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High Street
Ikea eyes Topshop’s former Oxford Street flagship
Ikea has reportedly held advanced talks to take over the former Topshop flagship store Oxford Street as part of a…
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Supermarkets
10p plastic bag charge to be enforced from 21 May
The single-use carrier bag charge is set to double from 5p to 10p and be extended to all businesses in…
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Clothing & Shoes
Superdry revenue slumps 21% in full-year results
Superdry saw revenue fall 21% to £556.6m in the full-year ended 24 April 2021, despite witnessing a slight growth of…
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Advice
Why space is so important to D2C retailers
It seems like there’s a gold rush at the moment for warehouse and fulfilment space as online retailers and direct-to-consumer…
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Clothing & Shoes
Kick Game launches first store outside of London
Leading UK sneaker and streetwear specialist, Kick Game, has opened its first store outside of London, with a new site…
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High Street
WH Smith mulls takeover of Dixons Carphone’s airport stores
WH Smith is reportedly eyeing up a takeover of Dixons Carphone’s airport stores, after the electronics business closed 35 of…
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Amazon sees Q1 profits surge to $8.1bn
Amazon has revealed that net income soared to $8.1bn (£5.8bn) in its first quarter results, up from a net income…
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High Street
WH Smith launches fundraise to open 100 new travel stores
WH Smith has unveiled plans to open around 100 new travel stores after launching a £325 bond offering in convertible…
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Advice
Unlocking the future of in-store shopping – with our phones
Amazon Fresh still seems surreal (at least for some shoppers, for whom it feels a bit too closely like theft!).…
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Online & Digital
Gousto reaches first year of profitability since launch
Recipe box provider Gousto has welcomed “record” sales for 2020, up 129% to £189m. Meanwhile, underlying EBITDA was £18.2m, up…
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