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• Ted Baker operator secures new funding for the brand

  05-12-2023 01:00 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  The operator of Ted Baker’s UK and European retail and ecommerce business has secured new funding to help grow the brand. Specialist asset-based lender Secure Trust... View Article
  
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• Aldi recruiting for 450 entry-level store assistants

  16-07-2026 18:20 via theretailbulletin.com
  Aldi is recruiting for more than 450 entry-level store assistant vacancies as it continues its expansion across the UK. The supermarket is planning to open round... View Article
  
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• Former Ocado Ads leader heads to Joybuy

  16-07-2026 18:04 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Jack Johnson is leaving Ocado after almost five years to join Joybuy, as the JD.com-owned ecommerce platform ramps up its European expansion.
  Johnson took to LinkedIn to explain he will depart the online grocer to lead and build Joybuy’s retail media business across the UK and Europe.
  He described his departure from Ocado Retail as “incredibly bittersweet”, as the creation of Ocado Ads and Beet by Ocado was “one of the most challenging, rewarding, and flat-out fun experie
  
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• The AI boom is making laptops and tablets more expensive. Could refurbished tech retailers be the biggest winner?

  16-07-2026 15:57 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Over recent years, the demand for artificial intelligence has skyrocketed – impacting everything from text and image generation to agentic forecasting. However, over the past few months, the surge in popularity for AI has begun to reshape an unlikely corner of the retail market.
  As technology companies race to build AI data centres, the industry has found that the memory chips needed to power them are becoming increasingly scarce, driving up the cost of everything from laptops to tablets.
  
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• The inside scoop: Little Moons’ Louisa Dodd on how the brand is reshaping its supply chain

  16-07-2026 15:54 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  The mochi ice cream maker is emerging from a turbulent few years. But amid new leadership and operational changes, sustainability has remained at the heart of the B Corp. Sustainability chief Louisa Dodd argues that responsible sourcing should not be viewed as a ‘luxury’ but as a crucial part of creating a resilient supply chain.
  For many businesses, an investment in making their operations more sustainable is an ambition that might be difficult to square with commercial reality. How
  
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• DFS expects £45m profit despite weaker second half demand

  16-07-2026 14:56 via theretailbulletin.com
  DFS is expecting to post an underlying pre-tax profit of around £45 million for the year to 28 June, in line with its previously upgraded guidance... View Article
  
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• Ocado shares plunge 18% as tech licensing division struggles

  16-07-2026 13:26 via ft.com
  Shares hit 13-year low after UK grocery delivery group reports lower profits and says new installations will be delayed
  
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• DFS credits platform innovation and people for projected £45m profit

  16-07-2026 11:48 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  DFS expects to hit a profit, before tax, of £45 million, as the furniture retailer issued a trading update for the year ending 28 June.
  As it ungraded its guidance, DFS reported its profit increased 15 per cent year-on-year, despite weaker market demand in H2.
  Profit performance was underpinned by 2.7 per cent revenue growth, gross margin expansion and continued cost discipline.
  “Continued investment in innovation across our platforms and people has achieved record customer Net Promo
  
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• Dreams beds in for year-long Channel 4 and UKTV sponsorship push

  16-07-2026 11:38 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Dreams has signed a year-long sponsorship deal spanning Channel 4 streaming, UKTV and Great! TV is it aims maintain a continuous presence in front of British viewers.
  The partnership, brokered by Havas Media UK, will place Dreams alongside a range of entertainment programmes under a bespoke ‘Entertainment You Love’ package.
  Launching this month and running until July 2027, the campaign covers Channel 4’s streaming service and eight linear television channels.
  Dreams will featur
  
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• Crunchy times for brands

  16-07-2026 10:45 via theretailbulletin.com
  In my younger days I’d take an annual trip over to Ireland to watch the horse racing at tracks around the country and on my return... View Article
  
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• BRC calls on Andy Burnham to back manifesto for jobs, growth and affordability

  16-07-2026 10:44 via theretailbulletin.com
  The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has launched its Buy into Retail Manifesto, which calls on Andy Burnham to work with retailers to support reforms to employment... View Article
  
