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As it begins a year of celebrations for its 30th anniversary, The Perfume Shop has announced its commitment to a better future through a series of pledges and goals it promises to deliver by 2030. Dedicated to working in partnership
Majestic Wine has today been unveiled as Official Wine Supplier of Premier League Champions, Manchester City. The move sees the national retailer become the supplier to the Etihad Stadium, as well as providing a number of key experiences on matchdays
Home improvement retailer, Wickes, has launched a new Period Positive campaign set to remove the stigma and stress around menstruation at work.
Big tech monopolies seem to be getting a little too big for their boots. From no deposit mobile casino games to smart home robots, the future of big tech is controlled by a handful of corporate juggernauts, tech giants like
Following today’s release of Pets at Home’s figures for Q3 FY2021/22; Georgina Sreeves, retail analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers her view: “Pets at Home doubled down on gains made during the height of the pandemic
The boohoo Group begins production at its new 23,000sq ft factory on Thurmaston Lane in Leicester, creating up to 180 new jobs in the process. The state of the art site is the company’s first ever manufacturing facility and will
Klarna, a leading global banking, payments and shopping service, announces the launch of Klarna Card in the UK, empowering consumers with greater control, transparency and choice over how they pay. The new physical card will bring Klarna's flexible and transparent
Landsec, part of The St David’s Partnership, owners of St David’s in Cardiff, has announced that award-winning luxury watch and jewellery retailer, Laings The Jewellers, is to open its debut mono-brand OMEGA showroom, at the destination.
With the global supply chain crisis still raging, the need for agile, accurate demand planning has never been greater. With SAS Cloud for Intelligent Planning, retailers and consumer goods manufacturers can anticipate shopper needs and shipping disruptions more effectively. The
Global insight provider IGD has published its predictions for the global retail trends that are set to shape the international food and consumer goods industry in 2022.
Vilebrequin, the French luxury brand specializing in swimwear, has appointed IMG to extend its brand globally through product and brand licensing partnerships, in a multi-year global deal.
Independent clothing brand Busby & Fox is dressed for success after signing up with Brightpearl to amplify their growing, multi-channel retail business.
BOXPARK, the UK’s award-winning dining, retail and leisure concept, has published its latest accounts which reveal the Group broke even in the year to April 2021, despite all sites being closed for three national lockdowns.
Deliveroo today announces that it has facilitated the donation of £300,000 to support further education and training for NHS nurses, midwives and healthcare support workers across the UK, to develop their skills and expertise in key specialities. The donation was
A pet food and accessory superstore in Southampton has launched a healthy weight loss initiative for pets called The Lean Club.
Marble Arch London BID welcomes the news that a host of new restaurants and cafes are continuing to drive the regeneration of the district reinforcing its status as one of London’s leading dining destinations.
Cruelty Free International – the leading organisation working to end animal testing – and Lidl GB, are delighted to announce the supermarket’s approval under the Leaping Bunny cruelty free programme.
Leading forecourt retailer, The Kay Group, has joined forces with food waste management app, Too Good To Go, in a bid to reduce its food waste from across its convenience sites.
ServiceNow, the leading digital workflow company that makes work, work better for people, today announced that it has agreed to a deal with Asda to improve its colleague and customer experience, and to drive business value and innovation. Leveraging the
Carluccio’s restaurant inspired dishes will soon be available exclusively in 300 Sainsbury’s stores nationwide from 26th January as the Italian multi-channel, multi-format brand founded by the late Antonio Carluccio launches a bespoke range of fresh ready meals including chilled pizzas,
Leading variety store chain Flying Tiger Copenhagen today announced it is rolling out MishiPay’s mobile self-checkout solution to its UK stores. The announcement comes following a successful trial across stores in Denmark, Sweden and Norway that generated positive feedback on
Nedap, the global leader in RFID solutions, has been selected by major French-based womenswear retailer Promod to deploy the iD Cloud platform throughout its stores. After rolling out to Promod’s own retail stores, the aim is to connect international partner
Ingka Centres, part of the Ingka Group (which also includes IKEA Retail and Ingka Investments), continues to accelerate its expansion in China after revealing plans for Livat Kunming, a new meeting place in Kunming, capital of Yunnan province, China.
Orelia London, the jewellery brand bridging the gap between High Street and designer is excited to announce the launch of their SS22 Valentine’s Day collection.
Norwegian sports and leisure retailer GetInspired.no’s real-time social proof messaging trial delivered a 9.05% conversion rate uplift in only 22 days and marks Taggstar’s first Norwegian-based customer.
