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• Poundland plans 68 store closures as part of restructuring plan

  17-06-2025 20:51 via theretailbulletin.com
  Poundland has announced plans to close 68 stores and two distribution centres, and is also seeking rent reductions at several locations as part of a major... View Article
  
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• John Lewis commercial teams told to return to office at least three days a week

  17-06-2025 17:50 via retailgazette.co.uk
  John Lewis Partnership has requested that staff in its commercial teams spend half their week in the office or on-site.
  The department store chain has informed members in its buying and merchandising departments that they must work either in the office, in stores or with brands and suppliers three days a week from the start of July.
  John Lewis, which is in the midst of a turnaround, said the new policy was about improving collaboration across the business and “creating an environment where
  
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• US retail sales fall by most in 2 years as Trump tariffs distort spending

  17-06-2025 16:48
  Weakness attributed to reversal of rush to buy cars before trade levies were announced as well as wet weather
  
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• Listen: DP World’s John Trenchard on the future of retail’s supply chain

  17-06-2025 15:11 via retailgazette.co.uk
  In this week’s episode of the Unpacked Podcast, we catch up with John Trenchard, vice president of commercial and supply chain at DP World Ports and Terminals UK. With decades of experience in shipping, logistics and transport, Trenchard is a go-to source of deep insight into everything and anything related to retail’s complex and nuanced supply chain.
  As we all leading strategic initiatives at two of the UK’s busiest ports, London Gateway and Southampton, Trenchard has played
  
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• Poundland aims to shut up to 150 stores

  17-06-2025 13:31
  New owner Gordon Brothers to close two distribution centres as part of retail group’s restructuring plan
  
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• Poundland to streamline grocery offer and axe ecommerce in rescue plan

  17-06-2025 13:22 via retailgazette.co.uk
  Poundland is set to slim down its grocery offer and simplify its digital presence as part of a mass overhaul of the entire business.
  The struggling discount chain has confirmed the details of its recovery plan, which also include store closures and the retirement of its Perks loyalty app – less than a year after its nationwide rollout.
  The retailer said it hopes the restructuring plan will deliver “a financially sustainable operating model for the business after an extended period of
  
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• Boots expands rapid midnight delivery across London stores

  17-06-2025 11:24 via retailgazette.co.uk
  Boots has expanded its on-demand delivery service in London, allowing customers to order health and beauty essentials until midnight.
  The extended hours are currently being trialled in ten of the retailer’s busiest central London stores, serving over two million customers.
  Boots said the move is designed to cater to growing demand for convenience and immediate access to products, particularly outside of traditional retail hours.
  The health and beauty giant now offers nearly 10,000 products
  
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• Manhattan Associates Launches Supply Chain Commerce Solutions on Google Cloud Marketplace

  17-06-2025 10:44 via theretailbulletin.com
  Manhattan Associates Inc. (NASDAQ: MANH), the global leader in supply chain commerce, today announced an expanded go-to-market (GTM) partnership with Google Cloud. All Manhattan Active® solutions... View Article
  
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• Selfridges to open members club at Oxford Street flagship

  17-06-2025 09:54 via retailgazette.co.uk
  Selfridges is set to open its first members club at its Oxford Street flagship next year.
  The luxury department store has filed a planning application to launch 40 Duke, which it describes as “an exclusive new shopping and social destination for its most valued customers and members”.
  Planning officers at Westminster City Council have recommended that councillors agree to the proposals that would allow office space on the fourth floor of the retailer’s Oxford Street store to be
  
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• H&M opens its first shop-in-shop at Galeries Lafayette Paris Haussmann

  17-06-2025 09:51 via theretailbulletin.com
  H&M has opened its first shop-in-shop at Galeries Lafayette Paris Haussmann. Created by H&M’s store design team, the 63 square metre shop on the childrenswear floor... View Article
  
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• Oxford Street pedestrianisation gets green light

  17-06-2025 09:25 via retailgazette.co.uk
  Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has confirmed that the pedestrianisation of Oxford Street will go ahead.
  The mayor’s office said there was an “overwhelming public and business support” for the move, with two in three respondents in a public consultation backing the proposals to ban traffic along the busy street.
  More than 6,600 businesses, individuals and groups responded to the consultation that included full pedestrianisation of a 0.7-mile strip west from Orchard Street to Great P
  
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• PURESEOUL launches flagship store on Carnaby Street

  17-06-2025 09:09 via theretailbulletin.com
  PURESEOUL has officially opened its new flagship store on London’s Carnaby Street. The move means the K-beauty brand now has a total of nine physical stores.... View Article
  
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• Asos names new CFO

  17-06-2025 09:05 via retailgazette.co.uk
  Asos has promoted its director of group finance Aaron Izzard to the role of chief financial officer.
  Izzard succeeds Dave Murray, who will step down at the end of this month after more than a year in post.
  The ecommerce giant said that Izzard has been “instrumental” in driving its cost-efficiency programme, “demonstrating a relentless focus on operational improvements and improving customer experiences”.
  He has also supported the company’s refinancing and “res
  
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• John Lewis poaches M&S marketing boss

  17-06-2025 08:54 via retailgazette.co.uk
  John Lewis has appointed M&S’ former marketing director Anna Braithwaite as its new chief customer officer.
  Braithwaite will join the department store chain on 1 October following the completion on a non-compete period, The Times reported.
  She will oversee the retailer’s marketing and customer experience across all of its channels, as well as be tasked with reviving the brand’s core promise of quality, value and service.
  Braithwaite has spent the last four years at M&S
  
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• Poundland to pause rent payments at hundreds of stores

  17-06-2025 08:37 via retailgazette.co.uk
  Poundland will pause rent payments on hundreds of its stores if its restructuring plan is approved by creditors.
  The struggling discount chain, which was acquired last week by US investor Gordon Brothers, is proposing to switch to paying zero rent on 250 of what it classes as Category C sites across the country, Sky News reported.
  The retailer will have the right to terminate leases with 30 days’ notice at 70 of its loss-making shops – classed as Category 2 – and 60 days’
  
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• Crocs to join line-up at London Designer Outlet

  17-06-2025 08:36 via theretailbulletin.com
  Crocs is to join the line-up at London Designer Outlet later this year. Spanning 1,456 square feet, the new store will offer a selection of the... View Article
  
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• The explosion of pop-ups and their role in retail strategies

  17-06-2025 08:00 via theretailbulletin.com
  Tim Nash, Head of Creative Strategy, IPOS Pop-ups used to be a marketing side hustle. A limited-run space for a product drop, a quick sales hit, or... View Article
  
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• Oxford Street pedestrianisation plan to go ahead, says mayor

  17-06-2025 01:01
  Two-thirds of Londoners back removal of traffic from shopping district in a public consultation
  
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