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Marks & Spencer (Strategy)
Marks & Spencer unveils its first clothing and beauty store at Battersea Power Station, London. The 8,400 sq ft store carries a curated range of womenswear, menswear and beauty, with a brand offer including Jaeger and Autograph.
Morrisons (Strategy)
Morrisons plans to use Ocado’s fulfilment centres to support its shift to more in-store fulfilment. Morrisons will bolster volumes via Ocado’s fulfilment centre in the Midlands and extend its store network where ecommerce orders are processed through Ocado’s AI-powered in-store technology.
Ikea (Strategy)
Ikea opens a pop-up store in London celebrating its iconic blue Frakta bag, situated next door to its new Oxford Street site. The “Hus of Frakta” offers bag personalisation, curated products, and reflects the retailer’s commitment to affordable, stylish design. The pop-up will be open until March 2025.
WHSmith (Strategy)
WHSmith is set to significantly expand its food offering in 2025. Building on the success of its first own-label food-to-go range, the retailer plans to introduce a new bakery range under the Smith’s Family Kitchen brand and roll out its Smith’s Kitchen café format to more stores.
Gymshark (Strategy)
Gymshark launches its Innovation Lab in partnership with L Marks, aiming to identify and support innovative startups that can bring “real value” to the retailer and its community. A 10-week programme will focus on two key areas: supply chain optimisation and robotics solutions.
Tesco (Strategy)
As competition in the convenience sector intensifies, Tesco is reportedly looking to expand its number of Express stores over the next three years, creating upto 2,000 new jobs and growing its convenience store estate to over 2,200.
Asda (Strategy)
Asda’s former boss Allan Leighton will return to the business as executive chair. Leighton replaces current chair Lord Stuart Rose. Asda said Rose will remain on the board “to ensure an orderly transition before stepping down”.
Dunelm (Strategy)
Dunelm acquires Irish soft furnishings retailer Home Focus, which has 13 stores across the Republic of Ireland, as well as a website that offers shoppers home delivery and a click-and-reserve service allowing shoppers to collect in store.
Sweaty Betty (Overview)
Having shuttered its US stores in 2020, Sweaty Betty opened two stores in Chicago and Washington DC in November 2024. In expansionist mode once more, recent UK openings include stores in Cardiff and Westfield White City in London as well as opening its first store in New Zealand.
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