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• Nobody’s Child to open new store in Bath’s SouthGate Centre

  04-08-2026 15:35 via theretailbulletin.com
  Womenswear brand Nobody’s Child is set to open a new store in Bath’s SouthGate shopping centre next week. Spanning 1,500 square feet, the shop will be…
  
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• Next opens ‘largest ever’ UK store at Bluewater

  04-08-2026 15:00 via retailgazette.co.uk
  Next has opened what is officially its largest UK store at Bluewater Shopping Centre, tripling its footprint at the Kent destination to 132,000sq ft.
  The new two-floor branch includes 83,000sq ft of trading space and brings together womenswear, menswear, childrenswear and home under one roof.
  Designed by strategy and design studio Dalziel & Pow, the opening forms part of Next’s wider programme to modernise and expand its physical estate.
  The concept has previously been introduced at st
  
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• The Entertainer expects new Trafford Centre store to be sales juggernaut

  04-08-2026 14:13 via retailgazette.co.uk
  The Entertainer is now set to open a new store at Manchester’s Trafford Centre in September.
  The toy retailer will take a unit on Upper Regent Crescent, bringing a full-range specialist toy shop back to the shopping centre for the first time since 2018.
  The Entertainer expects the branch to compete with its Bluewater flagship for the highest sales across its estate of more than 150 stores.
  The shop will stock more than 3,000 toys, games and collectibles from brands including Lego, Mattel,
  
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• PepsiCo revs up experiential marketing with five-year Silverstone deal

  04-08-2026 14:08 via retailgazette.co.uk
  PepsiCo has revealed the signing a five-year partnership with Silverstone, with an eye to turning major sporting events into immersive brand experiences for Pepsi, Doritos and Gatorade.
  The FMCG behemoth has become the official soft drinks and snacks partner of the venue, which attracts more than two million visitors each year.
  The agreement will give PepsiCo a year-round platform across events including the Formula 1 British Grand Prix, British MotoGP, the British Touring Car Championship, CarF
  
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• CDS Superstores secures £190m credit facility to fund expansion

  04-08-2026 13:13 via theretailbulletin.com
  CDS Superstores, the owner of The Range, Wilko, Homebase and Bathstore, has secured a new £190 million revolving credit facility to fund store and technology investment.…
  
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• The Entertainer to launch new store at Trafford Centre

  04-08-2026 12:37 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  The Entertainer is opening a new store at Manchester’s Trafford Centre later this year. 
  The shop, which is expected to open in September, will be located on the shopping centre’s Upper Regent Crescent.
  The site is expected to rival the toy retailer’s flagship store at Bluewater in Kent for the top sales ranking among its 150+ shops. It will also see a full range specialist toy offer return to Trafford Centre for the first time since 2018. 
  The shop will sell the late
  
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• Aldi runs promotional ice cream van at Clapham Common

  04-08-2026 11:46 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Aldi handed out thousands of free ice creams last week in Clapham Common, as it works to help parents save money on “everyday treats”.
  This comes as new research from the budget supermarket showed that parents spend nearly £50 per a child on ice creams over the summer holidays. It also highlighted that one in four parents told their children the ice cream van had run out of ice cream to avoid the expense.
  On average the research showed parents pay £2.35 per a 99 ice
  
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• John Lewis launches new sports and wellness departments

  04-08-2026 11:18 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  John Lewis has launched a new sports and wellness concept, becoming the first UK retailer to bring sportswear, footwear, wearable technology, recovery, AI-powered fitness and expert services together in one destination.  
  The concept has launched at the department store’s Oxford Street site, before it rolls out to Liverpool on 19 August, Cheadle on 26 August and Glasgow in late September.
  The multi-million-pound investment is set to transform how customers shop for fitness, healt
  
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• Moss doubles down on Cribbs with larger store as Levi’s signs up

  04-08-2026 11:10 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Moss has announced that it is relocating to a larger store at Cribbs Mall, after signing a 15-year lease, while Levi’s is set to take over the menswear retailer’s former unit.
  Moss will move into a 4,124sq ft store at the Bristol shopping centre, giving it almost twice the space of its existing 2,265sq ft branch.
  The expanded shop will allow Moss to display a broader range of suits, formalwear, casualwear and accessories, as well as upgrade its customer experience.
  Meanwhile, Levi&rs
  
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• H&M Home celebrates Winnie the Pooh’s 100th anniversary with new collection

  04-08-2026 11:05 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  H&M Home has teamed up with Sanderson and Disney to introduce a new collection to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Winnie the Pooh.
  The collaboration is inspired by the “emotions of packing up a picnic and taking a stroll through England’s enchanted ancient woodland”.
  At the heart of the collection is two colourways that were originally crafted by Sanderson, featuring Macaron green and BonBon blue. Related StoryH&M Home celebrates Winnie the Pooh’s 100th anniver
  
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• The Range owner secures massive £190m funding boost to accelerate expansion

  04-08-2026 09:52 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  The owner of The Range, Wilko, Homebase and Bathstore has secured a hefty new £190m credit facility to increase investment in stores, artificial intelligence and its supply chain.
  CDS Superstores has agreed the asset-based revolving credit facility with Wells Fargo Capital Finance, alongside HSBC and Citi.
  The new arrangement is more than double the size of its previous facility and will provide additional working capital to support the retail group’s next stage of growth.
  CDS said t
  
