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Ocado and Bon Preu to construct customer fulfilment centre in Catalonia
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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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Conversation with… Claire Barber, Chief Executive of SGS
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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