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• New name but same old struggles for Boohoo

  11-03-2025 19:24
  Rebrand to Debenhams won’t solve the company’s issues – the retailer may simply have already had its day in the sunBoohoo rebrands as Debenhams amid drop in sales of youth labels“Debenhams is back,” proclaimed the online retailing group formerly known as Boohoo. Unfortunately, its fast-fashion brands – not just Boohoo itself but also Pretty Little Thing and MAN – haven’t gone away. All are struggling badly.Since the latter collection still represen
  
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• What’s wrong with a job stacking shelves? | Letters

  11-03-2025 18:27
  
  Dr Richard Lewis and Pete Hobbis react to an article on senior TV producers having to work in supermarkets and pubsI was disappointed with the tone of your article (Senior TV producers take shelf-stacking jobs as UK industry remains in crisis, 7 March). In what is a legitimate story on a crisis in the TV industry, the opening sentence of the article points out that senior TV executives are working as high street shelf‑stackers, car park attendants and in pubs. The clear implication, regard
  
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• ProCook appoints Joe Pennington as new Retail Director

  11-03-2025 17:45 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  ProCook, the UK’s leading specialist kitchenware brand, is pleased to announce the appointment of Joe Pennington as its new Retail Director. With an extensive background in... View Article
  
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• Can Debenhams’ rebrand save Boohoo Group?

  11-03-2025 16:41 via retailgazette.co.uk
  Debenhams is back. Well, at least that’s what Boohoo Group CEO Dan Finley hailed this morning after unveiling its bold rebranding.
  After acquiring the distressed department store in 2022, Boohoo Group has pivoted the once-beloved high street favourite into a new direction, reintroducing it as what it claims to be Britain’s leading online department store with a marketplace model.
  With the marketplace model now driving Debenhams’ growth, Boohoo hopes this fresh approach can turn
  
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• Iceland launches digital screens in stores amid retail media push

  11-03-2025 16:04 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Iceland is preparing to introduce thousands of digital screens across its store estate as part of a major push into retail media.
  The frozen food specialist has promoted category trading manager Adam Smith to head of retail media, who will head up the retailer’s first dedicated in-house team, The Grocer reported.
  The department will be responsible for all elements of the retailer’s retail media, including screens, online advertising and traditional PoS across Iceland and Food Warehou
  
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• 5 examples of retail employee motivation strategies: Beyond training

  11-03-2025 15:46 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  Go beyond top-notch training and get inspired by 5 examples of employee motivation strategies you might not have thought about. Today’s retail workers expect more to... View Article
  
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• ‘You cannot survive in Halls Creek’: food insecurity crisis grips WA’s most disadvantaged town

  11-03-2025 15:00
  
  Shire council asks for federal funding to build community grocery store as Albanese government releases remote Indigenous food security strategyFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastChildren are malnourished, living off cereal and missing school “because their bellies are empty” as a worsening food insecurity crisis grips Western Australia’s most disadvantaged community, local leaders in the East Kimberl
  
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• Boohoo rebrands as Debenhams amid drop in youth labels’ sales

  11-03-2025 14:20
  
  Chief executive says sales figures are down by more than a fifth but its brands still carry ‘significant potential’Business live – latest updatesThe online fashion retailer Boohoo is to rename itself Debenhams, the department store brand it bought out of administration four years ago, after sales from its young fashion labels sank more than a fifth amid heavy competition from the likes of Shein.Dan Finley, the chief executive of the online fashion specialist, said sales for its
  
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• Lego to build up digital games plus Nike and F1 tie-ups to keep tweens’ interest

  11-03-2025 13:30
  
  Toy company’s sales rose 13% last year, buoyed by Technic, City, Star Wars and Harry Potter-themed setsBusiness live – latest updatesThe boss of Lego has said the toymaker is developing digital games and tying up with more traditionally adult brands such as Nike and Formula One as it competes with social media to keep tweens interested in the brand.The company, known for its colourful plastic building bricks, said it is increasing investment in online play including building its own
  
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• Waitrose unveils £500k net zero fund for British farmers

  11-03-2025 13:07 via retailgazette.co.uk
  Waitrose has launched a £500,000 fund to support British farmers transition to its net zero emission standards.
  The net zero farm scheme will finance projects, by farmers and suppliers, that will reduce the carbon emissions associated with the products supplied to Waitrose. It will also help to boost resilience to combat the effects of climate change.
  The funding is available for small-scale projects as well as large scale investments. For example, it could go towards rainwater captur
  
