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Gen Z cult skincare brand Skin Proud have launches a community led ‘Pay It Forward For a Brighter Future’ campaign for Mental Health Awareness Month. Studies show that people who show kindness and concern for others had a 23% lower level of the cortisol stress hormone, compared to the average population....

Tesco has now removed more than two billion pieces of plastic from its UK business since the launch of its 4Rs – Remove, Reduce, Re-use, Recycle – packaging strategy in 2019. In the last 12 months alone, 500 million pieces of unnecessary plastic have been identified and removed. According to the supermarket...

Boohoo has posted a drop in full year sales and profit following the impact of the cost of living crisis. In the 12 months to 28 February, revenue declined by 11% to £1.77 billion after UK and revenues fell by 9% and 13% respectively. However, revenue was 43% higher than in...

Greggs has said it put in a strong performance in the first 19 weeks of 2023 despite a challenging trading backdrop. The food-to-go retailer posted a 17.1% like-for-like sales uplift in company-managed shops in the period, which was partially a reflection of the impact of Omicron in the first nine weeks...

Amazon is to fund 300 new apprenticeship roles in the next 12 months across 250 small and medium-sized businesses and partners in the UK. The move forms part of the online retail giant’s £8 million investment since launching its Apprenticeship Fund in 2021. The new roles will be funded by Amazon in...

Greggs and Primark have opened a fourth ‘Tasty by Greggs’ café on the first floor of Primark’s Bristol Shopping Quarter store. The move follows successful openings in Primark’s Birmingham, Oxford Street East and Newcastle Northumberland Street shops. The Bristol café can seat up to 102 people and will offer a menu of...

Shein has opened a new office in Dublin which will act as its headquarters for its Europe, Middle East and Africa region. The official opening ceremony was attended by Ireland’s Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Simon Coveney, who met with Shein’s global head of government relations, Leonard Lin, and other...

Currys has raised its full year profit guidance following better-than-expected  trading in the UK and Ireland. In a trading update, the electricals and technology retailer said its group full year adjusted pre-tax profit for the year to 29 April 2023 is anticipated to come in at £110 million to £120 million...

didas  is to sell some of the stock from its defunct Yeezy partnership with rapper Kanye West and donate part of the proceeds to charity. The German sportswear giant has been in a predicament over the Yeezy stock since it cut ties with West over his anti-Semitic comments late last year,...

Nike’s community-focused concept Nike Unite has opened its first shopping centre store at Merry Hill in the West Midlands. The 10,165 square foot space stocks sportswear ranges that have been selected with the everyday lifestyles needs of customers in Merry Hill’s catchment area in mind. Its offer includes a wide selection...