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Kate Spade New York has appointed Jenny Campbell as its new chief marketing officer. Campbell previously held the same role at the Tinder dating app and prior to that was managing director of 72 and Sunny LA. She has also previously held a range of brand, digital and marketing roles...

Debenhams has opened a virtual beauty room to enable customers to get expert advice while its department stores are closed in England. Debenhams is using the service to offer customers the chance to book one-to-one virtual consultations on its website with skincare brand Shiseido and make-up brands Givenchy and Bare...

B&Q is launching a new service where it will be delivering online orders of real Christmas trees to customers’ homes.  The service covers B&Q’s full range of cut and potted trees. All of B&Q’s real trees are harvested from sustainable forests with 93% grown in the UK. Kam Dhillon, B&Q’s Christmas...

Oak Furnitureland has appointed Emily Tate as its new chief financial officer. Ms Tate previously held the same role at Karen Millen. Having joined the business in November, she will be based at Oak Furnitureland’s headquarters in Swindon. Alex Fisher, Oak Furnitureland chief executive, said: “We are pleased to announce the...

Aldi is launching its own 100% recyclable freezer bag as part of plans to become a more sustainable retailer – made out of a fully recyclable polyethylene and seafood waste, the bags retail at 99p. The bags are being trialled from this week in over 230 stores in parts of the...

Co-op has launched a new ethically sourced hot drinks brand called Ever Ground as part of plans to strengthen its food-to-go offering. The range will be trialled in nine Co-op stores from this month. Products used in the range will be 100% Fairtrade and will include coffee, hot chocolate and tea....

Marks & Spencer has rolled out its checkout-free shopping technology ‘Mobile Pay Go’ to all of its UK owned stores following a successful trial. This means that M&S customers will be able to buy groceries worth up to £45 without visiting a till by using the M&S app on their...

Poundland has reached a major milestone in the rollout of chilled and frozen food to its stores due to its Widnes shop becoming the 100th store to get the new ranges. Following a single trial just over a year, the retailer is now working to extend the range to up...

Currys PC World is predicting that this year will be its biggest ever Christmas online and is expanding its ShopLive service to meet demand. Following temporary store closures due to the coronavirus pandemic, the retailer is adding more staff to both ShopLive and its Order & Collect service in the lead...

Debenhams has launched a 2020 Christmas campaign called Giftastic which features real families from across the UK. Debenhams said its regional stores played a part in finding families who are committed Debenhams Christmas shoppers and reflect the diversity of the UK population. The campaign aims to show what Christmas means to...