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An experimental Australian pop-up marketplace that doesn’t utilise price tags has opened. The store, named OzHarvest, is located in Sydney, stocking solely food that has either been donated to the store or was due to be thrown in the waste. Founder of the supermarket, Ronni Kahn noted “the goal is...

Fashion retailer Boohoo has successfully utilised social media in order to boost sales, with celebrities such as model Jordyn Woods helping raise the profile of the company. Sales had risen by 51% up to £295m in the year to the end of February, pushing the retailer’s pre-tax profits up by...

Continuing the expansion of augmented reality services in the UK, Estée Lauder have announced a partnership with YouCam Makeup. Stores that the service will be trialled in include Carnaby Street, Estée Lauder’s Selfridges counters in London, Manchester and Birmingham. The partnership symbolises potentially the first augmented reality service in the...

Japanese food chain Yo! Sushi are looking to trial a new pop-up concept in their Croydon Boxpark location. The company aims to introduce new food trends such as ‘Ramen-In-A-Roll’ and ‘Katsu Sando’ as well as Osaka's number one street food 'Takoyaki'. Robin Rowland, Ceo of the chain noted that the...

In the three months to the end of March, Metro Bank saw deposits in the company rise by a total of 13%, with the most recent quarter seeing a 33% growth in underlying profits. The UK retail lender accrued over £1bn in the period, leading to a record 72,000 new...

According to IRI, social media culture is helping the growth of the cosmetics industry leading to an increase of £55m over the past twelve months. Cosmetics are now the leaders of the UK Health & Beauty market, with a total worth of £893m per year. Instagram and YouTube tutorials were...

British retailer Carpetright has announced improved sales figures of 1.4% in the final quarter of the financial year within its Rest of Europe business. Countries included in this are The Netherlands, Belgium and Ireland in their local currency, leading the company to announce that full year profits should be within...

Canadian coffee shop chain Tim Horton’s have formally announced the opening of its first UK store, with Argyle Street in Glasgow the site of the company’s expansion into the British market. After becoming a well-established brand in its native Canada, with eight out of ten cups coffee sold in the...

The British economy saw a significant slowing in its first quarter, as the resilience it had shown in the face of Brexit begins to crumble. Many analysts predict a tough year ahead, with growth decreasing to a total of 0.4% the lowest the rate has been since the first quarter...

Designer shoe retailer, Jimmy choo has been put up for sale as the management conducts a comprehensive review of the brand. They posted adjusted earnings of £31.3m in August 2013, and expected to trade strongly in the wake of the decreased value of the pound. The brand operates roughly 140...