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• M&S Food and ITV’s Tom Kerridge Cooks Britian on air tonight

  04-07-2024 20:01 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  M&S Food’s second co-funded primetime TV show with ITV, Tom Kerridge Cooks Britain, is set to launch this evening on ITV at 8.30pm. The 6 x 30’... View Article
  
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• M&S Food and ITV’s Tom Kerridge Cooks Britain on air tonight

  04-07-2024 20:01 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  M&S Food’s second co-funded primetime TV show with ITV, Tom Kerridge Cooks Britain, is set to launch this evening on ITV at 8.30pm. The 6 x 30’... View Article
  
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• Midsummer Place welcomes Apple’s new concept store

  04-07-2024 19:21 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  Midsummer Place in Milton Keynes is adding to its existing line-up following a number of recent new signings and expansions at the centre. Apple has taken... View Article
  
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• M&S Food and ITV’s Tom Kerridge Cooks Britiain on air tonight

  04-07-2024 19:21 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  M&S Food’s second co-funded primetime TV show with ITV, Tom Kerridge Cooks Britain, is set to launch this evening on ITV at 8.30pm. The 6 x 30’... View Article
  
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• Faire expands support for new UK independent retailers after helping 500 stores open

  04-07-2024 19:21 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  Aspiring UK retailers have the chance to set up shop for the first time this year, thanks to a unique programme and new contest from global... View Article
  
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• Ella & Jo sparkles across the Irish skincare scene with CEW beauty win

  04-07-2024 19:21 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  The innovative Irish skincare brand, Ella & Jo, has celebrated a monumental victory at the CEW Beauty Awards 2024, winning the prestigious Best New Brand Prestige... View Article
  
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• Shein, Temu and the parcel wars

  04-07-2024 18:47
  Restricting trade is not the best way to make Chinese retailers meet product standards
  
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• Selfridges and Snapchat launch AR locker room for summer of sport

  04-07-2024 17:35 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Selfridges has teamed up with Snapchat to introduce an augmented reality (AR) locker room to the retailer’s Oxford Street store, in celebration of the summer of sport.
  The pop-up, which launched this week, allows shoppers to virtually try on sports kits and interact with their favourite sports brands.
  Featuring AR mirror experiences, the locker room gives customers new ways to interact with AR lenses, virtually try on sports kits, and see how they’d look in a custom-made Team Selfrid
  
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• Clarks freezes cost of school shoes and cuts prices on new back-to-school range

  04-07-2024 16:21 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Clarks is keeping its school shoes at 2023 prices while reducing the price of a third of its new back to school collection in a bid to help families amid the rising cost of living.
  The footwear giant is also offering a ‘buy together save together’ bundle, where parents can get £10 off a pair of children’s trainers when they buy black kids school shoes.
  Alongside this, Clarks is offering a ‘fit guarantee’ where if kids ou
  
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• When Women Ran Fifth Avenue — the queens of 20th-century US retail

  04-07-2024 16:00
  A story of gender, consumerism and the female pioneers who defied the patriarchy and helped shape the American dream
  
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• Fortnum & Mason launches subscription delivery service

  04-07-2024 14:14 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Fortnum & Mason has unveiled a new subscription delivery service as it looks to “bring unbridled Fortnum’s joy into peoples homes”.
  Fortnum’s Dispatch, available from today (July 4), offers three subscriptions for top ups of the retailer’s biscuits, loose leaf teas and jam.
  The Tea Post – which costs £100 annually– offers customers a year’s supply of monthly refills of a choice of Fortnum’s tea blends. Subscribers will also receive
  
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• Iceland eyes 250 new Food Warehouse stores across UK

  04-07-2024 13:25 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Iceland is looking to double the number of its Food Warehouse stores, as part of its nationwide expansion plan.
  The frozen foods specialist is searching for up to 250 new store sites, double its current 200 sites, with the help of property advisor Mason Partners LLP, which is leading the hunt, The Grocer reported.
  Iceland is looking for locations with a minimum footprint of 10,000 sq ft on retail parks in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Related StoryFortnum & Mason launches su
  
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• Tesco ups office days for staff to three days per week

  04-07-2024 12:19 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Tesco office workers will see their in-office days increase from two to three per week starting in September, as the supermarket aims for its colleagues to spend more time working together than apart.
  Full-time staff will work in the office for a minimum of three days a week, which could be in their contracted office or other location depending to their role.
  For the grocery giant’s part-time workers, the expectation will be for them to work from the office for the equivalent number of day
  
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• The Cotswold Company adds new Upholstery Hubs to all showrooms as sales soar

  04-07-2024 12:02 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  The Cotswold Company has introduced new Upholstery Hubs across its showroom estate after sales for its customisable features almost double.
  The homeware retailer said it has completed upgrades to all nine of its stores around the UK, which include improvements to visual merchandising, tweaks to in-store layouts and the roll-out of dedicated areas to provide customers with “a one-stop-shop for all their upholstery needs”.
  The Cotswold Company said the new hubs have been carefully desi
  
