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Clothing & Shoes
Boohoo shifts US fulfilment operations to UK
Boohoo is set to shut its US distribution centre and instead fulfil its stateside orders from its automated distribution centre…
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Sport & Leisure
JD Sports to close Derby warehouse with almost 200 jobs lost
JD Sports has made the decision to close its distribution centre in Derby, meaning almost 200 jobs could be lost,…
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Supermarkets
Aldi announces record £800m investment amid highest ever sales
Aldi has unveiled its largest ever annual investment plan, with a new £800m package that is set to further its…
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Clothing & Shoes
Burberry relegated from FTSE 100 as share price falls
Burberry has been relegated from the FTSE 100, having been in the tier for 15 years, after its share price…
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Clothing & Shoes
Asos offloads Topshop and Topman ownership amid refinancing
Asos has offloaded ownership of the Topshop and Topman brands amid a refinancing of the business, after forming a joint…
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Department Stores
John Lewis submits £80m plan to turn Reading depot into housing
The John Lewis Partnership has submitted plans for an £80m development that would see a disused Reading warehouse turned into…
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Department Stores
Harrods sales hit £900m but profits slide £35m
Sales at Harrods have surged to almost £900m in its latest full-year results, as revenues rose by 8% to £898.4m…
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Features
Is it time to move on? The growing mismatch between retailers and their contact centre providers
Despite the rise of e-commerce, in-person interactions remain vital, with 46% of consumers still preferring to shop in-store for the…
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High Street
End of tax-free shopping hitting retail hard, warns Kurt Geiger CEO
Kurt Geiger’s CEO has warned that scrapping tax-free shopping for tourists is having a “massively negative effect” on retail in…
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Supermarkets
Tesco faces strike ballot as warehouse workers reject pay offer
Usdaw has launched a consultation ballot, asking Tesco workers at eight sites if they are ready to take a dispute…
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