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• Aldi to open 11 stores before Christmas

  06-11-2024 01:01 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Aldi is planning to open 11 new stores across the UK between now and Christmas as it continues its expansion across the UK.
  The discounter will open new stores in Sedgley in the West Midlands and Castle Douglas in Scotland this week, followed by Horsham in West Sussex and Muswell Hill in London later this month.
  New locations in Totton, Hampshire, Cribbs Causeway, Bristol and Pwllheli in Gwynedd are scheduled to open before Christmas.
  Aldi is also refurbing more than 15 stores between now and Ch
  
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• WHSmith shares tumble 17% as retailer announces capital raise

  10-06-2026 09:13 via ft.com
  London-listed company warns of hit to profits from the Middle East conflict
  
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• WHSmith shares tumble 16% as retailer announces capital raise and slashes profit forecast

  10-06-2026 09:13 via ft.com
  London-listed company warns of hit to earnings from the Middle East conflict
  
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• Lifestyle Retail Group rebrands as Secret Sales Group

  10-06-2026 09:01 via theretailbulletin.com
  Secret Sales owner Lifestyle Retail Group has rebranded as Secret Sales Group. The group said the move reflects the success of the Secret Sales brand at a... View Article
  
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• Lidl invests £500m in British berry industry

  10-06-2026 08:32 via theretailbulletin.com
  Lidl is investing £500 million in the British berry industry to help increase the volume of UK grown berries. The sum reflects the value of the... View Article
  
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• Brits spend 370 million hours a month on parcel admin

  10-06-2026 08:00 via theretailbulletin.com
  Quadient, a global automation platform powering secure and sustainable business connections, today revealed new research showing that Brits are spending an estimated 370 million hours every... View Article
  
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• AllSaints rolls out AI app connecting 2,300 staff globally

  10-06-2026 07:56 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  AllSaints has partnered with an AI-powered employee platform in a bid to improve communication and engagement across its global workforce.
  The company, which operates 281 stores worldwide, has rolled out Thrive’s branded mobile app across its stores, studios and distribution centres in the UK, US, Europe and Asia.
  The platform will be used by more than 2,300 AllSaints Group employees, including staff at its US luxury menswear brand John Varvatos.
  Thrive’s app gives frontline teams in
  
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• Retail chiefs warn Starmer the “ladder of opportunity” is wobbling for young people

  10-06-2026 07:51 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Some of the UK’s largest retailers are preparing to urge prime minister Keir Starmer to take action on youth unemployment, as industry leaders warn that rising employment costs risk shutting young people out of work.
  The British Retail Consortium has drafted a letter to Downing Street calling for a joint retail and government taskforce to address the youth jobs crisis, according to Sky News.
  The letter is expected to be backed by bosses from major retailers including Marks & Spencer, S
  
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• The Body Shop launches on Uber Eats across UK

  10-06-2026 07:04 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  The Body Shop has launched on Uber Eats in the UK in the latest push from the delivery platform into beauty and wellness.
  The partnership will allow customers to order The Body Shop products through the Uber Eats app for delivery in minutes, adding another major high street name to the platform’s growing retail offer.
  Uber Grocery and Retail UK general manager Katie Hunter said the launch would bring the beauty retailer’s products “straight to your doorstep in minutes”, a
  
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• Online Home Shop opens huge Manchester fulfilment centre to support growth

  10-06-2026 06:07 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Online Home Shop has opened a 327,000 sq ft fulfilment centre in Trafford Park, Manchester, as the homewares retailer looks to increase capacity and support its rapid growth.
  The new site provides around 45,000 pallet spaces and will help the retailer improve stock management, distribution efficiency and customer service as demand continues to rise.
  OHS said the move would remove historic capacity constraints caused by operating across multiple sites, allowing the business to ship six million or
  
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• Boots in talks over $10bn sale as owners look to ditch IPO plan

  09-06-2026 17:44 via ft.com
  Weston family and Australian group Sigma Healthcare both interested in buying UK pharmacy chain
  
