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Marks & Spencer has expanded its retail, operations and property leadership team with the appointment of Will Smith as property director and Helen Milford as retail director. Both positions will report into Sacha Berendji, the company’s retail, operations and property director. Sacha Berendji said: “Building a store estate that’s fit for...

Loaf has appointed Anne Blixen-Finecke as its new chief financial officer. Ms Blixen-Finecke has joined Loaf from Debenhams where she was commercial financial director. Prior to that, she held various senior finance management roles at Marks & Spencer and Tesco. At Loaf, Ms Blixen-Finecke will play an active role in shaping...

Sainsbury’s has announced that its chief executive Mike Coupe is to retire later this year. Mr Coupe has worked with Sainsbury’s for nearly fifteen years, six years as chief executive. Although he will step down from his role on 31 May, he will remain as a director of the business...

Very.co.uk has added 50 new beauty and fragrance brands to its portfolio as part of its plans to expand its premium beauty offering. The launches include brands such as Elemis, Cowshed, Nip+Fab, This Works, Emma Hardie and Iconic London. The fragrance launches include Montblanc and Coach. Very.co.uk has grown its beauty...

Asda will be teaming up with some of the UK’s best-known brands to launch a pilot sustainability store in Leeds. From May, the shop will give customers the chance to fill up their own containers with products such as Asda’s own-brand coffee, rice and pasta. Shoppers will also be able...

Dixons Carphone increased its sales and customer satisfaction levels in its peak Christmas trading period. UK and Ireland like-for-like electrical sales rose by 2% in the ten weeks to 4 January after the retailer benefited from a 75% uplift in sales of 65”+ televisions. Shark vacuums and Dyson health and beauty...

It has been reported that Primark is set to open 18 new stores this year after sales rose by 4.5% at constant currency in its first quarter and by 3% at actual exchange rates. Primark owner Associated British Foods said the sales growth was due almost entirely to an increase in...

The Works saw its like-for-like sales rise by 1.5% in the 11 weeks to 12 January after achieving sales growth in both its stores and online. The retailer said there were strong sales in its core Christmas categories as it benefited from the popularity of new product ranges as well...

Due to take place on 23 April, Burberry is set to take its autumn/winter 2020 runway show to Shanghai. The show will be part of a dedicated programme of activities that the brand is running in China this year as it looks to drive engagement with luxury consumers. The fashion show...

Greggs has released its vegan Steak Bake, joining the highly popular vegan Sausage Roll. The product was officially launched in Newcastle last night, drawing long queues. The new product is made from dairy-free pastry, meat alternative Quorn, onions and meat free gravy. Greggs launched the new item just in time for “Veganuary”, which...