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Boots has launched a new everyday range of essential products at lowest prices both in-store and online. Priced at £1.50 or less, the lines include 60 items across the toiletries, skincare, dental, haircare and period product categories. Boots said it had created the range to make it easier for customers to find...

Sainsbury’s is investing £20m into pay increases for staff to “support them with rising household costs”. A further £5m will be used to give staff “access to basic food items during shifts” through the start of the winter, the supermarket said. For the first time, colleagues will receive an Autumn pay increase...

Aldi has overtaken Morrisons to become the fourth-largest UK supermarket for the first time, according to data from research firm Kantar. Discounters are grabbing more market share as shoppers take steps to manage their budgets, Kantar said. Food prices are rising quickly as energy and fuel costs soar, and the war in...

Ocado retail has seen its third quarter sales rise by 2.7% to £532 million after it benefited from record numbers of new shoppers. The uplift was a significant improvement on the second quarter decline and the retailer is expecting to achieve even stronger growth in its fourth quarter. Ocado’s number of active...

Hotel Chocolat has announced that it is to close its online sales channel in the US. The company said it will end direct-to-consumer sales in the country through its website. It will also be exiting the in-country warehousing and fulfilment support arrangements. However, Hotel Chocolat said it will still be exploring the...

Reiss returned to profit last year after achieving record trading in the period. The 12 months to 29 January saw the company’s sales climb by 50% to £256.5 million with womenswear and menswear accounting for 57% and 43% of trade respectively. Meanwhile, Reiss posted a pre-tax profit before exceptional items of £39.6...

The Retail Appointment Live is the UK’s biggest career event for retail and hospitality, providing candidates with the tools they need to push their careers the next level. The job fair is completely FREE to attend as is open on two days which enables candidates to come at a day and...

Wilko has told its store landlords that it will pay its quarterly rent bill in monthly instalments as it looks to manage its cashflow in the lead up to the busy Christmas period. According to The Sunday Times, the discount retailer said the move was a result of supply chain volatility...

Boots has begun offering hormone replacement therapy (HRT) medication without a prescription. The Gina 10 microgram vaginal tablet is a locally acting oestrogen HRT and the only treatment available without a prescription that is clinically proven to target and treat the cause of vaginal atrophy and its associated symptoms after the...

DFS has announced that its chairman Ian Durant will step down at the conclusion of its AGM on 4 November.    Subject to his re-election to the DFS board at the meeting, Steve Johnson will succeed Durant as chair on the same date. The news follows the conclusion of an externally...