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• UK fast-fashion company Boohoo rebrands as Debenhams Group

  11-03-2025 12:57
  
  Struggling retailer bought former department store brand out of administration four years ago
  
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• Seasalt chief information officer steps down

  11-03-2025 09:22 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Seasalt chief information officer Mel Wilcox has stepped down after less than two years.
  Wilcox, who joined the lifestyle brand in the newly created role in June 2023, has left “to seek new challenges and opportunities”, Drapers reported.
  Wilcox had previously spent four years at Specsavers, first as its director of technology portfolio management and then as its technology director. Related StorySeasalt defies UK retail slowdown with ‘impressive’ Christmas sales growth08
  
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• Boohoo rebrands as Debenhams as youth labels struggle

  11-03-2025 09:18
  
  Company says successful turnaround of the heritage brand will provide the blueprint for the rest of the groupBusiness live – latest updatesThe online fashion retailer Boohoo is rebranding as Debenhams, after buying it out of administration four years ago, as it took a £40m hit on excess stock in its brands aimed at younger shoppers.Debenhams, founded as a single store in London in 1778, disappeared from the high street when it collapsed in 2021, costing thousands of jobs. Boohoo then
  
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• Review: Omnichannel Futures 2025

  11-03-2025 09:12 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  As AI commands increasing attention within the retail industry there should remain a focus on the sector’s fundamental components of people, physical stores and its position... View Article
  
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• Boohoo rebrands to Debenhams Group as it shifts to marketplace model

  11-03-2025 09:07 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Boohoo Group boss Dan Finley has unveiled his turnaround plan for the fashion giant as he looks to shift the entire business to a marketplace model.
  Finley, who was named group chief executive in November, has spent the last three years leading the transformation of the company’s Debenhams brand into a “very profitable and highly cash generative” marketplace-led business model.
  Finley said the successful turnaround of Debenhams will act as “our blueprint for the wider tur
  
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• Retail sales edge up despite poor fashion performance

  11-03-2025 09:00 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  New figures from the British Retail Consortium have shown that UK total retail sales increased by 1.1% year-on-year in February, against growth of 1.1% a year... View Article
  
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• Mango hails strong 2024 performance

  11-03-2025 08:34 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  Mango saw its turnover climb by 7.6% year-on-year in 2024 to €3.339 billion. At constant exchange rates, the Spanish fashion retailer grew its turnover by 11.6%... View Article
  
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• M&S adds Hush and Whistles to its ‘Brands at M&S’ platform

  11-03-2025 07:57 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  M&S will be adding Hush and Whistles to its ‘Brands at M&S’ online platform as it continues to grow its womenswear offering. The brands will introduce... View Article
  
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• M&S adds Hush and Whistles to its ‘Brands at M&S’ online platform

  11-03-2025 07:57 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  M&S will be adding Hush and Whistles to its ‘Brands at M&S’ online platform as it continues to grow its womenswear offering. The brands will introduce... View Article
  
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• Retailers risk multibillion-pound bill as UK equal pay claims gain momentum

  11-03-2025 06:00
  
  Decades after a key campaign by women at Ford’s Dagenham plant, recent rulings have been going against employers
  
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• Amazon steps up use of robotics in warehouses

  11-03-2025 06:00
  Machines are used to pick, sort and pack online orders
  
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• Valentine’s Day proves a gift for UK retailers, as consumers hold back on big-ticket items

  11-03-2025 01:01
  
  Jewellery purchases linked to 14 February give lift to otherwise lacklustre month, British Retail Consortium saysAn increase in Valentine’s Day gift-buying brought relief for retailers last month amid February’s “grey days”, as consumers held back from spending on big-ticket items, according to industry figures.Jewellery purchases linked to Valentine’s Day were one of the highlights of an otherwise lacklustre month when sales inched ahead, the British Retail Consort
  
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• UK retail sales rise ‘modestly’ as consumers remain cautious

  11-03-2025 01:01
  
  Shoppers continued to cut volume of goods they purchased in February, industry data indicates
  
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• Data: Valentine’s Day helps boost retail sales

  11-03-2025 01:01 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Retail sales enjoyed a modest growth of 1.1% last month as shoppers sought out gifts to celebrate Valentine’s Day, according to the latest figures from the BRC-KPMG retail sales monitor.
  This follows the 1.1% rise of the same month last year, but was below the 3-month average growth of 2.4% and above the 12-month average growth of 0.8%.
  Food sales increased by 2.3% year on year, down from the 5.6% increase in February 2024, while non-food sales were flat last month, against a decline of 2.
  
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