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• 100,000 shop staff assaulted despite government intervention, Usdaw says

  13-02-2020 12:18 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  // 100,000 shop workers have been assaulted in the past year
  // Usdaw expressed concerns over the pace of progress due to ongoing attacksNew research has found that 100,000 shop workers have been assaulted since a government consultation on violence and abuse towards retail staff took place last year.
  Usdaw has expressed its concerns over the pace of progress due to ongoing attacks against shop workers.
  The government’s response is due to be published next month.READ MORE: Retail violence
  
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• L’Oréal chief plans to more than triple sales of Gucci beauty products

  29-07-2026 18:00 via ft.com
  French group will take on beauty licence for luxury brand next year after buying rights from owner Kering in €4bn deal
  
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• Argos reinvents print catalogue with new app feature

  29-07-2026 17:24 via theretailbulletin.com
  Argos has launched ‘Your Catalogue’, a new feature within its mobile app that reimagines its former print catalogue as a digital-first browsing experience. Developed following customer…
  
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• Trent Alexander Arnold and Brahim Díaz front adidas and Arte Antwerp campaign

  29-07-2026 13:31 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  adidas has partnered with Belgian streetwear label Arte Antwerp for their FW26 collection, which launches with a footballer-fronted campaign.
  English footballer Trent Alexander-Arnold [pictured] and Moroccan footballer Brahim Díaz star in this marketing drive. While, London-based DJ Conducta, Belgian artist Bahati, pro skater Jarrad, Seoul-based rapper Mason, Spanish producer SHB and Tokyo producer Jumadiba also make an appearance.
  According to adidas this “collection of talent illu
  
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• The best….and worst celebrity collabs

  29-07-2026 13:05 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Celebrity collabs seem to be a dime a dozen lately but what makes a hit collab? We take a look at some of the hits and misses.
  Hits
  Beefeater x Jay Kay (Jamiroquai)
  The first campaign on the hits list is from British gin firm Beefeater.
  The brand recently unveiled its newest ad for its Beefeater 0.0 which stars British singer-songwriter Jay Kay, co-founder of Jamiroquai. The spot celebrates the 30th anniversary of his hit song Virtual Insanity and see’s him return to the “iconic set&
  
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• The best and worst celebrity collabs in marketing today

  29-07-2026 13:05 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Celebrity collabs seem to be a dime a dozen lately but what makes a hit collab? We take a look at some of the hits and misses.
  Hits
  Beefeater x Jay Kay (Jamiroquai)
  The first campaign on the hits list is from British gin firm Beefeater.
  The brand recently unveiled its newest ad for its Beefeater 0.0 which stars British singer-songwriter Jay Kay, co-founder of Jamiroquai. The spot celebrates the 30th anniversary of his hit song Virtual Insanity and see’s him return to the “iconic set&
  
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• Battle of the Brands: Primark hits out at Skims with mobile billboard stunt

  29-07-2026 13:00 via retailgazette.co.uk
  Primark’s latest stunt has played into a technique used by many brands, most predominately by Pepsi and Coca Cola.
  The two beverage firms are famous for snipping at each other and Primark’s newest billboard takes a page from their playbook.
  The budget retailer put a mobile billboard outside Skim’s new Regent Street flagship store, which opened on 24 July. It read: “These Kim’s prefer Primark”.
  Shared on social media by the Daily Mail and Metro, the billboard p
  
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• Argos revives catalogue experience with new personalised app feature

  29-07-2026 11:56 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Argos has launched a new mobile app feature designed to recreate the discovery-led experience of its former print catalogue for digital shoppers.
  Its new ‘Your Catalogue’ service, which rolls out across its iOS and Android apps from 29 July, offers customers personalised product recommendations, curated trend edits, category lookbooks and new-arrival selections.
  The feature adapts according to each user’s browsing activity, searches and saved products, with the content updating
  
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• Aldi slashes prices across 300 products under £100m investment

  29-07-2026 11:08 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Aldi has invested an additional £100 million to reduce the price of 330 products, as it aims to help support families through the school holidays.
  The supermarket’s customers can now shop lower prices across everyday essentials, including fresh and frozen food, cupboard staples, household essentials and personal care products, Aldi said.
  The latest cuts mean that Aldi has reduced the price of over 1,000 products so far this year. This represents a total investment of £300 milli
  
