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McColl's acquisition of 298 Co-operative stores has been approved by the CMA. McColl's will begin to integrate the stores at the end of January 2017 and expects all conversions to be completed in late August 2017. After the completion of the conversions, convenience stores will comprise over three quarters of McColl's...

The Coach and Selena Gomez collaboration will kick off with the star featuring in Coach’s autumn 2017 fashion campaign. It will also include her working on a “special design project” with Coach's executive creative director Stuart Vevers. In addition, Selena Gomez will work with the Coach Foundation in its support of...

GAME has unveiled a new gaming experience called BELONG. It provides a dedicated space for gamers to compete in tournaments, play with friends, enjoy gaming nights, celebrate new games and technology launches and share video-game themed events and experiences. Led by a new experience in London’s Soho at GAME Wardour Street,...

Tesco is giving away free ‘Christmas Night In’ gift boxes to 60,000 shoppers as part of its Surprise and Delight initiative until December 19th. The box includes a selection of festive food and drink including a Thornton’s chocolate collection and a Tesco Christmas pudding. Selected customers across the UK are receiving...

The opening of Typo's new Stratford store follows a successful online launch into the UK by the brand’s owner Cotton On Group in April. The Cotton On Group is now looking for its next store location and hopes to open over 100 stores in the UK over the next five to...

Supermarket giant Morrisons have revealed that its chief cheese taster, Russell Haggata has been welcomed into the Guild. Mr Haggata, who tastes more than 1,800 cheeses every year was just one of a handful of people from around the UK to be awarded the membership of Guild des Fromagers. The Guild,...

Figures from retail tourism expert Global Blue support its forecast for a further uplift in retail tourism performance over this year’s festive season and a positive start for the sector in 2017. The figures, which show record international shopping spend in the UK by visitors from outside the EU, have been...

It has been announced that Abi Hirshfeld will be joining Berry Bros. & Rudd as the new buying director in January. Currently working at Director Wines as wine director, the new role will see Ms Hirshfeld oversee all areas of the Berry Bros. & Rudd group of companies, such as Fields Morris...

It has been announced that Urban Decay will be debuting at Liverpool ONE with a store on the corner of Peter’s Lane and Paradise Street and will stock the brand’s full range of products, as well as boudoir style seating and mirrors. General manager of Urban Decay UK & Ireland, Isabel...

Department store John Lewis has revealed its sales dropped 2.1% last week as the retailer commented that shoppers would leave their Christmas shopping to the last minute as Christmas Day falls on a Sunday this year. Figures show that fashion sales increased 1.2% last week which was driven by a 7.2%...