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• Screwfix unveils next instalment of brand platform starring Mo Farah

  09-06-2026 16:52 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Screwfix has unveiled a new campaign, fronted by Olympic runner Mo Farah, as it aims to increase usage of its  fast delivery and collection offerings.
  Devised in collaboration with M+C Saatchi Group UK, the campaign builds on the its ‘No Stopping You’ brand platform. The campaign is designed to “position the retailer’s convenience services through the language of sports advertising”.
  Titled ‘Screwfix Convenience’, the marketing drive aims to increa
  
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• Pret beats headwinds with 8% UK sales jump

  09-06-2026 16:39 via theretailbulletin.com
  Pret A Manger has reported system sales growth of 7%, and 8% in the UK, for the first four months of 2026 despite a challenging macroeconomic... View Article
  
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• Desert Island Stores: Chris Brook-Carter, CEO of Retail Trust

  09-06-2026 16:39 via theretailbulletin.com
  In this latest Desert Island Stores interview, Glynn Davis chats with Chris Brook-Carter, chief executive of Retail Trust. Hear Chris speak at the Retail HR Summit... View Article
  
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• Asda: Nesta partnership ‘supports’ development of health strategy

  09-06-2026 13:19 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Asda has today (9 June) published findings from its two-year collaboration with charity Nesta that found the partnership supported the development of Asda’s health strategy.
  The strategy included the introduction of a new health target to improve the average health score of its sales year-on-year. It measured this using the Government’s Nutrient Profiling Model (NPM).
  Senior director for technical, quality and sustainable sourcing at Asda Darina Hall said: “We’re proud of
  
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• Warm weather boosts retail sales in May

  09-06-2026 13:14 via theretailbulletin.com
  Retail sales climbed in May as the month’s heatwave boosted trade in outdoor and summer goods. According to the British Retail Consortium and KPMG Retail Sales... View Article
  
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• Frasers Group considers £500m offer for Metrocentre

  09-06-2026 13:10 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Frasers Group is reportedly considering a £500 million offer for Metrocentre shopping centre in Gateshead.
  The investment group is among a number of parties considering making bids for Metrocentre, according to Sky News.
  Real estate firm Landsec has also “expressed an interest” in snapping up the shopping centre, which is the UK’s biggest regional shopping centre outside of London. .Related Story 5 retailers boosting their investment in travel retail08/06/2026 x 11:0
  
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• Pret sales rise as CEO cites ‘encouraging’ start to year

  09-06-2026 13:04 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Pret A Manger has reported a strong start to 2026, with a rise in customer visits and store estate expansion driving sales.
  For the first four months of 2026, the food-to-go giant’s sales rose 7% globally and 8% in the UK, following its 2025 full-year system sales and operating profit hitting £1.2bn and £37m, respectively.
  Pret cited part of this growth to its expanding store estate, which has grown to over 750 shops across 21 countries, a 5% increase year-on-year.
  In the
  
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• Bodycare teams up with PMC to power AI-first stores

  09-06-2026 12:27 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Bodycare is partnering with IT services provider PMC to deliver the digital infrastructure required to power its new store network, as it prepares to return to the UK high street.
  The move is set to bring the cosmetic retailer’s vision of a “connected, immersive and AI-first store estate to life,” according to the business.   
  It comes after Bodycare was bought out of administration by the former boss of The Body Shop in October.
  The brand is now aiming to open 2
  
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• eBay launches global campaign for online marketplace

  09-06-2026 12:13 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Online marketplace eBay has unveiled a new global brand campaign for its live shopping platform.
  Titled ‘Meanwhile on eBay Live‘, the marketing drive aims to position eBay Live as the “antidote to passive scrolling”. It highlights “the real connections and trusted individuals behind the inventory that can’t be found anywhere else.”
  Devised in collaboration with creative agency JOAN, the campaign features dedicated assets across fashion, collectables and
  
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• Lidl invests £500m in British berry growers

  09-06-2026 11:17 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Lidl is set to invest £500 million in the British berry sector, in a bid to increase volumes of UK-grown berries through new long-term sourcing agreements with suppliers.
  The discounter said the investment represents the value of sourcing contracts that will be agreed with British berry growers over the next five years.
  Lidl said the new agreements are intended to provide greater certainty for suppliers as they face rising production costs and increasingly unpredictable weather conditions.
  
