pladis UK&I launches McVitie’s Granola Oat Bakes
pladis, the global snacking company behind some of the UK’s most loved and iconic brands, is making snack time healthier with the launch of new McVitie’s Granola Oat Bakes.
Vita Coco on a mission to make this week #ImpossibleToHate with interactive events in London
Vita Coco has created an interactive campaign where unsuspecting commuters can win a series of prizes including a month’s rent, a helicopter ride to work and VIP festival tickets.
Nextatlas partners with Westfield London to create store selling only what’s trending online
Nextatlas, trend fore-sighting platform, is partnering with Westfield London to create The Trending Store, the first ever bricks-and-mortar fashion boutique selling only what is trending online in real time, using Nextatlas’ AI machine learning. The store will run from 3
EAT. builds national partnership with children’s charity initiative, Fit and Fed
EAT. is proud to partner with Fit and Fed, an innovative holiday programme led by StreetGames, to launch a summer campaign, highlighting the importance of providing real food to real people, and the relationship between nutritious food and fitness during
Volvo XC40 instantly becomes most popular company car for Asda managers
The multi-award-winning Volvo XC40 has brought a new level of performance and comfort to the fleet available to Asda managers following the SUV’s addition to its user-chooser list. The design and in-car technology of the XC40 have quickly made it
Dixons Carphone’s mobile business is not agile enough, says GlobalData
Following today’s release of Dixons Carphone FY figures for 2018/19, Patrick O'Brien, UK retail research director at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, comments: ‘‘Dixons Carphone has warned of more pain to come at its loss-making mobile business, leading
SME numbers skyrocketing in Brexit Britain, says GS1 UK report
SMEs are flourishing in the UK, according to a study published by GS1 UK, the standards body that licenses barcodes in Britain.
Spoon Guru announces international retail partnerships
Food shoppers across the globe are set to benefit from award-winning British technology that will make finding the right food products simple and safe. UK based technology start-up Spoon Guru, is set to provide its world-leading and unique dietary
Online retail sales in May suffer worst growth on record
After disappointing weather and no Royal Weddings in the social calendar, May continued the discouraging 2019 trend of below-average sales growth, with just +1.9% Year-on-Year (YoY), according to the latest IMRG Capgemini eRetail Sales Index. When compared to this time
Zadig & Voltaire selects Aptos Technology to optimise retail planning across 30 countries
Aptos, Inc., a recognised market leader in retail technology solutions, is proud to announce that luxury leader Zadig & Voltaire has selected Aptos Planning to manage its buying sessions as well as allocation and replenishment for all its stores.
Pivotal Software: bring digital fluidity to bricks-and-mortar retail
Boarded up windows, closing-down sales and a huge growth in e-commerce retail has seen the UK’s high streets continue to suffer in recent years. Although there are many factors to consider when assessing why some shops fail and others thrive,
Blakemore Foodservice joins Country Range Group
Blakemore Foodservice has joined the Country Range Group network of independent wholesalers.
Dune London drives £4.4m increase in incremental revenue with personalised advertising
Dune London has revealed the formula behind a remarkable £4.4m surge in incremental revenue over the past three and a half years, achieved at a time when retail is in decline and the UK high street has seen one in
Killer Concepts appoints TBM Solution and Unlock EMEA for European Success
Iconic American brand ‘Killer Concepts’ has announced its plans to expand into Europe through a dual collaboration with innovative logistics company ‘TBM Solution’ and strategic sales partner Unlock EMEA.
QUIZ launches petite range
QUIZ, the omni-channel fast-fashion brand, is delighted to announce the launch of its first ever petite range: QUIZ Petite, for sizes 4 -16.
Flow Alkaline Spring Water launches campaign with Gwyneth Paltrow in the UK
Flow Alkaline Spring Water, the premium wellness water, celebrated its debut global campaign today at goop London with Gwyneth Paltrow.
Belgian alcoholic ice cream brand LiQ launches in Europe
Blending high-end Belgian ingredients with the finest liquors for a decadent range of cocktail-inspired ice creams and sorbets, LiQ is a stylish, sophisticated take on indulgence offering lower sugar desserts that use stevia rather than sugar for a lighter alternative.
Prada partners with JD.com to expand digital presence in China
Iconic luxury brand’s opening of authorized flagship store on JD.com announced as part of e-commerce platform’s June 18 anniversary sales festival.
International expansion and collapse of House of Fraser cause profits to tumble at Mulberry, says GlobalData
Following today’s release of Mulberry FY figures for 2018/19, Chloe Collins, senior retail analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, comments: ‘‘FY2018/19 has proved another challenging year for Mulberry, with total group revenue falling -2.0% to £166.3m.
REPL supports BP to drive a global retail site transformation programme
Retail IT consultancy and technology firm REPL Group has successfully collaborated with BP, one of the world’s largest oil and gas companies, on ‘BP RESET’ - a major global programme to modernise the Retail Site IT landscape.
Pancake pioneer, Stack & Still, to open in Silverburn
Hammerson announces that Stack & Still, operators of the UK’s largest urban pancake and licensed bar venue, will be launching its second ever site at Silverburn, Glasgow, in July.
Butlers Farmhouse Cheeses picks up 14 awards At British Cheese Awards
Butlers Farmhouse Cheeses kicked off its show season in immaculate style with an incredible showing at the British Cheese Awards. The Lancashire brand, which is based on the site of their original rural dairy, came away with seven Gold awards,
Waitrose & Partners selects IRI to provide suppliers with detailed customer insights
Waitrose & Partners, one of the UK’s leading retailers with 348 shops in England, Scotland, Wales and the Channel Islands, has recently expanded its partnership with IRI as its insight partner. IRI, a leading customer loyalty specialist, has been
Mall of the Netherlands becomes Westfield Mall of the Netherlands
Mall of the Netherlands today announces the signature of a major deal with Inditex – the world’s largest fashion retailer – which will see iconic brands Zara, Bershka, Pull&Bear and Stradivarius open flagship stores in the new €570 million development.
School’s open for summer: online merchants earn advanced friendly fraud degree at “Chargeback University”
Chargebacks911, the cutting-edge dispute processing and remediation company, has announced a number of free interactive courses for online merchants taking place this summer around the globe.
