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Waitrose brings back green tokens as it relaunches Community Matters scheme

Waitrose brings back green tokens as it relaunches Community Matters scheme

02 October 2025 by angela-beevers

Waitrose has reinstated its green token voting stations in stores to give customers the chance to support local charities. Since its launch in 2008, the Community Matters... View ArticleView Article

John Lewis Partnership appoints new chief people officer

John Lewis Partnership appoints new chief people officer

02 October 2025 by Angela Beevers

The John Lewis Partnership has appointed Helen Webb OBE as chief people officer. Having spent 30 years in senior people roles in retail and other sectors,... View ArticleView Article

Topps Tiles hails record year of turnover

Topps Tiles hails record year of turnover

01 October 2025 by angela-beevers

Topps Tiles Group has reported a record year of trading with adjusted sales rising by 6.8% to around £265 million. In the 52 weeks to 27... View ArticleView Article

Greggs sales impacted by July heatwave

Greggs sales impacted by July heatwave

01 October 2025 by Angela Beevers

Greggs has reported a 6.1% increase in total sales for its third quarter, with like-for-like sales in company-managed shops up 1.5%. In the three months to... View ArticleView Article

Dunhill hires Matthew Ives as chief executive

Dunhill hires Matthew Ives as chief executive

01 October 2025 by angela-beevers

The Dunhill luxury menswear brand has appointed Matthew Ives as its new chief executive officer. Due to take up his role on 13 October, he will... View ArticleView Article

Iceland sets global benchmark for seafood sustainability

Iceland sets global benchmark for seafood sustainability

01 October 2025 by Angela Beevers

Iceland Foods has announced that it has become the first frozen food retailer globally to ensure that 100% of its own label wild fish and seafood... View ArticleView Article

Morrisons launches new 'spend-stretch' promotion for shoppers in franchise stores

Morrisons launches new 'spend-stretch' promotion for shoppers in franchise stores

01 October 2025 by angela-beevers

Morrisons is introducing a new ‘spend-stretch’ promotion exclusively for More Card customers shopping in franchise stores that have adopted the Morrisons loyalty scheme. Starting from 8... View ArticleView Article

IKEA launches new 'Life at Home' offering

IKEA launches new 'Life at Home' offering

01 October 2025 by angela-beevers

IKEA has unveiled a new ‘Life at Home’ offering that includes a series of expanded services to meet a variety of at-home needs. The first three... View ArticleView Article

Pandora chief executive to step down next year

Pandora chief executive to step down next year

30 September 2025 by Angela Beevers

Pandora has announced that Alexander Lacik has decided to retire at its annual general meeting next March after almost seven years as president and chief executive.... View ArticleView Article

How employee benefits programmes improve engagement in retail teams

How employee benefits programmes improve engagement in retail teams

30 September 2025 by Angela Beevers

In today’s war for attracting top talent in retail, a paycheck is no longer enough. Workers are looking for workplaces that acknowledge their efforts, care for... View ArticleView Article

Comment: Appreciating the Co-op

Comment: Appreciating the Co-op

30 September 2025 by Glynn Davis

When travelling around the UK for holidays, business or other reasons, especially into less urban environments, there is inevitably one consistent beacon – the Co-op convenience... View ArticleView Article

Card Factory hails resilient first half performance despite drop in profit

Card Factory hails resilient first half performance despite drop in profit

30 September 2025 by Angela Beevers

Card Factory has hailed a resilient first half performance as its full year expectations remain unchanged. In the six months to 31 July, group revenue rose... View ArticleView Article