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Wholesaler Booker has said that its recent acquisition Budgens and Londis saw a strong performance in the fourth quarter, boosting overall sales for the group. In the 12 weeks to March 25th, total group sales increased by 5% year-on-year to £5bn. However, excluding Budgens and Londis, Booker’s like-for-like sales in its...

Fashion retailer Fat Face has revealed that Director Simon Pickering will be leaving the company after six years and they will not be replacing him. Fat Face said it will not be replacing him “for the moment,” and the company heads of buying, design and merchandising will be reporting to Anthony...

It has been announced today that footwear retailer Timberland has opened a new store at 158 Oxford Street. This will be the company’s sixth London store which will cover 90 square metres and will include footwear and accessories across womenswear, childrenswear and menswear. The store will also include a “Cobbler Station” where...

Waitrose has announced that it will be the first supermarket in the UK to launch a cashless store, which will be opened in Sky’s flagship head office.  It will also be the first Waitrose branch to open on a workplace campus in nearly 20 years. The Little Waitrose store which will...

Online fashion retailer Boohoo has launched an exclusive website for menswear, boohooman.com which is geared towards men aged between 16-24. Boohoo marketing director, Richard Clark, said: “The core of our business has always been to provide the season’s latest looks, whilst still delivering incredible value, but now we have the opportunity...

Paloma, the Italian designer womanswear brand, has opened its second UK store in the St David’s shopping centre in Cardiff. The 2,000 square foot boutique will be located opposite The White Company and feature the company’s in-house designed Italian womenswear and accessories. Mandhir Shukla, operations director of Paloma, said: “St David’s, Cardiff...

Property investment company Shaftesbury has appointed Karen Baines as its new head marketing. The company owns West End retail, restaurant and leisure destinations, including Carnaby, Chinatown and Seven Dials. Ms Baines is currently head of marketing and communications at the Heart of London Business Alliance, which represents 600 businesses and property...

Iconic bookstore Foyles has announced that it is looking to open new branches and develop staff as it continues to grow on the success of its flagship store. In the year to June 30th, turnover grew 4.3% whilst gross profit was up 0.6%, reflecting a tight reign on costs after the...

Mamas & Papas has appointed Richard Campbell, formerly of leisure company Rank Group, as its new chief marketing officer. Mr Campbell was also instrumental in founding the Nectar card and was key to the revival of department store Debenhams. “Richard is a highly experienced retailer and marketeer, and his appointment further strengthens...

Premier Foods has moved to play down comments by its chief executive regarding the sale of a key stake in the company just prior to a takeover move. Japanese noodle maker Nissin bought a 17.3% stake in Premier Foods from private equity firm Warburg Pincus for 63p per share, just a...