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Burberry makes two senior appointments

Burberry makes two senior appointments

05 December 2025 by angela-beevers

Burberry has appointed Matteo Calonaci as chief operating and supply chain officer and Johnattan Leon as chief customer officer. Reporting to Burberry chief executive Joshua Schulman,... View ArticleView Article

Q&A: Nicola Shepherd, deputy head of retail at Network Rail Property

Q&A: Nicola Shepherd, deputy head of retail at Network Rail Property

05 December 2025 by angela-beevers

Here we chat with Nicola Shepherd, deputy head of retail at Network Rail Property, about her career journey, the evolving retail offer in major train stations,... View ArticleView Article

Morrisons launches slow checkouts to help combat loneliness

Morrisons launches slow checkouts to help combat loneliness

05 December 2025 by Angela Beevers

Morrisons has teamed up with Good Morning Britain’s 1 Million Minutes campaign, which asks people to donate their time, rather than money to help combat loneliness.... View ArticleView Article

Crew Clothing ramps up new store openings

Crew Clothing ramps up new store openings

05 December 2025 by Angela Beevers

Crew Clothing is to open a raft of new stores in the coming weeks as it expands its footprint in shopping centres and destination high streets.... View ArticleView Article

The Entertainer partners with Deliveroo for toy deliveries

The Entertainer partners with Deliveroo for toy deliveries

05 December 2025 by Angela Beevers

Toy retailer The Entertainer has teamed up with Deliveroo to offer customers access to on-demand delivery on nearly 5,000 products. The move marks the first time... View ArticleView Article

Frasers Group makes

Frasers Group makes "solid" start to new financial year

05 December 2025 by Angela Beevers

Frasers Group has reported a strong uplift in profit as it delivered a “solid” first half. In the six months to 26 October, pre-tax profit climbed... View ArticleView Article

Marks Electrical announces new chair appointment

Marks Electrical announces new chair appointment

04 December 2025 by Angela Beevers

Marks Electrical Group has announced that Darren Bowkett will become its new chair on 2 January. The move follows current chair Marnie Millard informing its board... View ArticleView Article

Comment: Rediscovering your cool street

Comment: Rediscovering your cool street

04 December 2025 by Glynn Davis

Time Out has recently judged a local road near my home in North London as one of the coolest streets in the world, which has prompted... View ArticleView Article

Watches of Switzerland boosted by 'robust' US growth

Watches of Switzerland boosted by 'robust' US growth

04 December 2025 by Angela Beevers

Watches of Switzerland Group has posted an increase in first half revenue and profit after a particularly strong performance in the US. In the six months... View ArticleView Article

Central Co-op and Midcounties Co-operative members approve new Society

Central Co-op and Midcounties Co-operative members approve new Society

04 December 2025 by Angela Beevers

Members of the UK’s two largest independent co-operatives have endorsed proposals for Central Co-op and the Midcounties Co-operative to come together and create a new Society.... View ArticleView Article

Just Eat chief executive steps down

Just Eat chief executive steps down

04 December 2025 by Angela Beevers

Just Eat Takeaway has announced that its founder Jitse Groen has stepped  down as chief executive and will be succeeded by Roberto Gandolfo on 1 January.... View ArticleView Article

M&S runs week-long live shopping event

M&S runs week-long live shopping event

04 December 2025 by Angela Beevers

Marks & Spencer is aiming to make the festive season “stress-free” for customers through the launch of a live shopping event. Running for five days this... View ArticleView Article