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• Dunelm reports 2.9% Q4 sales growth despite heatwave impact on footfall

  16-07-2026 10:07 via theretailbulletin.com
  Dunelm has reported “solid” fourth quarter trading, with sales up 2.9% to £428 million after a strong performance from its summer living category. The homeware retailer’s... View Article
  
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• How Department Stores Became Leisure Destinations

  16-07-2026 09:49 via theretailbulletin.com
  For decades, the British department store followed a simple promise: walk in, browse the haberdashery, ride the escalator past perfume and homeware, and leave with a... View Article
  
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• Why Gymshark Chose the App Over Shops

  16-07-2026 09:48 via theretailbulletin.com
  Gymshark did not build one of Britain’s fastest-growing fashion labels by opening a fleet of high-street shops. The Solihull-born brand did the opposite, treating its website... View Article
  
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• TikTok Shop beauty sales soar 60% as platform delivers £10bn UK boost

  16-07-2026 09:45 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  TikTok Shop has become the UK’s fourth-largest beauty retailer, after category sales surged 60 per cent last year.
  This dramatic increase in sales is according to new research examining the platform’s impact on the British economy.
  The report, produced by consultancy Public First and commissioned by TikTok, estimated that activity supported by the social media platform generated at least £10bn in gross value added during 2025 and sustained 153,000 jobs.
  The report claimed that
  
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• Dunelm sales heat up as summer demand offsets footfall slump

  16-07-2026 09:37 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Dunelm has posted a rise in quarterly sales after strong demand for its summer ranges helped offset a drop in store footfall during June’s extreme heat.
  The company’s sales climbed 2.9 per cent to £428m in the fourth quarter, bringing its total revenue for the year to approximately £1.83bn.
  Dunelm said shoppers ‘responded well’ to its seasonal ranges, which span outdoor furniture, garden accessories and products designed for warmer weather.
  However, it added t
  
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• Personalisation is about using the right data intelligently, says N Brown

  16-07-2026 09:30 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Laura Darling, director of retail trading at N Brown Group, discusses not using AI for the sake of it; sponsoring Joe Marler’s podcast; and why high-quality data investment is just as important as channel investment.
  The size-inclusive fashion etailer has “made data a strategic priority”.
  “It’s what helps us to understand what different customers need and respond in a way that feels genuinely useful,” explains Darling. “That means more personalised
  
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• Uber launches €13bn Delivery Hero takeover in global delivery land grab

  16-07-2026 09:28 via retailgazette.co.uk
  Uber has launched a €13bn (£11.3bn) takeover bid for Delivery Hero as it looks to dramatically expand its food delivery and rapid grocery operations around the world.
  The Uber Eats owner has offered Delivery Hero investors €41.50 in cash for each share, valuing the Berlin-based company at around $14.8bn.
  The offer represents a 33.8 per cent premium to Delivery Hero’s three-month average share price before the announcement.
  The deal is conditional on Uber securing more than
  
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• Magnet begins 15-store cull as major restructuring takes place

  16-07-2026 09:22 via retailgazette.co.uk
  Magnet has closed the first of 15 underperforming showrooms as it pushes ahead with a major restructuring of its store estate.
  The retailer’s Caxton Way branch in Watford ceased trading on 14 July, with customers’ existing orders being transferred to its nearby stores in St Albans and Harrow.
  Magnet said employees affected by the closure would be supported, with alternative roles offered elsewhere in the business wherever possible.
  The Watford shutdown is the first of 15 planned clos
  
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• Frasers scraps profit guidance as takeover spree clouds outlook

  16-07-2026 09:09 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Frasers Group has withheld its profit guidance for the year ahead as its multibillion-pound pursuit of Hugo Boss and Accent Group creates uncertainty over its financial outlook.
  The Sports Direct and Flannels owner said the potential timing and level of acceptances for its two takeover offers could produce “a variety of outcomes”, making it inappropriate to issue guidance for its 2027 financial year. It expects to reassess the position at its half-year results.
  The decision came as F
  
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• Burberry investors back £12m CEO pay package despite shareholder revolt

