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• Retail carbon emissions 11% higher than at flagship strategy launch

  17-12-2025 14:29 via retailgazette.co.uk
  Carbon emission from the retail industry are 11% above those published when the sector rolled out its flagship strategy to hit net zero, according to a new report.
  Estimated UK retail emissions for 2024 were 331m tonnes of CO2 equivalent, from 298m tonnes in 2019, five years after the British Retail Consortium’s (BRC) Climate Action Roadmap was launched,  The Grocer reported.
  Business leaders today (17 December) insisted that the number was largely due to improved data quality, which
  
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• Trump’s immigration raids raise thorny legal issues for Home Depot

  17-12-2025 12:00
  US home improvement chain denies it is colluding with ICE round-ups targeting undocumented workers
  
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• How Home Depot became the front line of Trump’s immigration raids

  17-12-2025 12:00
  US home improvement chain denies it is colluding with ICE round-ups targeting undocumented workers
  
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• Fortnum & Mason unveils limited-edition Shake Shack Christmas drinks

  17-12-2025 11:59 via retailgazette.co.uk
  Luxury department store Fortnum & Mason has collaborated with American fast-food chain Shake Shack to launch a limited-edition drinks menu.
  The drinks range is inspired by British retailer’s Christmas Merrilossus biscuits, black tea, Shake Shack’s shakes and fifty/fifty lemonades.
  New menu items include the Merrilossus Shake and Christmas Cranberry Fifty/Fifty.
  “When creating this holiday drink menu with Fortnum & Mason, we aimed to bring the holiday magic tha
  
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• Asda axes more than 4,000 SKUs under simplification efforts

  17-12-2025 11:26 via retailgazette.co.uk
  Asda is pushing ahead with its plans to axe 5,000 SKUs (Stock Keeping Unit) as part of efforts to simplify its supply chain and shelves. 
  The grocery giant said that “north of 4,000” SKUs had been scrapped from its shops since chair Allan Leighton outlined Asda’s plan to ditch 5,000 to 6,000 lines over the next 12 months in March, The Grocer reported.
  The chair said that Asda stocked around 30,000 SKUs and that he wanted to reduce the figure to between 24,000 to 25,000.Rel
  
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• Tech stack reality check

  17-12-2025 11:06 via theretailbulletin.com
  Benoit Jacquemont CTO at Akeneo says retailers and brands can unlock more value from the tools they already own and prepare for the AI commerce era... View Article
  
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• Making media magic in an age beyond labels

  17-12-2025 11:00 via retailgazette.co.uk
  How Amazon Ads is reshaping the art, and the science, of connection…
  When the most successful marketing campaigns are discussed, they’re rarely remembered for a single component. Not the creative, not the targeting, not even the media plan. They’re remembered for a feeling. That moment when everything aligns.
  Amazon Ads calls this phenomenon media magic. It’s the intersection of aspiration and experimentation. Where human insight meets digital signal, and brands pro
  
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• Former Poundland owner Pepco reports £3.9bn in revenue

  17-12-2025 10:45 via retailgazette.co.uk
  Pepco Group has recorded an 8.7% increase in total revenue to €4.5 billion (£3.9 billion).
  According to the business, the growth was driven by a 2.6% increase in like-for-like (LFL) and a new store expansion.
  The group, which formerly owned Poundland, published its preliminary results today (3 December) for the 12 months ending 30 September 2025.
  It showcased that its net earnings for the reporting period were €219 million (£192.5 million), which was an increase of 19.
  
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• Running a Profitable Online Store: Key Lessons from Real Practice

  17-12-2025 10:43 via theretailbulletin.com
  Online retail grew from small experiments to a core part of global trade. Every day, new stores open with the hope of reaching buyers abroad. Yet... View Article
  
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• Inflation falls but food prices remain higher than last year

  17-12-2025 10:33 via retailgazette.co.uk
  UK inflation fell to 3.2% in the 12 months to November.
  The data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed inflation was at its lowest in eight months but was still above the 2% target set by the Bank of England.
  A reduction in food prices contributed to the inflation fall, but Karen Betts, chief executive of The Food and Drink Federation (FDF), said prices are still higher than when compared to the same period last year.Related Story Black Friday ‘comes early’, says BRC02
  