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• Greggs shares soar as baker defies fears of sausage roll peak

  29-07-2026 11:06 via ft.com
  UK chain has continued its expansion in face of scepticism over continued appetite for its sausage rolls
  
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• Greggs profits rise despite heatwave and growth worries

  29-07-2026 11:06 via ft.com
  Baker has continued its expansion in face of scepticism over UK’s continued appetite for its sausage rolls
  
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• Morrisons rolls out smart trolleys to Preston supermarket

  29-07-2026 11:00 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Instacart and Morrisons have rolled out caper smart trolleys to the supermarket’s Preston store, marking Instacart’s first UK retail partnership for its AI-powered smart trolley. 
  The caper smart trolleys are designed to “bring the convenience and intelligence of online shopping directly into the store,” according to the business. 
  The trolleys automatically recognise items as they are placed inside them and weigh fresh produce on the spot. 
  Customers are a
  
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• Greggs profits surge by 20% as grocery business grows

  29-07-2026 10:40 via theretailbulletin.com
  Greggs has said it outperformed the market in the first half of its financial year, with a strong profit uplift and total sales up 7.2% to…
  
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• DATA: ecommerce sales hit highest level since 2021

  29-07-2026 10:40 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  The proportion of online sales rose to 29.4 per cent in June, its highest level since April 2021, according to new data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) retail sales bulletin.
  Overall retail sales volumes climbed by 1 per cent in June 2026, following a 1.2 per cent rise in May.
  Non-store retailers, the category made up predominantly of online sellers, saw sales volumes jump 4.4 per cent over the month, the sector’s biggest monthly boost in some time.
  The ONS said that the heat
  
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• What the first half of 2026 tells us about the next era of Ecommerce

  29-07-2026 10:12 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  This article was contributed by Bartosz Skwarczek, Founder, G2A.COM
  The first half of 2026 has confirmed something I believe will define the next decade of ecommerce. For years, the industry competed on price, convenience and catalogue. Those factors still matter. But they are no longer enough. Today, the real competitive advantage is becoming something less visible, yet far more valuable: the ability to reduce uncertainty.
  Whether users are choosing between sellers, deciding how to pay or inter
  
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• Games Workshop shares slide as tariff warning overshadows record profit

  29-07-2026 09:45 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Games Workshop shares fell as much as 6.5 per cent after it warned that US tariffs and higher plastic costs could place further pressure on its business, overshadowing another year of record sales and profit.
  The company expects new US tariffs to create an annualised cost of approximately £13m during its current financial year.
  It also flagged a roughly £2m impact from higher plastic costs amid supply-chain disruption and volatility across global energy markets. Games Workshop said i
  
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• Aldi cuts prices on 330 products in £100m school holiday investment

  29-07-2026 09:41 via theretailbulletin.com
  Aldi has invested a further £100 million in cutting the prices of 330 products as it looks to help families with their spending in the school…
  
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• Tesco launches airport pop-up to restock holidaymakers’ fridges

  29-07-2026 09:37 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Tesco has launched a “Back From Holiday Shop” at London Southend Airport, handing returning travellers complimentary bags of groceries and household essentials as they collect their luggage.
  The supermarket has partnered with Clubcard Reward partner easyJet holidays and London Southend Airport on the one-day pop-up, which will appear in the airport’s baggage reclaim hall on 29 July.
  Passengers arriving on selected flights between midday and 5pm will be able to collect bags cont
  
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• Uber Eats shoppers can now collect Nectar points on Sainsbury’s orders

  29-07-2026 09:28 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Uber Eats customers can now earn Nectar points when ordering groceries from Sainsbury’s, as the three businesses expand their rewards partnership.
  Shoppers will collect one Nectar point for every £1 spent on Sainsbury’s groceries through the Uber Eats app or website.
  The scheme is available across more than 1,300 Sainsbury’s stores in the UK, giving customers access to loyalty rewards when using the rapid-delivery platform for fresh food, household essentials and last-min
  
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• eBay agrees $55.7m harassment settlement after couple tormented with live cockroaches

