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Fashion retailer Next is gearing up to open one of its largest ever stores on the site of a former BHS in intu Metrocentre, Gateshead. The new 85,000 sq ft unit will become one of the fashion retailer’s largest stores when it opens in 2018, creating a number of new jobs...

Mother and baby retailer Mothercare has launched “Welcome to the Club”, a new range of events, content, blogs and services designed to refocus the brand on both customers and community values. The new strapline will be underpinned by new customer network initiatives including new mother and expectant meet-ups, online community events,...

The latest BRC-Nielsen Shop Price Index has shown that the price war between supermarkets has sent food prices down for the fourth year in a row. In September, food price deflation hit its highest ever year-on-year drop, at -1.3% from 1.1% in August. This is only the second time ever...

Budget supermarket brand Aldi has announced the launch of its first fashion line, offering the same low prices as its grocery products. The range, which includes womenswear and menswear features leggings from £3.99, jeans at £7.99 and faux fur gilets at £14.99. According to the Mirror, the products are roughly 60% cheaper...

It has been announced that fashion retailer H&M has opened its first store in New Zealand. Situated in Auckland and covering 2,300 sq m. The store will will stock fashion and accessories for men, women and kids and saw residents lining up from 5pm the day before the store opened to get...

Due to unseasonably warm temperatures, Dunelm, the homewares retailer has reported a drop in like-for-like sales in its first quarter. Figures show like-for-like sales dropped 3.8% and total revenue decreased 1.8% to £198.7 million in the 13 weeks to October 1st. Despite a decline in footfall, Dunelm continued to see good progress...

Supermarket Tesco has seen a third consecutive quarter of sales growth, raising the company’s share price as analysts hailed the recovery of the company from its “crisis period”. In the first half, Tesco saw UK like-for-like sales growth of 0.6% and group like-for-like sales growth of 1% in a competitive marketplace....

Waitrose has announced a quirky new design for its Heston from Waitrose range and has introduced new products including a brand new Christmas pudding showstopper, a mince pie with a twist and edible baubles. The new design features illustrations of animals dressed in human clothing as a nod to the kooky...

China has welcomed iconic British toy brand and retailer Hamleys, which opened on the 1st October (National Chinese Day) and covers four floors and 7,000 sq m of space. The flagship store “Super Hamleys” will be situated in Xinjiekou Sanpower Plaza in Nianjing and will stock its famous teddy bears, Lego...

It has been revealed that LVMH has purchased a controlling stake in the upmarket German luggage company Rimowa for €640 million (£560 million) – this is the first purchase that LVMH has made in Germany. Rimowa was founded over 100 years ago and is best known for its 1937 aluminium luggage,...