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• Holland & Barrett Unveils Cardiff experience store

  21-03-2025 16:02 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  Holland & Barrett has launched a bold new chapter in wellness retail with the opening of its first Experience Store in Cardiff. Located on Queen Street,... View Article
  
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• The Range opens new superstore format in Ruislip featuring ‘Kitchens by Homebase’

  21-03-2025 14:02 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  The Range has opened a new store in Ruislip, with the site featuring the brand’s latest addition, “Kitchens by Homebase,” for the first time.
  The new initiative allows shoppers to find their dream kitchen, with design specialists on hand to help with the process.
  The expanded offering provides customers with a one-stop shop for all of their home improvement needs, according to the retailer.
  Additionally, the store features a gardening hub, dubbed “Garden Centre by Homebas
  
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• Asda cuts prices on 1,500 products in effort to halt sales slide

  21-03-2025 13:41
  
  Supermarket to ‘invest in lowering prices across rest of year and beyond’ as it intensifies price war with rivalsAsda has cut prices on 1,500 products as it attempts to stem a slide in sales with a price war that has wiped billions off the value of its rivals.The UK’s third biggest supermarket said the latest wave of price cuts, on products including Cathedral City cheddar cheese and Head & Shoulders shampoo, meant it had reduced prices on nearly 10,000 products since the e
  
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• In pictures: Inside Zara’s new Silverburn Glasgow store

  21-03-2025 12:14 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Zara has opened the doors to its new store at Silverburn shopping centre in Glasgow today (20 March).
  The launch sees the fashion retailer, which recently saw its owner’s profits and sales jump, move into the former Debenhams site, based in the centre of Silverburn.
  The new store is spread across two floors and features an expanded range of womenswear, menswear and childrenswear.
  Additionally, the unit has been decked with a new façade and flagship design and features Zara’s l
  
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• [Comment] How Poundland employees are building skills to thrive in retail

  21-03-2025 11:30 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  The retail industry is going through a big shift, driven by changing consumer habits and new technologies. Shoppers are more price-conscious than ever and increasingly focused... View Article
  
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• Asda slashes thousands of prices by up to 45% as supermarket price war intensifies

  21-03-2025 11:15 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Asda is reinforcing its commitment to value by slashing prices on over 1,500 popular family products, offering discounts of up to 45% both in-store and online.
  This latest wave of Rollback price cuts, which brings nearly 10,000 products – almost a third of Asda’s entire range – under reduced prices, follows the supermarket’s return to its popular price-cutting initiative at the end of January.
  Price reductions are seen across multiple categories, with some products slashe
  
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• JD trebles store size at Meadowhall shopping centre

  21-03-2025 11:03 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Meadowhall shopping centre has unveiled a trio of deals with JD, Superdrug and Ann Summers, with the brands increasing their store sizes to a combined 42,278sq ft.
  JD Sports is upsizing to take five adjacent units to create a 29,225sq ft store, almost trebling its presence on the Sheffield based shopping centre’s Lower Level High Street.
  The store marks the sports fashion retailer’s biggest in the region as well as its second largest nationally.
  The new 63m frontage will enable JD to
  
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• Why a Las Vegas parking lot is a red flag for America’s largest DIY chain

  21-03-2025 11:00 via ft.com
  
  Home Depot is seeking more business from professional contractors as housing slowdown hits demand
  
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• Douglas warning on weak demand fuels 22% plunge in beauty retailer’s shares

  21-03-2025 10:27 via ft.com
  
  German group points to global trade tensions exacerbating hit to sales and profits
  
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• Asos raises profit outlook amid strong margin gains

  21-03-2025 09:20 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Asos has raised its profit outlook for the first half of the year, forecasting a “significant” improvement in profitability despite ongoing challenges related to volume deleverage.
  The online fashion giant attributed the positive shift to strong gross margin growth, driven by lower markdown activity, an increased full-price mix, and continued cost discipline.
  Ahead of its first-half results next month, Asos confirmed that revenue growth is expected to align with consensus, while adju
  
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• Conversation with… Will Plowden, Founder of The Roost

  21-03-2025 09:13 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  Starting a business at a young age is a daunting challenge, but for Will Plowden, founder of The Roost, it was the perfect opportunity to bring... View Article
  
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• Consumer confidence edges up but remains fragile

