Pandemic

Screwfix to open 80 new stores

Kingfisher-owned Screwix is set to open 80 new stores by the start of next year, creating around 800 new retail…

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The Metaverse: The next retail frontier

The metaverse has burst onto the scene as the next big thing, with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg dubbing it the…

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Walgreens snaps up £4bn dividend from UK arm

Walgreens Boots Alliance has reportedly extracted more than $5.3bn (£4.3bn) of dividends from its UK holding companies. According to The…

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Responsiv: The new age of automation in retail  

There is no doubt the landscape of retail is rapidly evolving. Driven by ever-developing technology, the effects of the pandemic,…

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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. …

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UK economy shrinks in March

The UK economy shrunk by 0.1% in March as consumers started to feel the bite of rising energy prices and…

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Tesco online lead departs for Google

Tesco’s managing director for online has departed the company in order to take up a similar position at Google’s cloud…

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Superdrug expands same day delivery service to Scotland

Superdrug has expanded its same-day, ‘Store to Door’, courier service to customers in Scotland, now available to those within approximately…

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Ikea stores to receive €3bn investment by end of next year

Ingka Group is set to accelerate its expansion by investing more than €3bn (£2.57bn) in new and existing Ikea stores…

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Revolution Beauty FY22 sales soar amid Boots partnership

Revolution Beauty has welcomed a “record” Q4 in its latest full-year trading update, attributing the success to its Boots and…

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