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Alcoholic cocktail confectioner Smith & Sinclair is to open a 465 square foot popup in Bluiewater next week. The Flavour Rooms will feature a cocktail sherbet wall, edible perfumes, confectionary ‘salt and pepper’ shakers and alcoholic dib dabs alongside the brand’s signature alcoholic cocktail pastilles. Melanie Goldsmith, co-founder of Smith & Sinclair,...

Tesco Direct has announced a partnership with the British Forces Post Office (BFPO) to help family and friends send parcels to British military personnel overseas. The scheme allows products bought on the Tesco Direct website to be sent directly to those serving in the armed forces for the same cost as...

Supergroup, owners of the Superdry label, has seen a strong first half, with total sales rising 25% and like-for-like sales growing by 12.8%. Chief executive Euan Sutherland said that the company was in a good position going into the key third quarter. In a statement, he commented: “This is another good...

H&M has announced that it will be relocating its Covent Garden store to an historic 19th century warehouse not far from its current location. The new store on Mercer’s Walk, just off Langley Street, will feature an expanded presence for the company’s beauty range. H&M’s Country Manager UK & IE, Carlos...

It has been announced that Halfords pre-tax profit before non-recurring items dropped 12.1% to £40.8 million, although total revenue rose 6.3% to £567.3 million in the 26 weeks to 30th September. Figures show that on a like-for-like basis, retail sales grew 2.4% and Halfords autocentres saw a little rise of 0.9%. Chief...

Airing for the first tonight at 9.15pm on ITV will be John Lewis’s Christmas advert, which features ‘Buster the Boxer’.   The department store will be partnered with The Wildlife Trust this year and has already started selling toys of Buster the boxer and friends where all proceeds will go to the...

Fashion retailer New Look has revealed that in the 26 weeks to September 24th, revenue decreased 5% to £718.1 million, despite online sales rising 9.5% on its own website and third party sales increasing 21.5%. Other figures show that sales fell 8.8% on a like-for-like basis in the UK and group...

Mondelez International, the product makers of popular chocolate bar Toblerone has revealed that it will be spacing out its distinguishing triangular chocolate chunks due to an increase in the price of ingredients. The company will be changing the design to reduce the weight of its 400g and 170g bars, which has...

Supermarket Sainsbury’s has seen 10% fall in profits as first half sales were hit by pricing pressures. In the last quarter, the supermarket saw like-for-like sales fall 1% although underlying profits rose 2.1%. Commenting on the Interim Results 2016, Mike Coupe, chief executive, said: "Two years ago we set out our...

ABF-owned Primark could benefit from a post-Brexit future despite “some short-term uncertainties including a decline in the value of sterling”. In the year to September 17th, the fast fashion retailer saw a 2% fall in like-for-like sales in the UK, its first decline for 16 years. In a statement, chief executive of...