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• Best of 2025: How Currys is bolstering its repair and refurb business

  17-12-2025 10:27 via retailgazette.co.uk
  Despite existing for over a decade, not everyone is familiar with Currys repair centre.
  Based in Newark, Nottinghamshire, the site specialises in repairing, refurbishing and recycling a wide variety of electrical goods, ranging from TVs and mobile phones, to dishwashers and air fryers.
  The site is one of the biggest mixed electrical repair centres in Europe, spanning 500,000 sq ft and taking on millions of repairs annually.
  Its handling of products is divided into roughly 1.9m customer returns,
  
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• Matches Fashion to return under fresh ownership

  17-12-2025 10:21 via retailgazette.co.uk
  Matches Fashion is returning under new ownership, after falling into administration last year.
  The clothing retailer and its in-house brand Raey have been snapped up by the founders of luxury shopping app Mile, Joe Wilkinson and Mario Maher, Vogue Business reported.
  The acquisition will form part of the pair’s new luxury group Hulcan, which is set to relaunch Matches and Raey in 2026, with full plans to be unveiled in the New Year.Related Story Uniqlo’s Glasgow flagship sold for &pou
  
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• Pepco Group hails success of new strategy

  17-12-2025 09:00 via theretailbulletin.com
  Pepco Group, the owner of the Dealz and Pepco, has reported an 8.7% uplift in revenue to €4.5 billion for the year to 30 September. The... View Article
  
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• Comment: Emergence of second-hand natives

  17-12-2025 08:11 via theretailbulletin.com
  Younger generations are often given a bad rap by older cohorts but one behavioural characteristic for which they should be applauded is their embrace of buying... View Article
  
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• Boots expands on-demand delivery to 500 stores

  17-12-2025 08:01 via theretailbulletin.com
  Boots has expanded its on-demand delivery offering to 500 stores. The move follows a surge of on-demand orders from thousands of customers on Christmas Eve last... View Article
  
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• Mango launches new kids and teen capsules made with post-consumer recycled fibres

  17-12-2025 07:46 via theretailbulletin.com
  Mango has launched two new capsule collections for Mango Kids and Mango Teen that are made using post-consumer recycled fibres. The move is part of an... View Article
  
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• The economy is fine and everyone hates it

  17-12-2025 07:30
  An old puzzle re-emerges
  
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• Paddy McGuinness and Sam Thompson deliver donations to those in need

  17-12-2025 07:00 via retailgazette.co.uk
  TV personalities Paddy McGuinness and Sam Thompson became delivery drivers for the day as they provided support to families in need.
  The pair took over one of Amazon’s electric heavy goods vehicles, which they named Evie, and delivered donations to the Multibank Charity in Wigan.
  The Multibank Charity was set up by Amazon in 2022 by taking in surplus products donated by businesses and giving them to those in need. Multibank donations hubs donated more than 12 million items to more than 800
  
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• Fighting fire with fire: how AI is reshaping retail cyber defence

  17-12-2025 07:00 via retailgazette.co.uk
  This is the second in a series of articles, featuring exclusive insight from Richard Meeus, EMEA director of security technology and strategy at Akamai and Stephen Faulkner, chief technologist for security at CDW UK.
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  If part one of this series showed how cybercriminals are weaponising AI, part two explores the other side of the coin. How retailers can harness the same technology to fight back. The retail industry cannot afford to stand still. As Richard Meeus, EMEA director of s
  
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• Christmas dinner and festive treats up to 70% more expensive, reports Which?

  17-12-2025 07:00
  Price of turkey jumps as much as £15 compared with 2024, while chocolate has steepest mark-upShoppers are paying up to 70% more for Christmas chocolate treats compared with last year, while the price of a turkey has jumped by as much as £15, according to the consumer champion Which?The group analysed a range of ingredients for a typical Christmas dinner, as well as other typical festive treats including mince pies, sparkling wine and chocolates. Continue reading...
  
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• Is Longchamp’s Le Pliage the most popular handbag on the planet?

  17-12-2025 06:00
  Owned and run by the Cassegrain family, Longchamp is flying high after being embraced by Gen Z
  
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