  16-07-2026 09:04 via retailgazette.co.uk
  Burberry shareholders have approved a new executive pay policy that could hand chief executive Joshua Schulman a package worth more than £12m, despite a sizeable investor rebellion.
  Around 35.4 per cent of votes cast at the luxury retailer’s annual general meeting opposed its directors’ remuneration policy, while 64.6 per cent supported the proposals.
  A separate resolution amending the rules of the Burberry Share Plan received even greater opposition, with 37 per cent of votes
  
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• Ocado chases new US partners as Kroger retreat hits earnings

  16-07-2026 08:58 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Ocado is in talks with multiple US retailers as the group aims to rebuild momentum, following setbacks with two of its largest North American partners.
  The business said it had “multiple live engagements” in the US, where it’s pitching what it described as “significantly evolved” versions of its automated fulfilment technology.
  Its renewed push comes after US supermarket giant Kroger and Canadian grocer Sobeys announced plans to close robotic customer fulfilment cen
  
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• Luxury slowdown? Not at Cartier as Richemont sales jump

  16-07-2026 08:52 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Cartier owner Richemont has posted a sharp rise in quarterly sales as booming demand for luxury jewellery helped it outperform expectations and sparked a rally across the wider sector.
  The Swiss luxury group recorded sales of €6.3bn (£5.5bn) in the three months to 30 June, up 20 per cent at constant exchange rates and 17 per cent on a reported basis.
  The performance comfortably beat analysts’ forecasts of €5.9bn and marked an acceleration from the previous quarter. Richemon
  
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• Very.ie appoints Henry Dummer as new chief executive

  16-07-2026 08:50 via theretailbulletin.com
  Very’s Ireland business has appointed Henry Dummer as its new chief executive. With more than two decades of experience across retail, telecommunications, financial services and consumer... View Article
  
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• Exclusive: Co-founder Ben Cohen warns Ben & Jerry’s ‘gets sold or dies’ as fight with Magnum enters new phase

  16-07-2026 08:48 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Ben Cohen has called on retailers to boycott Magnum products as he intensifies pressure on the ice cream giant to sell the brand to investors who would protect its social mission.
  Speaking to Retail Gazette, Cohen said retailers and suppliers should “either stop buying Magnum products or at least raise your voice” over what he described as the company’s failure to uphold contractual commitments to Ben & Jerry’s.
  Cohen said Magnum sho
  
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• ‘Not for sale’: BrewDog’s new owner rules out co-founder James Watt’s ‘irrelevant’ takeover bid

  16-07-2026 08:47 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Tilray Brands has ruled out selling BrewDog after co-founder James Watt launched a bid to buy back the brewer, saying the business is “not for sale”.
  Speaking to Retail Gazette at BrewDog Waterloo ahead of England’s World Cup semi-final, Tilray chairman and CEO Irwin Simon said the company remained focused on investing in the brand rather than ownership speculation.
  “BrewDog is not for sale,” Simon said. “If anything, we’re here to really take this to a
  
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• Lululemon to open first Austria store in fifth market entry of 2026

  16-07-2026 08:41 via theretailbulletin.com
  Lululemon is to open its first store in Austria in its fifth market entry of 2026. To be opened in partnership with Arion Retail Group, the... View Article
  
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• Agentic commerce, six months in: the delivery promise is now part of the pitch

  16-07-2026 08:05 via theretailbulletin.com
  By Johan Hellman, Chief Product Officer, nShift Back in May, I wrote here that AI shopping agents were already ranking stores, whether retailers knew it or... View Article
  
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• UiPath selected by The Very Group to drive smarter retail pricing with agentic AI

  15-07-2026 15:34 via theretailbulletin.com
  Today UiPath a leader in business orchestration and automation, announces its three-year partnership with The Very Group to revamp its pricing strategy using agentic AI. Following... View Article
  
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• ASOS hires ex-Amazon exec Lizzie Jones to head up global trading

  15-07-2026 15:34 via theretailbulletin.com
  ASOS has appointed former Amazon executive Lizzie Jones as its head of global trading. Jones worked at Amazon for nearly 12 years, most recently as a... View Article
  
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