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With just one day until career event Retail Appointment Live opens its doors, candidates are being urged to pre-register in an attempt to minimise queues on the day. Running on Thursday and Friday in London this week, Retail Appointment Live features some of the UK’s best-known names in retail, fashion and...
Sports Direct rival Kitbag has been sold to US sports merchandise firm Fanatics, despite attempts by the Mike Ashley-owned firm to de-rail the deal. Sports Direct has built a 18.9% stake in the company since 2014 and previously attempted to appoint its own agent, Ben Gardener to render “specialist assistance” to...
Fragrance, body care and fine foods brand Crabtree & Evelyn has launched an experimental new pop-up store on Kings Road. The new concept will be centred around a “welcoming and residential” feeling and will include a ‘fragrance garden’ and multi-sensory experiences with ‘nature sounds’ music and product testing counters. In a statement,...
Pharmacy chain Boots has said that it will be cutting between 300-350 store management jobs as part of plans to simplify its business. The company said that it has begun consultation with assistant store managers in its larger stores over the proposals. Simon Roberts, president of Boots, said: “Everything we do...
Sainsbury’s has made an offer for Home Retail Group (HRG), valuing the business at approximately £1.3 billion, which has been provisionally accepted by the HRG board. The deal will depend on the success of a proposed deal between HRG and Australian firm Wesfarmers for Argos’ sister brand Homebase. The 265 UK Homebase...
John Lewis will be entering the Middle East by opening a shop-in-shop in Dubai in spring 2017. The 15,000 square foot space, the retailer’s largest overseas shop-in-shop to date, will be situated in the new flagship Robinsons department store in Dubai Festival City Mall. Managing director of John Lewis, Andy Street said:...
Lidl is ramping up its expansion plans, having issued almost three times as many planning applications in the last quarter of 2015 as its rival Aldi according to figures compiled by Barbour ABI for The Sunday Telegraph. The retailer has said that it is working to increase its UK presence to...
House of Fraser is to launch a new scheme where brands bid for space on its website. Following a limited trial with e-commerce trading platform Elevaate, House of Fraser will be rolling out the platform to all of its brands. "Using the Elevaate cloud platform provides our brand partners with the flexibility...
The UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) has said that skills shortages have increased 130% across the labour market, citing the results of a new survey. Despite a surge in job openings, the number of positions left vacant because employers cannot find people with the skills or knowledge to fill...
Online grocery firm Ocado has announced that Dixons Carphone’s deputy CEO is to join its board as a non-executive director from March. "We are delighted that Andrew is joining Ocado, as we continue to grow the business and develop our technology solution. Andrew brings significant retail and technology experience and we...
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