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• Hands On with Harrods’ Beauty Events & Services

  03-03-2020 17:44 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  WHAT IS IT?
  Harrods’ new 90,000sq ft beauty space launched on January 25 within its world-famous London Knightsbridge department store.
  The Beauty Events & Services space, located on the lower ground floor, offers a dedicated beauty concierge, two interactive masterclass rooms, an auditorium, a studio, the largest Chanel play table, and 14 treatment rooms where beauty experts provide customers with consultations, advice and exclusive treatments.
  Meanwhile, Harrods’ skincare empor
  
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• How Card-Linking Works (And Why Every Retailer Needs It)

  03-03-2020 17:40 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  There’s a lot of loyalty tech out there. It all sounds impressive…but how do you know what’s right for your business?
  Card-linking is the quick and easy way to access real-time customer transaction data. It helps you build better customer experiences that cut friction and create loyalty.
  We’ve put together this cheat sheet to tell you all you need to know about card-linking could help you. From what it is, to how it works and what the benefits are, we’ve got y
  
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• Hugo Boss, Uniqlo, Jo Malone & Space NK among new signings for Battersea Power Station

  03-03-2020 16:26 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  // Battersea Power Station unveils first wave of retail signings ahead of 2021 launch
  // Hugo Boss, Uniqlo, Jo Malone, Space NK, Mac Cosmetics, Kiehl’s, Watches of Switzerland & Finlay & Co will set up shop once the complex opens
  // More than 45% of Battersea Power Station’s retail & leisure space exchanged or under offerBattersea Power Station has announced the first wave of British and international retailers set to open their doors in the iconic Grade II* listed buildi
  
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• Sainsbury’s picks Birmingham for second On The Go store

  03-03-2020 15:23 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  // Sainsbury’s opens 2nd ‘On the Go’ convenience store in Birmingham’s business district
  // The first On the Go city convenience store concept opened in London’s Square Mile
  // 8 more Sainsbury’s Local stores will get makeover in the coming months to test the On The Go formatSainsbury’s has opened the second of its new city-centre convenience concept store in the heart of Birmingham’s business district as it rolls out the trial of the format.
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• Boots to turn 86,000 plastic bottles per year into own brand tights

  03-03-2020 13:43 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  // Boots to recycle 86,000 plastic bottles per year into its own brand, eco-friendly tights
  // Now on sale at online and launching in-store from March 16
  // The tights are made of plastic bottles shredded into micro-particles before being melted down & spun into yarnBoots has become of the first major retailers to bring tights made from 86,000 recycled plastic bottles to the high street.
  Available to buy online now and in select stores from the March 16, the new range of black opaque ti
  
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• Greggs reveals 31% surge in full year profits

  03-03-2020 13:17 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  // Greggs posts 31% surge in full year pre-tax profit to £108.3m
  // Full year sales also grew, up 13.5% to £1.2bn
  // Greggs said the February storms battered performance but like-for-likes still increased 7.5%Greggs was somewhat blown off course by windy weather in February, after the food-to-go retailer revealed a big jump in both profit and sales last year.
  The high street chain, which launched its new vegan sausage roll in January 2019, said the year had brought a 31 per cent incr
  
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• Travis Perkins posts better-than-expected full year results

  03-03-2020 13:00 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  // Travis Perkins shrugs off “challenging market conditions” to deliver better-than-expected sales
  // Its Wickes retail chain swung back into profit in 2019
  // Travis Perkins says it is closing in on its planned demerger for WickesTravis Perkins has shrugged off “challenging market conditions” to deliver better-than-expected sales for the past year.
  The FTSE 250 company said it benefited from growth in its Wickes retail chain as it swung back into profit in 2019.
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• 620,000 Tesco Clubcards to be reissued after “fraudulent activity” exposed customer data

  03-03-2020 10:49 via chargedretail.co.uk
  
  Tesco is being forced to reissue more than 600,000 Clubcards after they were hit with “fraudulent activity” exposing customer information.
  The UK’s largest grocer emailed 620,000 Clubcard holders to inform them that hackers had accessed username and password combinations from another website and attempted to access Tesco sites “where customers used the same” details.
  While Tesco assured those affected that no financial information had been jeopardised, it encouraged
  
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• Sainsbury’s the only Big 4 grocer to record sales growth

  03-03-2020 10:33 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  // Sainsbury’s is the only Big 4 grocer to record sales growth over last 12 weeks
  // Tesco recorded a dip of 0.8%, Asda was down 1.2% and Morrisons fell 2.0%
  // Sainsbury’s said the growth was helped by new shoppers and more visitsSainsbury’s became the only one of the Big 4 grocers to record a year-on-year sales growth in the last 12 weeks, while rivals lost market share to German discounters Aldi and Lidl.
  Sales at Sainsbury’s rose 0.3 per cent, while market leader Tesc
  
