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Apr- 2023 -27 April
M&S invests £12.5m into London store estate
M&S is investing £12.5m into its stores across London in the coming year, in a move that will create 200…
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26 April
Puma Q1 sales jump 14% to €2.2bn
Sportswear giant Puma has revealed its first quarter sales jumped 14% to €2.18bn (£1.93bn) boosted by strong sales in its…
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26 April
Tesco and M&S among first to join Compostable Coalition UK
Representatives from Tesco, Marks and Spencer and Ocado Retail are among the first to be named as Compostable Coalition UK…
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26 April
Screwfix to install defibrillators in all nationwide stores
Screwfix, the British retailer of trade tools, has partnered with the British Heart Foundation to install defibrillators in all of…
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26 April
John Lewis names first head of loyalty as it rolls out more rewards schemes
John Lewis Partnership has partnered with customer loyalty and marketing experts dunnhumby and Eagle Eye to create more benefits for…
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26 April
Pret A Manger hikes price of coffee subscription as it expands offering
Pret A Manger has increased its monthly coffee subscription by 20% to £30 per month and expanded it to include…
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26 April
Majestic makes ‘biggest investment ever’ in staff pay
Majestic, the specialist wine retailer, has revealed it has made its “biggest ever investment” in colleague pay to recognise the…
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26 April
New Look axes further head office roles
Four department head roles have reportedly been made redundant at New Look, a month after reports first emerged that 70…
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26 April
Card Factory acquires SA Greetings for £2.5m
Card Factory, the UK’s specialist retailer of greeting cards, has announced it has acquired the entire share capital of SA…
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26 April
Amazon workers in Coventry start union recognition process
GMB union has confirmed that it has started the process for Amazon Coventry’s union recognition, following two weeks of strike…
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