All articles by Hugh Radojev – Page 29
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NewsPrimark launches pre-loved pop-up shops
Retail giant Primark is launching its first Swap Shop initiative for customers to allow them to swap vintage and pre-loved clothes in stores.
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AnalysisWhat industry experts are calling on Labour to do to safeguard UK food security
A new report from think tank Policy Exchange has unveiled the scale of the problem facing UK food security and laid out measures the Labour government can take to help.
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NewsTesco faces prospect of strike action as staff reject pay offer
Tesco is bracing for possible strike action across its distribution network after warehouse workers at eight sites rejected a pay offer.
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NewsOcado unveils its sixth round of price cuts across branded and M&S ranges
Ocado Retail has unveiled its sixth Big Price Drop since June 2023, giving customers price cuts across branded, own brand and M&S products.
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NewsMorrisons slashes the prices of 2,000 grocery items for its More Card customers
Supermarket Morrisons has today unveiled a new loyalty drive, slashing the prices on more than 2,000 products for its More Card customers.
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NewsNaked Wines losses are deepening amid sales slump
Naked Wines has reported deepening statutory losses and a fall in sales as it confirmed the appointment of its new chief financial officer.
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NewsFrasers Group snaps up a stake in a retail and distribution group Down Under
Frasers Group has bought a 14.65% stake in Australia and New Zealand-based retail and distribution business Accent Group.
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NewsTed Baker's owner announces its new UK and Europe ecommerce operator
Authentic Brands Group has unveiled United Legwear & Apparel Co (ULAC) as its choice to manage ecommerce operations for Ted Baker in the UK and Europe.
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NewsOcado warehouses go live with Coles in Australia
Ocado and Australian grocery giant Coles have announced that two promised customer fulfilment centres have gone live this summer.
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NewsAldi launches a back-to-school fund for struggling customers
Discounter Aldi has launched a back-to-school fund to support struggling families, with three quarters of parents admitting they “worry about covering the costs at the start of the academic year”.
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AnalysisWaitrose has unveiled a new format as it wades into grocery c-store arms race
Waitrose has this week thrown open the doors to its newly refurbished John Barnes store in north London, which it is holding up as the poster child for a £1bn investment in revamping its store estate.
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NewsJD Sports growth driven by US and European revenues surge
JD Sports has reported group like-for-like and organic sales increases, driven by surging revenues in the US and Europe as UK performance softened.
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InterviewQ&A: Sosandar co-founder on ‘bringing what makes us successful online into our stores’
Fresh from signing a third new store lease at the Metrocentre in Gateshead, Sosandar co-founder and joint-CEO Ali Hall and CFO Steve Dilks tell Retail Week more about their store expansion strategy
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NewsWaitrose plans to open 100 new c-stores as part of £1bn investment drive
Waitrose is set to ramp up investment in its store portfolio with plans to spend over £1bn over the next five years on c-stores.
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NewsHobbycraft in advanced talks with retail investor over potential sale
One of the UK’s largest arts and crafts retailers Hobbycraft is in advanced talks with specialist investor Modella Capital over a potential sale.
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NewsSosandar agrees a deal for a Metrocentre store
Fashion brand Sosandar has reached an agreement to take a store at the Metrocentre which will be open in time for the key festive trading period.
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NewsTopps Tiles has completed acquisition of CTD Tiles out of administration
Topps Tiles has today completed the acquisition of the brand and “certain assets” of CTD Tiles out of administration.
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NewsAldi to overtake Asda as UK’s third-largest supermarket in the next five years
Analysts have predicted that discounter Aldi will overtake Asda as the third-biggest supermarket in the UK within the next five years, based on current market share trends.
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NewsWHSmith unveils its new Smith’s Kitchen format to take a bite out of the food-to-go market
WHSmith has today launched its brand new Smith’s Kitchen store format from its UK travel business.
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NewsDiscounter Aldi axes its click-and-collect service
Discounter giant Aldi has axed the click-and-collect service it introduced in the UK at the height of the pandemic.