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Health & Beauty
Boots owner Walgreens nears $10bn takeover deal
Walgreens Boots Alliance, the owner of Boots, is reportedly nearing a deal with private-equity firm Sycamore Partners that would take…
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DIY
CMA nears approval for Topps Tiles’ acquisition of CTD Tiles
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has confirmed it is nearing a green light for Topps Tiles’ £9m acquisition of…
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Supermarkets
Asda to scrap 10,000 bonuses for managers amid cost-cutting plans
Asda is reportedly set to axe the bonuses of thousands of workers as it looks to cut costs amid troubled…
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Supermarkets
Aldi in talks over head office restructuring, 350 jobs at risk
Aldi has entered a consultation over proposals to restructure some of its head office teams, with up to 350 jobs…
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Clothing & Shoes
Sports Direct launches new membership scheme
Frasers Group has announced the launch of a new membership scheme for Sports Direct, with a benefit-based programme designed to…
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Government
Bill with stricter measures for retail crime to go before parliament
A new bill that aims to tackle retail and street crime is set for its first reading in the House…
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Supermarkets
Asda avoids penalty amid missed deadline for IT upgrade
Asda has reportedly avoided a financial penalty after its former owner Walmart agreed to move back a deadline for the…
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Clothing & Shoes
Quiz appoints administrators, 200 jobs lost
Quiz has confirmed it has called in administrators, in a move that will result in the closure of 23 “loss-making…
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Government
Tougher age checks and penalties to be introduced for online knife sales
Online retailers selling knives will need to carry out more stringent age verification checks in response to a government review,…
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People Moves
Tesco appoints new wine product development manager
Tesco has announced that Beth Kelly, a Master of Wine (MW), has joined the supermarket’s wine team as wine product…
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