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The Pret Foundation has partnered with Contactless Giving Week this month to raise awareness and support cashless fundraising as it looks to help break the cycle of homelessness. The Pret Foundation supports a range of charities that are dedicated to alleviating poverty, hunger and homelessness and, earlier this year, over 40...

Shaftesbury has revealed that it has signed over 60 new retail, hospitality and leisure brands in London’s Carnaby, Seven Dials, Chinatown, Soho and Fitzrovia shopping districts since 1 October 2020. In a statement, the company said the signings have coincided with the rapid recovery in footfall and sales in the areas. Some...

Railpen, the investment manager for the £35bn Railways Pension Scheme, has announced Police, the Italian fashion accessories brand, has opened a new location in Caledonia Park, Scotland’s premier designer village.   Adjacent to Hugo BOSS and Radley, Police’s new 1,500 sq ft store features Police's full range of lifestyle and apparel products....

A Coventry pet shop is under new ownership after being acquired by pet food, toys and accessories retailer Jollyes. Bannerbrook Pets, in Gramercy Park on Banner Lane, was established by entrepreneurs Steve Teasdale and Andy Gattner in 2004 as an independent pet shop. Over the years it has built up a loyal...

Asda is trialling new technology in its Stevenage store which will make it easier for blind and partially sighted customers to navigate their way around the store. To coincide with the UN International Day of Persons with Disabilities, from December 3rd Asda’s flagship technology store in Stevenage will be the first...

Boohoo has chosen Manchester Arndale for the opening of its first Debenhams.com beauty store. The move follows the online fashion retailer’s acquisition of the Debenhams brand and website in January for £55 million from the department store’s joint administrators. The 7,552 square foot shop will aim to connect the online and physical...

The Armani Group has announced that it will no longer use angora wool in its collections from autumn/winter 22 onwards. Angora wool – the extremely soft wool removed from live rabbits – has been added to Armani Group’s list of excluded materials under its fur-free policy. Giorgio Armani CEO, Giorgio Armani, said:...

Poundstretcher is give all employees who have completed a full year’s service a 10% pay rise in recognition of their hard work during the Covid-19 pandemic and its restructuring period. The discount chain entered a Company Voluntary Arrangement in 2020. More than the rise in the National Minimum Wage that will be...

Pret A Manger has launched its Pret Coffee Subscription as a digital gift card for the first time. The move will enable Pret fans to gift their friends and family with up to 150 drinks per month, for £20 a month. The gift card subscriptions can be purchased from one month to...

The Wickes home improvement retailer has raised its full year profit guidance following a continued good performance in its fourth quarter to date. In a trading update, the retailer said it has benefited from its balanced business model in the period, with sales coming in line with expectations. Wickes now expects full...