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Retail sales bounce back in January

Retail sales bounced back in January to mark the biggest monthly increase since May 2024. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported a 1.8% rise in... View Article

ebay to acquire Depop from Etsy in $1.2 billion deal

Etsy is to sell its Depop C2C fashion marketplace to eBay for approximately $1.2 billion. ebay said the acquisition will accelerate its C2C strategy by deepening... View Article

Kookaï to make UK debut in Soho’s Carnaby Street

Kookaï has chosen Soho’s Carnaby Street for the opening of its first permanent UK store in the coming months. The Australian-owned womenswear brand has taken a... View Article

Retailers need to bump up the friction

Have we all been sucked into praying at the temple of convenience? Technology has certainly fuelled solutions that take away much of the effort that was... View Article

Debenhams Group increases fundraise to £40 million

Debenhams Group has increased its fundraising from £35 million to £40 million in response to investor demand. In a statement, the group said the planned fundraise... View Article

BRC survey reveals UK retailers’ labour cost fears

A survey by the British Retail Consortium of retail chief financial officers and finance directors has revealed a sharp increase in anxiety about labour costs over... View Article

Knoops to make regional debut at Centre:mk

Knoops is to open a new site at Centre:mk in Milton Keynes as it continues to execute its growth plan. The customisable chocolate drinks brand will... View Article

The Perfume Shop celebrates strong Valentine’s trading with new perfume sales up 115%

The Perfume Shop has been celebrating strong Valentine’s sales with over 238,000 bottles sold from 1 to 14 February. The performance was driven by a 115% increase... View Article

John Lewis Partnership to invest £180 million in pay

The John Lewis Partnership is investing £180 million in shop floor workers’ pay to take the rate “above and beyond the requirements of the National Minimum... View Article

Conversation with… People in Retail Awards Judge Martin Newman

Here we interview Martin Newman, one of retail’s most respected customer experience experts and a returning judge for the People in Retail Awards. We last interviewed... View Article

Morrisons extends popular ‘Breakfast Club’ to every school holiday

Morrisons has extended its partnership with Kellogg’s on Breakfast Clubs in its cafes to every school holiday this year. The initiative offers families visiting their local... View Article

Booker announces changes within retail senior leadership team

Booker is investing in its retail customer proposition by making changes within its retail senior leadership team. The UK’s largest wholesaler and owner of Budgens, Premier,... View Article

Gymshark makes its German retail debut with two new in-store partnerships

Gymshark is extending its physical presence with the opening of two permanent retail spaces in Germany. The brand has signed agreements with multi-sports retailer Engelhorn and... View Article

Beauty Bay files notice of intention to appoint administrators

Online cosmetics retailer Beauty Bay has filed a notice to appoint administrators to “protect the position of the business”. The move comes just weeks after the... View Article

Tesco to release 120,000 extra delivery slots this Easter

Tesco is adding 120,000 extra delivery slots in the run-up to Easter with bookings opening up a week earlier this year. For the first time, the supermarket... View Article

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Conversation with… People in Retail Awards Judge Martin Newman

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