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NewsBack Market opens its first ever physical store in major city
Back Market, a marketplace for refurbished electronics, has opened its first-ever physical retail store in a major US city.
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NewsNew Deliveroo CEO named after DoorDash deal completes
The founder of Wolt, a business acquired by DoorDash in 2022, has been named as the new chief executive of Deliveroo, after its acquisition by American giant DoorDash was completed yesterday.
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NewsUK retailers to get business rates reprieve at Budget
UK retailers are set to escape being whacked with a higher business rates tax band at the coming budget, after the sector said higher charges would drive further inflation for customers.
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NewsShein plots first permanent stores in France
Shein is set to make its first permanent brick-and-mortar debut next month, with a host of “shop-in-shops” across France.
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NewsDr. Martens expands into UAE and LatAm
The British footwear brand announced two new distribution partnerships, expanding its global reach.
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NewsTesco ups profit outlook, helped by warm weather and price cuts
Britain’s biggest grocer posted a 4.3% like-for-like sales increase in the first half of its financial year, with growth across all of its markets.
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NewsMulberry to open pop up at UK designer outlet
British luxury brand Mulberry is opening a pop-up at a UK designer outlet ahead of the Christmas season, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsAsda IT chief departure sparks senior team reshuffle
Asda’s chief digital officer Matt Kelleher has left the business with immediate effect, sparking a senior team reshuflle at the grocer.
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NewsSelfridges unveils ‘UK’s biggest beauty hall outside London’
Selfridges has reopened its newly transformed and upsized beauty hall at its Birmingham store.
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NewsCastore boss Beahon: ‘The wholesale market really likes Belstaff’
The boss of Castore plans to focus on growing Belstaff’s wholesale and ecommerce channels, as he sets out his vision for the menswear brand under his ownership.
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NewsJohn Lewis Partnership appoints new chief people officer
John Lewis Partnership has appointed Helen Webb OBE as its new chief people officer, effective November 24.
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NewsSelfridges narrows losses despite sales dip
Selfridges has more than halved its losses, despite posting a small dip in revenues as it focused on higher margin sales.
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NewsM&S staff to work on Boxing day for first time since 2020
M&S staff have been informed they are expected to work on Boxing Day for the first time in five years as the retail giant looks to trim costs and boost product availability.
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NewsEE to open its first experience store in Scotland
EE is making its experience store debut in Scotland, as it opens the doors to a new store in Glasgow.
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NewsCurrys to hire 1,500 staff ahead of Christmas season
Electricals giant Currys is looking to hire 1,500 additional colleagues ahead of the peak Christmas season.
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NewsTopps Tiles achieves ‘another year of record turnover’
Topps Tiles has seen another year of record turnover as it continues to make strategic progress to improve performance.
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NewsGreggs sees sales rise despite ‘challenging market’
Food-to-go retailer Greggs has recorded a sales uplift, in what it says is “progress in a challenging market”.
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NewseBay partners with Open AI on new programme for businesses
Online platform eBay has announced its new programme ‘AI Activate’, in partnership with OpenAI to all businesses that sell on the marketplace.
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NewsBoots reveals opening date of first-ever fragrance only store
High street beauty and wellness retailer Boots has decided on an opening date for its first-ever fragrance only store, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsBRC warns government any further tax rises will ‘keep shop prices higher for longer’
The British Retail Consortium has warned the government against any further tax rises on UK retailers, saying doing so would only serve to keep “shop prices higher for longer”.