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• Indu Secures £4 Million Seed Funding to expand UK retail presence with Sephora

  14-08-2024 19:31 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  British teen-first beauty brand, Indu, has successfully closed a £4 million Seed funding round, setting the stage for its UK retail expansion in partnership with Sephora... View Article
  
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• Union calls for urgent action to protect jobs as Asda ‘fights for survival’

  14-08-2024 18:37
  
  GMB accuses owner TDR Capital of mismanagement as sales at supermarket fall 6%The GMB union has called on the owner of Asda to take “urgent action” to protect jobs amid signs the supermarket is “in a fight for survival”.On Tuesday data revealed sales at Asda fell 6% in the three months to 4 August, despite continuing grocery price inflation, taking the retailer’s share of the UK take-home grocery market to 12.6% – the lowest level in at least 13 years. Continu
  
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• Too Good To Go saves 40 million Surprise Bags since UK launch

  14-08-2024 18:36 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  Too Good To Go, the social impact company behind the world’s largest marketplace for surplus food, has hit its next big milestone: saving an incredible 40... View Article
  
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• Mustard Made to donate over £39,000 to support LGBTIQ human rights

  14-08-2024 16:49 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  Mustard Made have donated £39,400 to LGBTIQ advocacy group Outright International. In celebration of Pride, this June Mustard – the colourful furniture brand known for its... View Article
  
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• Ho Ho Ho! Dobbies calls for Santas and elves

  14-08-2024 16:49 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  As the holiday season jingles closer and Santa polishes his sleigh in preparation, Dobbies, one of the biggest employers of Santas and elves in the UK,... View Article
  
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• Morrisons extends Deliveroo tie up to Daily stores

  14-08-2024 14:06 via retailgazette.co.uk
  Morrisons has extended its partnership with Deliveroo to include its Daily convenience stores.
  The supermarket, which first teamed up with the delivery platform in 2020, has the service running in around 390 of its big stores and now, 500 of its convenience stores.
  The expansion means that more consumers will now be able to order from a range of 2,500 fresh, frozen and ambient items.
  Morrisons convenience, online and wholesale director Joseph Sutton said: “Our partnership with De
  
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• Morrisons extends partnership with Deliveroo to 500 convenience stores

  14-08-2024 12:29 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  Morrisons has extended its partnership with Deliveroo to enable it to offer on demand grocery deliveries from 500 of its Morrisons Daily convenience stores. Shoppers will... View Article
  
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• Amazon opens £500m robotic fulfilment centre in Leeds

  14-08-2024 11:48 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Amazon has opened a £500m state-of-the-art fulfilment centre in Leeds, part of the online giant’s more than £1.5bn investment in West Yorkshire since 2010.
  The robotic facility at the city’s Gateway 45 logistics park uses advanced technology across three floors of Amazon Robotics to stow, pick and ship customer orders.
  The site is close to an Amazon delivery station and an Amazon Robotics sortation centre, and less than ten miles from the Wakefield fulfilment centre which
  
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• Inflation rises for the first time this year as food prices fail to ease

  14-08-2024 11:40 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  UK inflation rose for the first time this year to 2.2% as food prices failed to ease for the first time since March 2023.
  The latest consumer price inflation data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed that food inflation remained unchanged at 1.5%, after falling for the previous 15 months after it hit a 45-year high of 19.2% in March 2023.
  Clothing and footwear inflation rose2.1% in July, up from 1.6% the month before, while furniture and household goods further deflated 1.7% last
  
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• H&M’s Creator Studio launches UK printing hub

  14-08-2024 10:01 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  H&M Group’s Creator Studio, the on-demand printing service for the merchandise sector, has opened its first UK printing hub. Launched in 2021, Creator Studio’s proprietary tech... View Article
  
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• Fanatics scores long-term FA deal as England merch sales surge

  14-08-2024 09:59 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Sports apparel retailer Fanatics has expanded its partnership with the Football Association (FA) after England merchandise sales peaked during the Euros.
  The move will see the digital sporting platform hold onto its ecommerce rights, run the official online England Store, and power on-site retail during England home games, domestic cup finals and concerts at Wembley Stadium.
  The retailer is also set to act as the FA’s official partner in sourcing new licensees, which it said would ensure i
  
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• Ben Sherman unveils new flagship stores in Brighton and Soho

  14-08-2024 09:59 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  Ben Sherman is unveiling two new concept retail stores in Brighton and London’s Soho this month as part of its UK expansion plans. The menswear brand’s... View Article
  
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• Pandora raises full year growth outlook

  14-08-2024 09:29 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  Pandora has raised its full year growth outlook as it continues to expand its product range. The jewellery brand has reported organic revenue growth of 15%... View Article
  
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• Amazon opens new robotic fulfilment centre in Leeds

  14-08-2024 09:29 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  Amazon has opened a £500 million state-of-the-art fulfilment centre in Leeds in a move which is expected to create 2,000 jobs by November. The robotic facility... View Article
  
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• [ EVENT ] CX Leaders Dinner

  14-08-2024 09:29 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  The Customer Experience Foundation (CXFO) is hosting its CX Leaders Dinner on 18th September 6 pm – 9.30 pm. “Strategies for Managing Collections and Returns in... View Article
  
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• Aldi scraps click and collect service after four years

  14-08-2024 09:15 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Aldi is scrapping its click and collect service, after launching the scheme back in 2020.
  Shoppers at the German discounter will be able to use the service for the last time on 18 August, The Grocer reported, wrapping up the final element of its online shopping scheme.
  The click and collect service enabled shoppers to pay £4.99 to have a staff member bring them their shopping in the car park.
  The grocery giant said scrapping the trial, which had been under constant review since its launch,
  
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• Avon owner files for bankruptcy following talcum powder cancer allegations

  14-08-2024 09:12 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Avon has filed for bankruptcy after it was hit by a raft of claims alleging talcum powder in its goods can lead to cancer.
  The brand’s owner in the UK, Europe and Latin America Avon Products Inc (API), a subsidiary of Brazilian beauty conglomerate Natura, explained it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to ward off the impact of upcoming lawsuits and debt pressures.
  API said the process would enable it to deal with its debt obligations in an “orderly manner”.
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• Interview: How Kingfisher is using AI to make DIY more accessible – and boost sales

  14-08-2024 08:49 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Two years ago, DIY giant Kingfisher made the decision to build its own in-house AI capabilities to power the business.
  Leading the venture is group AI director Mohsen Ghasempour and his rapidly growing team of 30 people, who “can make sure we deliver the end-to-end solution”.
  The department is in growth mode and is working on “at least 20-plus” new AI initiatives this year alone, with Ghasempour explaining that a lot of the projects involve using “generative AI inte
  
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• Regatta Group appoints Tom Goodman as chief digital and technology officer

  14-08-2024 08:01 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  Regatta Group has appointed Tom Goodman to its board in his new position of chief digital and technology officer. Goodman will lead the digital, customer experience,... View Article
  
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• How does crypto’s impact on retail compare to other sectors

  14-08-2024 02:00 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  Cryptocurrencies have emerged as an immense force in the finance sector by disrupting traditional tenets of centralized currencies worldwide. Since its inception, different industries have opted... View Article
  
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