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Conversation with… People in Retail Awards Judge Gill Smith

Here we catch up with Gill Smith, managing director of The Perfume Shop, to reflect on a landmark year for the business that has included award... View Article

Whole Foods Market to open six new stores in London

Whole Foods Market is to open six new stores in London over the next three months. The news follows the launch of the natural and organic... View Article

Aldi invites shoppers to nominate their mum to win a year’s supply of flowers

Aldi has said it expects to sell two million bouquets of flowers in the week leading up to Mother’s Day as it launched a competition where... View Article

LVMH appoints Béatrice Goasglas as CEO of Tag Heuer

LVMH has appointed Béatrice Goasglas as chief executive of the Tag Heuer luxury watch brand. Goasglas has been working with Tag Heuer since 2018, initially as... View Article

Ingka Centres names new managing director

Ingka Centres has appointed Sebastian Hylving as its new managing director. A division of Ingka Group, which also includes IKEA, Ingka Centres operates 37 shopping destinations... View Article

Zalando performance boosted by AI innovations

Zalando has reported a 16.8% increase in annual group revenue to €12.3 billion, driven partly by the successful implementation of AI across its operations. In 2025,... View Article

John Lewis Partnership pays first annual staff bonus in four years

John Lewis Partnership has paid a staff bonus for the first time in four years following an improved performance in the 53 weeks to 31 January.... View Article

Buchanan Galleries introduces sighted guide training

Buchanan Galleries has become the first Scottish shopping centre to train staff in specialist sighted guiding as it looks to offer better support to blind or... View Article

Levi’s unveils window takeover at Selfridges

Levi’s has unveiled a window takeover at Selfridges’ Oxford Street as part of its Behind Every Original campaign. Live until 18 March, the activation has included... View Article

Zara owner posts rise in full year sales and profit

Zara owner Inditex has grown its sales and profit in its 2025 financial year. The company attributed its performance to innovation, diversification and the flexibility of... View Article

Superdrug rolls out new fixtures to highlight trending beauty products

Superdrug is rolling out new in-store fixtures to showcase the latest trending and viral beauty products. Part of the retailer’s strategy to enhance its in-store experience,... View Article

Primark increases pay for 27,000 store staff

Primark is to increase pay for 27,000 workers in England, Scotland and Wales. From 1 April, the average rates of hourly pay for retail assistants will... View Article

Aldi to create 1,100 jobs this year

Aldi is to create more than 1,100 new store roles this year as it prepares to invest more than £370 million in the opening of 40... View Article

B&Q rolls out paint recycling trial

B&Q is partnering with the British Coatings Federation on the roll out of a paint recycling trial in selected stores. The retailer is taking part in... View Article

Review: Customer Centric Retail 2026

With mounting economic pressures and impressive recent technological advances there are growing tensions for retailers as they seek to deliver great customer service while maximising efficiency... View Article

Retail HR Central 2026

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Conversation with… People in Retail Awards Judge Gill Smith

Here we catch up with Gill Smith, managing director of The Perfume Shop, to reflect on a landmark year for the business that has included award... View Article

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Pay 360 2026

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