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• Matalan boss Henrik Nordvall exits after just six months

  04-08-2026 09:45 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Matalan chief executive Henrik Nordvall has stepped down just six months after joining the company, with chairman Karl-Heinz Holland returning to lead the business.
  Nordvall has left “by mutual agreement with the board”, while Holland has been appointed permanent executive chair with immediate effect.
  The former H&M UK and Ireland boss joined Matalan on 2 February following 17 years with the Swedish fashion giant, where he held several international leadership positions.
  At the t
  
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• Retail’s Blind Spot: Why keeping colleagues safe now starts long before they step into store

  04-08-2026 09:42 via theretailbulletin.com
  The conversation around colleague safety in retail has shifted, and not subtly. What was once considered a largely operational issue, centred on loss prevention teams and…
  
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• ProCook CFO Dan Walden to step down as new CEO incentive scheme confirmed

  04-08-2026 09:42 via theretailbulletin.com
  ProCook has announced that its chief financial officer, Dan Walden, will be stepping down from both the board and his position. The company has also confirmed…
  
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• Analysis: Healey’s profiteering warning risks blaming retail for an inflation shock it cannot control

  04-08-2026 09:32 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Chancellor John Healey’s warning that shoppers must not be “taken for a ride at the pump or the till” was designed to show households that the government is ready to confront businesses.
  Politically, the intervention is understandable. Economically, it risks identifying the wrong culprit.
  Healey simultaneously acknowledged that there was “no significant evidence” of price gouging during the current cost-of-living crisis, and told major retailers that ministers were
  
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• Hugo Boss beats forecasts despite significant sales drop

  04-08-2026 09:13 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Hugo Boss has posted better-than-expected second-quarter operating profit and maintained its full-year outlook, despite weaker demand pushing sales down nine per cent.
  The company’s earnings before interest and tax fell 28 per cent to €59m (£51m) during the quarter, from €81m a year earlier.
  However, the result surpassed analysts’ average forecast of €52m, while its EBIT margin narrowed from 8.1 per cent to 6.5 per cent.
  Sales dropped nine per cent on a currency
  
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• Matalan CEO Henrik Nordvall steps down after six months

  04-08-2026 09:03 via theretailbulletin.com
  Matalan’s chief executive Henrik Nordvall has stepped down “by mutual agreement with the board” just six months after joining the business. The fashion and home retailer…
  
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• Boots rolls out Jo Malone London across 39 stores and online

  04-08-2026 09:01 via retailgazette.co.uk
  Boots has expanded its premium beauty offer by launching Jo Malone London in 39 stores nationwide and on Boots.com.
  It said the partnership gives shoppers greater access to the British luxury fragrance brand, which will be available through more UK locations than at any other retailer.
  The range launches on Tuesday 4 August and features a curated selection of Jo Malone London fragrances, including Lime Basil & Mandarin, English Pear & Freesia and Wood Sage & Sea Salt.
  Boots will also
  
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• Bodycare bags fresh funding to fuel AI-led high street comeback

  04-08-2026 08:59 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Bodycare has secured a fresh investment round, with a view to accelerating its return to the high street and developing an AI-powered retail model.
  The company said the funding was led by early-stage venture capital firm Arāya Ventures, alongside entrepreneur Dilesh Mehta and a syndicate of retail operators, technology specialists and brand builders.
  The size of the investment was not disclosed.
  The new capital will support Bodycare’s national store rollout and the development of AIME
  
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• Currys, B&Q, Lush and Argos among latest RG Retail Excellence Awards finalists

  04-08-2026 08:57 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Retailers delivering standout digital initiatives, high-performing ecommerce programmes and distinctive fashion propositions have been named in the latest RG Retail Excellence Awards 2026 shortlists…
  The finalists have been revealed for Fashion Retailer of the Year, Digital Team of the Year and Digital Initiative of the Year.
  The three categories recognise retailers combining strong customer propositions with digital innovation, effective teamwork and new technology designed to improve th
  
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• Zalando trims 2026 growth forecast as shares tumble 9%

  04-08-2026 08:52 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Berlin-headquartered ecommerce multinational Zalando has warned that its full-year sales growth will come in toward the lower end of expectations, despite reporting double-digit profit growth in its second quarter.
  The company said that it now expects both gross merchandise volume (GMV) and revenue growth to fall within the lower half of its previously announced 12 per cent to 17 per cent range for 2026.
  The revised forecast sent Zalando’s shares down nine per cent in pre-market trading in
  
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• Waitrose permanently extends quick-commerce delivery hours at 35 stores

  04-08-2026 08:14 via theretailbulletin.com
  Waitrose is permanently extending its quick-commerce delivery hours at 35 UK stores, following an initial expansion during the World Cup. The supermarket extended its delivery window…
  
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• B&M completes POS rollout ross 790+ UK stores in partnership with PMC

  04-08-2026 08:00 via theretailbulletin.com
  Value retailer, B&M, has partnered with commerce technology specialist, PMC,   to deploy a modernised Point of Sale (POS) solution spanning hardware and software across its…
  
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• B&M completes POS rollout across 790+ UK stores in partnership with PMC

  04-08-2026 08:00 via theretailbulletin.com
  Value retailer, B&M, has partnered with commerce technology specialist, PMC, to deploy a modernised Point of Sale (POS) solution spanning hardware and software across its entire estate…
  
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