Retail Gazette

MARCH 5, 2024

Asda’s billionaire owners the Issa brothers have reduced investment at their petrol forecourt business in a bid to pay down mounting debts. EG is understood to have paid down its debt pile from £7.89bn ($10bn) at the start of 2023 to £4.73bn ($6bn) by the end. Asda’s debt pile stands at around £4.2bn.

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Retail Gazette

MARCH 21, 2024

Waitrose is set to close its Enfield warehouse in the summer, placing 545 jobs at risk. ” A spokesman for the retailer said impacted employees would enter consultation today, with the process predicted to last at least 12 weeks. .” Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette‘s free daily email newsletter

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Retail Gazette

MARCH 13, 2024

Amazon will face further strikes at its Coventry and Birmingham sites, the GMB union has confirmed. Staff are set to walkout at the retailer’s Coventry fulfilment centre on 19 and 20 March, and will down tools at the new Birmingham warehouse on 27 and 28 March.

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Retail Gazette

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Pets at Home has been named the “best place to work” across the UK retail industry in a new poll. The pet care company came first place in digital platform WorkL’s recent “Happy at Work” survey, carried out in partnership with Retail Week.

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Retail Gazette

MARCH 13, 2024

Eldon Square director Pete Cooper said: “With these deals, Eldon Square consolidates its position as a Premier League player in Newcastle city centre and our flourishing partnership with Newcastle City Council enables us to progress our ambitious growth plans at speed. “We

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Retail Gazette

MARCH 12, 2024

Read more: [link] pic.twitter.com/hfTsttUl13 — Competition & Markets Authority (@CMAgovUK) March 12, 2024 In response to the findings, a Pets at Home spokesperson said: “We are incredibly disappointed the CMA’s findings today do not fully reflect our unique business model of locally-owned vet practices.”

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Retail Gazette

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Frasers Group chief marketing officer Beckie Stanion has left her post and 20 jobs have been placed at risk as the company restructures its marketing team. She previously worked in the same position at Sports Direct from 2020 to 2022. Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette‘s free daily email newsletter

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Retail Gazette

MARCH 26, 2024

Pets at Home expects its profits for the year to meet guidance and said it was “comfortable” with analyst forecasts for the year ahead. Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette‘s free daily email newsletter The retailer will report its full-year results on 29 May.

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Retail Gazette

JANUARY 22, 2024

Boohoo is set to close its Daventry warehouse as it looks to streamline its distribution network, placing around 400 jobs at risk. It comes just a month after it was revealed that Boohoo is closing its Wellingborough distribution centre in Northamptonshire, which put 420 roles at risk.

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Retail Gazette

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Asda staff are set to vote on whether to strike at three more stores, GMB Union has revealed today. Almost 400 of the union’s members at its Wisbech, Brighton Hollingbury, and Brighton Marina shops are set to vote on whether to take industrial action, with the ballots set to run from 16 February to 5 March.

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Retail Gazette

OCTOBER 9, 2023

“Greggs has proven very popular at Sainsbury’s petrol station in Biggleswade and we’re expecting the new café in Crystal Peaks to build on its success – I’m really looking forward to hearing what our customers think.” ” Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette‘s free daily email newsletter

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Retail Gazette

MARCH 4, 2024

That’s why it’s amazing to reveal that this first line will exclusively launch at the UK’s most prestigious retailer, Selfridges, both online and in-store.” ” Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette‘s free daily email newsletter

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Retail Gazette

APRIL 25, 2024

Frasers Group is shutting its Manchester office, placing roughly 100 jobs at risk across Studio Retail and I Saw It First. The move comes after Frasers placed over 100 roles at risk across Missguided, Studio Retail and I Saw It First in the Trafford office in July after the acquisitions took place.

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Retail Gazette

APRIL 19, 2024

Hundreds of Waitrose customer service workers at a key outsourcer that previously faced redundancy are no longer at risk. The John Lewis Partnership, which also owns Waitrose, was reported back in February to be planning to reduce the number of staff it employs at customer service provider Foundever as it looked to streamline costs.

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Retail Gazette

JANUARY 25, 2024

The employee-owned retailer told partners this week it was halving its current two-week redundancy pay per year of service policy as it was “higher than typical market practice and comes at a very high cost”. Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette‘s free daily email newsletter

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Retail Gazette

AUGUST 3, 2023

Pets at Home has posted a jump in first quarter sales as shoppers spend more on their furry friends amid the cost-of-living crisis. Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette‘s free daily email newsletter Group sales for the pet care retailer surged 7.9% to £436.8m in the 16 weeks to 20 July, with like-for-like revenue also up 7.9%.

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Retail Gazette

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

According to The Telegraph, it seems the German retail chain may also be at risk of calling in administrators. Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette‘s free daily email newsletter

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Retail Gazette

JANUARY 17, 2024

Lidl is to close its Walsall warehouse, placing 100 jobs at risk, as it no longer meets its “operational requirements” The discounter has entered a consultation period with those impacted by the closure and is offering staff members the option between redundancy or redeployment when it closes in 12 months.

