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Rituals Cosmetics has announced the biggest sustainability investment in its history by planting, protecting or restoring a tree for every refill sold. In collaboration with its partners, the brand aims to grow 5 million trees globally by the end of 2022. The initiative is part of Rituals’ bigger Clean, Conscious & Caring...

Sainsbury’s is supporting struggling pork farmers even further with an additional payment of up to £2.8 million for its pork development group. Working in conjunction with its pork farmers, the supermarket has created a pricing mechanism which it says has paid above market price for fresh pork since September 2020. The...

Liverpool ONE co-owner Grosvenor has announced that Gravity will open a 100,000 square foot active experience at the shopping and leisure destination. Due to open in the fourth quarter of this year, the Gravity venue will span the two upper floors of a former Debenhams site and, at £10 million, marks...

LVMH’s latest earnings call briefly mentioned the “metaverse” and how the company is thinking about its gaming strategy. LVMH, the luxury goods conglomerate overseeing brands like Christian Dior, Marc Jacobs, Tiffany & Co., and Louis Vuitton, is looking at the metaverse and blockchain gaming “very carefully,” said Jean Jacques Guiony, LVMH’s...

Breitling has opened its first boutique on the island of Ireland in a prime city centre location in Belfast.  The industrial loft style store is situated in Queen’s Arcade which has recently undergone a multimillion-pound refurbishment.  The store will be managed by Lunn’s, a 60 year-old family run jewellery business in the...

Victoria’s Secret has launched a new digital tween brand aimed at children between the ages of eight and 13. Called Happy Nation, the size-inclusive and gender-free product assortment includes sweatshirts, swimwear, bras, underwear and body care items. Happy Nation is a wholly separate brand within Victoria’s Secret and the launch represents another...

B&M has announced that its chief executive Simon Arora is to retire. Arora has led the business since he acquired it together with his brother Bobby in December 2004. Since then, it has grown to a group of  over 1,100 stores across the UK and France. In a statement, B&M said Arora...

Farfetch has launched a beauty destination for consumers in the UK, Europe and the US, following the acquisition of beauty retailer Violet Grey earlier this year. Farfetch Beauty is being described as “beauty beyond boundaries,” and will offer more than 100 gender-neutral brands The beauty offering spans skincare, make-up, hair, fragrance,...

Missguided has said its founder Nitin Passi will step down as CEO as it mulls options for its future. Passi, 38, started the online store in a factory in Manchester in 2009 with a £50,000 loan from his father. He sold a 50% stake in Missguided to Alteri Investors, backed by...

ProCook saw its revenue climb by 11.4% in its fourth quarter which meant that growth was 29.5% in its full year. In a trading update, the company said it attracted 723,000 new customers and benefited from an increase in repeat purchase rate which rose from 18.6% to 25.5% year-on-year. ProCook said its...