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• Walmart pushes back climate change targets

  19-12-2024 22:24
  
  World’s largest company by sales acknowledges progress is delayed and it expects to miss its 2030 goals
  
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• What Is an E-Commerce Platform? Tips for Retailers

  19-12-2024 18:48 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  Changes in the e-commerce landscape have drastically altered how businesses operate, highlighting the differences between retail and ecommerce while creating new opportunities and challenges for retailers. ... View Article
  
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• Ocado Retail donates over 73,380 meals to families in need this Christmas

  19-12-2024 18:33 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  To mark its fifth year supporting The Felix Project, Ocado Retail has donated over 73,380 meals to families in need, surpassing its target of 45,000 meals... View Article
  
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• White Stuff launches heartwarming campaign ‘Christmas with Friends

  19-12-2024 18:25 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  White Stuff has launched its latest Christmas campaign, Christmas with Friends, shining a light on real people who embody the brand’s values of individuality, creativity, and... View Article
  
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• The Perfume Shop celebrates one year of revolutionary warehouse automation success

  19-12-2024 18:09 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  The Perfume Shop, the UK’s largest perfume retailer, is celebrating a year of remarkable achievements following the implementation of its groundbreaking warehouse automation system at its... View Article
  
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• The Body Shop returns to profit three months after rescue

  19-12-2024 15:55 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  The Body Shop has pulled in a profit three months after being saved from administration.
  Charles Denton, the new boss of the cosmetics chain told workers it was “back for good” after making a £2m profit during its first 100 days under its new ownership, The Guardian reported. Sales hit £28m over the same period.
  It comes after The Body Shop fell into administration earlier this year, before being rescued in September by a consortium led by the British cosmetics tycoon Mik
  
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• How H&M is facing sustainability head on – despite greenwashing pushback

  19-12-2024 14:00 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  H&M has no problem with being called out on its sustainability efforts. In fact, the Scandi fashion giant welcomes the scrutiny.
  Speaking at the inaugural BRC x H&M Fashion Sustainability Summit in London earlier this year, Marcus Hartmann, head of public affairs & sustainability for H&M in Northern Europe, highlighted how the retailer is embracing transparency, seeing it as an opportunity to improve rather than something to shy away from.
  “We want to be transparent because
  
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• M&S and Next confirm Boxing Day store closures

  19-12-2024 12:58 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  M&S and Next have revealed they will shut stores on Boxing Day, to enable workers to “spend more time with loved ones”.
  Although many major retailers will open on 26 December as shoppers snatch up the Boxing Day sales, M&S has said it will stay shut until 27 December, Drapers reported.
  The clothing and food retailer said: “Our stores, support centres and distribution centres will be closed on Boxing Day so colleagues can spend more time with loved ones, but the majority
  
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• John Lewis granted Royal Warrant by His Majesty the King

  19-12-2024 12:19 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  John Lewis has been granted the Royal Warrant of Appointment as supplier of household goods and furnishings to His Majesty King Charles III.
  The Royal Warrant is a mark of recognition to companies who have regularly supplied the Royal Household for at least five years.
  The retailer‘s executive director Peter Ruis said: “It’s a proud moment to be recognised by His Majesty with his Royal Warrant.
  “For 160 years, we’ve been focused on offering excellent customer servic
  
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• Boohoo veteran promoted to Debenhams creative director role

  19-12-2024 11:25 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Debenhams head of creative Patrick Duggan has been promoted to the role of creative director after four years at Boohoo Group.
  Duggan first joined Boohoo Group, which snapped up Debenhams back in 2021, in July 2020 as creative manager at Karen Millen. He joined Debenhams as senior head of creative in January 2023.
  Before his arrival at the online fashion giant, he spent several months as creative consultant at Wax London and had previously acted as group senior creative manager at New Look from
  
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• M&S teams up with 2SFG, Valeo Foods and FareShare to donate 100,000 Christmas dinners

  19-12-2024 11:24 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  M&S Food has teamed up with long-term suppliers 2 Sisters Food Group and Valeo Foods Group to donate 100,000 Christmas dinners to families in need. Part... View Article
  
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• Jack Wolfskin announces new chief financial officer and leaders for retail and China

  19-12-2024 11:24 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  Jack Wolfskin has appointed a new chief financial officer and leaders for its retail and China businesses as it looks ahead to its next phase of... View Article
  
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• H&M acquires minority stake in Swedish retail technology platform

