Grosvenor Britain & Ireland (GBI) has announced the arrival of three new independent brands at Liverpool ONE.
Totalling over 6,300sq ft, the signings of leading Irish athleisure brand, Gym+Coffee, local jewellery brand, Say it with Diamonds, and fast-growing Liverpool-based coffee operator, Bean, are reflective of GBI’s commitment to supporting entrepreneurs and community-based businesses.
Gym+Coffee has signed for a 1,500 sq ft...
JD Sports revealed a surge in profits as pent-up demand from shoppers returning to stores and strong online sales helped drive the retailer to a “record first half” of trading.
Shares in the company jumped on Tuesday morning after the sportswear retailer revealed a pre-tax profit of £364.6 million for the six months to July 31, compared with £41.5 million...
Primark has committed to making all of its clothes using recycled or more sustainably-sourced material by 2030 while promising the move will not result in higher prices.
The fast fashion giant also said it will strengthen the durability of its clothes so they last longer and design garments so they can be recycled.
The retailer’s new sustainability strategy includes halving its...
The John Lewis Partnership has revealed plans to recruit more than 7,000 temporary roles across the country this Christmas.
Bosses at the employee-owned business behind John Lewis and Waitrose said this would be 2,000 more than last year, to meet expected increased demand over the festive period.
The hires will be spread across its supermarkets, department stores and fulfilment centres, including...
Secret Sales has hired an elite senior leadership team to drive rapid growth, as the company expands both domestic and international operations.
The premium ecommerce marketplace is strengthening its senior management tier with six newly created director-level positions, appointing accomplished retail names who will help the business realise its ambition to become the largest non-full price marketplace for fashion and beauty...
Sainsbury’s has said it will keep all its stores shut this Boxing Day.
The UK’s second largest grocer said it will keep all of its supermarket, convenience stores and petrol filling stations shut as a “thank you” to its roughly 170,000 colleagues.
It comes after rivals including Morrisons, Waitrose and Marks & Spencer said they will also keep stores shut on...
Tesco is extending its zero-waste shopping service from online to stores to allow people to buy products from laundry detergent to ketchup in refillable packaging.
Customers in 10 Tesco stores in the east of England can now buy products in reusable packaging that can be returned when finished so it can be cleaned, refilled and used again.
The introduction of Loop...
Morrisons has announced plans to launch six “zero waste” stores which aim to recycle all packaging and unsold food by 2025.
The supermarket will also introduce recycling points for customers for products not typically collected on bin days, including wrappers, empty crisp packets and face masks.
Bosses said if the trials in six stores in Edinburgh are successful, they will roll...
A high street voucher scheme, which will offer pre-paid cards worth £100 to every adult in Northern Ireland, will open for applications on September 27.
Stormont’s Economy Minister, Gordon Lyons, made the announcement during a visit to the Ormeau Road in Belfast, where he said the aim of the £145 million scheme is to boost businesses devastated by the coronavirus...
DemandTec by Acoustic, the leading end-to-end, AI-powered lifecycle pricing provider, announced the appointment of Kevin Sterneckert as Chief Strategy Officer, to further accelerate DemandTec’s growth and innovation strategy.
Sterneckert has extensive pricing and merchandising experience and served as a senior leader at DemandTec in its early start-up days. He joins DemandTec from Symphony RetailAI, where he was Chief Marketing Officer.
With...