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Ted Baker, the global lifestyle brand, is pleased to announce that on 28 August 2019, it entered an agreement with Sojitz Infinity Inc. (“Infinity” or the “Licence Partner”) to create an exclusive retail licence deal for Japan, initially for five
Shop Direct, the UK’s largest integrated digital retailer and financial services provider, has added Topshop and Topman to its portfolio of more than 500 fashion brands. The business will also become the first UK retailer outside of the Arcadia Group
Spar wholesaler for the North of England, James Hall & Co. is delighted to announce its support of Lancashire start-up and internet sensation, The Skinny Food Co.
Central England Co-op has officially opened its new store in Calow – creating 20 new jobs and investing over £1 million in the area.
TAG Heuer and Porsche enter a long-term agreement for their Formula E engagement, as the Swiss luxury watchmaker becomes Title and Timing Partner. The Porsche works entry into the ABB FIA Formula E Championship 2019/2020 will be under the name
Colleagues at Central England Co-operative Chilled Distribution Centre have been working around the clock to ensure stores are stocked full of everything customers need to relax and enjoy the August bank holiday.
Coffee-lovers will now be able to enjoy the handcrafted, signature taste of Costa Coffee in their own kitchens, as the nation’s favourite coffee shop, Costa Coffee, launches At Home range in Tesco stores nationwide.
The JET8 Foundation and UEFA Foundation for Children are proud to announce the launch of the new UEFA Foundation4Kids social commerce App.
Generation Z (Gen Z) were born between 1995 and 2009, they are a cohort that is more populous and influential on consumer spending than any generation before them and they are coming over age and driving retail trends.
Northfork, the shop-by-recipe platform for grocery retailers, is targeting UK operators having completed a major roll-out in the USA.
Sales of retro toys are set to soar this Bank Holiday weekend, according to Argos, where retail experts predict that kids will leave their smartphone and tablet screens behind and head outside for fun.
Ceridian, a global human capital management (HCM) company, is delighted to announce that Costa Coffee, the UK’s favourite high-street coffee retailer, has chosen Dayforce to manage their recruitment, HR and payroll processes as part of a wider people management
Qualtrics, the leader in experience management, today announced that Urban Outfitters has selected Qualtrics CustomerXM™ to optimize the retailer's global customer experience program across its physical stores and digital channels. Urban Outfitters will centralize customer data collected from its
Bold and refreshing wine retailer Rude Wines has selected Brightpearl to support its mission of providing quality wines to its customers in the UK.
Leading organic speciality tea company English Tea Shop is announcing the roll out of a tea tasting quadrant aimed at creating the first of its kind multi-sensory experience for consumers globally.
Sorbon Estates, the commercial arm of Buckinghamshire-based Shanly Group, has agreed a lease renewal with Phase Eight for its 2,044sq ft unit in Marlow, Buckinghamshire. The British awomenswear fashion retailer, part of The Foschini Group London, has signed up for
The Nation’s Favourite Coffee Shop, Costa Coffee, is shifting its focus towards the digital consumer and is leveraging the powerful hybrid integration and API capabilities of MuleSoft’s Anypoint PlatformTM to unlock data from across the organisation and build an application
Ordered from adidas, delivered by Zalando: In Paris, the two long-term partners are running a test on how to efficiently steer logistics capacity. During the pilot phase, Zalando delivers goods on the same or next day from its own logistics
Facilities management specialist Westgrove Group has enjoyed a successful first half of 2019 with a continuing growth in new business.
Grosvenor Europe has announced that independent lifestyle and fashion brand, Oliver Bonas, is to open the brand’s first Liverpool store on Liverpool ONE’s upper South John Street, as newly-released figures highlight the destination’s strong year-to-date performance.
Multi-channel retailer Ideal Shopping Direct has secured a deal to air its two flagship home shopping channel brands on ITV’s late night broadcasts. Ideal World and Create and Craft will make the move to the UK’s largest commercial channel, boosting
Hammerson and Aberdeen Standard Investments have this month secured two new retailers for the centre’s premium offer in mall five which has been reconfigured and refreshed to ensure Brent Cross continues to deliver a best-in-class brand-mix for customers. Specialist multi-brand
Casper, the global sleep company, has announced its first brick-and-mortar retail partnership in the United Kingdom (UK) with John Lewis & Partners. Casper’s award-winning sleep products will now be available at 24 John Lewis locations in England, Wales, and
Ted Baker, the global lifestyle brand, is pleased to announce that on 15 August 2019, it entered into a new product licence agreement with Next to accelerate the expansion of Ted Baker’s childrenswear collections. Under the agreement, which will
Following yesterday's release of ASDA Q2 figures for FY2019, Thomas Brereton, retail analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, comments: ‘‘ASDA’s headline positive growth for Q2 certainly seems encouraging, particularly given Easter’s unfavourable change in timings versus last
