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Jul- 2021 -6 July
Victoria Plum partners with tree planting charity
Online bathroom retailer Victoria Plum has announced a partnership with Just One Tree to plant thousands of trees over the…
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6 July
Harvey Nichols launches childrens range
Harvey Nichols has selected its Leeds store as one of several across the country to stock the company’s first children…
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6 July
Reiss opens new store in London’s St Pancras
Reiss has revealed it is celebrating its 50th anniversary year with a “positive outlook on bricks-and-mortar retail” by opening a…
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6 July
Sainsbury’s raises FY22 guidance amid rising sales
Sainsbury’s has raised its full-year guidance for the financial year ended March 2022, with its underlying profit-before-tax now expected to…
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6 July
Usdaw ‘slams’ lifting of restrictions in shops
Usdaw has “slammed” the government’s announcement that it plans to lift safety measures in stores once the final Covid restrictions…
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6 July
Asda names KFC executive as COO
Asda has confirmed that KFC’s chief marketing officer, Meghan Farren will join the group as chief customer officer (COO) in…
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6 July
M&S launches 25p banana bundles to reduce waste
Marks and Spencer has announced the launch of its new banana waste reduction scheme. The waste reduction scheme is to…
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6 July
Ocado H1 revenues jump 21.4% to £1.3bn
Ocado Group’s total revenues jumped 21.4% year-on-year to £1.32bn for the 26 weeks ended 30 May 2021. The end-to-end grocery…
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5 July
Bestway FY20 losses climb 32% to £8.2m
Bestway Group, the owner of Bargain Booze, Wine Rack, and Central Convenience, saw its FY20 losses climb over 32% year-on-year…
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5 July
Asda confirms hybrid working model for colleagues
Asda has confirmed that it will introduce a permanent hybrid working model for head office colleagues once social distancing restrictions…
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