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May- 2022 -13 May
Dobbies granted planning permission for new store at Reading
Dobbies, the UK’s leading garden centre retailer, has today (Friday 13 May) announced it has been granted planning permission to build a new 60,000 sq ft store in Reading. The retailer currently has a store at Hyde End Road, Shinfield, and the new store will be built on the land…
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13 May
Sharkninja moves to Battersea Power Station
Home appliance manufacturer SharkNinja has announced its acquisition of a new office space in Battersea Power Station. The new office adds to SharkNinja’s existing footprint in the UK and the company said it forms a “key part of the business’ continued expansion, with the workforce to consist entirely of product…
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13 May
BRC board welcomes Kingfisher and AllSaints executives
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has announced that Kate Seljeflot and Peter Wood have joined its board as non-executive directors. Seljeflot is currently the chief people officer at Kingfisher, a company whose brands include B&Q and Screwfix. The BRC said she has a “breadth” of experience in retail and business…
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13 May
John Lewis chair Sharon White calls for cost of living aid package
Chair of the John Lewis Partnership, Dame Sharon White, has urged the government to issue a new aid package to help support consumers through the cost of living crisis on the same scale as Covid relief. Speaking on the Peston Show on ITV, White said “the time has absolutely come”…
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13 May
Adidas ads featuring nudity banned over ‘widespread offence’
The Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) has banned adverts from a recent Adidas campaign after ruling that the images featured were “likely to cause widespread offence”. The campaign for sports bras included a tweet on Adidas’ twitter account that showed the bare breasts of 20 women of various skin colours, shapes…
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13 May
Inditex and Infinited Fiber Company announce £100m partnership
Inditex and Infinited Fiber Company have announced a new partnership with the goal of advancing new and innovative technologies towards textile-to-textile circular loop. At the core of this partnership is Inditex´s three-year commitment to buy 30% of Infinited Fiber Company’s annual future production volume of Infinna, a textile fibre that…
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13 May
JD Sports appoints new non-executive director
JD Sports Fashion Plc has announced the appointment of Suzi Williams as a non-executive director, effective 16 May 2022. Williams has spent 30 years running global consumer brands and businesses for blue chip companies, including Procter andGamble, Orange and the BBC. As chief marketing officer at BT Group Plc, she…
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12 May
Atterly announces Kelly Byrne as co-CEO
Online fashion retailer Atterley.com has announced that Kelly Byrne is to be appointed to its board as co-CEO, alongside current long-standing CEO Kenny Baillie. Byrne joined the group in January this year as chief growth officer to oversee the company’s growth plans. Together, Byrne and Baillie will work to set…
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12 May
Bloom & Wild unveils first ever retail pop-ups
Bloom and Wild has announced it will host a series of pop-up shops for the first time, available from 26 May to 10 July. The pop-ups will be located across London, Bristol and Edinburgh, and they will allow customers to purchase both botanical items and homeware. Following the concept of…
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12 May
Co-op to open new Salford store
Co-op is set to open its newest convenience store later this month in MediaCity, Salford. The Co-op’s new 5,300 sq ft store is to be powered by 100% renewable electricity, and has created 20 local jobs. The new MediaCity store brings the number of Co-op stores in Salford to seven…
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