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For the next two weeks, Morrisons is investing in extra loyalty card points and discounts to customers who choose to buy British – including products that customers may mistakenly believe are made overseas.
On 6 November, bar and restaurant group, Drake & Morgan, will open The Listing in Cannon Green, in the heart of the City of London. Located in the new Cannon Green building, an 82,000sq ft mixed-use modern office and retail space, The
Rant & Rave, a UK leader in real-time customer engagement technology, has today announced an integration with Trustpilot, the leading global online review community. The two customer-centric companies have joined forces to further amplify customer reviews. The integration will work by
Recipe kit service HelloFresh has announced the launch of their new HelloFresh Family Box, available at www.hellofresh.co.uk from £53.99 (for a family of four). The new HelloFresh family box has been created to help families stress less when it comes
Last month, the UK’s leading airport electrical retailer successfully opened its newest Dixons Travel store onboard P&O Cruises, Ventura. Sailing from Southampton, the latest addition to the Dixons Travel family and the first of its kind, has opened onboard Ventura, for
Checkpoint Systems, Inc., the world's leading provider of RFID solutions and Electronic Article Surveillance (EAS) for the retail industry, has announced a collaboration with Diesel to implement RFID technology into the brand’s flagship store, creating a unique and personalised shopping
Kate Spade new york, the American global, modern luxury accessory and lifestyle brand, announces plans to launch its first full-price standalone store outside London at Bluewater, Europe’s leading retail and leisure destination. kate spade new york will open a 1,600sq
Italian restaurant chain Zizzi has unveiled an extensive suite of new packaging, enhancing its popular takeaway experience for customers across the UK. Available online via Click and Collect in-store or through Deliveroo, takeaway dining is core to the Zizzi proposition and
Webmastersjury has developed an infographic featuring a number of facts about Bitcoin. It’s called “10 Years of the World with Bitcoin - 58 Insane Facts About Bitcoin.”
Over the past six months Joules, the premium British lifestyle brand, has through its charity partnership with The Prince’s Trust supported 128 vulnerable young people in Leicestershire change their lives for the better by helping them complete the Enterprise programme. This
Three new tenants will be joining Lidl at a new retail park in east Leeds, as developer C&W Property Developments announces that the park is now 85 per cent pre-sold or pre-let. Home Bargains has taken 28,000sq ft at East Side
Jack Wills, the British fashion and lifestyle brand, is launching a targeted wholesale expansion strategy with the appointment of Greg Roberts as wholesale director. Roberts joins from SuperGroup plc where he has been head of international business development since May
Bauer Media has announced it is joining forces with Very.co.uk to create shoppable video content, building fashion credentials for the V by Very collection. The two-month campaign, implemented and brokered by The Story Lab, has been created by ADVENTURE, Bauer’s
Manchester-based SkinnyBrands has announced two new appointments; marketing director, Allan Moffat and operations director, Anthony Carpenter, following a period of considerable growth for the alcohol manufacturer since its launch last year.
Tesco has announced that PayQwiq, the digital wallet app, is to be re-launched as Tesco Pay+. Further details about Tesco Pay+ will follow later in September. Launched in 2015, the PayQwiq digital wallet app allows customers to pay for their shopping
LPP SA has launched its flagship brand, Reserved, in the UK. Its 32,000sq ft store will opened its doors at 252 Oxford Street this week, together with an online offering for UK customers. LPP, founded in Gdansk, Poland is one of
Eve, the e-commerce focused, direct to consumer European sleep brand, today announces it has signed a major retail partnership agreement with Karstadt, one of Germany’s leading department store chains, to be present in all 79 stores across Germany. As part of
Tesco has shared the extensive eco-innovation behind one of its most sustainable superstores to a group of industry peers including Heathrow, Unite Students and University of Cambridge, a pioneering move to drive the transformation of building performances across industries.
Poundland, leading high street retailer, has raised £3m for their charity partner Macmillan Cancer Support, an incredible achievement that is down to the generosity and enthusiasm of both customers and colleagues across the UK.
Grosvenor Europe has announced that Lunya, the family-owned Catalunyan restaurant bar and deli, is moving to a new location on the corner of College Lane and Hanover Street, opposite BBC Radio Merseyside, as part of the business’s expansion plans. Relocating
One of the largest urban regeneration schemes currently being built in the UK has its opening on Thursday (7 September 2017). The Lexicon Bracknell, a £240m retail and leisure town centre transformation in Berkshire, will create a new retail and
Britain’s leading shortbread brand, Paterson’s has accomplished its goal of raising £100k for Macmillan Cancer Support in just one year. The biscuit makers reached the impressive target after forming a partnership with the cancer charity in 2016, and pledging to
The UK grocery wholesaling sector has experienced another year of growing sales, which is forecast to continue for the next four years thanks to the expanding out-of-home market. According to figures from grocery research organisation IGD, UK grocery wholesalers saw sales
Intu, the leading owner, developer and manager of prime regional shopping centres in the UK, has signed Five Guys to beef up its dining offer in Derby. The American burger chain will open its 2,612sq ft space at intu Derby in
Reebok is making social lifestyle content shoppable for the first time, as it looks to hone the ideal customer journey. The global fitness brand has appointed marketing technology company Curalate to make its social media channels fully shoppable, creating a seamless
