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Dixons Carphone has revealed that its 2017 data breach may have affected as many as 10 million customers. In June, the electricals retailer announced that hackers had gained access to some customers’ personal data and payment card details, although the cards contained neither pin codes, card verification values nor any...

Centre:mk in Milton Keynes has secured two new lettings. Virgin Holidays will be opening a store in the centre’s Midsummer Arcade and lifestyle clothing brand Fat Face will be upsizing to a new space. Both retailers will occupy the centre's former River Island store following their upsize to a 20,000 square...

Shop Direct has restructured its board in a bid to be more 'customer centric'. This has included bringing together its retail and product teams under the leadership of executive board member Sam Perkins, who has changed his job title from group product director to group retail director. Shop Direct will also...

H&M has collaborated with UK wallpaper and textile house GP & J Baker, using its prints and patterns for a womenswear collection. The collection will be available in selected stores and online from 2nd August. The prints used include Magnolia, which William Turner painted for GP & J Baker in 1913,...

New research has found that the higher the value of a piece of jewellery or a watch, the more likely shoppers are to visit the high street instead of buying online. The research, Commissioned by The Company of Master Jewellers, has found that 34% of respondents said they would prefer to...

Loaf has opened a new store in Solihull as it continues its showroom expansion. This opening means Loaf now has six stores in the UK. The new 5,000 square foot space showcases Loaf’s range of sofas and other furniture and also offers a mattress testing station and arcade games to keep...

B&Q will be recruiting 800 new staff members for its kitchen and bathroom showroom areas. The recruitment drive follows the recent news that B&Q is changing the way it sells its kitchens and bathrooms by moving away from offering installation services to focus on helping customers to select, design and order...

Lululemon has appointed Calvin McDonald as its new chief executive. Due to take up his new role on 20 August, McDonald has worked as president and chief executive of Americas for LVMH owned Sephora for the last five years. While there he increased the brand’s product range, created new digital...

Bonmarché has reported a 1.5% uplift in first quarter like-for-like sales after this year's warm summer boosted trade. In the 13 weeks to 30 June, online like-for-likes climbed by 27.3% although in-store sales fell by 1.2% against a rise of 4.2% in the first quarter of the previous year. On a...

Garden centre operator Wyevale Garden Centres has sold eight of its sites to Blue Diamond. Blue Diamond will be investing £16 million in remodelling the centres over the next three years to make them more like its Redfields Garden & Living Centre in Hampshire, and its Blue Diamond Garden and Home...