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• Retail leaders to discuss workforce costs and efficiency

  24-08-2026 09:51 via theretailbulletin.com
  Workforce costs are rising, margins are being squeezed and retailers are under increasing pressure to plan, staff and operate more efficiently. And all while maintaining a…
  
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• Morrisons Palmers Green launches home and garden collection hub

  24-08-2026 11:38 via retailgazette.co.uk
  Morrisons Palmers Green has launched a home and garden collection hub featuring products from The Range, Wilko and Homebase.
  The supermarket’s new 800 sq ft collection point, which was introduced on 21 August, allows customers to browse, order and collect thousands of products across home, garden and DIY while completing their weekly food shop. 
  The space is designed to make home improvement and everyday tasks easier, according to the retailer. 
  It features takeaway-today product
  
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• Toca Boca and adidas’s new collaboration encourages girls to stay in sports

  24-08-2026 10:54 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  adidas has teamed up with digital game firm Toca Boca to encourage girls to stay in sports.
  The partnership brings adidas products such as sportswear and accessories to Toca Boca’s “digital playground”- Toca Boca World.
  As part of the collaboratiom, the pair have created new locations for the game, which are aimed at encouraging girls to explore “sports-inspired storytelling”.
  In-app features also include a free outdoor home designer location, premium style packs an
  
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• Starship Technologies delivery robots pulled from Sheffield after five-month trial

  24-08-2026 09:52 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Starship Technologies has pulled its autonomous delivery robots from Sheffield just five months after launching in the city with Uber Eats.
  The robotics firm said its pilot had come to an end and the service had been paused while it reviews the results, before deciding whether to deploy its robots in Sheffield again.
  It follows a series of vandalism incidents involving the six-wheeled delivery robots and their infrastructure, including visibility flags being snapped off and the words “off
  
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• Retail safety compliance – converting policy into operational proof

  24-08-2026 09:51 via theretailbulletin.com
  Retailers are operating in a legal environment that increasingly expects prevention, evidence and consistent implementation. A written policy remains important, but it is no longer enough…
  
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• Morrisons promises ‘Unbeatable Prices’ on 500 weekly essentials

  24-08-2026 09:51 via theretailbulletin.com
  Morrisons has launched a price match promise that guarantees its ‘Unbeatable Prices’ will not be beaten by those at Aldi, Lidl, Tesco, Sainsbury’s or Asda. It…
  
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• Abercrombie & Fitch elects Lovesac president Mary Fox to board

  24-08-2026 09:51 via theretailbulletin.com
  Abercrombie & Fitch has announced the election of Mary Fox to its board. A graduate of Coventry University in the UK, Fox is currently president of…
  
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• Morrisons launches 1,000 apprenticeships to ‘train next generation of retail leaders’

  24-08-2026 09:32 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Morrisons is launching 1,000 new apprenticeships with the aim of building its next generation of store leaders and protect specialist fresh food skills.
  Its new Proper Jobs: Fresh Start Programme will offer 1,000 young people a fully funded qualification and route into management by 2030, with roles spanning its stores, logistics operations, manufacturing sites and head office.
  The two-year programme will begin with recruits spending 13 weeks working as a Morrisons store colleague before progres
  
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• DFS returns to Saturday night TV with The Voice UK partnership

  24-08-2026 09:23 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  DFS has teamed up with ITV’s The Voice UK for a new marketing campaign, building on its partnership with Britain’s Got Talent earlier this year.
  It will feature throughout the singing competition across TV, streaming, digital and social media as part of its wider ‘What’s Your Thing?’ brand platform.
  The Voice UK returned to screens on 22 August and runs until 31 October.
  A new 10-second advert plays on the programme’s famous blind audition format, with DF
  
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• Retail helps drive Britain’s hidden productivity boom

  24-08-2026 09:14 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Britain’s retail sector is among the industries driving a surprise rebound in productivity that may have been masked by unreliable official employment data.
  New analysis from the Resolution Foundation suggests UK productivity has grown by an average of 1.1 per cent a year over the two years to June 2026, marking a sharp turnaround from the 0.7 per cent annual decline recorded during the previous two years.
  Crucially for retailers, the improvement appears to be broad-based rather than conce
  