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• Phase Eight brand exec Judith Bremner exits after 18 years

  03-03-2020 09:49 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  // Phase Eight brand director Judith Bremner is stepping down
  // Phase Eight senior knitwear designer Anja Thorne is due to replace Bremner
  // Bremner was previously the design director at MonsoonPhase Eight brand director Judith Bremner will resign from her role at the end of June after 18 years.
  Bremner was previously the design director at Monsoon, and has also held roles in design at Max Mara.
  She joined Phase Eight back in 2002.READ MORE: Phase Eight appoints new global retail directorBremn
  
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• Greggs profits still on a roll with a boom in its vegan snacks

  03-03-2020 09:45 via theguardian.com
  
  ‘Grab-and-go’ chain announces exceptional year with 27% rise in pre-tax profitsThe runaway success of the vegan sausage roll has resulted in bumper annual profits at the UK’s biggest bakery chain Greggs.The vegan sausage roll was launched in early January 2019 to coincide with Veganuary, a movement that encourages people to embrace plant-based diets during January and has been a big bestseller ever since. Continue reading...
  
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• Grocers draw up plans to manage stockpiling as coronavirus spreads

  03-03-2020 09:35 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  // Grocers reveal “feed the nation” plans in bid work with suppliers as stockpiling increases
  // Supermarkets reported increased stockpiling thanks to the coronavirus outbreak
  // Ocado and Iceland among those to have experienced bulk buyingUK grocers have reportedly drawn up “feed the nation” plans aimed at alleviating the increased stockpiling brought on by the coronavirus outbreak.
  Under these plans, grocers would work with suppliers to scale back the variety of foods a
  
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• Greggs aiming for ‘coffee shop experience’ following record profit

  03-03-2020 09:08
  Bakery chain to take on Pret and Starbucks even as coronavirus makes 2020 ‘uncertain’
  
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• Food-to-go retailer Greggs says poor weather hits sales

  03-03-2020 09:08
  Sausage roll maker enjoys record profits but coronavirus makes 2020 outlook ‘uncertain’
  
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• Food-to-go retailer Greggs says January storms hit sales

  03-03-2020 09:08
  Sausage roll maker enjoys record profits but coronavirus makes 2020 outlook ‘uncertain’
  
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• 120 jobs at risk as N Brown undergoes “strategic transformation”

  03-03-2020 08:50 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  // N Brown warns redundancies are likely as it presses ahead with its “strategic transformation”
  // 120 roles have been placed into consultation across the head office and other business operationsN Brown is reportedly consulting with around 120 members of staff over proposed job cuts as it pushes ahead with its “strategic transformation”.
  The fashion group, which owns Jacamo and SimplyBe, said the 120 roles have been placed into consultation across the head office and ot
  
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• B&M poaches Wilko finance boss Alex Russo as CFO

  03-03-2020 08:46 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  // B&M appoints Alex Russo as CFO
  // Russo will replace Paul McDonald, who is retiring after more than 10 yearsB&M has poached the group finance director of Wilko, Alex Russo as executive director and chief financial officer.
  The discount chain said Russo will take up his new role on a mutually agreed date no later than June 2021.
  He will replace Paul McDonald, who is retiring after more than 10 years in the role.READ MORE: B&M Christmas sales “slower performance than anti
  
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• St Enoch Centre launches ‘No Phone Zone’

  03-03-2020 01:00 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  Glasgow’s St Enoch Centre has introduced a ‘No Phone Zone’ where people can switch off and relax. Situated within the shopping centre’s Atrium Food Court, the... View Article
  
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• Simplifying PCI: What are the risks, and how can merchants remove the burden of compliance?

  03-03-2020 01:00 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  Guest post from Patrick Juan, Director, Solutions Consultants, Ingenico Enterprise Retail. Payment Card Industry (PCI) requirements are a minefield of acronyms and, for many merchants, it... View Article
  
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• Kingfisher promotes Sue Harries to group ecommerce director role

  03-03-2020 01:00 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  Kingfisher, the owner of B&Q and Screwfix, has promoted Sue Harries to the position of group ecommerce director. Harries was previously director of ecommerce at Screwfix where... View Article
  
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• Greggs hails exceptional year

  03-03-2020 01:00 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  Greggs has posted a strong increase in annual sales and profit after what it described as an exceptional year. In the year to 28 December, total sales... View Article
  
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• BRC announces new partnership with Shoppertrak

  03-03-2020 01:00 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  The British Retail Consortium is announcing a new partnership with ShopperTrak. Together they will launch a new monthly footfall monitor, the BRC-ShopperTrack Footfall Monitor, from the... View Article
  
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• B&M hires Alex Russo as chief financial officer

  03-03-2020 01:00 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  B&M has appointed Alex Russo as an executive director and chief financial officer. Currently group finance director of Wilko, he will take up his new role... View Article
  
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