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• Dr Martens shares tumble as bootmaker warns on margins

  01-06-2023 14:48 via ft.com
  UK company hit by marketing and distribution problems in US
  
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• Secret Sales reveals rebrand, eyes off-price dominance as inventory tops £7bn

  10-06-2026 12:10 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Lifestyle Retail Group has rebranded as Secret Sales Group after reporting a 41 per cent rise in like-for-like gross merchandise value.
  The off-price retail group said the move reflected the growing scale and recognition of Secret Sales, which has become its flagship brand across Europe.
  The business, which operates in seven European markets, said its total available inventory had risen 124 per cent year on year and now exceeded £7 billion in retail value.
  Its recent acquisitions also con
  
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• Amazon opens Northampton fulfilment centre as £1bn county investment ramps up

  10-06-2026 12:04 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Amazon opened a new fulfilment centre in Northampton and revealed plans for a second site in nearby Kettering as its investment in the county topped £1 billion.The ecommerce giant said the two developments would create more than 4000 jobs across Northamptonshire.
  Amazon described the Northampton site as one of its most advanced logistics operations in the UK, with tens of millions of items stored across three floors of robotics.
  The planned 900,000 sq ft Kettering fulfilment centre is exp
  
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• Footasylum launches new store in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales

  10-06-2026 11:57 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Footasylum is opening a new store in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales on 11 June. 
  The 4,000 sq ft store, which is located in Cyfarthfa shopping park, will expand the shoe retailer’s UK footprint and continue its investment in physical retail.
  The new store, which brings the footwear giant to Merthyr Tydfil for the first time, will see 25 new jobs created in this retail location. 
  The Merthyr Tydfil store will showcase a selection of on-trend footwear, apparel and accessories, reflecting Fo
  
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• Joybuy to transform new UK marketplace just months after launch

  10-06-2026 11:54 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Joybuy is set to open its UK site to third-party brands just three months after launching in Britain, as JD.com looks to ramp up its challenge to Amazon and Argos.
  The company, which is owned by Chinese retail giant JD.com, launched in the UK in March with more than 100,000 products across categories including technology, home appliances, beauty, homeware and groceries.
  Joybuy currently sells own-brand and directly sourced products, but is now preparing to introduce a curated marketplace featuri
  
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• Sigma Healthcare confirms early-stage talks to snap up Boots

  10-06-2026 11:52 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Sigma Healthcare has confirmed it has held early-stage talks over a potential acquisition of Boots.
  The Australian pharmaceutical wholesaler and retailer said it “continuously reviews opportunities” that could create shareholder value, but stressed there was no certainty that any deal would go ahead.
  The confirmation followed a Financial Times report that Sigma was among potential bidders for Boots in a sale process that could value the British health and beauty retailer at about $1
  
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• WHSmith shares tumble 19% as retailer announces capital raise

  10-06-2026 11:10 via ft.com
  London-listed company warns of profit hit from Iran war as it announces roughly £100mn equity raise
  
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• WHSmith partners with Solum to roll out ESLs

  10-06-2026 11:02 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  WHSmith has partnered with digital transformation firm Solum to enhance travel retail via electronic shelf label (ESL) solutions across the retailer’s UK travel stores. 
  The initiative will start with high-footfall locations including WHSmith’s recently opened flagship stores at Heathrow Airport.
  The rollout supports WHSmith’s flagship stores across Heathrow Terminals 3, 4 and 5 as part of a broader deployment across the its travel retail network. 
  It is designed to s
  
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• WHSmith issues profit warning and announces capital raise

  10-06-2026 10:34 via theretailbulletin.com
  WHSmith has issued a profit warning and announced a capital raise as it reported on its revenue performance for the 14 weeks to 6 June. Total... View Article
  
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• Amazon opens new Northampton fulfilment centre as part of £1bn investment

  10-06-2026 10:32 via theretailbulletin.com
  Amazon has opened a new fulfilment centre in Northampton and announced plans for a second site in nearby Kettering. The two developments will take the retailer’s... View Article
  
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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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