Accessibility
This coverage examines accessibility issues and initiatives within the UK retail sector, focusing on inclusive store design, digital access, workforce practices, and regulatory developments. Reporting highlights how retailers address the needs of disabled customers and employees, offering insights for managers, executives, and professionals committed to improving accessibility and compliance in retail environments.
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Nov- 2023 -24 NovemberNews
John Lewis to launch health clinics in-store
John Lewis has announced a partnership with diagnostic company Randox Health to launch clinics inside its stores. The clinics will provide a variety of health packages, including full body check ups, tests for gut, hormones, as well as genetic testing and other packages. Once samples have been analysed within Randox’s…
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Sep- 2023 -8 SeptemberSupermarkets
N Brown partners with Sainsbury’s on Simply Be launch
N Brown Group has announced a partnership with Sainsbury’s for a Simply Be launch in the UK supermarket chain. A selection of Simply Be clothing is available online at Tu, Sainsbury’s clothing platform, and will also be available at select stores from late September. The launch includes a selection of…
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7 SeptemberNews
Sainsbury’s to launch branded fashion hubs in 50 stores
Sainsbury’s has announced it is set to launch new fashion destination spaces across nine of its stores that will host a curated offer of complementary brand partners alongside its Tu clothing ranges. The move is the start of a new venture to create at least 50 fashion destination hubs in…
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Jul- 2023 -21 JulyClothing & Shoes
Marks and Spencer chief slams ‘pathetic’ Marble Arch rejection
The chief executive of Marks and Spencer has slammed the government’s decision to deny the demolition and redevelopment of its flagship store on Oxford Street as “pathetic”. The company planned to demolish the existing three buildings and construct a larger 2 basement and nine-storey mixed-use development containing a retail store,…
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12 JulyClothing & Shoes
N Brown launches new Jacamo website
N Brown has launched a new trading website for Jacamo, the group’s leading inclusive menswear brand. The launch follows the successful implementation of a new trading website for Simply Be in September, and is another “important step” in the group’s digital transformation journey. The retail group said the platform will…
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Jun- 2023 -30 JuneComment
To attract and delight customers online, you have to offer immersive experiences
By 2021, 82% of the UK population had purchased at least one product online. The digital age may be approaching a tipping point, but is it already here? Is traditional marketing set to reign supreme once more? In an era where most of the global population uses the internet, standing…
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5 JuneDepartment Stores
Debenhams partners with lifestyle brand Nautica
Debenhams has partnered with global lifestyle brand Nautica, making the brand now available to purchase through its online marketplace. The news comes as the US-based retailer, which is best known for its ‘preppy’ apparel, relaunched in the UK and EU market last year, with head of design Tim Peck heading…
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5 JuneGovernment
Gov’s food price measures must target small stores, warns Which?
Which?, the consumer group has reportedly written to Jeremy Hunt claiming the government must also target small grocery stores with its food price measures in order for it to be effective. According to the Guardian, it also stated that a “blanket approach” will not address poor households’ access to affordable…
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Jan- 2023 -24 JanuaryFeatures
Are BNPL schemes here to stay?
Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) schemes, which are a form of short-term financing that allows customers to purchase things and pay at a later date, often interest-free, have seen a boom in popularity in recent years. It is now considered the fastest-growing payment method around, with the whole BNPL industry…
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20 JanuaryHealth & Beauty
Superdrug sales rise by 16% over December
Superdrug revealed that its like-for-like sales increased by 16% in December, with the group confirming that this Christmas trading period was the “strongest” so far. The group has attributed its performance to consistently good footfall across the entire month, as average weekly transactions in shops were 19% higher than in…
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