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• Harvey Nichols appoints Kate Phelan as creative director

  04-11-2024 20:28 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  Harvey Nichols has appointed Kate Phelan to the newly created role of creative director. Reporting to chief executive Julia Goddard, she will be responsible for the retailer’s... View Article
  
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• In pictures: Selfridges unveils Christmas window display with 36,000 baubles

  04-11-2024 17:11 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Selfridges has revealed its 2024 festive windows at its Oxford Street flagship, featuring 5 km of garland, 15,000 LED lights and 36,000 baubles.
  The department store’s theme for this year’s decorations are a celebration of ‘More the Merrier!’, transforming the facade into a festive destination for shoppers, complete with Santa and his team of ‘Christmas Crackers’, giant disco balls and live performers.The retailer said the windows have been “eight m
  
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• Burberry shares rise after reports Moncler is considering bid

  04-11-2024 12:14
  
  Head of LVMH, an investor in Italy’s Moncler, reportedly keen to get deal done with British luxury brandBusiness live – latest updatesShares in Burberry have risen by more than 7% after reports suggested Italian rival Moncler may be considering a bid for the British luxury fashion brand.The spike came after the trade journal Miss Tweed reported that Moncler, which also owns Stone Island, was looking at a potential acquisition of Burberry, which has struggled as demand for luxury good
  
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• Watch: M&S Food unveils Dawn French double act for Christmas campaign

  04-11-2024 10:47 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  M&S Food is bringing twice the fun this year as Dawn French returns for its 2024 Christmas campaign.
  French is back on screens as the voice of retailer’s beloved festive fairy as well as appearing in the six-part ad series as herself.
  The first film airs today (4 November) and shows French wandering a snow-filled street feeling overwhelmed with all the tasks needing to be completed before the big day.
  It cuts to her falling back on the sofa, complaining there’s “so much to
  
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• Harvey Nichols appoints first creative director

  04-11-2024 10:00 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Harvey Nichols has appointed stylist and former Topshop director Kate Phelan to the newly created role of creative director.
  Phelan, who has spent over 25 years at British Vogue and is credited with being a pivotal figure in the modern British fashion scene, will be responsible for the department store’s brand campaigns, strengthening the visual identity of the brand and its creative propositions.
  She started her career at the fashion magazine in 1984 where she worked as fashion assistant
  
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• Mike Ashley takes aim at ‘desperate’ Boohoo following CEO snub

  04-11-2024 09:25 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Frasers Group’s Mike Ashley has called Boohoo “desperate” after the ailing fast fashion retailer promoted Debenhams boss Dan Finley to chief executive instead of relenting to his demands to take the hotseat.
  Following Finley’s appointment last week, Ashley told The Sunday Times in an email: “Independent shareholders be warned, desperate people do desperate things.”
  Last month Frasers, which holds a 27% stake in the online fashion retailer, published a letter
  
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• Interview: How Sainsbury’s is going big on food in its BFG Christmas ad

  04-11-2024 09:25 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Sainsbury’s was the first UK supermarket to launch its Christmas advert this year, with its warm and nostalgic story featuring Roald Dahl’s beloved character the BFG. Ahead of the ad’s debut today (1 November), Retail Gazette sat down with Sainsbury’s head of campaigns Emma Bisley to discuss this year’s theme, and why the supermarket is going big on food.
  The advert follows the BFG and Sainsbury’s colleague ‘Sophie’, who is played by a real employe
  
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• Sainsbury’s extends Aldi Price Match to convenience stores

  04-11-2024 09:20 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  Sainsbury’s has announced that it has become the first UK grocer to extend an Aldi Price Match initiative into convenience stores. The retailer said the offering... View Article
  
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• [ EVENT ] The Retail Conference 2024 – This Wednesday

  04-11-2024 09:15 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  Join TRB and a host of ecommerce visionaries at ‘THE Retail Conference’. This exciting one-day event has something for everyone. Uniting ecommerce innovators, influencers, and decision makers,... View Article
  
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• In pictures: Fenwick’s festive windows reimagine ‘The Twelve Days of Christmas’

  04-11-2024 09:03 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Fenwick has revealed its Christmas windows for 2024 at its Newcastle flagship, taking a modern twist on the classic “Twelve Days of Christmas.”
  This year, the department store retailer’s display follows the story of Foggy, a partridge on a quest to fulfil a Christmas wish: to find Santa and help his pear tree grow.Head of creative at the department store Paul Baptiste said: “This festive season, we’re bringing a touch of the unexpected. Our take on the classic Chris
  
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• Watch: Greggs teams up with Nigella Lawson for its first-ever Christmas advert

  04-11-2024 08:44 via retailgazette.co.uk
  Greggs has enlisted celebrity chef and cookbook author Nigella Lawson to star in its first-ever Christmas advertising campaign.
  In the new advert, Lawson is seen at home alongside a Christmas tree decorated with Greggs baubles, before describing the “rapturous riot of flavour” of the chain’s “festive bake” pastry.
  Before taking a bite, she talks about its “succulent filling, creamy sauce, all wrapped up in the flakiest of flaky pastries, in one or both hands,
  
