https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/retail/en-ukCopyright (C) 2026 newslocker.comWed, 03 Jun 2026 15:39:00 +0200 Less than a year after opening its first London location, Smoov has been named the exclusive Wellbeing Beverage Partner of Healf, one of the UK’s fastest-growing wellbeing platforms.
Under the multi-year agreement, Smoov becomes Healf’s exclusive Wellbeing Beverage Partner across its experiential ecosystem, with the partnership extending across activations, ev]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/retail/smoov-named-exclusive-wellbeing-beverage-partner-of-healf/Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:39:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/retail/smoov-named-exclusive-wellbeing-beverage-partner-of-healf/ The judicial review was brought by the Association of Independent Meat Suppliers and the British Meat Processors Association, which challenged the basis on which the regulator calculates and recovers charges for food hygiene and safety contr]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/retail/high-court-quashes-fsa-slaughterhouse-charging-regime-as-unlawful/Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:33:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/retail/high-court-quashes-fsa-slaughterhouse-charging-regime-as-unlawful/ The judicial review was brought by the Association of Independent Meat Suppliers and the British Meat Processors Association, which challenged the basis on which the regulator calculates and recovers charges for food hygiene and safety contr]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/retail/high-court-calls-fsas-slaughterhouse-charging-regime-unlawful/Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:33:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/retail/high-court-calls-fsas-slaughterhouse-charging-regime-unlawful/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/retail/baked-goods-continue-to-rise/Wed, 03 Jun 2026 10:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/retail/baked-goods-continue-to-rise/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/retail/bampm-posts-steep-drop-in-profits-in-lsquodifficultrsquo-year/Wed, 03 Jun 2026 10:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/retail/bampm-posts-steep-drop-in-profits-in-lsquodifficultrsquo-year/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/retail/qampa-som-sinha-ceo-sai/Wed, 03 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/retail/qampa-som-sinha-ceo-sai/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/retail/bampm-profits-drop-47-in-tough-turnaround-year/Wed, 03 Jun 2026 09:56:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/retail/bampm-profits-drop-47-in-tough-turnaround-year/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/retail/currys-names-fredrik-tnnesen-as-new-group-chief-executive/Wed, 03 Jun 2026 09:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/retail/currys-names-fredrik-tnnesen-as-new-group-chief-executive/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/retail/home-bargains-eyes-rescue-of-historic-denby-pottery-brand/Wed, 03 Jun 2026 09:18:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/retail/home-bargains-eyes-rescue-of-historic-denby-pottery-brand/ New data from global digital trust and fraud prevention platform Forter found that AI-generated damage claims are now the fastest-growing form of return abuse.
The company said increasingly flexible retail policies were being exploited by both consumers and organised fraud networks.
With generative AI tools now w]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/retail/retailers-face-surge-in-ai-generated-fake-damage-claims-and-refund-scams/Wed, 03 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/retail/retailers-face-surge-in-ai-generated-fake-damage-claims-and-refund-scams/ The value retailer, which sells products across grocery, home, furniture and garden, reported a 26 per cent drop in annual profit after flat UK like-for-like sales and deeper price cuts weighed on performance.
B&M said the conflict in the Middle East was adding upward pressure to costs, creating a tougher backdrop for the business as it works through a turnaround plan]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/retail/bampm-profits-slide-as-discount-retailer-warns-over-rising-costs/Wed, 03 Jun 2026 08:57:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/retail/bampm-profits-slide-as-discount-retailer-warns-over-rising-costs/ The US beauty group and Puig ended negotiations late last month over a deal that would have created a major premium beauty business better placed to compete with L’Oréal.
Speaking at a Deutsche Bank consumer conference in Paris, de La Faverie said Estée Lauder remained open to acqui]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/retail/este-lauder-says-puig-merger-collapsed-over-price-concerns/Wed, 03 Jun 2026 08:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/retail/este-lauder-says-puig-merger-collapsed-over-price-concerns/ The fast fashion giant said currency-adjusted sales rose 11.5 per cent in May, beating forecasts for 8 per cent growth and offering reassurance that the retailer continues to attract shoppers despite pressure on household budgets.
For its first quarter, which ran from February to April, Inditex reported currency-adjusted sales growth of 8.8 per cent.
The Spanish retai]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/retail/zara-owner-inditex-reports-stronger-than-expected-start-to-summer-trading/Wed, 03 Jun 2026 08:39:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/retail/zara-owner-inditex-reports-stronger-than-expected-start-to-summer-trading/ Shares in the business jumped around 50 per cent earlier in the session, putting the company on track for its strongest day on record, before trading 40 per cent higher at $75.61. The stock had earlier hit a record high of $81.28.
The rally came after Victoria’s Secret lifted its fiscal 2026 net sales fore]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/retail/victorias-secret-shares-soar-as-turnaround-efforts-fuel-forecast-upgrade/Wed, 03 Jun 2026 08:36:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/retail/victorias-secret-shares-soar-as-turnaround-efforts-fuel-forecast-upgrade/ Under proposals set to come into force next year, employers would be required to offer workers on zero-hours or short-hours contracts a guaranteed minimum number of hours each week, based on their regular working pattern.
The rules, which would also apply to agency workers, f]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/retail/retailers-warn-zero-hours-contract-reforms-could-hit-christmas-hiring/Wed, 03 Jun 2026 08:32:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/retail/retailers-warn-zero-hours-contract-reforms-could-hit-christmas-hiring/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/retail/former-prada-head-becomes-chief-executive-of-alexander-mcqueen/Wed, 03 Jun 2026 08:29:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/retail/former-prada-head-becomes-chief-executive-of-alexander-mcqueen/ Titled ‘Designed for Me, Designed for Real Life’, the campaign is rooted in the belief that confidence is something you “build and stand up for”. It was designed as a response to real pressures women face.
Research from the brand reported that one in five British women over 30 have never felt confident. It also highlighted that on]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/retail/pour-moi-unveils-campaign-encouraging-women-to-be-more-confident/Tue, 02 Jun 2026 18:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/retail/pour-moi-unveils-campaign-encouraging-women-to-be-more-confident/ As part of the app experience, customers can browse products and receive styling advise and recommendations.
Head of Digital Product at ASOS Melissa Lim explains that the retailer decided to implement an AI stylist feature on ChatGPT because it had found that consumers were in]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/retail/asoss-melissa-lim-breaks-down-new-ai-stylist-app-experience/Tue, 02 Jun 2026 17:47:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/retail/asoss-melissa-lim-breaks-down-new-ai-stylist-app-experience/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/retail/aldi-to-upgrade-25-stores-this-summer/Tue, 02 Jun 2026 17:29:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/retail/aldi-to-upgrade-25-stores-this-summer/ The food manufacturer, which has a portfolio that includes Birds Eye, Aunt Bessie’s and Findus, says the investments will fund a new potato waffle production line at the Suffolk site, increasing annual output capacity to around 18,250 tonnes, equivalent to nearly 45 million potato waffles a year.
The move forms part of Nomad Food’s wider programme to stre]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/retail/nomad-foods-invests-22m-in-flagship-lowestoft-factory/Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:39:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/retail/nomad-foods-invests-22m-in-flagship-lowestoft-factory/