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Amazon to hire 250,000 employees for 2025 holiday season in US

Amazon has announced plans to hire 250,000 people across the US for the upcoming 2025 holiday period. The new hires will …
THG registers revenue growth in Q3 2025

UK-based retailer THG has reported a 6.3% rise in third-quarter (Q3) revenue in 2025 - its strongest organic sales growth …
Golden Quarter in retail: how a seasonal surge became a year-round strategy

Retailers worldwide enter the Golden Quarter with one eye on sales and the other on margins. The three months from October …
UK households brace for pricier Christmas amid Budget fears

UK retail sales rose 2.3% year on year in September (five weeks to 4 October 2025), outpacing the 12-month average …
Lidl UK puts 130 HR jobs at risk of redundancy

Lidl has placed 130 positions across its UK human resources and recruitment departments at risk of redundancy as it looks …

SPAR Croatia launches SPAR City outlet in Zagreb

SPAR Croatia inaugurated its first SPAR City outlet in central Zagreb at the beginning of October 2025. The store spans 200m² …
Shoppers Stop and ace turtle link to launch G-Star across India

ace turtle, a provider of direct-to-consumer web commerce solutions for leading retail brands, has entered a long-term alliance with Shoppers …
Sephora to open first store in Northern Ireland in 2026

France-based beauty retailer Sephora is set to launch its first store in Northern Ireland. Scheduled to open in early 2026, the …
Welsh Budget decision looms as retailers seek cost relief

Retailers in Wales have called on ministers to avoid new cost pressures in the draft Welsh Budget due on Tuesday …
Uniqlo owner Fast Retailing reports fourth consecutive year of profit

Japan’s Fast Retailing, parent company of Uniqlo, has reported an annual profit for the fourth consecutive year. For the fiscal year …
H&M expands into India’s beauty and personal care segment

Swedish fashion retailer H&M has entered India’s beauty market, a decade after launching its first clothing and home outlets in …
Lowe’s completes $8.8bn acquisition of Foundation Building Materials

US-based home improvement retailer Lowe’s Companies has completed its acquisition of Foundation Building Materials (FBM), a distributor of building materials …
Levi Strauss logs 7% growth in Q3 revenue and lifts full-year outlook

Levi Strauss has reported a 7% year-on-year increase in both reported and organic net revenues to $1.5bn for the third …
Pre-Budget jitters weigh on UK retail footfall

UK retail footfall fell 1.8% year on year in September, reversing August’s milder decline, as shoppers grew more cautious ahead …
Frasers Group buys majority stake in luxury retailer The Webster

British retail giant Frasers Group has purchased a majority stake in The Webster, a multi-brand luxury retailer in the US. The …