The UK’s first BMW Urban store has opened at the Bluewater shopping and leisure destination. Situated on Lower Thames Walk opposite Next, the 1,600 square foot space is operated by Stephen James BMW Group and combines digital and physical retailing in one experience. Visitors to the store can use smart ‘click and...
Australian homewares retailer House is to launch its sixth UK store at Intu Chapelfield in Norwich as it continues its expansion across the country. Having launched its first UK shop and online store last month, the retailer is planning to open 75 new stores over the next three years including more...
Ocado has announced that has secures its fourth international deal with Swedish supermarket group ICA. Under the terms of the agreement, the UK-based online-only grocery retailer will launch “end-to-end” solutions for ICA’s online services, including a website and the construction of an automated warehouse designed for ecommerce. Ocado will also invest in...
Sports Direct has announced that it owns a 19.3 per cent stake in Finish Line, the American retailer owned by rival firm JD Sports. The sportswear firm said in a statement that it now owns 8 million shares in Finish Line, in a characteristically strategic investment for its boss Mike Ashley. JD...
Missguided has hired Robin Gartshore to be its new chief trading officer. According to Drapers, Gartshore will join the clicks-to-bricks fashion retailer on May 8 and will directly to online chief executive Gareth Jones. Gartshore’s remit will includes looking after Missguided’s merchandising and trading teams across online, wholesale, retail and franchise. His career consists...
Topshop has named Johanna Lightfoot as its new head of merchandising. Lightfoot will be making the move to the high street fashion retailer after a stint as Ralph Lauren’s director of planning, a role she had since 2017. Prior to her time at Ralph Lauren she worked for seven years at Burberry,...
Ebay has appointed its former head of pricing and promotions Nikin Patel as its new director of consumer-to-consumer selling. The online giant is continuing its push to simplify the user experience and make it easier for users to sell to each other, a task which Patel will now be responsible for. This...
Ownthelook.com has already exceeded its £175,000 crowdfunding target despite having nearly two weeks left to the deadline. The young ecommerce retailer, which launched in March last year, has said it will spend its entire funding budget on marketing, as it seeks to compete with pure play online rivals like Missguided and...
Sainsbury’s has announced that it has agreed terms with Walmart for its proposed merger with the Asda supermarket chain. In a statement, Sainsbury’s said the combined business would create a “dynamic new player” in the grocery sector and would mean that both supermarkets would be better able to invest in price,...
Some of the UK’s largest supermarkets have signed up to the UK Plastics Pact, a new voluntary initiative to slash plastic waste. Sainsbury’s, Morrisons, Aldi, Lidl, Waitrose and Tesco have all signed up to the new industry-wide initiative that aims to make all plastic packaging recyclable, recycled or biodegradable by 2025. Despite...
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