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Supermarkets
Lidl becomes first grocer to double paid maternity leave
Lidl GB will be introducing 28 weeks full pay for staff on maternity or adoption leave starting from 1 January…
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Online & Digital
Whirli launches customer refund programme
Toy subscription service, Whirli, has launched a customer refund programme in a bid to “underline its commitment to customer satisfaction”. …
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Clothing & Shoes
Superdry issues FY24 profit warning amid mild weather
Superdry has warned on profits for the 26-week period ended 28 October, attributing a 13% year-on-year drop in sales to…
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Health & Beauty
Lush expects to invest almost £11m in stores ahead of New Year
Lush has committed to a projected spend of £10.6m in its UK portfolio of shops ahead of the New Year…
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Health & Beauty
Boots to launch AI ‘personal shopper’
Boots has plans to launch a ChatGPT ‘personal shopper’ tool for its website with the aim of boosting online sales,…
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Economy
A quarter of UK adults to scale back Xmas meal, survey finds
A quarter of UK adults will be scaling back their Christmas meal this year due to the current financial pressures,…
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High Street
Naked Wines H1 sales fall 20% as losses widen
Naked Wines total revenues fell by 20% to £132.3m during the six months ended 2 October, while its pre-tax losses…
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DIY
Piglet in Bed opens first store in Harrogate
The British bedding and lifestyle brand, Piglet in Bed, has opened its first store in Harrogate this December. The retailer,…
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Electrical
MusicMagpie revenues bolstered by Black Friday
MusicMagpie expects its full-year revenues to reach £136.6m, slightly down from £143.3m in the year prior, despite a “record” Black…
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News
Shoppers to spend over £3bn in pre-Xmas ‘panic weekend’
The 16 and 17 December, so-called the ‘panic weekend’, will see shoppers spend £3.31bn as they rush to finish their…
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