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Yoox has announced the launch of the Yoox Marketplace in Europe. The new marketplace, which is available in almost 30 countries, will carry around 700 brands and 150,000 items across clothing, accessories, jewellery and footwear. A selection of sustainable brands will be available on the site’s marketplace. These will follow the ‘Good...

Nespresso has launched a new experiential store at the Trinity Leeds shopping centre as part plans to elevate its retail approach. The boutique style shop features a ‘Taste & Discover’ area where customers can explore and create their own coffee recipes using iPad tutorials and Nespresso machines. In addition, augmented reality...

The Works has grown its half year revenue by 30.6% year-on-year and delivered record Christmas sales despite the emergence of the Omicron Covid-19 variant. In the six months to 31 October, the art, crafts, book and toy retailer achieved strong two-year like-for-like sales growth of 14.5%, which was ahead of expectations. Adjusted...

Dunelm has hired Mastercard UK and Ireland president Kelly Devine as a non-executive director. She will join the Dunelm board on 1 March and will be a member of the audit and risk, remuneration and nominations committees.  Devine has been credited with overseeing significant market share expansion at Mastercard as well as...

N Brown has posted a 5.5% increase in third quarter revenue within its five core brands which offset a managed decline in its legacy brands. In the 18 weeks to 1 January, the company put in a strong performance in the clothing and footwear category through the peak Christmas trading period,...

Deliveroo hailed a strong end to “another extraordinary year” as the total value of orders jumped by 70 per cent to £6.63 billion to hit the top end of the guidance. Food delivery company Deliveroo said the gross transaction value (GTV) – the total paid by consumers – grew 36 per...

Forever 21 has named Winnie Park as its new chief executive with the appointment effective immediately. Park has joined the fashion retailer from Paper Source, where she has served as chief executive  for the past six years. During that time, she  was credited with transforming the company from a bricks-and-mortar retailer...

Craft retailer Hobbycraft has launched a private event workshop programme for groups of 10 to 50 people. Depending on the workshop, the events will last from one to two hours and will be hosted online or in-store by a Hobbycraft experienced in-store crafter. Subjects will range from floral sketching, brush lettering, cross...

Primark grew its total sales by 36% year-on-year in the 16 weeks to 8 January despite the impact of the Omicron Covid-19 variant on footfall. The discount fashion retailer’s owner Associated British Foods said sales in UK stores were well ahead of last year, although like-for-like sales were 10% below two...

Superdry has seen its half year revenue decline by 1.9% on last year and by 24.9% on a two-year basis due to the impact of Covid-19 and its move to a full-price trading stance. The fashion retailer also posted an adjusted pre-tax loss £2.8 million in the period, but this was...