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• Amazon orders staff back to the office five days a week

  16-09-2024 21:31
  Company says in-person presence makes work ‘simpler and more effective’ as its rolls back pandemic-era remote policy
  
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• Amazon orders staff back to office five days a week

  16-09-2024 21:31
  Company says in-person presence makes work ‘simpler and more effective’ as its rolls back pandemic-era remote policy
  
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• Amazon orders staff back to office 5 days a week

  16-09-2024 21:31
  Company says in-person presence makes work ‘simpler and more effective’ as its rolls back pandemic-era remote policy
  
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• Burberry ditches avant garde for accessible fashion after investors check out

  16-09-2024 20:44
  London fashion week’s biggest name hints at change of direction after struggling to win over high-end shoppersSometimes fashion shows are about what to wear to parties, and sometimes they are about money, national prestige, boardroom power struggles and the future of what was until recently one of Britain’s most valuable public companies.At Burberry, London fashion week’s biggest name, the clothes on the catwalk were clues as to the next chapter in an unfolding fashion industry
  
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• Asos builds on H&M Group partnership with Arket launch

  16-09-2024 19:27 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Asos has partnered with Nordic design brand, Arket, selling its products on its website for the first time.
  Arket’s autumn/winter 2024 collection will launch on the platform, as Asos builds on its existing partnership with H&M Group, which owns brands including &Other Stories, Monki and Weekday, which are all sold on the online giant.
  Earlier this month, Asos became one of the exclusive retailers for H&M’s relaunched Cheap Monday brand, which was brought back to life afte
  
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• Tesco to ‘revolutionise’ food waste with facility that converts it into animal feed

  16-09-2024 19:16 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Tesco will open a new facility that turns its surplus food into animal feed, and has the capacity to process 1,000 tonnes of excess food every week.
  Speaking to The Grocer, the grocery giant claimed the move could help “revolutionise” how the food industry tackles waste.
  The move comes after Tesco joined more than 30 food businesses calling for government action to tackle food waste in March.
  Tesco has hired engineering firm RenEco to build the facility in Northamptonshire, whic
  
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• Søstrene Grene hails record results as it pushes ahead with UK expansion

  16-09-2024 16:12 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Søstrene Grene had its most successful financial year to date, as it ploughs on with its rapid UK expansion.
  The Danish retailer, which now has over 25 UK stores and is on track to open 100 UK stores by 2030, saw pre-tax profits rise 15% to £24m for the year ended April, driven by strategic investments and growing demand for its products
  Sales shot up 22% to £247m, despite the group referencing a “broader economic challenges”.
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• What will new John Lewis chair Jason Tarry focus on as he starts work?

  16-09-2024 15:15
  
  Former Tesco boss will hope to speed turnaround at parent company of retailer and Waitrose chainJason Tarry was starting his first day as chairman of the John Lewis Partnership on Monday with a full in-tray, after his predecessor Sharon White signed over control on Friday.The former Tesco executive will be hoping to accelerate a nascent turnaround at the business, which owns the Waitrose supermarket chain and 34 department stores, sufficient to announce the first annual staff bonus in three year
  
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• Homewares retailer Kenji hires ex-Clintons and Jack Wills CEOs

  16-09-2024 14:52 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Kenji has hired former Clintons CEO Eddie Shepherd as its new managing director to help drive its growth in the UK.
  The home and gifting retailer has also appointed ex-Jack Wills chief executive Suzanne Harlow as chair of its newly established board.
  It comes as the retailer, which sells Asian-influenced homeware and gifts, looks to double its high street footprint from 10 to 21 by 2025.
  The retailer is set to open a flagship store in Westfield London, as well as upsize its Warrington and Bury s
  
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• Croydon’s iconic Allders building to be revamped by Westfield owner

  16-09-2024 14:48 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  The historic Allders department store building in Croydon is set for a revamp after developer and operator Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW) has been granted planning permission.
  The plans, approved by Croydon Council, include new shops and food outlets as part of a phased scheme to rejuvenate the much-loved local landmark.
  Allders was founded in 1862 and closed in 2013 after it fell into administration, but the building remains an important part of the town’s heritage.It will get a ref
  
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• Moonpig teams up with The Entertainer to launch new toy gifting range

  16-09-2024 13:23 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Moonpig has partnered with toys retailer The Entertainer to launch a curated selection of toys that can be bought alongside its personalised cards.
  Customers will have access to up to 200 new products from The Entertainer and its Early Learning Centre business, including popular brands such as Paw Patrol, Barbie and Squishmallows.The range is designed to provide customers with combinations of personalised cards and gifts for occasions like birthdays and new baby celebrations.
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• Shopper’s videos of himself trying to beat ‘insanely speedy’ Aldi cashiers go viral

  16-09-2024 12:24
  
  Leroy Lupton’s TikToks showing him trying to pack bags before Lancaster cashiers have finished scanning viewed 2m timesMany supermarket shoppers will be familiar with the heart-thumping race to pack their shopping bags while items being scanned by rapid-scanning cashiers pile up.Now one man has taken his battle against “insanely speedy” checkout staff at Aldi to TikTok – and become a social media sensation. Continue reading...
  
