Buy now, pay later (BNPL) company Klarna has announced the launch of its physical card in the UK. Klarna Card will enable consumers to use the flexible payment option in-store, wherever cards are accepted. The card launches with Klarna’s Pay in 30, which allows consumers to pay anytime up to 30 days...
Fortnum & Mason is in talks to open an outlet in Qatar amid growing interest from international brands in the Gulf ahead of this year’s football World Cup. Sky News reported that executives at the heritage retailer are in talks with potential franchise partners in Qatar about the move. If the project...
Pop Mart has launched its debut UK store in London’s Chinatown district. Situated at 80 Shaftesbury Avenue, the store will sell some of Pop Mart’s latest and most exclusive collectibles, many of which are becoming available in the UK for the first time. These will include art toy products created by...
Dr Martens has said its third quarter revenue was in line with expectations as it increased by 11% to £307 million year-on-year. On a two-year basis, sales were up 21% in the three month period ending 31 December. Looking at the brand’s various regions, EMEA recorded year-on-year growth of 40% whilst revenue...
Flying Tiger Copenhagen announced it is rolling out MishiPay’s mobile self-checkout solution to its UK stores. The announcement comes following a successful trial across stores in Denmark, Sweden, and Norway that generated positive feedback on both customer and employee experience. During the trial period, MishiPay’s Scan, Pay and Go technology was deployed...
Tesco has partnered with Alcumus, a business aimed at providing software-driven management solutions for managing health, safety and ESG. Through its software Alcumus will aim to help “bolster Tesco’s operational efficiency and strengthen the accuracy of data collection across all its departments worldwide.” Alcumus does this through analysing global risk trends within...
Mango is to open a flagship store on New York’s Fifth Avenue as part of its omnichannel strategy in the US. Set to launch in the first half of this year, the store will be situated in Plaza District and will have a retail selling space of nearly 2.100 square metres. The...
Pets at Home has said it is on track to achieve a record year for sales and profit growth after it increased its total revenue by 5.8% to £319.4 million in the run-up to Christmas. In addition, like-for-like sales climbed by 8.7% or 28.1% on a two-year basis. In its third quarter...
John Lewis has told staff they will get full sick pay regardless of their Covid vaccination status, saying that it doesn’t “believe it’s right” to treat jabbed and unjabbed workers differently. This differs from the approach of other retailers, including Next, Ikea and Morrisons which have all recently cut sick pay...
Diesel has appointed Eraldo Poletto as chief executive for its North America region. The company said he will be responsible for developing the brand in the key market whilst reporting to Diesel chief executive Massimo Piombini. Prior to joining Diesel, Poletto was chief executive and brand president of Stuart Weitzman. His previous...
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