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Tesco and Holland & Barrett have teamed up to introduce a health and wellbeing concept within Tesco’s supermarkets across the UK. The first store to introduce the concept is the Tesco Extra branch in Dudley, with a number of further concession in the pipeline for later in the summer. Matt Davies, Tesco...

UK convenience retailer McColl’s has reported “significant progress” in the quarter ended May 29th,  with total revenue up 2.2% to £469.2 million. The company said that it’s success was due to increasing market share, with a store expansion plan set to increase the estate to 1,000 by the end of the...

Luxury department store Selfridges has launched its first social media friendly app as part of the expansion of its omni-channel platforms. The new iOS app puts the “extraordinary world of Selfridges” at your fingertips with personalised style inspiration from customers’ favourite brands and insider alerts about events at the user’s nearest...

It has been reported that department store John Lewis saw its sales decrease 4.3% year-on-year last week as footfall dropped in its stores due to the UK’s heatwave. With temperatures exceeding 30C, products such as outdoor living items and natural low tog duvets were popular. Figures show that electricals and home technology...

Technology giant Apple has revealed that for the second consecutive quarter, iPhone sales have decreased, although the 15% fall wasn’t as bad as analysts thought. In the third quarter 40.4 million iPhones were sold which was marginally above forecasts of 40.02 million, but the company is expecting sales to drop...

Applications to build new retail developments dropped for the seventh year in a row, according to a report from commercial law firm EMW. The market last reached a peak in 2008, when there were 11,900 applications, but in 2015 this dropped to 6,700 – down 9% from 7,360 the year before....

Hobbs reports rise in profits Fashion retailer Hobbs has seen strong results from its turnaround plan, with a new focus on becoming “more relevant” to its customers starting to pay off. In the year to January 31st, the company saw an 18% rise in earnings before tax, according to reports, bringing...

The UK government and Amazon have announced that they will be working together to test several small drones that may one day deliver parcels. Supporting the government will be the UK Civil Aviation Authority who has given Amazon permission to explore three key innovations: testing sensor performance to make sure the...

It has been revealed that Donna Karan, part of luxury group LVMH has been sold to US-based G-III Apparel Group for $650 million, with the transaction looking to close late this year or early next year. Group managing director of LVMH, Toni Belloni, said: “We believe the DKNY brand has a...

The boss of budget airline Easyjet has said that the post-Brexit slump in the pound saw the company’s costs soar £40 million. Carolyn McCall said that the drop in the value of the pound had sent prices for fuel soaring as the firm pays for its fuel in US dollars, whilst...