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• Alibaba raises £7.5bn to accelerate AI investment

  24-08-2026 09:09 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Alibaba is raising £7.5bn through a major share sale as it doubles down on its AI ambitions.
  The retail and tech group is issuing 710m new shares in Hong Kong at around £10.54 each, with the deal expected to raise roughly £7.5bn.
  Alibaba said the proceeds would be used to develop its “full stack” AI capabilities, including chips, computing infrastructure and artificial intelligence models.
  The deal represents the largest-ever primary follow-on offering by a Hong Kon
  
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• Morrisons vows to beat rivals on price across 500 everyday products

  24-08-2026 09:04 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Morrisons has launched a new price pledge across more than 500 everyday products.
  The grocer’s new “unbeatable prices” commitment promises that the products covered will cost the same or less than at Aldi, Asda, Lidl, Sainsbury’s and Tesco.
  The initiative spans weekly essentials including bananas, tomatoes, carrots, bread, butter and chicken fillets, alongside fresh products sold through Morrisons’ Market Street counters, including its bakeries and fishmongers.
  It m
  
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• Shein targets $27bn valuation as long-awaited Hong Kong IPO launches

  24-08-2026 09:00 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Shein is targeting a valuation of up to $27bn (around £19.8bn) as it launches its long-awaited Hong Kong stock market float.Shein is looking to raise as much as HK$13.86bn through the IPO, offering 280m shares priced between HK$47.60 and HK$49.50 each.
  The proposed valuation marks a dramatic fall from the $98.2bn price tag Shein commanded during a private fundraising round in 2022, as slowing growth, rising costs and increased regulatory scrutiny weigh on the business.
  Shein is expected to
  
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• Poundland revenue overstated by £60m ahead of £1 takeover

  24-08-2026 08:54 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Poundland overstated its revenues by £60m in the run-up to its £1 sale to Gordon Brothers, newly filed accounts have revealed.
  A review carried out as part of the discount retailer’s takeover uncovered a series of accounting errors, including sales between its UK business and operations in the Republic of Ireland and Isle of Man being incorrectly counted as external revenue, The Times reported.
  The adjustment related to Poundland’s financial year ending September 2024 and
  
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• Stradivarius opens new store at The Bentall Centre, Kingston

  24-08-2026 07:57 via theretailbulletin.com
    Inditex-owned fashion brand Stradivarius has opened a new store at The Bentall Centre in Kingston. The shop offers the brand’s new range of casual and…
  
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• Morrisons launches 1,000 new apprenticeships in Fresh Start Programme

  24-08-2026 07:57 via theretailbulletin.com
  Morrisons is launching 1,000 new apprenticeships to give young people the opportunity to build long-term careers in retail management and leadership. The Proper Jobs: Fresh Start…
  
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• Shein seeks $27bn valuation from Hong Kong IPO

  24-08-2026 04:55 via ft.com
  New figure is just over a quarter of its peak after fast-fashion retailer’s attempts to list in New York and London derailed by opposition
  
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• Shein plans to raise $1.8bn in Hong Kong IPO

  24-08-2026 03:55 via ft.com
  Fast-fashion retailer’s previous attempts to list in New York and London faced opposition
  
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• Marquee Brands to acquire Canadian retailer Roots

  23-08-2026 23:24 via theretailbulletin.com
  Marquee Brands has entered into an agreement to acquire the Canadian clothing brand Roots. The company will pay C$4.10 per share for Roots, which is listed…
  
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• CDS Superstores opens multi-brand home and garden hub in a Morrisons store in London

  23-08-2026 23:11 via theretailbulletin.com
  A new partnership has seen CDS Superstores, the owner of The Range, Wilko and Homebase, launch a multi-brand hub in a Morrisons store in London’s Palmers…
  
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• DFS partners with The Voice UK in new ITV marketing campaign

  23-08-2026 21:40 via theretailbulletin.com
  DFS has returned to ITV’s Saturday night schedule in a new partnership with The Voice UK as it builds on the success of its integrated marketing…
  
