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Mango has revealed that it will be strengthening its presence in France with the opening of more than 70 new stores in the country over the next few years. The move will bring the total to 300 by 2025. The retailer has also introduced its new Mediterranean-inspired store concept to a shop...

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The John Lewis Partnership has announced that it will be awarding its staff a one-off payment and free food over the winter in response to the cost-of living crisis. The news came as the owner of the John Lewis department store and Waitrose supermarket reported that had plunged to a £99...

DFS has reported big slump in profits. The Sofa retailer has admitted to the “most operationally challenging year” it can remember with the industry-wide issues of Covid-related supply issues, double digit cost inflation and skill shortages sending annual pre-tax profit falling by 44.8%.  Moreover, the company warned that the industry is facing...

B&M has revealed when its billionaire chief executive will step down. Simon Arora has led the Liverpool-headquartered business for almost two decades but will leave his role on September 26. The date has just been announced by the listed company after his departure was first revealed in April. Arora will remain on...

Online electricals retailer AO has partnered with Sonos to enable it to sell the sound experience company’s products on its website. The company said that its customers can now purchase a wide range of Sonos products on the site while benefiting from its price match promise. In total, AO.com will be retailing...

JYSK has grown its turnover by 11% to DKK 36.2 billion in its 2021/22 financial year despite challenging trading conditions. It also saw its customer number increase by 7.7 million as it opened a total of 135 new stores in Europe in the period. The company said it was happy with the...

Shares in Mothercare surged by more than 60 per cent today after the British baby-care products retailer said it had swung back into profitability over the past financial year. Mothercare has reported a GBP12.1m profit for the year, saying it has seen significant improvement in profitability since its strategic transformation into...

Retailers across the UK are set to shut their stores on the day of the Queen’s state funeral. King Charles III has approved a new bank holiday which will go ahead on Monday, September 19. It is however, down to retailers whether they close or not. A full list of everything...

Dunelm has posted a strong uplift in full year sales and pre-tax profit after emerging from the Covid crisis as a “bigger and stronger business”. The homeware retailer’s total sales grew by 16.2% to £1.55 billion in the year to 2 July while pre-tax profit climbed by 32.4% to £209 million. The...