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• Zalando launches re-sale platform to “bring pre-owned to the mainstream consumer”

  21-09-2020 11:40 via chargedretail.co.uk
  
  Zalando has launched a new re-sale clothing platform in a bid to “bring pre-owned to the mainstream consumer” in Europe.
  The online clothing giant will from today sell a curated range of second-hand, lightly used items as it becomes the latest fashion retail to try and establish a foothold in the growing global resale market.
  Its new platform is aimed at customers keen to receive the price and sustainability benefits of pre-owned clothing, but who may be deterred by the lack of quali
  
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• How Shein’s $100bn dream unravelled

  24-08-2026 17:00 via ft.com
  Once high-flying fast-fashion retailer is listing in Hong Kong at quarter of peak value after years of false starts
  
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• Topshop unveils new collection co-designed with Cara Delevingne

  24-08-2026 15:15 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Topshop has collaborated with British model Cara Delevingne to launch a new co-designed collection of 16 pieces.
  The collection is the retailer’s first co-designed range with the model. It draws inspiration from Delevingne’s “connection” with the brand and her off-duty approach to style.
  Designed to be worn on repeat, the range features denim pieces including skirts, jeans, dresses, jackets and tailoring. It aims to keep Topshop’s circular design criteria in mind.
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• Iceland Foods strikes deal with Lotte Mart for South Korea expansion

  24-08-2026 14:58 via theretailbulletin.com
  Iceland Foods has teamed up with a supermarket chain in South Korea to operate concessions in the country. From this summer, shoppers at 45 Lotte Mart…
  
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• Co-op launches new store on Fulham Palace Road

  24-08-2026 12:51 via retailgazette.co.uk
  Co-op has opened a new circa 3,000 sq ft store on Fulham Palace Road in London.
  The store, which opened on 21 August, sells the convenience giant’s range of fresh and healthy products, meal ideas, food to go, Fairtrade products, bakery, award winning chilled beers and wines, world foods and Costa coffee.
  The shop has created 15 new jobs and includes a range of added services to “make everyday life easier for busy consumers and commuters”. These include payment services via PayP
  
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• Bodycare MD David Stern on the brand’s return to bricks-and-mortar

  24-08-2026 12:50 via retailgazette.co.uk
  Despite narrowly dodging administration back in 2025, Bodycare has returned to the high street with a vengeance.
  With the launch of a brand new “Studio Store” format, the cosmetics retailer is targeting 15 new sites by the end of 2026, and more than 150 locations across the UK over the next five years.
  It comes after the retailer was saved from administration by an investment group led by former The Body Shop CEO Charles Denton last October. 
  The brand has opened two of its new
  
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• How has a summer of heatwaves impacted bricks-and-mortar retail?

  24-08-2026 12:47 via retailgazette.co.uk
  It’s been a record breaking summer for hot weather in the UK, with the soaring temperatures inevitably having a knock-on effect on businesses.
  The picture from within the retail industry has been mixed. While the hot weather deterred some shoppers from the high street, supermarket revenues fared well, alongside sales of alcoholic drinks and beverages, as consumers enjoyed outdoor picnics, barbecues and social gatherings.
  The latest Office for National Statistics retail sales figures reveal
  
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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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• 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 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.
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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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