B&Q launches ‘Build a Life’ brand campaign
B&Q has today unveiled its new brand campaign, ‘Build a Life’, that celebrates the belief that anyone can change their home to make life better.
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CitySprint sees huge YOY uplift in DIY deliveries over August Bank Holiday
CitySprint, the leading same day delivery network, has revealed that it saw increase in DIY and home improvement deliveries of over 170% across the August Bank Holiday weekend (29 – 31 August 2020) this year, compared to the same weekend in 2019.
McArthurGlen Designer Outlet Bridgend welcomes Molton Brown
McArthurGlen Designer Outlet Bridgend has announced the expansion of the centre’s impressive retail selection with the opening of luxury beauty brand, Molton Brown.
Sweyn Forkbeard debuts bricks and mortar grooming boutique
LabTech, owner of Camden Market, has announced the opening of Sweyn Forkbeard’s debut bricks and mortar grooming boutique. Taking two units totalling 400sq ft, the male grooming product manufacturer and retailer has launched a its first-ever Barber Shop as
Tailor Thom Sweeney confirms opening of new townhouse in Mayfair
The Pollen Estate is delighted to announce Thom Sweeney’s imminent arrival of its new tailoring townhouse, situated at 24c Old Burlington Street, in the heart of London’s Mayfair. The four storey townhouse is scheduled to open in September 2020, and
Laser Clinics UK gets IT Help Desk service from Retail Assist
Retail Assist is delighted to welcome its latest customer, Laser Clinics UK.
AS Watson marks 180th anniversary with new Global Smile Campaign
AS Watson Group, the world’s largest international health and beauty retailer, today announced the launch of ‘Global Smile Campaign’, as the kick-off event to mark its 180th anniversary in 2021.
Wunderman Thompson Commerce launches Shell Helix’s first global DTC website
Global e-commerce consultancy Wunderman Thompson Commerce has developed and debuted Shell Helix’s first-ever Direct to Consumer website in Egypt.
Imagination creates Ford Horizon – virtual platform for Ford to host next generation interactive experiences
Imagination has been working on an exciting new initiative for Ford of Europe which broke on 2 September, a brand new platform named Ford Horizon which will be the home for the automotive giant’s virtual experiences and events.
Obuv Rossii becomes first Wildberries’ network partner for pick-up points
Russia's largest fashion retailer, Obuv Rossii Group, has partnered with the country's leading online retailer, Wildberries, to enable Wildberries’ customers to collect their orders in Obuv Rossii’s stores.
Co-op joins forces with Reach to back campaign to keep communities clean
Central England Co-op has teamed up with Reach and InYourArea.co.uk to back its Don’t Trash our Future campaign and encourage its members and customers to help keep the local community clean and tidy.
Aldi refills to clean up 550 tonnes of plastic in supermarket first
Aldi is the first supermarket to launch own-brand concentrated cleaning liquids that will refill spray bottles up to four times, in a move that will save an estimated 550 tonnes of single-use plastic a year.
Deloitte Digital and Trax team up to revolutionize grocery retail in Spain
Deloitte Digital and Trax, today announced an alliance to make large-scale implementation and integration of Trax’s Retail Watch shelf monitoring solution available to Deloitte’s grocery retail customer base in Spain.
McDonald’s announces industry-first partnership with zero-waste platform Loop to pilot reusable packaging
Today McDonald’s Corporation has announced a global partnership with TerraCycle’s circular packaging service, Loop, to test a new reusable cup model for hot beverages. The initiative, which will first be trialed in 2021 across select McDonald’s restaurants in the UK,
New Southern Co-op store marks opening with a £500 foodbank donation
Colleagues at a new co-operative store are hoping to make an immediate difference to their local community by donating £500 worth of goods to a local food bank.
Lidl brings back its Magnums of Chianti and Nero d’Avola from £7.99
To celebrate the very best of Italian wine, Lidl is selling magnums of the highly rated Nero d’Avola (£7.99) and classic Chianti (£9.99) this week.
Stretton food store gets fresh new look with £95,000 makeover
A community food store in Stretton where colleagues have been going above and beyond to support locals during these uncertain times has been given a fresh new look following an investment of £95,000.
Square and Mastercard bring card payments to the Falkland Islands’ small businesses
Launching today as part of London Tech Week, Square, Mastercard and the Falkland Islands Government will announce a new partnership, Connecting the Falklands, solving one of the greatest challenges facing the Islands' small and medium-sized businesses - accepting card and
Demand for athleisure and young customer base help JD Sports weather the COVID-19 storm, says GlobalData
Following today’s release of JD Sports H1 figures for 2020/21, Alex Hardy, retail analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, comments: ‘‘JD Sports has been the biggest winner of the UK clothing market over the past five years,
Applegreen part of consortium awarded lease for 27 motorway service areas on New York State Thruway
Applegreen has announced that it is part of a consortium - Empire State Thruway Partners - which has been awarded and signed a conditional 33-year lease for the design, construction, financing, operation and maintenance of the 27 motorway service areas
Exports Minister outlines new measures to help boost exports and increase British retail firms’ readiness to sell overseas
Exports Minister, Graham Stuart MP, has announced a series of new measures to support businesses in the consumer and retail industry to export overseas as part of efforts to help the sector recover from Coronavirus.
The Chuckling Cheese Company opens at intu Merry Hill
A brand-new store specialising in artisan cheese has opened its doors this weekend at intu Merry Hill.
Amazon builds team to develop autonomous delivery technology, Amazon Scout, in the UK
Amazon has announced a new investment to expand research and development of autonomous delivery technology in the UK with the creation of a new team at its Cambridge development centre. The team will be focused on Amazon Scout, Amazon’s fully-electric
Booms in cycling and staycations prop up Halfords, says GlobalData
Following today’s release of Halfords' figures for the 20 weeks ending 21 August 2020, Jonathan Rock, retail analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, comments: ‘‘Consumer demand for bicycles remains high as consumers shun public transport and seek
Rolling Stones to open world-first flagship store on Carnaby Street, London
The rock ‘n’ roll legends that are the Rolling Stones open their world-first flagship store, ‘RS No. 9 Carnaby’ tomorrow on 9 September at 9 Carnaby Street in London’s Soho. The new store, created in partnership with Bravado, Universal Music
