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It has been reported in the Evening Standard that Tesco and Lidl have begun a High Court fight over the use of a yellow circle logo. German discount chain Lidl says a trademark, and copyright, has been infringed, while Tesco has made a counterclaim. Lidl uses a yellow circle in its main...

It has been reported in The Guardian that british consumers sharply cut their spending in January as the cost of living crisis damaged household finances, retailers have warned, amid growing concern over the impact of high inflation on the economy. The British Retail Consortium (BRC) said sales growth slowed last month...

Asda has teamed up with Quaker Oats to offer children a free warm breakfast in its cafes during the February half term holidays. Children will be able to get a free bowl of Quaker porridge from 8am to 12pm every day in 205 Asda cafes across the half term period and...

Barbour has been forced to raise its prices due to the impact of higher inflation, the cost-of-living crisis, and a slowdown in customer demand. The 129-year-old business told The Telegraph that it was facing a combination of issues, including prices increases for materials, staffing, shipping and energy, as well as higher...

ASOS is teaming up with GoodWeave, a non-profit organisation working to end child, forced and bonded labour in global supply chains, on the launch of a new partnership focused on fashion suppliers in India. The collaboration will see ASOS apply GoodWeave’s approach in assessing key suppliers based in the country. ASOS said...

Pets at Home has appointed Gudrun Ravetz to the newly created position of veterinary officer of Pets at Home Group. Currently head of workplace engagement of the Pets at Home’s Vets4Pets business, Ravetz has over twenty years’ experience of working as a veterinary surgeon. Her career has also included being president of...

Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group is planning to buy two shopping centres in deals worth £100 million. According to The Times, the group is in the final stages of negotiations to acquire The Mall in Luton and the Overgate Centre in Dundee. The deals would value the centres at £70 million and £30...

JD Sports has outlined ambitious growth plans to open up to 350 stores globally each year. The sports fashion retailer’s recently-appointed boss, Regis Schultz, said it expects to generate £1billion in cash each year as he outlined the firm’s latest strategy. Mr Schultz, who took over as CEO last August following the...

Holland & Barrett has partnered with WHSmith to offer a curated range of health, beauty and wellness products for customers travelling across the UK or jetting off on holiday. The trial sees Holland & Barrett concessions added to three WHSmith travel stores at Heathrow Terminal 2, Gatwick North Terminal and London’s...

Adidas has appointed actress Jenna Ortega as as the face of its soon-to-be launched Adidas Sportswear label. The first new label to be introduced by Adidas in five decades, the collection will begin selling worldwide from 9 February in stores and online with early access available. Ortega will star in the ‘All...