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• Superdry & Co co-founder: “The easiest way to communicate to consumers that you’ve changed is stores”

  22-08-2026 08:39 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  As Superdry & Co doubles down on physical retail, outlets and a growing stable of heritage brands, founder Julian Dunkerton explains why the business has found a clear new place in fashion retail.
  Superdry & Co is not simply a rebrand, according to Dunkerton. It is a return to the retail model that helped him build the business in the first place. A controlled, curated fashion environment where each brand has a distinct role and the customer is given something different from the increasi
  
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• Big running shoe brands are regaining their lead

  22-08-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Nike and Adidas are back in the race after challenger brands such as On Holding and Hoka start to lose momentum
  
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• Radley stops website sales amid closure

  21-08-2026 17:21 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Accessories retailer Radley’s website is directing customers to its remaining stores with a banner reading “website now closed”, following its administration earlier this year.
  Radley’s closing-down sale is offering customers 70 per cent off all remaining stock, as the brand known for its Scottie dog logo clears inventory ahead of its final store closures.
  Its remaining stores in Covent Garden [pictured] and Glasgow are expected to shut by the end of August. Its 19 conces
  
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• Popular bus driver known for blowing bubbles named ‘Ambassador of Joy’ by Aldi

  21-08-2026 12:39 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Aldi has named London bus driver Ricki Reid as ‘Ambassador of Joy’ of the retailer’s Finsbury Park branch, after he was asked to stop blowing bubbles on his bus route.
  Reid was well known for blowing bubbles on his route between Finsbury Park and Whitechapel and was particularly popular with younger passengers, who reportedly named his service “the bubble bus”.
  He visited the store on 20 August 2026, greeting customers as they arrived. Related StoryPopular bus drive
  
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• In Pictures: Fenwick celebrates ‘return to routine’ in Autumn 26 campaign

  21-08-2026 12:36 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Department store Fenwick has unveiled its Autumn 2026 campaign, which celebrates returning to routine after summer with layered silhouettes.
  Titled ‘Back to Business’, the campaign showcases the retailer’s autumn collection, which features a richer colour palette.At the heart of the campaign is the new-season wardrobe, with autumn-ready pieces designed to refresh everyday dressing. The range includes items from Damson Madder, ONLY, Weekend Max Mara, Parlez, Carhartt WIP and Bar
  
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• Garage and Dynamite bring Klarna payments to stores

  21-08-2026 11:09 via retailgazette.co.uk
  Flexible payments provider Klarna is now available in-store at fashion brands Garage Clothing and Dynamite locations across Canada, the US and the UK.
  The expanded partnership brings the payment flexibility customers already use online into more than 300 stores. 
  The retailers’ customers can now pay in full or divide eligible purchases into interest-free installments directly at checkout using the Klarna app.
  Shoppers can scan a QR code with their phone at checkout and complete their
  
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• Co-op sponsors Special Olympics GB National Summer Games

  21-08-2026 11:02 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Co-op and Co-op Media Network have been named as the official sponsors of the Special Olympics Great Britain National Summer Games 2026, alongside Coca-Cola.
  The Special Olympics GB aims to ensure that people who have an “intellectual disability” are “valued and taken seriously”. The Summer Games is the UK’s largest inclusive multi-sport event, bringing together 1,200 athletes.
  Co-op and Co-op Media Network will be supplying own-brand food and drink to support the v
  
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• Superdrug commits to significant upsize at Harlequin Watford shopping centre

  21-08-2026 10:48 via retailgazette.co.uk
  Superdrug has committed to a “significant” upsize at Harlequin Watford shopping centre in Hertfordshire that will expand the space by over a third. 
  The upsize follows “consistently strong performance” at the retail destination and forms a significant vote of confidence in the destination, according to the business.
  The new Superdrug store, which will expand into the adjacent retail space, will span 11,503 sq ft. This forms a 37 per cent increase from its previous 8,
  
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• Consumer confidence hits two-year high in August as retail sales dip in July

  21-08-2026 10:43 via theretailbulletin.com
  Consumer confidence has risen in August to reach its highest level in two years as people feel more optimistic about making major purchases. GfK’s Consumer Confidence…
  
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