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• PayPal: cash out 

  19-10-2018 16:36 via ft.com
  Digital payments company’s stock needs a youthful kick
  
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• Boots owner nearing $9bn sale of chemist to Canada’s Weston family

  30-09-2026 20:59 via ft.com
  Takeover would mark the billionaire family’s return to UK retail four years after its sale of Selfridges
  
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• The Very Group hires former Frasers Group exec as new marketing director

  30-09-2026 15:14 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  The Very Group has appointed former Frasers Group executive Beckie Crane-Stanion as its new marketing director. With experience spanning fashion, sport and beauty, she previously worked…
  
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• Marks Electrical lifts profit expectations and reveals new finance chief

  30-09-2026 10:22 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  Marks Electrical has increased its full year profit expectations as it announced the appointment of its new chief financial officer. The retailer said it is expecting…
  
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• Greggs posts 3.4% like-for-like sales growth but warns of 740 manufacturing job losses

  30-09-2026 09:49 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  Greggs has reported a 7.7% increase in third quarter total sales, with like-for-like sales increasing by 3.4%, as it also announced that it could cut around…
  
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• Greggs to cut 740 factory jobs to save costs

  30-09-2026 09:28 via ft.com
  Shares rise as bakery chain raises profit outlook for the year
  
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• Sofa Club opens 13,500 square foot Cardiff store

  30-09-2026 09:00 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  Design-led furniture brand Sofa Club has brought its new retail concept to Wales with the opening of a 13,500 square foot store in Cardiff. The store…
  
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• CTR Group acquires Hirestreet to scale fashion rental subscriptions

  30-09-2026 07:43 via theretailbulletin.com
  Fashion rental platform Hirestreet has been acquired by CTR Group, the UK circular economy and reverse logistics business. In a statement, CTR said the deal puts…
  
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• Primark teams up with Circ to introduce recycled polyester into clothing

  30-09-2026 07:35 via theretailbulletin.com
  Primark has partnered with textile-to-textile recycling firm Circ to introduce recycled polyester made from textile waste into Primark clothing. The move forms part of Primark’s efforts…
  
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• Luxury watches must win back wrist space

  30-09-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  The rise of health-tracking rings creates an opportunity for Cartier, Rolex and the like
  
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• Shein’s pain is high street retailers’ gain

  30-09-2026 01:01 via ft.com
  The UK’s imminent end of the duty-free loophole for low-cost imports will benefit the Hong Kong-listed company’s rivals
  
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• M&S teams up with Sephora to launch beauty destinations in 100 stores

  29-09-2026 15:07 via theretailbulletin.com
  M&S is teaming up with LVMH’s Sephora to create a new beauty destination in selected M&S stores across the UK next spring. The new Sephora at…
  
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• M&S strikes beauty deal with LVMH’s Sephora

  29-09-2026 13:00 via ft.com
  Cosmetics chain to begin opening concessions in 100 Marks and Spencer stores next spring
  
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• Cardfactory revenue rises 5.3% but like-for-like store sales fall

  29-09-2026 10:49 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  Cardfactory has reported an increase in first half revenue, although like-for-like store sales declined following weaker footfall. In the six months to 31 July, group revenue…
  
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• Asda commits £250m to British produce in Len Wright Salads deal

  29-09-2026 10:47 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  Asda is making a £250 million investment in British produce through a new 10-year partnership with UK grower Len Wright Salads. Worth approximately £25 million a…
  
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• Currys launches Christmas recruitment drive for 1,000 seasonal roles

  29-09-2026 09:48 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  Currys has launched its Christmas recruitment drive as it looks to fill around 1,000 seasonal retail roles in its 297 UK and Ireland stores. The first…
  
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• When should retailers charge for returns?

  29-09-2026 08:46 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  By Frida Wikingsson, Product Manager, nShift Free returns still matter to UK shoppers, but they do not expect every return to be treated the same.  Peak…
  
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• Matalan hires M&S creative director as head of creative brand

  29-09-2026 08:46 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  Matalan has appointed Adele Pickering (née Chidwick) as head of creative brand. Due to join the fashion and homeware retailer in November, she has spent the…
  
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• John Lewis “supercharges” in-store experience with new specialist concessions

  29-09-2026 08:46 via theretailbulletin.com
  John Lewis is “supercharging” its in-store experience with an expanded line-up of specialist concessions, as it looks to develop destinations where “shopping meets discovery”. The move…
  
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• Beaverbrooks posts ‘resilient’ year as like-for-like sales rise 1.1%

  29-09-2026 08:08 via theretailbulletin.com
  Beaverbrooks has said it put in a resilient performance last year amid a “tough” period for UK retail but warned the year ahead will not be…
  
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• Starbucks scales back ESG goals and fires sustainability staff

  29-09-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Early corporate champion of climate action scales back or reviews targets to halve emissions, waste and water use
  
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• Starbucks retreats from green goals amid $2bn cost drive

  29-09-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Early corporate champion of climate action scales back or reviews targets to halve emissions, waste and water use
  
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• Shein shares sink after profits disappoint in first results since IPO

  29-09-2026 05:28 via ft.com
  Fast-fashion retailer squeezed by rising freight costs and Iran war fallout
  
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• Convenience store woman: Lady Gaga urges Japanese to work at FamilyMart

  29-09-2026 03:49 via ft.com
  Chain taps pop star in bid to recruit staff amid labour shortages
  
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• River Island debuts new-look store concept at Centre:mk, Milton Keynes

  29-09-2026 00:22 via theretailbulletin.com
  River Island has unveiled a new store concept at Centre:mk in Milton Keynes. The fashion retailer said the 12,800 square foot transformed store will aim to…
  
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• How AI is reshaping the path to purchase

  28-09-2026 10:20 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  AI is quickly becoming the new shop window. If your product information isn’t rich, accurate, and easy for AI platforms to understand, customers could be directed…
  
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• Morrisons appoints Mohsen Ghasempour as chief AI officer

  28-09-2026 09:39 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  Morrisons has appointed Mohsen Ghasempour to the newly created role of chief AI officer. Ghasempour will join the supermarket on 1 October from Kingfisher, where he…
  
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• Event: How AI is reshaping the path to purchase

  28-09-2026 09:39 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  AI is quickly becoming the new shop window. If your product information isn’t rich, accurate, and easy for AI platforms to understand, customers could be directed…
  
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• New West End Company publishes decade of growth manifesto for London’s West End

  28-09-2026 09:13 via theretailbulletin.com
  New West End Company has published a new manifesto for London’s West End that sets out its ambitions to fuel a decade of growth for the…
  
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• Uniqlo to open 8,000 sq ft store at Bath’s SouthGate

  28-09-2026 07:36 via theretailbulletin.com
  Uniqlo is to open a store at Bath’s SouthGate shopping centre next spring/summer. The Japanese fashion brand has taken an 8,000 square foot unit next to…
  
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