  29-07-2026 09:22 via retailgazette.co.uk
  eBay and three of its former senior executives have reportedly agreed to pay $55.7m (£41.8m) to settle a lawsuit brought by two ecommerce publishers who were targeted in a stalking and intimidation campaign by company employees.
  David and Ina Steiner, who publish the EcommerceBytes newsletter, filed the case against the online marketplace in 2021 after being subjected to threatening messages, surveillance and a series of disturbing deliveries to their Massachusetts home.
  The settlement bri
  
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• Hermès sales rise 7% as Birkin demand and tourism recovery drive growth

  29-07-2026 09:11 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Hermès has recorded a 6.7 per cent increase in second-quarter sales as continued demand for its handbags, stronger trading in the Americas and Japan, and a recovery in European tourism helped it outperform much of the wider market.
  Sales reached £3.51bn during the three months to the end of June, broadly in line with market expectations and accelerating from growth of 5.6 per cent in the first quarter.
  At reported exchange rates, second-quarter revenue increased 4.8 per cent, highli
  
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• Frasers builds Burberry position to become third-largest shareholder

  29-07-2026 09:01 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Frasers Group has increased its exposure to Burberry to 4.16 per cent, making it the company’s third-largest shareholder.
  A regulatory filing revealed the Sports Direct owner had expanded its financial interest in Burberry from 3.05 per cent on 24 July.
  The entire position is held through sold put options linked to Burberry shares, rather than through a direct shareholding, and represents 15 million voting rights in the British luxury brand.
  This places Mike Ashley-controlled Frasers behin
  
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• Pop Mart takes Labubu into food with global bakery push

  29-07-2026 08:52 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Pop Mart has opened its first international bakery in Singapore with an eye to turning the popularity of Labubu and its other characters into a wider lifestyle and entertainment business.
  The Beijing-based brand has launched the two-storey Pop Bakery opposite Universal Studios Singapore at the Resorts World Sentosa complex.
  Its menu features 45 character-themed pastries, desserts and drinks, including black sesame Labubu ice lollies and double cheesecake inspired by the Molly character.
  The Sing
  
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• Apple valuation briefly tops $5tn with surge in iPhone demand

  29-07-2026 08:46 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Apple briefly surpassed a $5trillion (£3.77trillion) market valuation for the first time yesterday, becoming only the second company to reach the milestone.
  Shares in the technology giant climbed to a session high of £258.20 on Tuesday, valuing the business at £3.79trillion, before easing to £255.52 and a market capitalisation of approximately £3.75trillion.
  The milestone follows a 25 per cent rise in Apple’s share price since the start of the year, putting it
  
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• Ocado drops £190m payment pursuit from M&S

  29-07-2026 08:30 via theretailbulletin.com
  Ocado is understood to have dropped its long-running pursuit of a £190 million payment from M&S following a dispute over their joint venture partnership. M&S teamed…
  
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• Ebay to pay $55.7mn to settle case over harassment of company critics

  28-07-2026 19:24 via ft.com
  Couple received threatening deliveries including funeral wreath and live cockroaches after chiding retailer in blog
  
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• Ebay pays couple $56mn for its role in cockroach harassment campaign

  28-07-2026 19:24 via ft.com
  Couple received threatening deliveries including funeral wreath after criticising ecommerce retailer in blog
  
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• Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group builds stake in Burberry

  28-07-2026 19:05 via ft.com
  Sports Direct owner discloses 4% position as it strives to establish itself in the luxury market
  
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• Rightmove helps Barbie find her dream home

  28-07-2026 17:23 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Mattel, Barbie’s parent company, has teamed up with Rightmove to find Barbie her next Dreamhouse.
  It will appear as a property listing on the platform over the summer. Fans were able to visit the Barbie DreamHouse Estate Agent pop-up in Covent Garden, London from July 24 to July 26.
  As part of the experience, visitors will be able to explore the 2026 Dreamhouse.
  This comes as research from the brand shows 75 per cent of  Gen Z and Millennial women see homeownership as an “import
  
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• Very’s head of beauty buying on building a modern, digital-first destination

  28-07-2026 14:26 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Earlier this month, The Very Group added Estée Lauder to its beauty offer in a continuation of its efforts to expand its premium brands. Sophie Blackledge, head of beauty buying at The Very Group, explains how premium beauty can encourage new and existing customers to shop across more categories, and enable the digital retailer to build deeper loyalty.
  “Rather than trying to recreate the traditional beauty hall online, our ambition is to build a modern, digital-first premium beauty
  
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