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• Primark adds home and menswear as it rolls out click and collect to more stores

  16-09-2024 11:17 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Primark is rolling out its click-and-collect service to 54 more stores across Great Britain in time for the peak Christmas shopping period.
  The high street retailer is also expanding the range available through the service to include menswear and homewares alongside women’s and kidswear.
  The move means click and collect will be available in more than half of its stores nationwide, putting Primark closer to its target of having the service live in all its stores by the end of 2025. Related
  
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• Knoops reports strong full year results as it launches fundraise for expansion

  16-09-2024 11:03 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  Knoops, the chocolate drinks retailer, has announced that its revenue climbed by 110% to £9.3 million, or by 29% on a like-for-like basis, in the year... View Article
  
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• Hotel Chocolat names new CEO after Mars buyout

  16-09-2024 09:50 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Hotel Chocolat has promoted its UK managing director and group marketing officer Lysa Hardy to the position of chief executive after the business was taken private by confectionery giant Mars at the end of last year.
  Hardy, who joined the chocolatier in 2018, took over the role from co-founder Angus Thirlwell at the start of the month as he moves into the position of president of Hotel Chocolat.
  She is credited with helping to double the size of the retailer’s UK business in five years and
  
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• Moonpig announces new partnership with The Entertainer

  16-09-2024 09:48 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  The Moonpig card and gifting platform has embarked on a new partnership with toy retailer The Entertainer. The move means that a selection of The Entertainer... View Article
  
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• Shein: Closing tax loophole won’t hurt our competitive advantage

  16-09-2024 09:30 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Shein’s executive chairman Donald Tang said the US’ move to close a loophole that allows low-value shipments to enter the country duty free won’t be a problem for it.
  The US proposed rules last week to crack down on a trade exemption for packages that fall under the $800 “de minimis” threshold – a measure aimed at curbing the flood of packages from shopping sites such as Shein and Temu.
  However, Tang said changes to the tax rules in North America wouldn&r
  
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• Shein: Closing tax loophole won’t hurt competitive advantage

  16-09-2024 09:30 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Shein’s executive chairman Donald Tang said the US’ move to close a loophole that allows low-value shipments to enter the country duty free won’t be a problem for it.
  The US proposed rules last week to crack down on a trade exemption for packages that fall under the $800 “de minimis” threshold – a measure aimed at curbing the flood of packages from shopping sites such as Shein and Temu.
  However, Tang said changes to the tax rules in North America wouldn&r
  
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• Battersea Power Station celebrates summer of success

  16-09-2024 09:21 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  Battersea Power Station has reported its strongest summer to date with a 17% growth in footfall year-on-year from mid-July to the end of August. The London shopping and... View Article
  
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• Boden ‘back on course’ after losses double

  16-09-2024 08:52 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Boden has insisted its recovery is “well underway” despite revealing its losses last year had more than doubled.
  The clothing and lifestyle retailer posted a loss of £9.4m in the year to December 2023, compared to the £3.9m in losses it racked up the year prior, Drapers reported.
  Sales plunged 13% to £304.5m, dragged down by a sharp downturn in performance in the second half of 2022 that continued into 2023.
  However, it stated that a recovery was “well underwa
  
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• Data: Retailers suffer £220m sales hit from tourist tax

  16-09-2024 08:30 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  The loss of tax-free shopping for tourists in the UK cost retailers in London’s West End £220m in unrealised sales in the first half of this year, new research has found.
  Data from the New West End Company estimate that retailers in the area are on course to suffer a bigger financial hit this year than the £400m in unrealised sales last year, despite the rising number of international visitors.
  The former government scrapped tax-free shopping for overseas visitors under chancel
  
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• Outlet Shopping at The O2 welcomes three new retailers

  16-09-2024 08:23 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  Outlet Shopping at The O2 has welcomed three retailers to its line-up including Clarks, Soletrader and Bedeck. Clarks has returned to the North Greenwich scheme after a... View Article
  
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• JD.com and British Fashion Council announce new partnership

  16-09-2024 07:59 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  Chinese ecommerce giant JD.com has embarked on a new partnership with the British Fashion Council in which it has become the Official Asian Online Retail Partner... View Article
  
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• Shein faces greater political scrutiny ahead of planned London IPO

  16-09-2024 06:00
  
  Labour MP calls for UK government to ban imported products made by forced labour in Chinese region of Xinjiang
  
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