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Superdrug is celebrating National Beauty Bin Day as it reaches the milestone of five years since the first Beauty Bank bin was installed in its stores. The bins enable shoppers to donate gifts and hygiene products for distribution to charities that help people living in hygiene poverty. The partnership has resulted in...

The John Lewis Partnership is looking to cut the size of its head office space by over 50% due to more staff working from home following the pandemic. The owner of John Lewis and Waitrose announced last year that it will be moving its headquarters but has been waiting for the...

Sainsbury’s has posted a decline in full year profit after it invested £560 million in cutting prices during the cost of living crisis. In the year to 4 March, underlying pre-tax profit dropped by 5% to £690 million, which was at the top end of a £630 million to £690 million...

kechers has signed an agreement to acquire its existing Scandinavian distributor, Sports Connection. Skechers said the business will become a wholly-owned subsidiary with responsibility for driving Skechers’ continued growth in Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Greenland and the Faroe Islands. Founded in 1994, the Sports Connection business comprises 58 existing Skechers retail locations...

Charles Clinkard has posted an 8% increase in in-store sales over the past year. Since April 2022, the retailer has also seen customer footfall grow by 15% as more shoppers return to the high street following the pandemic. While in-store sales and footfall have seen the biggest spike, Charles Clinkard’s online...

HMV is to reopen at the site of its historic Oxford Street store after a four-year absence. The shop at 363 Oxford Street will feature the new HMV logo and will be fitted out with the new ‘HMV shop’ concept, which made its debut in Solihull on the retailer’s 100th birthday...

New figures from Asda’s Income Tracker  have shown that household disposable incomes fell in every UK region in the first quarter of 2023. Across the UK as a whole, families’ income left after paying taxes and essential bills, fell by 9.2% during in the period to an average of £213 per...

Marks & Spencer is to invest £12.5 million in its London store estate in the coming year. This will result in the creation of 200 jobs and means the retailer will double the amount of new square footage it introduces compared to last year. As part of the plans, M&S will be...

Uniqlo  and its sister brand Theory have opened a major new joint store in London’s Covent Garden. Spanning 1,450 square metres, the shop on Long Acre is situated withing a Grade II-listed former Victorian carriage hall that features an open courtyard and vaulted glass atrium. The store also has an entrance...

Aldi is helping communities across the UK celebrate the Coronation in style with a huge voucher giveaway. The supermarket is giving away £500 in Aldi vouchers to 10 lucky winners to purchase food, drinks, and decorations for any street parties they are planning to host. Aldi’s Facebook page is hosting the competition,...