Futures 2023

Omnichannel Futures 2023

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Q&A: Jessica Christenson, Mirakl

Earlier this month, we met with Jessica Christenson; Regional VP for the UK & Ireland at Mirakl who spoke as an expert at the TRB Marketplace... View Article

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Goodbye waste, hello profit: Why retail’s advertising problem is really a data problem

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