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PVH has appointed Amber McCann as executive vice president and chief communications officer. Due to take up her role on 6 April, she will lead all aspects of PVH’s global internal and external communications strategy while reporting to chief executive Stefan Larsson. McCann has extensive global retail and consumer experience and previously...

TK Maxx is eyeing expansion in London through the opening of more smaller format stores. According to the Evening Standard, the clothing and homewares retailer has sent a list of potential locations, which include central London areas such as Holborn and Notting Hill, to a number of UK retail property agents. The...

Jollyes is to invest £1 million over the next 18 months in boosting its number of in-store vet clinics, grooming parlours and other pet services. Until the  summer of 2024, the retailer will be working to double the number of stores that offer community pet clinics, double the clinics’  opening hours...

Shoppers at The Entertainer can receive up to 50% cashback on any Hasbro Gaming products due to a new initiative running on selected dates in March. From 6 to 19 March, customers can claim cashback on Hasbro products board games such as Jenga, Monopoly and Twister. The scheme will run across...

The Co-op has announced the appointment of Rachel Izzard as Chief Financial Officer and a member of the Co-op Group Board. Having held a number of senior leadership and CFO positions, including IFA Cargo, Aer Lingus, and most recently CFO at Manchester based retailer N Brown, Rachel will take up the position,...

In The Style has agreed to sell itself for £1.2 million in order to avoid administration. The move follows a strategic review in which the company considered several options, including a possible sale of the business. In The Style will be acquired by Baaj Capital, a UK-based private family office. The offer...

Greggs enjoyed strong trading in 2022 with total sales surging by 23% year-on-year to £1.5 billion. The food-to-go retailer also posted like-for-like sales growth of 17.8% as its pre-tax profits edged up 1.9% to £148.3 million. Trade was boosted by longer opening hours and the popularity of the retailer’s pizzas and...

Ted Baker’s chief customer officer Jason Beckley has stepped down after just over one year in the role. Beckley joined the fashion retailer in January 2022 after a career spanning senior positions at Clarks, Ralph Lauren, Alfred Dunhill and Alexander McQueen amongst others. Ted Baker was acquired last October by Reebok owner...

Tesco is stepping in to help families struggling by donating almost 4,000 brand new F&F coats to people in need. The supermarket is giving around 2,000 coats to the Salvation Army and 1,000 to the food charity FareShare, which will distribute the warm clothing to its network of charities and community...

Starbucks is to open 100 new coffee shops across the UK as the country’s appetite for coffees continues to grow despite the gloomy economic outlook. The coffee shop chain said on Monday that its UK sales jumped 37% last year, exceeding pre-pandemic levels as shoppers and workers returned to town centres...