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Boots has teamed up with ITV2’s Love Island programme for a second year running. The partnership will see Boots stock the villa with a range of beauty products, including fragrance, cosmetics, skincare, haircare, grooming products and items from sun protection brand Soltan. There will also be new product categories for 2022...

Co-op is to become the first UK supermarket to launch ‘walking deliveries’ to homes and workplaces situated up to a 15 minute walk from its stores Expected to operate from 200 stores this year, the initiative follows successful trials in Cornwall. The trials involved shoppers using the service for top-up shopping, forgotten...

Iceland and its sister store The Food Warehouse are offering shoppers aged 60 and above money off their groceries every Tuesday to help those struggling with soaring costs Iceland is set to launch a new discount where shoppers can bag 10% off whatever they spend – but they must be over 60 to...

Hamleys has seen Hans & Gretel open a dessert emporium at its iconic Regent Street store. The news follows the recent opening of a Dibs DIY treats concession at the store as part of Hamleys’ plans to expand its revamped food and beverage offering. Launched in 2019, Hans & Gretel offers a...

Volvo has opened a new studio for its latest electric vehicles at London’s Brent Cross shopping destination. The move marks the first time that Volvo has displayed its electric vehicles at a UK retail destination as aims to ‘become all-electric’ by 2030. It also underpins Hammerson’s plans to reposition and future-proof Brent...

Under Armour president and chief executive Patrik Frisk is to step down next month. In a statement, the sportswear brand said it has commenced an internal and external search process to identify his successor. In the meantime, Under Armour chief operating officer Colin Browne will be appointed as interim president and...

Fashion and homewares retailer JD Williams has launched a new sustainable own-brand clothing range called Anise. Designed in-house, the collection features premium, sustainable fabrics and embraces manufacturing initiatives that have less of an impact on the environment. The move forms part of parent company N Brown’s wider sustainability strategy and its commitment...

Wren Kitchens generated its strongest growth to date in 2021, with sales closing in on the £1 billion mark after a 30 per cent uplift. The northern Lincolnshire manufacturing-to-retail giant recorded turnover at £916.5 million, up from £703.1 million in 2020. And employee numbers have spiralled alongside the numbers, with almost...

Footwear retailer Shoe Zone has swung to a profit in its first half after it benefited from strong in-store and online sales. In the six months to 2 April, pre-tax profit came in at £3.1 million compared to a loss of £2.6 million a year earlier. Revenue was also up, climbing by...

Marks & Spencer is to move its current store at Lakeside to new improved unit at the SGS owned shopping centre. Due to launch in the spring of 2023, the new store will have 98,000 square feet of net selling space and will offer customers M&S products across its new Foodhall...