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Sep- 2025 -24 September
ASA bans Currys e-scooter ad for being ‘misleading’ and ‘irresponsible’
An advert for Currys promoting e-scooters has been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) after being found to be “misleading” and “socially irresponsible”. The paid-for Facebook video, seen on 10 May 2025, showed an individual gripping handlebars with their hair blowing back as the sound of an engine played.…
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23 September
BRC warns food inflation could stay above 5% until 2026
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has warned that food inflation could remain above 5% well into 2026 if the retail industry faces further tax rises in the Autumn Budget. The trade body said around 4,000 large shops could see higher bills under a government proposal to impose a new business…
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22 September
Home Bargains ramps up operations at new automated distribution centre
Home Bargains has revealed its new Omega automated distribution centre is now servicing 200 stores across the UK. The centre intakes over 25,000 pallets of stock each week, picking and dispatching almost 2 million cases, equating to over 50,000 cages of stock, and over 1,000 store deliveries, weekly. Over 60%…
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18 September
Next CEO warns UK economy faces ‘anaemic growth’ despite HY profit uplift
Next has revealed that its profit-before-tax rose 13.8% to £515m for the half year ended July 2025 as its CEO warned that the UK is facing “anemic growth”. It comes as the group’s revenues rose 10.3% to £3.25bn, helped by favourable weather and business gained during the M&S cyber attack…
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18 September
Modella Capital leads race to acquire Claire’s UK arm
Modella Capital is leading the race to acquire the UK arm of Clire’s, after reportedly agreeing the outline of a deal with Ames Watson, the new US-based owner of Claire’s, Sky News has reported. The London-based investor, which bought WH Smith’s high street business earlier this year, is said to…
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17 September
The Perfume Shop to open new experiential store in Barnsley
The Perfume Shop is set to open a new experiential store at Barnsley’s Alhambra Shopping Centre on 19 September, the latest milestone in its nationwide expansion and refurbishment programme. The refreshed Cheapside store features a new layout and upgraded services, including a digital screen, personalised ribbon machine, and the retailer’s…
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17 September
The Perfume Shop launches largest Christmas recruitment drive
The Perfume Shop will recruit more than 900 seasonal staff across the UK for Christmas 2025, in what it described as one of its biggest recruitment drives to date. The retailer said it would take on more Christmas sales assistants than in 2024 to meet increased customer demand. Last year,…
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17 September
Poundland halts store closures amid restructuring plan
Poundland has revealed that it has paused its store closure programme after the implementation of its restructuring plan. It has so far announced the closure of 57 stores but has now brought that programme to a conclusion with the remaining 11 closures put on hold. Poundland’s Irvine Rivergate Centre location,…
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12 September
Dreams appoints Siobhan King as chief marketing officer
Bed retailer Dreams has appointed Siobhan King as its new chief marketing officer. King joins from Pocket Marketing Services, where she worked as a freelance consultant from 2022 to 2025. She was previously marketing director at jewellery brand Pandora and earlier held senior roles at Game Digital, Office Shoes, New…
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12 September
400 large stores at risk under new business rates proposals, BRC finds
Around 400 large-format stores are at risk of closure, if they are included in the Government’s new business rates surtax on premises with a rateable value over £500,000, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC). The BRC anticipates that if all 400 at-risk stores were to close, up to 100,000…
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