A major UK union is calling for retailers to pay a minimum wage of at least £12 per hour, as recent pay rises fail to offset rocketing inflation. Usdaw wants all companies to raise the base level as a step towards £15.
Improving, but will numbers ever get back to pre-pandemic levels? That’s the news on store vacancy levels across the UK which improved, albeit very slightly, again in the first three month of 2022.
Lindex owner Stockmann Group said it had “a positive first quarter with clearly improved results across both divisions”.
With its Tu Clothing label now being a £1 billion business, it’s no surprise that supermarkets giant Sainsbury’s is beefing up the executive team at the top of its non-foods business.
Billed as a ‘Real Magic’ retail experience, Coca-Cola has opened its first European flagship store in London where fashion and experiences will share the limelight.
From Dior to Chanel, Bottega Veneta to Louis Vuitton, luxury houses and brands such as Diesel or Drome are multiplying their artistic initiatives in Venice, where the 59th Art Biennale has just kicked off.
Edited, the global retail intelligence and AI-driven data insights company, has a new chief executive. As CEO, Doug Kofoid will be "dedicated to scaling Edited further" while bringing its technology to new markets.
Shopping malls giant Unibail-Rodamco Westfield saw turnover rising 34.2% in Q1, reflecting a “strong post-Covid-19 recovery and asset deliveries”.
Giant comms and tech agency WPP has launched a digital commerce managed service, called Everymile, to provide luxury brands and companies with a “fully outsourced direct-to-consumer (DTC) e-commerce solution”.
Online wholesale marketplace Faire announced on Wednesday its entry into Australia, as the U.S. firm expands its global reach beyond North America and Europe.
Post-pandemic business continues to improve for Shaftesbury and the value of its prestige London property portfolio is growing, up by £250m in just 12 months.
AI-powered SaaS platform Cooee has raised £300,000 in pre-seed funding to further product development, increase e-commerce store reach and launch an augmented reality version of the product.
Retail sales have been “poor for the time of year” this month and sales volumes both in-store and online fell rapidly in the year to April. That’s the takeaway from the latest CBI monthly Distributive Trades Survey.
If you think your retail tech credentials are up to scratch, you may have to think again. New data from finance firm Klarna reveals that UK shoppers want to integrate new technologies into their shopping experience.
Following a successful launch and trials at Autumn Fair 2021 and Spring Fair 2022, the Curated Meetings offer is now open to a “game-changing way of doing business” at the next Autumn Fair on 5 and 6 September.
