General Merchandise News
Read our latest news on the general merchandise retail industry. Includes articles and commentary covering retailers in the UK such as Pets at Home, Amazon and more.
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Pepco issues profit warning and announces organisational shuffle
Pepco Group, the discount retailer behind brands like Pepco, Poundland, and Dealz, has cut its profit outlook for the second time in less than three weeks... View Article

10 former Wilko stores begin their Poundland journey
Former Wilko stores in Stafford, Nelson, Stockport, Eccles, Southport, Maidenhead, Jarrow, Scunthorpe, Barking and Leigh to re-open Saturday 30 September 2023 After announcing it had secured... View Article

Green Hub burnishes Lush’s environmental credentials
Entering the manufacturing facility of cosmetics brand Lush involves a bombardment of the senses. The sounds of activity, intense aromas, bright colours, and the playfulness of... View Article

MINISO to open new small format store in central London
Lifestyle retailer MINISO will be opening a new London store in the heart of Chinatown. Situated on Shaftesbury Avenue, the shop will be the first MINI... View Article

Review: Retail HR Summit 2023
Retail might be in the midst of great change from technology and changing working practices and suffering a headache from difficulties around recruiting but the executives... View Article

Card Factory reports surge in profit
Card Factory has posted a strong uplift in half-year sales and profit following a robust performance in its stores. In the six months to 31 July,... View Article

Loaf chooses Leeds for tenth UK showroom
Premium furniture and homeware brand Loaf will be opening its tenth UK showroom in the Redbrick area of Leeds next month. Housed in an original mill... View Article

BP hires former Lidl UK marketing director for convenience retail role
BP has appointed former Lidl UK marketing director Claire Farrant as VP of marketing for its mobility and convenience retail business in Europe. Farrant spent ten... View Article

Kenji and Rituals to join the line-up at Merry Hill
The Merry Hill shopping destination is to welcome design-led homewares retailer Kenji and wellbeing brand Rituals to its line-up. Due to open later this year, the... View Article

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