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Nestlé appoints Scott Coles as new Managing Director for Confectionery UK & Ireland

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Nestl is pleased to announce the appointment of Scott Coles as the new Managing Director for Nestl Confectionery UK & Ireland, effective 1 May 2025. Scott takes over from Mark Davies, who is retiring after an impressive 34-year tenure with the company. In his new role, Scott will join the Nestl UK & Ireland leadership team, where he will spearhead Nestls efforts to expand market share and enhance value for both consumers and customers within the confectionery sector.

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NEXT to triple its footprint at Bluewater, with a new store opening in 2026

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Bluewater has announced that leading retailer NEXT will significantly grow its presence at the Kent-based shopping centre by tripling its footprint. NEXTs Bluewater store will become one of its largest stores in the UK once the doors open in 2026. The state-of-the-art store will offer an enhanced product selection, including men’s, womens and childrenswear, alongside homeware and a caf.

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bloobloom opens brand new London store in Spitalfields

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French fashion eyewear brand bloobloom opens a brand new 615 sq ft store in East London’s thriving shopping destination Spitalfields on 2nd May 2025. Located at 41 Brushfield Street, this marks blooblooms seventh opening in London, joining its growing line-up of London stores in Canary Wharf, Carnaby, Covent Garden, Kings Road, Marylebone and White City.

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NO SAINT: The revolutionary vaping brand bringing good taste, safety and responsibility to the industry

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NO SAINT, a groundbreaking new vaping brand and technology platform dedicated to redefining vaping experiences, is launching this May as a sophisticated, safer alternative that prioritises quality, innovation, and responsibility. Built with cutting-edge technology and premium ingredients, NO SAINTs vaporiser can last up to two years and eliminates hazardous flavours and harmful chemicals found in many existing brands.

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Material Innovation: Sheep Inc. Unveils FIBREGEN™ a revolutionary 100% regenerative material with new collection of hoodies & sweatshirts

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Sheep Inc Unveils FIBREGEN a revolutionary 100% regenerative material alongside a collection of FIBREGEN hoodies & sweatshirts developed over two years of R&D and extensive trials. This is the first product release since completing their series A investment last month. Developed in collaboration with Inovafil in Portugal, FIBREGENTM was created over two years of meticulous development.

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Mango leads run of new openings at The Lexicon

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The Lexicon, owned in a joint venture between Schroders Capital and Legal & General Capital, has secured 23,039 sq ft of new retail, F&B, and leisure lettings with Mango, Rituals, and Jamaica Blue all arriving at the Bracknell retail destination. International fashion brand Mango has opened a new 19,210 sq ft store at The Lexicon in what is a flagship letting for the scheme.

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fulfilmentcrowd announces strategic expansion into Australia, strengthening global reach

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Driving forward as a truly global logistics platform for omnichannel brands, fulfilmentcrowd has announced that it is expanding its global footprint with a new fulfilment centre based in Australia. Kemps Creek is a 20,000 square ft fulfilment centre located at the Oakdale South Industrial Estate in Sydney, NSW. The site, which opened in November 2018, can store 2 million cartons, and includes a digital scanning facility.