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Beaverbrooks has teamed up with Swiss watchmaker Tudor on the opening of a Tudor’s first UK boutique outside of London. Owned and operated by Beaverbrooks, the store is situated at Sheffield’s Meadowhall shopping centre and offers a range of classic, sport, diving, and heritage-inspired watches. In addition, the shop is the only...

The Midcounties Co-operative has brought back its Food Bank Fund in the run-up to  Christmas as it looks to raise donations and support for its food bank partners. Throughout December, the retailer will be asking members, customers and staff to make monetary donations via till points and to drop essential grocery...

Superdrug is to introduce the first hour of trading every Sunday in December as a ‘quiet hour’ as it looks to create a more inclusive shopping experience for customers who may need a calmer environment to shop in during the busy festive period. The health and beauty retailer said this could...

Tesco is launching a media and insights platform, opening up the wealth of customer data it collects through its Clubcard and in-store insights to brands and agencies. The closed-loop platform, called Tesco Media and Insight, powered by dunnhumby, is designed to help suppliers and their agencies better understand changing consumer needs...

Sainsbury’s has opened its first ever supermarket in the Shropshire town of Ludlow. Spanning 19,564 square feet, the store was opened by Deputy Mayor of Ludlow Vivienne Parry and Ludford Parish Council Chair Imogen Liddle, alongside local Ludlow Primary School pupil Lottie Wells who won a competition to design a limited-edition...

Planet Organic will be opening a new store at London’s Broadway Market next month. The opening of the new store will take the organic food and grocery retailer’s total number of stores to 14. Planet Organic is committed to offering sustainable careers to the local communities around its stores and through its...

Sainsbury’s is launching a new in-store digital innovation with a contactless, checkout-free way to shop. SmartShop Pick & Go is using Amazon’s Just Walk Out technology. The technology is in use in Sainsbury’s convenience store at Holborn Circus. It is the latest example of Sainsbury’s strategy to use innovative technology to make...

Pret A Manger is trialling its first loyalty programme as part of its omnichannel transformation. The scheme ‘Pret Perks’, will be rolled out in stages to loyal Pret customers, with Pret Coffee subscribers getting early access to the programme as part of its beta testing. From 30  November,  Pret Coffee subscription customers...

Iceland’s managing director said his staff won’t be “policing” shoppers when it comes to wearing a mask. Iceland’s Managing Director Richard Walker has said that staff will not be forcing shoppers to wear masks, despite them being made compulsory in shops from Tuesday as part of new Covid-19 rules. The chain’s managing...

With countdown to Christmas starting this week, Deliveroo is offering a selection of advent calendars from on-demand partners for delivery within as little as 20 minutes. The range includes chocolate advent calendars  from the Co-op, BP, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons and Waitrose, as well as Montezuma’s dairy free options from Farmdrop. In addition, tea...