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Oct- 2023 -24 October
Poundland to recruit 1,200 colleagues this festive season
Poundland has confirmed its plans to recruit 1,200 colleagues to work in stores across the UK and Ireland this festive…
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23 October
Today’s news in brief-23/10/23
John Lewis is facing criticism from city planners over its affordable housing plans. Initially, the company aimed to make 20%…
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23 October
Claire’s to relaunch new-look loyalty programme
Claire’s has announced the relaunch of its more than 18 million member loyalty programme under a new name and brand…
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23 October
Red Run opens in Liverpool One
Grosvenor has announced that women’s active streetwear brand, Red Run, has opened the doors to its new flagship store at…
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23 October
Asda appoints new VP of marketing
Asda has appointed Adam Zavalis as its new vice president of marketing. Zavalis joins the supermarket in November and will…
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23 October
European authorities greenlight Farfetch’s YNAP acquisition
Online retailer Farfetch has officially been given the green light by European authorities to acquire a large stake in Yook…
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23 October
Police to unveil new ‘zero tolerance’ plan to tackle shoplifting
Ministers, police and retailers have agreed on a new “zero tolerance” plan to crack down on the increase in shoplifting…
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23 October
JD Sports launches new loyalty app
Sports retailer JD Sports has announced the launch of its JD Status loyalty programme app across its JD stores in…
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23 October
Pret accelerates US expansion with new partnership
Pret A Manger has announced a new joint venture (JV) partnership with existing franchisee, Dallas International (Dallas), accelerating its expansion…
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23 October
London planners blast John Lewis over affordable housing plans
London planning officials have accused John Lewis of planning to build “executive housing” which will not help local families. In…
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