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Boohoo, the popular online fashion retailer has announced that its first quarter revenue increased by 41% with a strong performance in the UK and support from third-party sales. Figures show that in the UK, sales grew 42% and an increase of 40% for the Rest of Europe. Mahmud Kamani and Carol Kane,...

It has been reported that Subway and Aramark are to extend their partnership by opening five Subway stores across Aramark’s UK operations by end of the year. Aramark, the food, facilities and uniform service has four Subway stores already in areas such as Robert Gordon University, Aegon UK, Sparsholt College and...

Mobile phone retailer T-Mobile US has announced that it is offering about 10 million customers free shares as it takes on its bigger rivals. Pay-monthly customers can get one share - now worth $43.07 - with the chance of more for referring new customers and long-term customers will get an extra...

New Look has seen revenue increase by 5.4% to £1,490.6 million from £1,414.5 million year-on-year as a result of its multichannel offering. In the year to March 26th, total like-for-like sales rose 3.6%, with UK like-for-likes rising by 3.4%. The chain saw a particularly strong performance from its menswear offering, which currently...

Mike Ashley has admitted that the Sports Direct Derbyshire warehouse needed “improvements” ahead of his meeting with MPs later on today. In a letter to staff, made public on Monday, Mr Ashley said the centre needed improvements to security, which have in fact been made. In the letter, Mr Ashley said...

Following new evidence, MPs are investigating further into the collapse of BHS as new questions around the controversial sale of the business for £1 have been raised. Having already provided evidence to MPs, Goldman Sachs banker Anthony Gutman said he had advised Sir Philip Green that BHS buyer Dominic Chappell had...

Whole Foods Market is launching delivery options across London, working with delivery company Quiqup. Whole Foods Market’s head of marketing, Benjamin Woodgate, said: “We are delighted that our customers’ appetite for the highest quality of natural and organic foods can now be met on-demand at www.wholefoods.london exclusively through Quiqup.” The service works...

Mike Ashley has said that he intends to defend his company’s “good name” before the Business, Innovation and Skills select committee on Tuesday. Mr Ashley had previously refused to appear in front of MPs in order to “avoid a media circus”. Committee chairman Iain Wright said he looked forward to Mr Ashley...

US retail giant Walmart is to partner with taxi service Uber to run a pilot delivery programme. The company has also teamed up with Uber’s competitor Lyft and crowdsourced same-day delivery company Deliv. Walmart will start with tests of grocery delivery through Uber in Phoenix and Lyft in Denver, which is expected...

Canadian coffee chain Second Cup is to open five new locations by the end of the summer, expanding its reach in the UK. The chain already has outlets in Manchester, Birmingham and Portobello Road and looks set to add shops in London, Cardiff and Harrow in the coming weeks. Jim Ragas, president...