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Online electricals retailer AO has opened a new outlet store in Bolton. Known as Elek Direct, the 2,600 square foot shop stocks appliances from AO.com at heavily discounted prices. Although products may not be perfect, all appliances sold at the store are new. Mark Rothwell, director of outlet sales at AO, said:...

Bensons for Beds is to start making deliveries with all-electric vehicles as it works towards becoming a net zero emissions retailer by 2040. From 10 December, the retailer will begin using a new e-van to deliver its Rollo by Slumberland mattress as part of a trial in London, Kent, Cambridge,...

Waitrose expecting its biggest ever Christmas for rosé wine Waitrose is expecting to have its biggest ever Christmas for rosé wine with sales set to outperform all previous years by at least 50%. Waitrose has revealed that sales of the product are up 43% in the year to date. The supermarket said...

Sainsbury’s is creating 12,000 seasonal roles to help fufil online grocery orders in the run-up to Christmas. With the number of recruits being almost double that of last year, there will be roles for people picking and packing products in-store and driving deliveries to customers’ homes. The supermarket is also offering...

IKEA is to stop printing its catalogue as part of plans to become a more digital and accessible business. In a statement, the retailer said the current edition, which has been distributed since the summer, will be the last. The retailer has been publishing a catalogue for the last 70 years,...

Selfridges and Royal Mail have come together to launch an immersive experience at Selfridges’ London store. Called ‘Royal Mail at Selfridges’, the space on the lower ground floor is a playful interpretation of a postal destination complete with trolleys, mail bags and other post-themed paraphernalia. Customers will be able to visit the...

Morrisons is launching a new box service to enable self-isolating customers to get everything they need for Christmas dinner for two people delivered to their door. Costing £18.36, the Christmas Dinner for Two Box contains a British turkey breast joint, peeled potatoes, pigs in blankets, vegetables, stuffing, gravy and cranberry...

Fashion retailer Quiz has launched a new Q by Quiz collection that is fronted by former Love Island contestants Joanna Chimonides and Kady McDermott. Quiz has already worked with Chimonides on the Q x Joanna range which was launched in September. For this latest collection, she has been joined by McDermott...

Pets at Home has joined a range of other retailers in deciding to repay the business rates relief it received during the Covid-19 pandemic. The retailer said the decision to give back the £28.9 million is in line with its guiding principle of treating all stakeholders fairly and the continuing strong...

Primark is expecting its sales and profits in the current financial year to be higher than the last despite the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. In its AGM statement, Primark owner Associated British Foods said stores in its major markets of England, Ireland, France and Belgium have all reopened in the...