The John Lewis Partnership has today appointed Nikki Humphrey as executive director for People. Humphrey joins from Virgin Atlantic where she is chief people officer and replaces Tracey Killen who has retired after a 38 year career in the Partnership.
Aldi is set to create nearly 4,000 new jobs across the UK this year as it pushes ahead with plans to open an average of one new store a week between now and Christmas.
In the same week the UK government unveiled its new obesity strategy, designed to get the nation fit and healthy, Holland & Barrett has opened a new concept store which aims to make wellness more accessible.
Subscriptions exist today for a whole host of products and services, from getting washing tablets delivered, to accessing entertainment, to driving a new car every three months. Seen by many as a convenient way to make regular payments seamlessly without
Amazon.co.uk has announced members will get fast grocery delivery – free with their Prime membership – starting today in London and expanding to millions of members across the UK before the end of the year. The product selection includes meat,
Scotmid, which incorporates 188 convenience stores and 87 Semichem health & beauty stores across Scotland, Northern Ireland and the North of England and has over 4,000 staff, has announced an extension to its partnership with PayPoint.
Holy Moly (www.holymolydips.com), the British brand revolutionising the UK’s ready-to-eat snacking market with its smashed avocado and guacamole ranges, that taste just like homemade, is launching its Original Guacamole SKU into Tesco stores nationwide.
Victoria Beckham Beauty today announced that it is launching a flagship store on Alibaba’s Tmall Global platform, China’s biggest cross-border e-commerce platform. The new online store will provide Chinese consumers with exclusive access to special product launches and a wide
London-based bike subscription platform Buzzbike, has raised £1.7m as Londoners seek alternatives to trains, the Tube and busses to mitigate potential COVID-19 infection risk. This latest fundraising round brings Buzzbike’s total funding to £3m.
After adding another five silver medals from the recent Spirits Business Gin Masters to the ever-growing awards cabinet, Aldi is treating customers to yet more tasty gins with three new flavours joining the botanical Haysmith’s range.
As the UK emerges from lockdown, Corona is looking to inspire the nation to rediscover the power of the outdoors and help people disconnect in order to reconnect with the natural world.
Cubbits bucking the retail shutdown and announcing the arrival of their first store outside of London, Cubitts Brighton.
Moncler is accelerating its digital transformation defining a new corporate organization and announcing the direct management of its e-commerce, in line with an increasingly digitally integrated vision aimed at personalizing the experience and strengthening the relationship with the customer across
Jimmy Joy, the complete, easy and affordable food brand have just announced their newest launch, the Plenny Shake v3.0. Building on the foundations of their previous Plenny Shake v2.1, their latest offering promises to be even healthier and tastier than
Launched in lockdown, Pura is a new, UK based, family-run company on a mission: to democratise eco-friendly baby products for all. The brand believes that being eco-friendly is no longer a luxury but a necessity. Its ambition is to create
The latest figures from Kantar reveal that take-home grocery sales in Ireland increased by 23.2% during the 12 weeks to 12 July 2020. Three months of increased spending meant an additional €577.7 million passed through tills while the nation continued
The UK’s number one meat snacking brand Peperami is expanding its popular chicken portfolio with the launch of its newest flavour variant, Smokin’ Chicken Bites.
Sainsbury’s is trialling a new virtual queuing system to test whether the technology will help customers stay safe, save time and shop conveniently in stores. The trial, which will run via the app ufirst, will be live in five stores
As we face the greatest economic crisis of our lifetime, for the 5th year running the ‘Women Count 2020’ has today revealed that gender diversity at the top levels of British business needs urgent attention, with data proving that companies
Latest data from retail experts Springboard reveals that footfall across all UK retail destinations rose over the week by +4.4%, a similar rise to the week before when footfall rose by +4.5%. In England footfall rose by +4% versus +6.4%
Creators of arguably the world's most realistic plant-based meat, UK company THIS, has teamed up with the hottest new 100% plant-based food delivery brand WTF! to launch a Willy Wonka-style golden ticket campaign - except with gold nuggets.
DPD has smashed its own 2020 target for 10% of its van fleet to be zero emission, electric vehicles, five months ahead of schedule.
No glass? No problem! Fans of the Manchester-based brand, Didsbury Gin, can now enjoy the vibrant and zesty flavours in the new Ready-to-Drink format just in time to toast the warmer weather.
Our weekly shop may never be the same according to brand new research which shows lockdown may well have permanently changed Brits’ buying habits.
Although nail bars, beauty and tanning salons have opened their doors, new research has revealed that Brits are set to save nearly £1,500 by continuing to do their beauty and grooming at home.
