Since 1924, Charles Clinkard has been styling and fitting the shoes of families in the North East and beyond, following the opening of its first store in Middlesborough. This year, Charles Clinkard marks its 100th anniversary and today launches its centenary celebrations following a successful year of business growth. Charles Clinkard is celebrating ‘A Lifetime of Memories’ – a chance to delve into the rich history and honour the memories of the past including the founders of the family business, Charles and Eveline Clinkard. It also looks to the future and aims to take its curr ..read more

Decathlon will buy back or repair customers’ old sports gear in exchange for store credit to give products a second life Expansion aims to help customers benefit from over 100 million tennis rackets, weights and tents clogging up lofts and sheds across the UK Decathlon has expanded its BuyBack scheme to allow customers to declutter their lives and swap out and repair old sporting equipment to give products a second life – and earn store vouchers for doing so. The initiative, which was first launched at the end of last year across own-brand bicycles, backed by Olympic athletes Jason and Laura ..read more

Gadsby’s decision to focus on people and planet on the same level as profit has been recognised. The team is excited to announce that in its 160th year, Gadsby is now a Certified B Corporation. B Corp is a global community pledging to use business as a force for good. Gadsby joins more than 8,000 B Corp businesses, operating in 162 industries, across 96 countries who have undertaken a stringent assessment process to become Certified B Corporations. The assessment measures a business’s ongoing impact on its workers, community, customers, governance and the environment. Gadsby achieved ..read more

The Cotswold Company, the digitally-led handcrafted furniture and homeware brand, is delighted to announce that it has expanded its premium delivery service to serve customers in Northern Ireland for the first time. Founded in 1996, The Cotswold Company sells thoughtfully designed, carefully crafted premium furniture and accessories. All products are based on timeless design, created to be functional and champion traceable timber that is built to last. Building on growing demand for its high-quality products, The Cotswold Company – which is backed by True Global – is executing an exc ..read more

UK retail’s summer sourcing festival is back – and thriving! Registration is now open for Home & Gift’s 2024 edition, which returns to the Harrogate Convention Centre and grounds of the DoubleTree by Hilton Majestic Hotel from 21st – 24th July 2024. Once again Home & Gift will showcase hundreds of top brands across a new, expanded footprint, hosting over 15 percent more exhibitors than 2023. Visitors will find a show of two halves, with Halls A, B, C and M of the Convention Centre packed to the rafters with sectors including Gift and Home, Jewellery and Fashion, and Food Emporium. Buye ..read more

Peel Retail & Leisure has announced another record period of sales and footfall performance at Gloucester Quays, up +11 percent and +7 percent respectively. The top 10 UK outlet is also celebrating its 15thAnniversary, going from an exciting new destination in the South West when it launched in 2009, to establishing itself as one of the best performing in the country, and the dominant retail and leisure hub in the historic City of Gloucester. Covering April 2023 to March 2024, Gloucester Quays benefitted from a significant sales uplift when compared with the previous year. Leading the perf ..read more

British fashion label AllSaints has joined the line-up at leading retail and leisure destination Silverburn, representing a fashion coup for the centre which has secured a raft of new names in recent months.  Opening on Friday 19th April, AllSaints, a brand synonymous with edgy and distinctive fashion, joins premium names already in situ at Silverburn including Flannels, Rituals and The White Company. The addition of the new brands helped drive Silverburn’s footfall to over 15 million for the first time last year, testament to the calibre of its offer.  Guests can expect AllSaints’ s ..read more

Charles Tyrwhitt welcomes its 8th opening in just one year as it takes residency on London’s iconic Regent Street. The new store is in a beautiful grade-listed building is impressive in both size and design and will open to the public today (19th April) at no.218 Regent Street. Sat in a prime location on Regent Street just moments from Oxford Street tube station, the brand new 4,200 sq ft immersive shopping real estate has had a full renovation including the addition of an exquisite marble spiral staircase leading customers to the spacious downstairs floor, where customers will find a lavish VIP ..read more

Shaftesbury Capital has announced six new hospitality additions to its Soho portfolio, as operators continue to thrive across the creative and vibrant neighbourhood. Kingly Street welcomes two new signings from The Counter and Little Door & Co. alongside the upsize of pub and cocktail bar Two Floors; whilst three-storey alfresco dining destination, Kingly Court, has introduced two new debut concepts, Liu Xiaomian and Donia,and celebrates the reopening of pan Asian specialist, OKA, together adding to Soho’s exciting collection of h ..read more

Even if the big retail media hype is taking place online: the marketing of in-store screens harbours enormous potential. Top experts will discuss this potential at DSS Europe 2024. Retail media is nothing new. For decades, retailers have been monetising the POS with advertising subsidies, listing fees and automated buying and selling of advertising placements. But with e-commerce, the availability of data and new in-store technologies, retail media is experiencing an incredible boom. Currently, more than 90 percent of sales via retail media are generated online. However, retail media has also ..read more