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Retail Gazette

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Halfords posted a 14% rise in revenue for the 20-week period ended August 18, as the bicycle and car products retailer was boosted by strong demand for its “basic needs” services at its garages across the country. Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette‘s free daily email newsletter and retail rise 3.7%

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

. “Moving towards more sustainable alternatives for our materials plays a crucial role [reducing] our absolute emissions by 56 per cent by 2030 and achieving net-zero by 2040,” Cecilia Stromblad Brannsten, head of resource use and circular impact at H&M Group, said.

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Retail Gazette

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette‘s free daily email newsletter The bank said the margin call, based on a potential 400% rise in Hugo Boss shares, was designed to ensure it was properly protected from exposure to stock market bets.

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Retail Gazette

APRIL 8, 2024

The sports retailer will open a 29,000 sq ft store at Westfield London in White City and a 28,000 sq ft location at Westfield Stratford next year. ” Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette‘s free daily email newsletter

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Retail Gazette

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Asda has taken aim at M&S as part of its new ‘Taste Match’ campaign to promote product quality. According to the supermarket, hundreds of its products were voted “as tasty” or “tastier than” their M&S equivalents but at a lower cost.

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Retail Gazette

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Staff at nine Asda supermarkets in London have approached the GMB union as they consider strike action in a dispute about working conditions. The news comes as Asda union staff at the supermarkets Wisbech, Brighton Hollingbury and Brighton Marina currently vote on whether to strike.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 11, 2024

“The company’s employees and contractors involved in this campaign put the victims through pure hell, in a petrifying campaign aimed at silencing their reporting and protecting the Ebay brand.” Some of their articles upset Ebay executives at the time.

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Retail Gazette

APRIL 9, 2024

The renewed commitment follows the opening of Inditex brands Bershka and Pull&Bear – in a regional first – at Bullring last year. At the start of the year, Zara said it would significantly expand its flagship store at Liverpool ONE which will open later this year.

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Retail Gazette

JULY 4, 2023

Morrisons is to close its manufacturing centre in Bradford, placing over 450 jobs at risk. The supermarket said it plans to transfer the work to its newly expanded fruit packing plant in Thrapston, Northamptonshire and its distribution centre in Wakefield, where it will create 400 new jobs at the sites.

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Retail Gazette

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The Bluewater Uniqlo branch is opening in a new, larger location after trading at the shopping centre for 13 years. Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette‘s free daily email newsletter Uniqlo’s current store is set to close on 5th October in advance of the new store opening. .”

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Retail Gazette

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

on last year at £9.6bn. more than last year, however, non-food inflation is currently running at 3.4%. Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette‘s free daily email newsletter John Lewis said that toys were also a best seller on the day, and that gifting chocolate sales had surged 23% compared to last year. This equates to 0.4%

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365 Retail

APRIL 20, 2024

Join them at the Retail Technology Show at London’s Olympia on April 24 & 25, 2024, where they will demonstrate pioneering solutions designed to transform customer engagement. Visit their stand at #6H38 to explore the future of in-store interactions.

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Retail Gazette

AUGUST 3, 2023

Wilko has filed a notice of intention to appoint administrators after failing to find investment, potentially putting 12,000 jobs at risk. ” Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette‘s free daily email newsletter

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Retail Gazette

JANUARY 30, 2024

Pets at Home cut its full-year profit outlook as retail sales fell below expectations over the golden quarter. ” Pets at Home plans to launch its new digital platform soon, following the opening of its new distribution centre. ” Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette‘s free daily email newsletter

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Retail Gazette

AUGUST 22, 2023

Subscribe to Retail Gazette for free Sign up here to g et the latest news straight into your inbox each morning Members of Lego Insiders – the firm’s newly launched loyalty scheme – will receive benefits to celebrate the new store, including exclusive gifts with purchase and double points at events.

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Retail Gazette

APRIL 5, 2024

But at the start of the year, the Competition and Markets Authority kicked off a review into whether loyalty pricing is misleading shoppers. Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette‘s free daily email newsletter Major supermarkets across the UK, including Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons and Asda all offer loyalty rewards schemes.

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Retail Gazette

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette‘s free daily email newsletter Earlier this month, The Range revealed Wilko would return to the high street with three stores set to open before Christmas.

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Hyken

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

What do you think if I yell at them? At the beginning of the conversation, note the agent’s name and try to build a rapport. I’m amazed at how often I call a company and talk to two or more people, getting a different answer each time. I try to be nice, but that doesn’t always work. So, be friendly but stern.

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Retail Gazette

MARCH 6, 2024

Taking place at ExCeL London on 14 th and 15 th of April, visiting retailers will get a firsthand look at emerging trends in the thriving natural and organic food, drink, health and beauty industries, from over 500 exhibitors. Natural & Organic Products Expo will take place at ExCeL London on 14-15 April 2024. For

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