Meseret Kumulchew, a supervisor at Starbucks who has dyslexia has won her disability discrimination case against the coffee company. A separate hearing will take place to decide if there will be any compensation and Starbucks are now in discussions about providing more workplace support. Commenting, the company said: "We are in ongoing...
Supermarket giant Tesco is conducting an industry first ‘cost of production’ trial and are inviting British sheep farmers who supply its lamb to take part. If successful, the supermarket will be the first in the UK to implement such a model as it believes it will help instability in the UK...
Luxury fashion brand Burberry has announced it is to change the way it presents, creates and sells its catwalk collections as of September 2016. Going forward, there will be two shows instead of four, one in February and one in September including both menswear and womenswear. Also, catwalk collections will be instantly...
MPs Sadiq Khan and Zac Goldsmith have said that they will support the pedestrianisation of Oxford Street. Sadiq Khan told the Evening Standard’s mayoral hustings that: “From Marble Arch to Tottenham (Court) Road, you could have squares and boulevards and make it really appealing for people. Crossrail will help with that....
Frozen food supermarket Iceland has snapped up two development chefs who worked with Heston Blumenthal on his ranges for Waitrose. Neil Nugent and David Lennox are also credited with starting the Waitrose cookery school and will be tasked with creating a new Power of Frozen range for Iceland. Iceland’s founder and chief...
Though consumers believe Valentine’s Day has become too commercial, it has been estimated that Britain will spend £980m this February which is a £15m increase on 2015. According to research conducted by Verdict Retail, Britain has not stopped spending despite more than half of consumers feeling that Valentine’s Day is a...
Marks & Spencer has collaborated with the style icon Alexa Chung to create a 31-piece collection in a bit to attract younger customers. Chung, who is a British fashion model, TV presenter and Vogue Contributing Editor, also inspired the Mulberry Alexa bag and was once accountable for 30% of the luxury...
John Lewis saw a quieter trade last week against a backdrop of changeable weather with total sales edging up by 0.6% year-on-year while online sales climbed by 6.4%. Sales at the shops were down overall, but the Heathrow, York and Exeter stores delivered strong increases of 24.4%, 11.5% and 9.3% respectively. Home...
The sofa retailer DFS has managed to maintain a good sales growth throughout the first half of its financial year thanks to a healthy furniture market and the success of its strategic initiatives. The company has implemented its growth strategy which has involved opening new stores, developing its omnichannel proposition and...
A petition on Change.org which highlighted the disparity between equivalent products marketed at men and women, claiming that women are the victims of “sexist pricing” on the high street, has led Superdrug to be the second store to review it’s pricing after Boots announced it had on Tuesday. High street rival...
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