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Aldi UK’s CEO Giles Hurley has vowed that the supermarket will only ever sell fresh chicken and beef from British farmers. Aldi has also ruled out selling chlorinated chicken or hormone treated beef, regardless of any future trade deals.
PayPoint and RingGo have today announced the launch of RingGo Retail, a new offering that enables drivers to pay for parking at over 27,000 retailers across the UK.
Salesfloor, the industry-leading mobile application designed for store associates, announced the launch of a new product bundle to help retailers following the COVID-19 pandemic. With retailers in need of innovative solutions to help their stores navigate changes including consumers’ new
alfords, the UK's leading provider of motoring and cycling products and services, has secured £25m of additional funding from its existing lending syndicate, in which HSBC UK participates, as part of the Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CLBILS).
An innovative food retailer is throwing London’s publicans and restaurant owners a lifeline as the UK begins to come back to life following the coronavirus pandemic.
Following today’s release of JD Sports FY figures for 2019/20, Emily Salter, retail analyst at GlobalData, comments: ‘‘Following another strong year in FY2019/20 delivering results that other clothing players would envy, JD Sports now has plenty of problems on its
Following its reopening this weekend, Hard Rock Cafe London is saying a big thank-you to the city’s frontline health workers with a free Legendary Steak Burger.
Retail heroes worked around the clock to ensure a brand new Central England Co-op store in Doncaster was reopened for the local community after being targeted by criminals just hours after opening its doors the first time.
AiFi, the technology company creating the world's most advanced store automation system, is on track to deploy 330 new and retrofitted autonomous stores by the end of 2021. Today, AiFi’s OASIS, the Orchestrated Autonomous Store Infrastructure and Services, is already
Menzies Distribution, the UK’s leading national, time-critical logistics partner, has been named as one of the UK’s top-performing private companies in The Sunday Times Top Track 100 for the second year in a row.
Marcolin Group, a worldwide leading company in the eyewear industry and Moncler, an iconic brand that has always combined heritage, creativity and evolution, announce the early renewal of their worldwide exclusive licensing agreement for the design, production and distribution of
Panther Warehousing, the two-man, white glove delivery specialist, is perfectly placed to support business and consumers as UK shopping habits are forever changed by COVID-19.
UK fin-tech company For Good Causes - which already enables consumers to donate their loyalty points, cash back and air miles to over 20,000 charities via brands like Vodafone, BP, Quidco and Rakuten - has announced it has expanded beyond
Henderson Technology is proud to announce the successful pilot stage of BP’s new payment and loyalty terminal in a range of BP sites throughout the EDGEPoS estate.
Pret a Manger is to close 30 stores and is expected to cut 1,000 jobs, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
With the UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson announcing his plan this week to fund £96 million investment in town centres and high streets through the accelerated Towns Fund, Colliers International is calling on the Government to dig deeper into their
Leading value footwear retailer, Shoe Zone, will be opening their 50th out of town store in Cardiff (Unit 3B, City Link Retail Park, Cardiff CF24 1PQ) on Thursday 2 July.
Lakeland is delighted to announce its flagship Windermere store has re-opened as well as 28 others across the UK with comprehensive safety measures and social distancing in place to protect customers and colleagues.
Fiserv, Inc., a leading global provider of payments and financial services technology solutions, today announced that ALDI Nord has selected Fiserv to enable all in-store card payments across its flagship German market.
James Holder, previous co-founder and creative director of Superdry, has launched two direct to consumer premium brand’s including Trench London and JACK1T, with the target to launch eight more premium brands under his new JACKITCo Ltd. Each of them category
Buzz Bingo, the UK’s largest retail Bingo operator, will begin to reopen clubs across the UK from 6 August, with enhanced safety measures to keep customers and colleagues safe.
Central England Co-op has officially opened its new store in Doncaster creating 14 new jobs and investing over £1.2 million in the local community.
This week, Superdrug advances in its commitment to reduce plastic waste and support the use of sustainable Palm Oil. Superdrug has taken a membership with the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) to help address the environmental impact of palm
After observing the government guidelines and closing all stores from the 20 March 2020, John Smedley is delighted to now announce the re-opening of its Jermyn Street store as part of the national efforts to re-open our retail environments.
The online electricals retailer, AO.com today announces a partnership with omni-channel customer engagement company Emarsys, enabling it to personalize the experience for its customers on a truly one-to-one basis for the first time.
