Year: 2019

Arcadia appoints former De Vere chief as chair

Arcadia has appointed the former chief executive of the hospitality group De Vere, Andrew Coppel, as its new chair. Coppel…

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Naked Wines appoints Nick Devlin as new chief executive officer

Online subscription wine retailer, Naked Wines, has appointed Nick Devlin as chief executive officer.  Currently the chief operating officer, Devlin…

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Burberry introduces 18 week parental leave

Burberry will launch a new global parental leave policy, it was announced today.  The new policy will offer all employees…

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How AI can help implement a quick and seamless shopping experience

Earlier this year, Sainsbury’s announced it was in talks with Uber Eats to launch a grocery delivery service. Whilst most…

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‘Worst ever’ growth for online retail sales in October

Online retail sales has seen its lowest ever growth during the month of October, according to the latest IMRG Capgemini…

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Hammerson reaches £577m of disposals with £54m St Oswald’s sale

Hammerson has exchanged contracts on the sale of St Oswald’s Retail Park, Gloucester, to a local authority for £54m, taking…

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Kingfisher sales take a tumble in Q3

Kingfisher, the parent company of B&Q and Screwfix, has announced a poor quarter of sales in its latest trading update.…

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Arlo & Jacob to open fifth UK store with new London flagship

Arlo and Jacob has revealed plans to open its fifth flagship showroom in Islington, London, set to launch in January…

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What retailers can learn from Europe’s top performers about transformation

With e-commerce being the fastest growing segment of the retail market in Europe and North America, it would be natural…

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AO World closes Netherlands arm amid losses of £6.2m

AO World has reported an underlying loss of £6.2m compared to £5.4m last year, resulting in the business to pull…

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