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This October, the Superdrug Open House will return once again in a virtual live pitch event, with a view to uncover the best upcoming health and beauty brands, bringing them to customers across the country at an accessible price. The
PayPoint today announced the extension of its partnership with EG Group, in a move that will see the continuation of its bill payment and parcel services in nearly 400 of EG Group’s forecourt sites across the UK.
With many of us starting to look ahead to Christmas, Lidl is on a roll when it comes to getting shoppers excited for winter. The retailer has announced its range of Christmas sandwiches so customers can get their festive fix
Co-op has partnered with same-day home delivery specialists, Gophr, to further expand the roll-out of its online shop in Scotland and increase the number of slots available for shoppers.
Global shopping festival, AliExpress, a global retail online marketplace under the Alibaba Group, has been paying close attention to macro-developments and changes in online shopping behaviour affected by COVID-19, and has nimbly responded by introducing new features and service offers
Just days after acquiring frozen specialist Fultons Foods, Poundland is stepping up the rollout of its chilled and frozen food offer as its transformation brings more choice to shoppers.
Online fashion retailer, Boden, has seen a 5.1% lift to incremental revenue during Q1 2020, plus a conversion rate increase of 2.6x from shoppers using True Fit, the leading personalisation platform for apparel and footwear retailers, on their site.
The John Lewis Partnership has today announced a number of enhancements to its Click & Collect service to make shopping even more convenient for customers this Christmas.
Waitrose and John Lewis have unveiled fresh plans to become the go-to brands for customers who want quality, value and sustainability.
Waitrose has today announced that it is expanding its on-demand grocery trial with Deliveroo to 25 new shops across the UK to meet demand, just six weeks into a 12-week trial.
Today’s announcement - the first time WW products have been available in these retailers - reinforces WW’s overarching strategy to bring wellness to all.
Luggage manufacturer and retailer, Samsonite, has partnered with Wunderkind (formerly BounceX), the leading behavioural marketing technology provider, to improve on-site experiences and increase digital revenues.
Amazon held its biggest small business promotion ever in the lead-up to Prime Day, and had hundreds of thousands of deals from small businesses available globally over the two-day event, with millions of UK customers buying from a small business
Kantar, the world’s leading data, insights and consulting company today launches a new Sustainable Transformation Practice aimed at supporting brands develop Sustainability- and Purpose-driven business strategies and helping them lead their consumers on a sustainable consumption journey. The new practice
England International Footballer, Marcus Rashford MBE, has today launched a petition on the Parliamentary Petition website asking for Government to support vulnerable children by implementing 3 vital recommendations from the Government commissioned National Food Strategy:
Whole Foods Market customers will soon be able to purchase a range of fresh produce that has been grown by Infarm – the world’s fastest growing urban farming network.
Following today’s release of ASOS FY figures for 2019/20, Sofie Willmott, lead analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, comments: ‘‘ASOS has reaped the rewards of its online pureplay business model and its ability to rapidly evolve to
Klarna, the leading global payments and shopping service, today announces the launch of a new campaign ‘Clothes love all’ with celebrity designer, TV personality and stylist Tan France.
Bensons for Beds is scrapping Black Friday promotions this year and shifting the focus to special offers and deals throughout most of November.
Co-op is set to serve-up two food stores in Birmingham this month (October) following a £2.3m investment supporting 30 local jobs.
Profitero has ranked the top 10 toys products that have seen the greatest increase in Amazon Sales Rank as at 9:30am this morning.
Cain International has announced Islington Square is set to welcome a long list of independent brands including Borough Kitchen, Babataa, Duck & Dry, and Treat Beauty.
Craft beer fans will be heading to Aldi after the supermarket revealed it will be stocking ALD IPA, a beer born out of Twitter banter between best-selling independent brewer, BrewDog and the leading supermarket. No, you’re not reading that with
The first collection of premium brands has been unveiled for McArthurGlen Designer Outlet West Midlands, marking an exciting milestone in the £160 million development that will be the UK’s newest major fashion and leisure destination when it opens in early 2021.
Covid and an under-developed online market is accelerating e-commerce growth in Greece and particularly for PMM Group, the business created from the merger of Public, Greece’s top digital retailer and only online marketplace, and the Greek arm of MediaMarkt, Europe’s