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• Greggs teams up with Nigella Lawson for its first-ever Christmas advert

  04-11-2024 08:44 via retailgazette.co.uk
  Greggs has enlisted celebrity chef and cookbook author Nigella Lawson to star in its first-ever Christmas advertising campaign.
  In the new advert, Lawson is seen at home alongside a Christmas tree decorated with Greggs baubles, before describing the “rapturous riot of flavour” of the chain’s “festive bake” pastry.
  Before taking a bite, she talks about its “succulent filling, creamy sauce, all wrapped up in the flakiest of flaky pastries, in one or both hands,
  
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• Greggs taps Nigella Lawson for its first-ever Christmas advert

  04-11-2024 08:44 via retailgazette.co.uk
  Greggs has teamed up with celebrity chef and cookbook author Nigella Lawson to star in its first-ever Christmas advertising campaign.
  In the new advert Lawson is seen at home alongside a Christmas tree decorated with Greggs baubles, before describing the “rapturous riot of flavour” of the chain’s “festive bake” pastry.
  Before taking a bite, she talks about its “succulent filling, creamy sauce, all wrapped up in the flakiest of flaky pastries, in one or both ha
  
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• Sainsbury’s becomes first UK grocer to extend Aldi Price Match to convenience stores

  04-11-2024 08:24 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Sainsbury’s has become the first UK grocer to extend Aldi Price Match into convenience stores, in a bid to offer its shoppers value and competitive pricing in time for the key Christmas period.
  The offer is now available for all of the grocery giant’s customers whether shopping online or in one of over 1,400 stores.
  The retailer said it “has breakfast, lunch and dinner essentials covered”, focusing on the go-to items households buy most often, including daily staples like
  
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• Primark to open first store in Texas next month

  04-11-2024 08:00 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  Primark is to open its first store in Texas next month as it continues its US expansion. Spanning 37,000 square feet, the shop at La Plaza... View Article
  
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• Digital receipts and data security: What you need to know

  04-11-2024 08:00 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  As digital receipts continue to gain traction in the retail sector, addressing concerns around data privacy and security is crucial for the successful implementation and adoption... View Article
  
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• Currys launches Black Friday promise that no product will have been cheaper in last six months

  04-11-2024 08:00 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  Currys has implemented a minimum standard rule that no Black Friday deal will have been cheaper at any point in the last six months. The move... View Article
  
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• Schuh reports strong increases in turnover and profit

  04-11-2024 07:58 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  Having filed its accounts for the year to 3 February 2024, Schuh has reported strong increases in turnover and profit. The Genesco owned footwear retailer saw... View Article
  
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• Harrods invests in self-checkout from BOXTEC in their iconic food & chocolate halls at their flagship Knightsbridge store.

  04-11-2024 07:00 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  As Harrods’ incumbent point of sale (PoS) supplier, it was only natural that their team would turn to BOXTEC for support when they began to encounter... View Article
  
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• [ CASE STUDY ] Harrods – Engineering to improve SCO appeal

  04-11-2024 07:00 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  As Harrods’ incumbent point of sale (PoS) supplier, it was only natural that their team would turn to BOXTEC for support when they began to encounter... View Article
  
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• Fenwick reveals its 2024 Christmas windows ‘The Twelve Days of Christmas’

  04-11-2024 06:58 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  Fenwick’s flagship store in Newcastle has unveiled its eagerly awaited Christmas windows, delighting onlookers with a heart warming, whimsical twist on the classic “Twelve Days of... View Article
  
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• UK MPs plan to grill Shein boss over labour practices

  04-11-2024 06:00
  
  Business select committee intends to summon fast-fashion brands over workers’ rights as soon as January
  
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• Watch: Morrisons’ singing oven gloves return for another festive performance

  04-11-2024 01:01 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Morrisons’ singing oven gloves have returned for another performance for the supermarket’s 2024 Christmas advert.
  The 60-second film, created by agency Leo Burnett, which debuts during this evening’s ITV’s Coronation Street, shows trusty oven gloves up and down the country singing their support for the nation’s family chef as they prepare a festive feast.
  Directed by The Greatest Showman director Michael Gracey, the ad opens on a snowy evening, with a Morrisons deli
  
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• Watch: Aldi’s Kevin the Carrot returns for a Christmas mission

  04-11-2024 01:01 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Aldi’s Kevin the Carrot has returned for another festive adventure in the discounter’s 2024 Christmas advert.
  The 90-second film opens in a snowy village on Christmas Eve where a series of humbug characters appear to capture the ‘Spirit of Christmas’ before leaving the village in darkness.
  However, Santa wakes Kevin the Carrot to give him an assignment to break into the Humbug Headquarters and outsmart Dr Humbug and her minions to get the ‘Spirit of Christmas’
  
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