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After two decades, Cath Kidston has announced that she will be stepping down from her role as non-executive director at her eponymous business. Having started the company from a single ‘junk shop’ Holland Park in West London, Kidston will be retiring from the brand after its annual meeting to concentrate on...

It has been revealed today that luxury retailer The Estee Lauder Group has introduced The Grooming Station, a pop-up store for men, at its headquarters in London’s West End. Based at One Fitzroy in Fitzrovia, the Aveda Barbershop covering 1,344 sq ft will be a one-stop-shop for male grooming and will...

Supermarket price wars have driven grocery prices down once again in May, according to research from mysupermarket.co.uk. The site’s monthly Groceries Tracker for last month showed that the cost of a basket of 35 popular products dropped in price to £82.59, with some items seeing a fall I price of up...

The head of the Institute of Directors (IoD), Simon Walker, has criticised the former owners of BHS after a series of “lamentable failures” led to the retailer’s collapse. Mr Walker told Radio 4’s Today programme that Sir Philip Green has a moral responsibility to the retailer's staff and that there...

It has been reported today that members from Britain’s largest union, Unite, are planning to strike over plans to move 96 drivers from Argos in-house roles to its supply chain company Eddie Stobart. Voting figures show that 75% were in favour of strike action and 80% for industrial action. Employees at Argos...

Supermarket chain Morrisons has revamped its Morrisons More loyalty card, which now offers rewards on fuel and extra points for café customers. The new card will be distributed to current cardholders and will give the customer five points per pound when they spend in store. When they reach 5,000 points the...

Mint Velvet has launched its first standalone non-high street store at the Bluewater shopping centre in Kent. The 1,900 sq ft boutique will feature the brands womenswear, footwear and accessories. Liz Houghton, co-founder and chief executive of Mint Velvet, said: “Opening a store at Bluewater is a key moment for the...

Profits at car parts and cycle retailer Halfords were hit by slower bike sales as its chief executive called for the government to invest in cycling infrastructure. In the year to April 1st, pre-tax profit fell by 1.2% to £79.8 million despite retail like-for-like sales rising 1.3% whilst sales at Halford’s...

American furniture retailer West Elm has announced that it will be expanding its UK division in collaboration with John Lewis by launching three new concessions within the department store. The shop-in-shops, which will be located in John Lewis’ High Wycombe, Milton Keynes and Southampton locations, will add to the homeware brand’s...

Administrators have said that all 120 Austin Reed stores will close by the end of June at the cost of 1,000 jobs. Administrator AlixPartners said it would start to close down the menswear retailer as no feasible offers had been received for the business. Austin Reed fell into administration last month,...