Pets at Home has hired Lyssa McGowan as group chief executive to succeed Peter Pritchard, who announced back in November that he would be stepping down this summer.. She will take up her role on 1 June, although she will will be appointed to the board as chief executive designate on...
Boohoo has launched its own vegan beauty brand. Called Boohoo Beauty, the range of 50 products includes items for the eyes, lips, brows and face, as well as a collection of beauty tools and accessories such as a brush cleaner, light-up mirror and false lash applicator. Prices range from £3 to to...
Pret A Manger is hiking the price of its coffee subscription service 25 per cent amid soaring ingredient and labour costs. Pret said the monthly cost – which covers five barista-made drinks a day – would increase from £20 to £25 from tomorrow. This will apply to new subscribers straight away...
Britain could be facing a new shortage of snacks, with the makers of nuts, crisps and other popular bar snacks hit by a ransomware attack. The snack producer behind McCoy’s, Hula Hoops, and Tyrells crisps has announced it is facing disruption to its manufacturing and shipping processes following a ransomware incident...
HelloFresh has announced plans to create 450 jobs at a new base in Derby. The food kit delivery giant is opening a distribution hub this spring on the new £300 million SmartParc food campus in Spondon. It will be the first tenant on the low carbon food manufacturing and distribution campus going...
Amazon has announced plans to create 1,500 UK apprenticeships this year as it revealed that its British workforce increased by 25,000 in 2021. The roles will be offered across 40 different schemes in sectors such as retailing, publishing, marketing, social, environmental and corporate governance. Furthermore, 200 of the positions will be...
New figures have shown that retail footfall worsened slightly in January to 20.8% below 2019 from 18.6% below in December last year, but strengthened in the second half of the month. The data from retail specialist Springboard also reveals that footfall declined from 2019 by 26.1% in high streets, 25.5% in...
ScS has said it is on track to meet its full year expectations after it traded well throughout its important winter sale period. In the 26 weeks 29 January, order intake was in line with the board’s expectations, with one year like-for-like order intake growth of 16.6%. Meanwhile, sales on a...
Asda is to pilot an automated age verification system at its self-checkouts to make it quicker and easier for customers shopping for alcohol. Customers visiting Asda’s Pudsey and Stevenage stores can now use privacy preserving age estimation technology when purchasing alcohol, which works via a camera in the self-checkout screen to...
The Beauty brand Clarins UK has launched an online editorial hub called Beauty Daily. Clarins UK said the new platform will aim to bring together data-driven advice on skincare. This will include providing expert insights from industry insiders and professionals such as dermatologists, doctors, wellness consultants, make-up artists and nutritionists through...
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