  19-12-2024 10:43 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  H&M Group has snapped up a minority stake in a Swedish retail technology platform Voyado.
  The fashion giant, which has been a customer of Voyado for several years, called the move a strategic investment as a natural evolution of its partnership with the company which will strengthen collaboration.
  The platform aims to drive profitable sales by optimising ecommerce, creating personalised customer experiences and streamlining communication across channels.
  Voyado said the move will support its
  
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• Amazon to settle delivery driver legal dispute worth potential £140m

  19-12-2024 09:54 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Amazon is gearing up to settle a dispute from a group of delivery drivers which accuses the retailer of stopping them from earning thousands of pounds.
  The claim could cost Amazon £140m according to lawyers involved in the dispute, first reported by The Guardian.
  Drivers delivering for the ecommerce giant through its “delivery service partners” (DSPs) are termed as self-employed and therefore don’t require an employment contract.
  This means the workers are not given acces
  
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• Frasers Group wins local council approval for new HQ on green belt

  19-12-2024 09:16 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Frasers Group has been given permission to build its new headquarters on green belt land in Warwickshire following council approval of the plan.
  Rugby Borough council voted in favour of the retail empire’s proposals on Wednesday, backing the decision by seven votes to five.
  Planning officers at the council previously recommended the plan be approved after it was ruled that its economic benefits outweighed its “harms” to green belt land. Related StoryFrasers CEO Michael Murray n
  
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• M&S hires extra staff as it predicts ‘busiest Christmas’ at flagship online distribution centre

  19-12-2024 09:12 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  M&S is expecting to have its “busiest Christmas” at its flagship online distribution centre in Castle Donington.
  The fashion and food giant estimated that around 6m online orders would be picked and packed at the Midlands site, Retail Week reported.
  An additional 850 workers have been hired to cater for demand, making the total number of staff members at the distribution centre 3,000.
  It comes as clothing and home sales at M&S increased 11.3% during its first half, making tha
  
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• Puig and Charlotte Tilbury extend strategic partnership

  19-12-2024 08:49 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  Puig has announced an extension of its strategic partnership with the Charlotte Tilbury cosmetics brand. The Spanish fashion and beauty group acquired a majority stake in... View Article
  
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• Body Shop is back for good … and back in profit, new boss tells staff

  19-12-2024 08:00
  
  Ethical beauty chain books £2m profit in first three months after rescue from administration in SeptemberThe new boss of the Body Shop has told staff the struggling ethical beauty retailer is “back for good” after it booked a profit in its first 100 days under new ownership.The retailer was bought out of administration in September by a consortium led by the British cosmetics tycoon Mike Jatania. Continue reading...
  
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• As Morrisons slashes debt, has it cut back too much?

  19-12-2024 08:00 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Last month, Morrisons confirmed that it had reduced its debt burden by almost 40% as part of wider turnaround efforts driven by new boss Rami Baitieh.
  The Bradford-based company has repaid £2.4bn of debt overall since it was snapped up by private equity owner Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CDR) in 2021. Repayments to date have brought its overall debt pile down to £3.8bn, from £6.2bn.
  To deliver these savings, Britain’s fifth-largest supermarket chain has pushed ahead with
  
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• PUMA chooses Sitoo to power stores globally

  19-12-2024 07:47 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  PUMA, one of the world’s leading sports brands, has chosen Sitoo to power its stores globally and enable a unified shopping experience to customers worldwide. This... View Article
  
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• Enhancing retail safety: How The Works transformed staff wellbeing with Reveal body cameras

  19-12-2024 07:37 via theretailbulletin.com
  The Works is a British retailer selling books, art and craft materials, gifts, toys, games and stationery. Founded 40 years ago, it now has over 500... View Article
  
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• H&M acquires minority stake in retail technology platform

  19-12-2024 07:31 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  H&M Group has acquired a minority stake in a Swedish retail technology platform. A customer of Voyado for several years, the fashion and homewares retailer said... View Article
  
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• Wickes launches Matchmaker Tool to help customers choosing kitchens and bathrooms

  19-12-2024 07:11 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  Wickes has launched a new online tool which aims to be a gamechanger in helping customers choose elements of new kitchens and bathrooms. The Matchmaker Tool... View Article
  
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• Nagi Maehashi’s RecipeTin Eats: Tonight tops Nielsen BookData’s Christmas 2024 bestseller list

  19-12-2024 03:49
  
  Released in mid-October the cookbook sold more than 77,000 copies in its first weekFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCookbook phenomenon Nagi Maehashi has topped Nielsen BookData’s Christmas bestseller list for the second time.Maehashi’s RecipeTin Eats: Tonight topped the 2024 Australian Christmas bestsellers list on Thursday after selling more than 28,000 copies in Australia over the past week, according
  
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