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• The new rules of consumer attention: what retailers need to understand now

  09-06-2026 10:53 via theretailbulletin.com
  There was a time when retailers mainly worried about their direct competitors. A fashion brand watched other fashion brands. Grocery stores focused on other supermarkets. Movie... View Article
  
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• From hidden to recommended: How to make AI choose your store  

  09-06-2026 10:03 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Currently, store recommendations in AI chats look like simple text responses. However, the evolution of AI interfaces will inevitably transform these mentions into interactive commercial elements. If today AI simply tells a user where to buy a product, tomorrow it will provide direct “add-to-cart” links.
  We are already witnessing a fundamental shift in search architecture: Google is increasingly placing AI Overviews at the very top of the results page. This AI block pushes traditiona
  
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• Health & beauty retailer, Bodycare, selects PMC for greenfield digital transformation as it prepares for its High Street comeback

  09-06-2026 09:38 via theretailbulletin.com
  Bodycare will partner with commerce technology specialist, PMC, to design, orchestrate and deliver the digital infrastructure that will power its new store network as the health &... View Article
  
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• Cost-conscious shoppers won’t compromise on convenience

  09-06-2026 09:38 via theretailbulletin.com
  Consumers may be thinking more carefully about what they buy, but when they do make a purchase, they increasingly expect faster and more reliable delivery, according... View Article
  
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• ASOS plotting opening of first permanent store

  09-06-2026 09:38 via theretailbulletin.com
  ASOS is reportedly planning to open a first permanent store as it looks to extend its reach beyond online. According to The Sun, the fashion retailer... View Article
  
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• Topshop launches standalone website in Ireland

  09-06-2026 08:50 via retailgazette.co.uk
  Topshop has launched its own standalone website in Ireland as it expands its direct-to-consumer push across Europe.
  The move gives Irish shoppers access to the fashion brand’s full collections through Topshop.com and takes its dedicated ecommerce platform to 24 EU nations.
  More than 50,000 Irish customers bought Topshop through Asos last year, making Ireland one of the brand’s most engaged markets outside the UK.
  Asos said shoppers in the country bought from the brand more frequentl
  
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• Retail sales rebound as warm weather lifts May spending

  09-06-2026 08:42 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  UK retail sales rebounded in May as warm weather and the early bank holiday drove demand for summer clothing, outdoor goods and food.
  Total retail sales rose 3.7 per cent year on year in May, according to the British Retail Consortium, marking the strongest increase since April 2025.
  The rise followed a three per cent fall in April, with food sales up 3.9 per cent and non-food sales climbing 3.5 per cent.
  BRC chief executive Helen Dickinson said: “May’s heatwave drove a surge in outd
  
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• Asos plots first permanent store in London

  09-06-2026 08:38 via retailgazette.co.uk
  Asos was reportedly seeking a London site for its first permanent bricks-and-mortar store after 26 years as an online retailer.
  The ecommerce giant is reportedly currently in the process of looking for a 4000 sq ft to 8000 sq ft unit in a high-footfall location.
  Oxford Street, Regent Street, Long Acre and King’s Road were among the retail destinations understood to be under consideration.
  The move would mark Asos’ first permanent physical store, although the retailer has tested in-p
  
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• Wyse London hires Cathy Newnes-Smith as CEO

  09-06-2026 08:10 via theretailbulletin.com
  Womenswear brand Wyse London has appointed former Stripe & Stare head Cathy Newnes-Smith as its new chief executive. Newnes-Smith was chief executive of Stripe & Stare... View Article
  
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