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Conversation with... Danielle Sones, managing director of ABa Quality Monitoring
Here we speak with Danielle Sones, managing director of ABa Quality Monitoring, to explore how the mystery shopping company is helping retailers strengthen service fundamentals and... View ArticleView Article
UK retail sales record slowest growth of the year in May
UK total retail sales increased by just 1% year-on-year in May to mark the weakest growth to date in 2025 as shoppers held back from buying... View ArticleView Article
Matalan to invest £25 million in store estate as part of multi-year transformation programme
Matalan is to invest £25 million its UK store estate over the next year as part of a multi-year transformation programme. The funds will be used by... View ArticleView Article
Trouva acquired by Inspiration Commerce Group
Trouva, the online marketplace for independent boutiques, has been acquired by Inspiration Commerce Group (ICG). Prior to this, it was owned by GCG Capital which acquired... View ArticleView Article
IKEA to open new small format Plan and Order Point in Hull
IKEA is expand into Hull with the opening of a new Plan and Order Point in Kingston Retail Park. Due to launch on 19 June, the... View ArticleView Article
The Slow Fashion Movement: a Shift in Consumer Consciousness
Consumers are driving a major transformation in the fashion industry. Many of them are starting to wake up to the fact that the fast fashion industry... View ArticleView Article
Pret A Manger boosts regional expansion with new shop format
Pret A Manger has announced the trial of a new store format where customers will be offered a more spacious, family-friendly environment with a made-to-order food... View ArticleView Article
Marks Electrical chief financial officer to step down and join Roadchef
Marks Electrical has announced that its chief financial officer, Josh Egan, is to leave the business to take up the same role at Roadchef. Egan joined... View ArticleView Article
Aroma-Zone appoints Penny Grivea as managing director UK & Ireland
Penny Grivea, the former Rituals managing director for the UK and Ireland, has taken up a leadership position at French natural beauty brand Aroma-Zone. Grivea worked... View ArticleView Article
Asda pledges £300,000 to support Community Alcohol Partnerships in 2025
Asda has pledged £300,000 in financial support in 2025 for Community Alcohol Partnerships (CAP), an organisation that sets up and supports local partnerships that aim to reduce... View ArticleView Article
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[ Event ] Future of the High Street
It’s still not too late to join us at Future of the High Street, which will be held in Central London on 11 June. Free to attend. this... View ArticleView Article
Harrods names new chief financial officer
Harrods has appointed Geoff Weaver as its new chief financial officer. Weaver previously worked with TUI Group where he held a range of senior finance roles.... View ArticleView Article
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