Dalziel & Pow rewrites the story of unsold fashion for Crisis
Crisis, the charity dedicated to ending homelessness in the UK, has relaunched its fashion upcycling initiative Create for Crisis with a bold new retail identity and supporting [...]
Selfridges’ Christmas Shop is now open!
Selfridges' newly opened Christmas Shop is an essential festive destination – and an experience unlike any other. Inspired by the rush, magic and emotion of the season [...]
AO recycles its 10 millionth appliance
Recycled appliances laid end-to-end would stretch 11,000km from AO’s recycling plant in Telford to Buenos Aires The recycled plastic is currently used to make bathroom extractor fans, [...]
K-Way signs for new store in Covent Garden’s Seven Dials
Shaftesbury Capital has announced the signing of K-Way, the premium French outerwear brand, for a second store within the portfolio, set to open in Covent Garden’s Seven Dials [...]
M&S Food partners with Too Good To Go, preventing food waste
M&S Food is launching with Too Good to Go, bringing surplus bakery products to customers through the Too Good To Go app for the first time in [...]
Iceland Foods Charitable Foundation announces new partnership with Together For Short Lives
The Iceland Foods Charitable Foundation (IFCF) has announced a new partnership creating the ‘IFCF Moments that Matter Fund’ with Together For Short Lives – the leading UK-wide [...]
The Cotswold Company announces multi-year collaboration with the National Trust
The collaboration, which will see the launch of a National Trust-inspired range this Autumn, brings together two organisations united by a shared belief in quality, conservation, and [...]
DPD to expand electric van fleet to over 4,000 vehicles
The UK parcel delivery company DPD is set to take delivery of 341 new Mercedes-Benz eSprinters in September as part of its ongoing investment in more sustainable fleet [...]
Bershka, Hollister, Oliver Bonas and Urban Outfitters launch at Lakeside
Lakeside, owned and operated by SGS UK Retail, has welcomed a quartet o retailers - Inditex-owned Bershka, Hollister, Oliver Bonas, and Urban Outfitters – further strengthening its [...]
Trafford Centre’s beauty campaign delivers impressive sales and footfall growth
Trafford Centre’s beauty campaign delivered a strong performance across the health and beauty category in H1, with sales increasing by 7.5 percent year-on-year and 5.4 percent on [...]
wagamama makes motorway service debut with Extra MSA Beaconsfield opening
UK service station owner and operator, Extra MSA, has opened a new wagamama restaurant at Beaconsfield Services (M40 J2), marking the popular chain’s motorway service station debut. [...]
Bath & Body works signs at Redical’s Merry Hill
Merry Hill, owned and operated by Redical, has announced the signing of internationally recognised body care and home fragrance retailer, Bath & Body Works. This addition will further [...]
Consumer Goods Fairs 2027: Shaping markets together
Geopolitical uncertainty, trade conflicts and mounting cost pressures are challenging the global consumer goods industry more than ever – as confirmed by the latest Industry Index from [...]
Cadogan announces six first-to-UK retail concepts to open in Chelsea this autumn
Cadogan has announced a standout line-up of new retail signings across Sloane Street, Sloane Square and the King’s Road, including several first-to-UK store debuts. This major wave [...]
Neptune to open major concession store at Fenwick Newcastle this October
British home and lifestyle brand Neptune will open a new 4,000 sq ft showroom at Fenwick Newcastle this October, marking the brand’s first-ever store within a department [...]
Sainsbury’s invests over £1.5 million to put good food on the menu for children this school year
As the new term begins, Sainsbury’s makes a series of investments to help more children and families access nutritious food around the school day Through its partnership [...]
Oxygen is bouncing into Crawley with a state-of-the-art indoor activity park
Oxygen Activeplay will be opening its latest indoor activity park in Crawley on 16th October 2026, just in time for October half-term. The park will be packed [...]
Co-op extends online opening hours for the busy back-to-school mornings
Co-op is extending online shopping hours before the school-run to help families avoid the stress of forgotten and emergency lunchbox items and the back-to-school scramble The convenience retailer is creating 750,000 [...]
The Perfume Shop launches UK’s first high street Scent Rediscovery Service
The Perfume Shop has launched the UK's first dedicated high street Scent Rediscovery Service. As people increasingly turn to perfume as part of their wider wellbeing and [...]
Doors open on Sunday to Autumn Fair 2026
More new brands, more product discovery and new ways to buy, learn and connect as Autumn Fair opens at the NEC – with Glee joining from Tuesday [...]
August 2026 issue
2026 A1 Buyers Guide
