Waitrose names new managing director
British department store operator the John Lewis Partnership has appointed Tom Denyard as the new managing director of Waitrose. Denyard…
03 Sep 2025
Beauty retailer Lush closes all UK locations in support of Gaza
Lush has announced that all of its UK stores, website and factories will shut for a full day on Wednesday 3 September 2025 in a show of solidarity with Gaza.…
03 Sep 2025
InPost and Bloq.it partner to deploy 20,000 locker sites across Europe
E-commerce sector logistics provider InPost Group has entered a multi-year strategic partnership with Bloq.it, a European smart locker network technology provider. The partnership, which includes a minority investment from InPost,…
03 Sep 2025
UK retailers press for safer online baby products
Consumer groups and trade bodies are urging tougher rules on online marketplaces after a Which? snapshot investigation on 28 August 2025 found 35 potentially dangerous baby sleeping bags still for…
03 Sep 2025
Couche-Tard reports $782.5m net earnings in Q1 FY26
Canadian convenience store operator Alimentation Couche-Tard has reported $782.5m in net earnings attributable to the company's shareholders for the first quarter (Q1) of fiscal 2026 (FY26), compared to $790.8m in Q1…
03 Sep 2025
Sainsbury’s to launch live facial recognition trial in two stores
British supermarket chain Sainsbury’s is set to launch a live facial recognition technology pilot in its Sydenham superstore in London and its Oldfield Park Local store in Bath. The trial will…
02 Sep 2025
Apple opens new retail store in Bengaluru, India
Tech giant Apple has opened its latest retail store, Apple Hebbal, in Bengaluru, in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is the company’s first venture into South India and the…