  21-03-2025 09:11 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  Consumer confidence has improved slightly in March as people feel more optimistic about the economy but less so about their personal finances. According to GfK’s Consumer... View Article
  
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• Nike revenues drop in first quarter under new CEO

  21-03-2025 09:09 via retailgazette.co.uk
  Nike has reported a 9% drop in third-quarter revenues for fiscal 2025, with sales totaling $11.3bn (£9.1bn), down from $12.4bn (£10.1bn) last year.
  On a currency-neutral basis, the decrease is slightly lower at 7%. This marks a continuation of the sportswear giant‘s struggles, as it faces slow consumer demand and declines across key markets.
  Direct-to-consumer sales took a major hit, dropping 12%, while wholesale revenue also fell 7%.
  The company’s performance was largely
  
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• Coalition and Greens urge Labor to introduce powers to break up Coles and Woolworths duopoly

  21-03-2025 09:06
  
  Parties call for intervention after ACCC report found Australian grocers among most profitable in world amid cost-of-living crisisGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Coalition and Greens are renewing calls for Labor to embrace powers to forcibly break up supermarket chains such as Coles and Woolworths despite the competition watchdog shunning the idea in its review of the sector.The shadow treasurer, Angus Taylor, challenged the government to allow supermarket competit
  
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• 10 retailers cutting jobs in 2025

  21-03-2025 09:00 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  It’s been a bleak start to 2025 for those in the retail industry as retailers restructure their operations in the face of increasing taxes and economic uncertainty.
  It comes as the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed this week that the sector had slashed almost a quarter of a million jobs over the past five years.
  Retail Gazette takes a look at the retailers that have made job cuts in recent weeks.
  AldiIt emerged at the end of last month that Aldi was consulting over plans to res
  
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• Watch: M&S kicks off Spring with ‘Love That’ ad campaign

  21-03-2025 08:34 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  M&S has unveiled its latest fashion campaign, ‘Love That,’ designed to capture the uplifting energy of spring and inspire customers to embrace effortless style.
  Set to the soundtrack of Amerie’s 1 Thing, the ad follows the journey of a compliment as it ripples from person to person, reinforcing the retailer’s focus on joyful, feel-good fashion.
  The campaign showcases its latest womenswear, featuring creams, khakis, and lightweight fabrics designed for relaxed sophisti
  
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• Asos shares surge on takeover talk as Danish billionaire raises stake

  21-03-2025 08:23 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Asos shares soared nearly 11% this week as Danish billionaire Anders Holch Povlsen increased his stake in the online fashion retailer, sparking renewed speculation of a potential takeover bid.
  Povlsen, who is Asos’s largest shareholder, upped his stake from 27% to 28%. Should he reach 30%, he would be required to make a formal takeover offer under UK rules.
  The move has fuelled market chatter that he may be positioning himself to take the online fashion giant private in a bid to revive the
  
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• Westfield London to open dedicated wellness zone

  21-03-2025 08:10 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Westfield London is to open its first dedicated zone for health and wellness brands and services, marking “a major milestone in the centre’s evolution”.
  Located on the first floor of The Village, the shopping centre has sectioned 50,000sq ft of space to house services such as laser eye surgery, a pharmacy and mobility help.
  Laser eye clinic Betterview, which opened last year, will be joined by specialist clinic Effect Doctors and Prince Pharmacy, which will open a flagship bran
  
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• Meadowhall announces 42,000 square feet of upsizes by trio of brands

  21-03-2025 07:35 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  Meadowhall has announced a trio of deals where JD Sports, Superdrug and Ann Summers will grow their combined space at the centre to 42,278 square feet.... View Article
  
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• Dobbies launches new long-term creative direction

  21-03-2025 07:20 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  The Dobbies garden centre retailer has unveiled a new strategic and creative platform called This Is Garden Living as it looks to drive year-round footfall. Developed... View Article
  
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• Aldi’s expanding profit margins mightn’t sit well with fans

  21-03-2025 02:20
  
  ACCC finds the German ‘hard discounter’ has, like Coles and Woolworths, lifted post-pandemic margins to shoppers’ detrimentFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAldi has cultivated a cult-like following in Australia, with its adherents becoming even more zealous during the cost-of-living crisis.This is understandable, given the German-owned retailer is the country’s primary “hard discounter&r
  
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