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• Directors’ Deals: M&S boss slims down stake

  30-08-2024 19:00
  Retailer’s share price has been on the rise in the past two years
  
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• All dogs want for Christmas… is a gift they can scoff

  30-08-2024 18:33 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  Scoff Paper unveils its festive collection of personalised, edible Christmas cards for dogs, featuring bacon, chicken, and turkey flavours Scoff Paper, the makers of unique edible... View Article
  
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• VIEVE Launches nationwide roadshow

  30-08-2024 17:53 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  VIEVE, the cult beauty brand known for its innovative and high-performance makeup, is hitting the road for the first time ever with a nationwide roadshow. The... View Article
  
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• Experiential store opening for The Perfume Shop in Clydebank

  30-08-2024 17:26 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  The Perfume Shop has today opened the doors to another new and improved experiential store at Clydebank Shopping Centre, Clydebank. The stylish new store features a... View Article
  
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• Know your measurements and stick to the rules: Guardian readers’ top tips on shopping secondhand

  30-08-2024 17:00
  
  From insisting on natural fibres to knowing your measurements, here is how to buy intentionally – while keeping an open mind The secondhand clothes market is booming. But is it always the case that buying from secondhand shops is good for the environment?Abigail Austin is saying “less to the dress” by taking a more considered approach to recycled clothes shopping and investing in pieces that truly resonate with her. Here are some tips from Guardian readers on how to give the ri
  
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• Asos unveils mystery change to free returns policy

  30-08-2024 16:54 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Asos has announced a change to its returns policy, leading to speculation it could be axing free returns.
  In an email to its premier and non-premier members over the weekend, the ecommerce platform said it would be making changes to its “fair use policy in relation to returns” during the next couple of weeks, Sky News reported.
  The email added that the new policy would only apply to a “small group of customers”.
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• Asos unveils change to ‘fair use’ free returns policy

  30-08-2024 16:54 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Asos has announced a change to its returns policy, leading to speculation it could be axing free returns for some shoppers.
  In an email to both Premier and non-Premier members over the weekend, the ecommerce platform said it would be making changes to its “fair use policy in relation to returns” during the next couple of weeks, Sky News reported.
  The email added that the new policy would only apply to a “small group of customers”.Related StorySchuh steps up disability inc
  
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• Oasis vinyl and CD sales soar after reunion tour confirmed, says HMV

  30-08-2024 14:14
  Sales up more than 500%, while streaming of band’s music on Spotify has also surgedSales of Oasis music have soared since the band announced it was reforming for a series of live gigs next summer, with vinyl and CD sales up more than 500% in the past week at HMV.The music chain, which operates almost 130 high street stores under the HMV and Fopp brands in the UK as well as an online shop, said sales across the Manchester band’s full catalogue have increased by 526% after the reunion
  
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• Sainsbury’s acquires ten Homebase stores

  30-08-2024 10:03 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  Sainsbury’s is to acquire ten leasehold stores from Homebase for conversion into supermarkets. Once converted, the shop floor area of the stores will range from 15,000... View Article
  
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• Charles Tyrwhitt opens first store in Northern Ireland

  30-08-2024 10:03 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  Menswear brand Charles Tyrwhitt has opened its first store in Northern Ireland in Belfast’s Arthur Street. The shop will showcase the brand’s signature formalwear and smart... View Article
  
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• August retail footfall holds up despite riot disruption

  30-08-2024 09:18 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  The riots at the start of the month failed to impact retail footfall as the warmer weather and start of summer sales prompted consumers to hit the shops.
  Total UK shopper visitors dropped 0.4% last month, down from a decline of 3.3% in July, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) reported.
  Retail parks were the hardest hit destinations, falling 2.6% in August, down from -0.8% the month before.
  Shopping centre footfall decreased 1.8%, down from the -3.9% in July, while high street visitor numbers sl
  
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• Birkenstock misses profit estimates despite highest ever quarterly sales

  30-08-2024 09:00 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Birkenstock has missed its quarterly profit estimates despite achieving its highest sales in its history thanks to a strong uptick in sales of its Clogs models.
  The shoemaker said sales of its “closed-toe silhouettes”, which include its clunky clogs, rose by more than twice the average for its products.
  Total sales for the group, which listed on the US stock market last year with a $8.3bn valuation, rose 19% to £475m (€565m) in the three months to 30 June, boosted by
  
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• Stores ‘buying stolen goods’ from shoplifters

  30-08-2024 08:30 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Stores are buying stolen goods from professional shoplifters who steal to order for criminal gangs, retail groups have found.
  The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) said its members are reporting “high volume” and “very brazen and direct” incidents of shoplifting typically targeting meat, cheese and alcohol.
  The businesses have reported seeing the stolen goods up for sale locally or on Facebook and WhatsApp groups, The Guardian reported.
  ACS chief executive James Low
  
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• Stores are buying stolen goods from shoplifters

  30-08-2024 08:30 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Stores are buying stolen goods from professional shoplifters who steal to order for criminal gangs, retail groups have found.
  The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) said its members are reporting “high volume” and “very brazen and direct” incidents of shoplifting typically targeting meat, cheese and alcohol.
  The businesses have reported seeing the stolen goods up for sale locally or on Facebook and WhatsApp groups, The Guardian reported.
  ACS chief executive James Low
  
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• American Golf signs professional golfer Dan Brown to exclusive sponsorship deal

  30-08-2024 08:30 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  American Golf has signed rising golfing star and DP World Tour player Dan Brown to an exclusive sponsorship deal. In 2023 the 29-year-old own claimed his... View Article
  
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• UKRadiators.com appoints new operations director

  30-08-2024 08:15 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  Former Tiffany & Co executive Mark Webber has been appointed as operations director at UKRadiators.com. The move forms part of the online radiator retailer’s growth plans.... View Article
  
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