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Tesco has brought forward its Christmas delivery slots by a week for 2024.
The UK’s biggest supermarket is adding 60 extra vans to deal with demand, and claimed there would be “thousands of extra slots across the UK” offered to shoppers during the two weeks before the big day.
Customers signed up to Tesco’s anytime delivery saver plan or click and collect can book their delivery slots at 6am from 5 November.
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Tesco has brought forward its Christmas delivery slots by a week for 2024.
The UK’s biggest supermarket is adding 60 extra vans to deal with demand, and claimed there would be “thousands of extra slots across the UK” offered to shoppers during the two weeks before the big day.
Customers signed up to Tesco’s anytime delivery saver or click-and-collect plan can book their delivery slots at 6am from 5 November.
For all other shoppers, slots open up from 13 November at 6am. R

Fast-fashion retailer presents ‘real challenge for Boohoo and Asos’ as it considers £50bn IPO, says analystBusiness live – latest updatesShein, the online fast-fashion retailer founded in China, doubled profits at its UK arm last year as sales jumped nearly 40% to £1.5bn – making it about the same size as its rival Boohoo.The company, which is considering a £50bn float on the London Stock Exchange, said pre-tax profits at Shein Distribution UK rose to &p

Fast-fashion retailer presents ‘real challenge for Boohoo and Asos’ as it considers £50bn IPO, says analystBusiness live – latest updatesShein, the online fast-fashion retailer founded in China, doubled profits at its UK arm last year as sales jumped nearly 40% to £1.5bn – making it about the same size as its rival Boohoo.The company, which is considering a £50bn float on the London Stock Exchange, said pre-tax profits at Shein Distribution UK rose to &p

Lakeland saw losses widen as it entered the year facing its “most challenging economic conditions for several decades”.
Pre-tax losses grew from more than £1.1m the year prior to nearly £2m at the kitchenware chain for the year ended 31 December.
Sales also fell slightly from £154m to almost £153m for the period.
The retailer noted high inflation led to a drop in demand for many of its traditional categories, which it had tackled through focusing on its &ldquo

Thai conglomerate Central Group to co-own high-profile retailer with Saudi Public Investment FundBusiness live – latest updatesSaudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund has bought a stake in the upmarket department store Selfridges in its latest move on a high-profile British asset.The Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) said it had signed a deal to buy a 40% stake in the loss-making retailer for an undisclosed sum. Continue reading...

Developer Shaftesbury has launched a new “groundbreaking” Christmas light scheme for London’s Carnaby Street this year.
The ‘Into the Light’ display, which will be switched on 7 November, will see large star installations at gateways on the street, alongside 60-metre-long sculptural light forms suspended along the street.
It will feature more than 60,000 fully programmable LEDs to offer a “first-of-its-kind approach for lights in London”.
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THG, the owner of Cult Beauty and Lookfantastic, has named Amy Fisher as CEO of Beauty Brands.
Fisher, who will report into THG Beauty CEO Lucy Gorman, was most recently chief executive at women’s reproductive care brand Lola until December 2023.
Before that, she served as president of Wander Beauty and chief marketing officer at Stila Cosmetics.
Fisher has also worked at Ralph Lauren, Elizabeth Arden, The Estée Lauder Companies and L’Oréal in various roles.Related Stor

Morrisons has become the latest supermarket to launch its festive recruitment drive ahead of the busy shopping period.
The supermarket chain is hiring for up to 3,000 extra colleagues this year to support its store network, food manufacturing sites and logistics operations nationwide.
Morrisons said it is offering flexible working patterns for the customer assistants, home delivery drivers and manufacturing and warehouse operative roles it is recruiting for, who will also receive a 15% staff dis

YouTube sensations the Sidemen have opened their second physical store in Hammerson’s Bullring & Grand Central shopping centre in Birmingham.
The shop, which opened on 4 October to much fanfare thanks to the group’s popularity online, marks the brand’s first ever SDMN clothing store in the Midlands.
Hammerson said the new store underpins a wider strategy to diversify its occupier mix, by bringing in “young and exciting concepts” which “complement the stren

