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Nearly 70,000 people have signed a petition calling for M&S to abandon plans to cut pay following the implementation of the national living wage. The retailer is planning to cut pay for working antisocial hours, meaning staff will not be paid extra for working Bank Holidays and Sundays. M&S employee Kate...

Mens’ formalwear company A Suit That Fits has announced that it is to undergo a rebranding after a decade in business, including a new design direction, a change of name to ASTF and a new, revamped website. The company launched a crowdfunding campaign last August in order to expand its operations...

Online retailer Amazon has announced that it is bringing its revolutionary Dash button to the UK for Prime users. The device automatically orders a household item that you have run out of when pressed. Currently, you can order about 40 common products including toilet roll, dishwasher tablets, nappies and condoms which...

Barry Williams, ex chief customer officer at Asda has been recruited by supermarket chain Morrisons as its new trading director for ambient. Starting his new position in February 2017 and looking after products such as baby goods, beers, household, health and beauty and grocery, Williams will be taking over from Andy...

Tall ladies fashion brand, Long Tall Sally has been sold for a value of approximately £30 million by Amery Capital. Acquiring the fashion brand is German fashion group TriStyle, whose brands include Madeleine and Peter Hahn and they were acquired by private equity firm Equistone in 2015, however Long Tall Sally...

It has revealed that the UK’s biggest supermarket Tesco is selling Euphorium bakeries to coffee shop firm Soho Coffee. Dave Lewis, chief executive said that it was selling its bakery subsidiary as part of its plans to change the financial fortunes of Tesco and is trying to cut down its outgoings...

Sir Philip Green has reportedly offered to volunteer £300 million towards the pensions deficit of BHS, but only if the investigation into the BHS collapse is dropped. As the last BHS stores closed their doors over the weekend, various public figures have called upon Sir Philip to contribute to the deficit...

Australian natural skincare group Jurlique has announced that it will be opening its first store in the UK on London’s Oxford Street. The award-winning brand will occupy two storeys of Oxford Street’s Park House building for both a shop and its European head office, due to open in early November. Jurlique...

According to a new report, millions of first-time shoppers flocking to budget retailers have helped boost their revenues by nearly a fifth to £4.9 billion. The latest Nielsen retail performance data indicates that Poundland and B&M saw a 17% rise in sales in the year to July, challenging the ongoing and...

The John Lewis department store chain will be recruiting over 3,500 temporary staff members to fill roles across the retail and distribution sections of its business ahead of the busy Christmas trading period. The retailer will be recruiting for roles in a number of departments including the John Lewis Christmas Shop, gift food and...