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Forbidden Planet to move to the Wulfrun Centre, Wolverhampton

Forbidden Planet, the world’s biggest chain of comic shops, is moving to the Wulfrun Centre, in Wolverhampton.

Zellis announces renewal of managed payroll and HR services with Boots

Zellis, the UK and Ireland’s leading provider of payroll and HR solutions, is delighted to announce the renewal and extension of its Managed Payroll and HR Services agreement with Boots, the leading health and pharmacy retailer.

Shoe Zone to open hybrid store in Worthing in February

Affordable footwear retailer Shoe Zone is opening a new store in Worthing on 4 February 2022. The West Sussex branch will be located at 73-75 Montague Street, Worthing, BN11 4BN.

Iceland expands Slimming World range with new meals to warm up winter nights

With cold nights and long, dark days ahead, Iceland customers will be looking for something warming to bring the heat into their homes and onto their dinning tables. Often, it’s difficult to find balanced, yet comforting foods – but the

HelloFresh reveals the dopamine superfoods that will kick start your new year

In January 2021 around 130,000 signed up to Dry January and committed to have one month off alcohol.

MindIT Artificial Intelligence Team join Kantar to advance consumer goods revenue management portfolio

Kantar, the world’s leading data-driven analytics and brand consulting company today announces the acquisition of all software intellectual property (IP) and the development team from MindIT, the Bologna, Italy-based artificial intelligence (AI) company. MindIT, a spin-out from Bologna University, is

Railsbank launches white-label BNPL solution for retailers

Railsbank, the leading global Embedded Finance Experiences platform, has launched a new white label Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) credit solution that enables retailers to offer their own branded, fully-integrated BNPL payment experiences.

Central England Co-op opens bigger store in Ashby town centre after £700k investment

Central England Co-op has officially opened its new store in Ashby after relocating its town centre branch to a bigger and more modern offering investing £700,000 in the local community.

Aldi reaffirms promise to prioritise home-grown suppliers with plans to spend an £3.5bn a year with British businesses by the end of 2025

Aldi has invested an extra £1.6 billion with British suppliers since the start of the Coronavirus pandemic as it continues to grow across the UK.

Frasers Group signs at St Anns shopping centre in Harrow

Railpen, the investment manager for the £35bn Railways Pension Scheme, has announced the signing of a major new occupier, with Frasers Group, set to open Sports Direct, the British sports clothing retailer, at St Anns Shopping Centre in Harrow.

St James Quarter lands luxury fashion brand BOSS

St James Quarter, the £1bn retail-led lifestyle district in Edinburgh, which launched its first phase in the summer, welcomes luxury fashion brand BOSS to its line-up of high-end brands. The world-famous BOSS brand will take its place at St James

BrandLab360 launches ‘Maison Too Faced’, a virtual reality shopping experience for Estée Lauder Companies’ brand, Too Faced

A Welsh technology brand has emerged from the global pandemic, not only offering one of the most popular ways for retailers to connect with wholesalers virtually – but now, with a completely innovative way for them to sell direct to

Mental health in retail: how companies can support employees

According to a 2021 study by the Retail Trust, 84% of retail workers in the UK claimed their mental health deteriorated during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Spar becomes first UK grocer to launch 100% vegan own label wine range

Spar, the leading symbol group in the UK, has made its full range of own label wines suitable for vegans from January 2022 onwards. This move comes after a pledge the business made in 2019 to become the first grocer

Dublin set for first FLANNELS and H&M stores at new Clerys Quarter development

Europa Capital and its local partners, Core Capital and Oakmount, announce two of the most important retail deals in the market in recent years. FLANNELS and H&M have committed to opening their Irish flagship stores at Clerys Quarter, billed as

More food to be sold past best before date through Southern Co-op stores

Nearly 100 more convenience stores across the south of England will be selling selected products past their ‘best before' date as it relates to quality, not the safety of the product.

Toolstation partners with Ecospend to offer ‘pay-by-bank’ services

Toolstation has announced that it is partnering with Ecospend, a leading UK provider of open banking technology, to become one of the largest ecommerce sites to adopt ‘pay-by-bank’ technology as a payment alternative.

Sainsbury’s lands first new store of 2022

Sainsbury’s celebrated the opening of its first new store of the year today, welcoming customers through the doors to Cambridge Street Local in Harrogate. Situated right in the heart of the North Yorkshire town, the bright and modern store will

Decline in consumer demand contributes to falling sales at Currys, says GlobalData

Following today’s release of Currys’ figures for 10 weeks to 8 January 2022 Kunaal Shah, retail analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers his view: “Tough comparatives, a drop in consumer demand, and supply chain disruption have

Stadium partners with SML to supercharge retail operations

SML, a worldwide leader in retail RFID technology and solutions, has today revealed details of its complete solution deployment with leading Swedish sports retailer, Stadium. SML’s item-level RFID solutions, Inspire™ RFID tags, and Clarity® enterprise software have been deployed, resulting

Fortnum & Mason reports strong Christmas trading

Driven by an expanding domestic customer base and impressive online growth, Fortnum & Mason enjoyed 21% growth in sales over Christmas. In the five-week period ending 26th December, the business welcomed four million people across all channels, one million more