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It has been reported that online supermarket Ocado’s group sales have risen 15.4% to £314 million despite a “very competitive” market in the 12 weeks to 7th August. Figures show that retail sales increased 13.6% to £286.4 million, with average orders per week rising 18.9% to 226,000, marking this the best...

Sportswear retailer JD Sports has reported its first half pre-tax profit has shot up 66% to a record £77.4 million as it continues to grow in Europe. Figures show that total group revenue grew 20% to £970.6 million in the six months to 30th July and like-for-like sales for the entire...

Laura Wade-Gery, M&S’ head of multichannel, will be stepping down from her role after a year of maternity leave. Ms Wade-Gery joined M&S from Tesco in 2011, tasked with improving the retailer’s multichannel operations, but a revamp of the company’s website under her guidance failed to deliver results straight away. Ms...

Lego has announced that its biggest ever Lego store will open in Leicester Square this autumn. The new shop will cover two floors at a total 914 sq m and will feature a Lego Big Ben, which will span both levels. The structure will stand 6.53 meters high and will contain...

The head of Lidl UK, Ronny Gottschlich, has quit after 16 years with the budget grocery chain. He has been replaced by Christian Härtnagel with immediate effect. Mr Härtnagel has spent 13 years at Lidl, during which he served as regional director at Lidl Ireland and headed up the sales and...

Luxury fashion group Yoox Net-a-Porter has appointed former Barneys New York executive Matthew Woolsey as its new managing director. Mr Woolsey will report to Alison Loehnis, president of Net-a-Porter and Mr Porter at the site’s London headquarters. The appointment is expected to boost Net-a-Porter’s digital, mobile and content platforms. Ms Loehnis...

Morrisons and Amazon have agreed a deal that will see hundreds of Amazon delivery collection lockers in Morrisons stores across the UK. The online delivery giant already has over a thousand lockers in locations such as airports, shopping centres, train stations and local convenience stores. The new deal will create the...

Three former Tesco executives have been charged with fraud, although it is thought the company itself may escape prosecution over the black hole found in its accounts two years ago. The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has been conducting an investigation into accounting practices at the firm, which Tesco has been co-operating...

Peter King has been announced as the new group finance director at department store Fenwick. Qualifying as a chartered accountant with KPMG, Mr King is the ex-managing director of The Fragrance Shop and worked his way up to this role in 2014 as he started out as group finance director back...

It has been revealed that JD Williams will be taking on the likes of Next and M&S as the fashion retailer has launched its debut budget selection of clothing. The clothing ranged named “The Cut” is aimed at key items with a lower price tag at the beginning of the season...