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Currys has named smart electric vehicle (EV) charger manufacturer Ohme as its new EV charger partner.
The partnership, which marks a first for the electricals specialist, will enable it to sell EV chargers direct to shoppers, with products available online and across 50 of its flagship stores.
Currys senior buyer Zoe Lucid said: “With EV sales in the UK up more than 10% this year, this new partnership between Currys and Ohme chargers was a natural step to offer to our customers. Related St

Frasers Group has snapped up a trio of shopping centres across the UK as it doubles down on growing its property portfolio.
The Sports Direct owner has acquired the 600,000 sq ft Princesshay Shopping Centre in Exeter from US-based asset manager Nuveen and the Crown Estate after it was put up for sale earlier this year.
It has added Kent’s Fremlin Walk Shopping Centre to its portfolio, which will see a 70,000 sq ft Frasers flagship and a 5,000sq ft Flannels store open this autumn. Related S

Tesco and Sainsbury’s both increased market share this month as Asda’s hold on the grocery sector continues to falter.
Britain’s biggest supermarket Tesco achieved its largest share since December 2017, upping it from 27.4% to 28% as sales rose 5.2% in the 12 weeks to 29 September.
Sainsbury’s stepped up its market share by 0.4 percentage points to 15.2% after sales increased 5.1%. Related StorySainsbury’s creates 20,000 seasonal roles ahead of Christmas07/10/2024 x

Consumers preparing for the new autumn season and academic year provided a welcome boost to retail sales last month.
The latest figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) show total sales rose 2% in September, against a growth of 2.7% in the same month last year. This is above the 12-month average growth of 1.1%.
Food sales increased 3.1% year on year over the three months to September, against a growth of 7.4% in August 2023 and below the 12-month average of 4.4%.
However, non-food sales

Inditex UK and Ireland managing director Max Nutz has stepped down from his role after 25 years at the Zara owner.
Nutz will be succeeded by the group’s Austalia and New Zealand boss Pilar Losada this week, Retail Week reported.
Nutz joined Inditex in 1999 and has held senior international positions in the business, including as the managing director for UK and Ireland since May 2018. Related StoryZara owner Inditex overcomes washout summer as profits shine11/09/2024 x 10:04 AMHis successo

Selfridges has a new shareholder after Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund snapped up the stake once held by the collapsed Austrian firm Signa.
The Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) will own 40% of Selfridges following the transaction, while Thailand’s Central Group will hold 60%.
Central Group said the deal includes new investment from both firms to strengthen the retail group’s financial position and support its future development.
Saudi’s PIF has been a private finan

Selfridges has a new shareholder after Saudia Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund snapped up the stake once held by the collapsed Austrian firm Signa.
The Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) will own 40% of Selfridges following the transaction, while Thailand’s Central Group will hold 60%.
Central Group said the deal includes new investment from both firms to strengthen the retail group’s financial position and support its future development.
Saudi’s PIF has been a private fina

Saudia Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund has agreed to become the junior partner in Selfridges, snapping up the stake once held by the collapsed Austrian firm Signa.
The Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) will own 40% of Selfridges following the transaction, while Thailand’s Central Group will hold 60%.
Central Group said the deal includes new investment from both firms to strengthen the retail group’s financial position and support its future development.
Saudi’s PIF has be

Retail is changing fast and if there’s one thing that’s becoming clear, it’s that logistics is the backbone of future success. With customers expecting everything from next-day delivery to easy returns, and the rise of social commerce making things even more complex, retailers are under pressure to keep up. Add to that the huge increase in sustainability regulations (up 155% in the last decade), and it’s no wonder brands are finding it hard to balance growth and efficien

Retail sales show strongest growth in six months as shoppers buy clothes and computers for new academic yearTicket sales for the Oasis reunion tour helped to increase non-essential spending by British consumers to the highest level this year in September, amid a bumper month for retailers.In a sign of resilience despite a pre-budget hit to consumer confidence, industry figures show retail sales and discretionary spending on entertainment, meals out and little luxuries rose sharply last month. Co