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• Shein’s £50bn IPO at risk as EU plans new import duty rules

  04-07-2024 09:17 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  The EU is planning to impose a customs duty on cheap goods in a move that is likely to impact imports from online retailers and harm Shein’s hoped-for £50bn London listing.
  It comes amid growing demand from retailers based in mainland Europe, the UK and US about rising competition from Chinese-linked marketplaces Shein and Temu, which exploit a loophole that excludes low-value items from being taxed.
  The threshold for import duty in the EU is €150 (£127) and in the UK it i
  
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• Comment: Another story lies behind falling footfall

  04-07-2024 09:13 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  Declining footfall in retail and leisure destinations continues to fuel near-death headlines in this post-pandemic environment that results in the high street and shopping centres continuing... View Article
  
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• From swoosh to stumble, can Nike regain its stride?

  04-07-2024 09:02 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Since its inception 60 years ago, Nike has long dominated the sportswear market, fuelled by innovative products, global reach and out-of-the-box marketing.
  But in recent years its chokehold on the industry seems to be slowing.
  The American sportswear giant is in the midst of its worst slump in a decade. Earlier this year it unveiled plans to cut 1,600 roles as it looks to make £1.6bn in cost savings over the next three years on the back of softer sales.
  When making the announcement to staf
  
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• Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to sell £4m worth of shares

  04-07-2024 08:55 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is set to sell shares in the online giant worth £4bn as its stock hits an all-time high.
  The executive chairman revealed on Tuesday he would offload another 25m shares, bringing the total he has offloaded this year to more than £10.5bn.
  It comes as Amazon shares hit a new record of $200.43 on Tuesday, up almost 52% over the year. Related StoryAmazon founder sells £3.2bn in stock following share price hike15/02/2024 x 8:38 AMThe sale plan means that Bez
  
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• Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to sell £4bn worth of shares

  04-07-2024 08:55 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is set to sell shares in the online giant worth £4bn as its stock hits an all-time high.
  The executive chairman revealed on Tuesday he would offload another 25m shares, bringing the total he has offloaded this year to more than £10.5bn.
  It comes as Amazon shares hit a new record of $200.43 on Tuesday, up almost 52% over the year. Related StoryAmazon founder sells £3.2bn in stock following share price hike15/02/2024 x 8:38 AMThe sale plan means that Bez
  
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• Boots expands private Covid-19 vaccination service to 30 more stores

  04-07-2024 08:49 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  Boots has announced that it is expanding its private Covid-19 vaccination service following high demand. Initially introduced in 50 stores in England in April, the service... View Article
  
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• Updated: Jessops winding up notice to be withdrawn

  04-07-2024 08:36 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  A winding-up petition filed against digital camera chain Jessops over unpaid taxes has been withdrawn.
  The retailer, which has collapsed into administration three times in four years, received a petition from HM Revenue & Customs asking the court to shut down the chain’s operations.
  However, the order on Jessops has since been removed.
  A spokesperson for FRP, who was appointed in 2021 to restructure the retailer, said that Jessops had at no point breached the payment terms of its CVA a
  
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• Camera chain Jessops faces insolvency after unpaid tax

  04-07-2024 08:36 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Digital camera chain Jessops has been served with a winding-up petition by HM Revenue & Customs.
  The retailer, which has collapsed into administration three times in four years, faces filing for insolvency once more if it fails to pay the tax owed, The Times reported.
  It comes as accounts revealed a loss of £1.2m for the business in the year to 1 October 2023 as sales dropped 7.5% to £19.97m. Related StoryAvon signs deal to bring AI into its supply chain03/07/2024 x 2:50 PMHMRC h
  
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• Castore launches regional flagship at Centre:mk

  04-07-2024 08:28 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  The Castore premium sportswear brand has opened a regional flagship store at Centre:mk in Milton Keynes. Situated on Silbury Arcade, the shop is one of the... View Article
  
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• Waitrose announces launch of ZOE “first-to-market” food supplement in its stores

  04-07-2024 08:03 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  Waitrose will be stocking the ZOE science and nutrition company’s “first-to-market” daily whole food supplement in its stores from 17 July. ZOE’s Daily30+ is a savoury... View Article
  
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• Tesco staff to share £30 million windfall through maturing share schemes

  04-07-2024 07:31 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  Tesco staff are set to receive a bumper pay out after the strong performance of the supermarket’s Save as You Earn colleague share schemes. More than... View Article
  
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• Amazon should not join Shein and Temu’s race to the bottom

  04-07-2024 06:00
  As US group faces antitrust lawsuits, it is better to let challengers flame out in a bid for market share
  
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• Saks owner nears $2.65bn deal for Neiman Marcus in luxury tie-up

  04-07-2024 01:42
  
  Amazon and Salesforce also expected to take stakes in newly formed company
  
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