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HMV owner Doug Putman is to acquire  Toys’R’Us and Babies’R’Us in Canada from Toronto based Fairfax Financial Holdings. Toys’R’Us and Babies’R’Us Canada employs just under 5,000 people who work from the company’s head office in Vaughn or at its 81 stores across 10 provinces.  Putman, pictured with daughter Hadley and niece Anna,...

Marks & Spencer has seen an improvement in sales and profit in the 19 weeks to 14 August as its transformation programme remains on track. In a trading update, the retailer said its food business performed better than expected with sales increasing by 10.8% on last year and by 9.6% on...

Bath & Body Works Inc., formerly known as L Brands Inc., has reported that net sales climbed to $3.318 billion in its second quarter from $2.319 billion in the same period in 2020. In the three months 31 July, sales were up 14% on the corresponding quarter in 2019, despite trading...

It has been reported by the BBC that the owner of Franco Manca and The Real Greek is planning to open up to 150 restaurants across the UK and overseas in the next few years. Restaurant group Fulham Shore said it was trading profitably and expected sales to remain above 2019...

Poundland is doubling the size of its pilot online delivery service to millions more customers by extending it to Yorkshire and more areas in the Midlands. After being tested from earlier in the year by an initial 18,000 Poundland staff and selected guests, the service was expanded to 1.8 million people...

Aldi will save the equivalent of over 2,000 tonnes of carbon emissions a year by installing fridge doors as standard in its new and newly refurbished stores. The change will enable each of the supermarket’s shops  to reduce their energy consumption by approximately 20%, equivalent to a carbon emissions saving of...

Casablanca Paris has launched a new installation at Selfridges for its first Casablanca womenswear collection. The brand has taken over the store’s womenswear atrium space to showcase its signature designs for autumn/winter 2021 including silk shirts, tailoring and a new line of handbags. With its clothing designed in Paris and made...

Tesco has teamed up with WWF to launch a new trial in which it offers UK dairy farmers subsidies that support growing feed more sustainably for their livestock. The scheme has been created to help reduce the environmental impact of the average shopping basket. Some 15 farmers in Tesco’s Sustainable Dairy Group...

Under Armour has appointed Yum! Brands chief executive David Gibbs to its board of directors. Gibbs has headed up the KFC and Pizza Hut owner since January last year following a variety of leadership positions including president and chief operating officer with global operating leadership of the  KFC, Pizza Hut and...

Monsoon Accessorize has announced that it will continue to support projects relating to women and children’s education in Afghanistan following the country’s takeover by the Taliban. In a statement, the retailer said the Monsoon Accessorize Trust has been supporting these types of projects for over 20 years in Kabul and has...