Harvey Norman, the renowned Australian lifestyle, home, and technology retailer, has opened its first store in England, marking a significant expansion into the UK market. Situated in the Merry Hill shopping centre in the West Midlands, the flagship store spans 57,000 square feet, offering an extensive range of luxury furniture and home goods. The store...
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Harvey Norman Launches Its First UK Store at Merry Hill
Harvey Norman has unveiled its first UK store within the Merry Hill shopping centre, marking its entry into England’s competitive retail landscape. This Australian-based retailer aims to captivate UK consumers with a rich selection of lifestyle, home, and tech products, housed in a 57,000 sq ft flagship store. A New Dawn for Harvey Norman in...
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Google Expands Store Ratings To India, Australia, Canada, and the UK
Google is rolling out the Store ratings feature beyond US Search. It is rolling out to searchers in Australia, Canada, India and the United Kingdom. Although, we’ve seen examples of Google showing them in Australia and other countries over the years, I guess as a test. Google wrote, “Google’s Store Ratings have been helping US...
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Woman ‘still suffering’ after being knocked out by a cauliflower while grocery shopping
A grocery shopper in the United Kingdom was reportedly knocked unconscious after a discounted cauliflower fell on her head. Sammi Mai, a resident of Kingston-upon-Thames, England, told GB News that she was recently browsing a discount rack at a Waitrose grocery store in Bath when the vegetable hit the back of her head. “Suddenly a...
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NIQ doubles down on UK grocery shopping behaviour
Consumer research company doubles its shopper sample to 30,000 households in a bid to better measure UK grocery buying habits NIQ, a leading consumer intelligence company, has doubled its UK Homescan sample to 30,000 households in a bid to better measure grocery shopper behaviour in supermarkets. NIQ’s Consumer Panel Services (CPS) will use data from this...
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Sensormatic Solutions Predicts The Busiest Shopping Days For UK’s 2024 Peak Trading Season – Retail News And Events
Advertisement Sensormatic Solutions, the leading global retail solutions portfolio of Johnson Controls (NYSE: JCI), today released its predictions for the top busiest shopping days of the 2024 Christmas season in the UK, with Super Saturday (21 Dec) once again predicted to be the busiest in-store shopping day of Peak Trading 2024. Each year, Sensormatic Solutions retail traffic...
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TGI Fridays U.K. loses 36 stores and 1,000 jobs despite rescue deal
The United Kingdom division of casual-dining chain TGI Fridays is saved for now after private equity firms, Breal Capital and Calveton U.K., have jointly acquired 51 out of the 87 TGI Fridays stores put up for sale by former U.K. TGI Fridays master franchisee, Hostmore PLC. According to The Independent, although nearly 2,400 jobs were...
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Iconic outdoor clothes retailer with more than 300 shops to close store
Major clothing brand Trespass has announced their shop in Coventry will shut (Picture: Getty Images) An iconic outdoor clothing store has become the latest victim to the dwindling high street after confirming their store will close. Major clothing brand Trespass has announced their shop in Coventry will shut their doors and announced an ‘everything must...
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Full list of ‘much loved’ garden centre closing 17 stores across the UK
Dobbies will close 17 branches in the next few months (Picture: Getty Images) A beloved garden centre chain is following in the footsteps of Homebase by announcing a wave of store closures. Dobbies Garden Centres, the largest garden centre operator in the UK with some 77 stores and nearly 1,000 staff, is shuttering 17 sites....
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Selfridges partners with Criteo to enhance luxury shopping experience
The partnership is set to last for two years. Credit: Chris Lawrence Images via Shutterstock. Selfridges, one of the world’s most iconic luxury department stores, has announced a strategic partnership with Criteo, a leading commerce media company. The collaboration aims to revolutionise the online shopping experience for Selfridges’ customers while providing brands with opportunities to connect with affluent...
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Cost of living dictates UK food shopping habits
Reading Time: 4 minutes John Whitlam tries to walk in the shoes of United Kingdom food consumers as he dissects their shopping behaviour. The conclusion of the Silver Fern Farms (SFF) UK manager is quite simple: their habits are dictated by the pounds and pence they can spend on their weekly food shop. That is...
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Bidvest Noonan Secures Buttercrane Shopping Centre Contract – FM Industry
Building on its momentum in Northern Ireland, Bidvest Noonan has secured a contract to deliver cleaning and security services to Buttercrane Shopping Centre, one of the most visited shopping centres in the region. Attracting over 5.5 million visitors annually and home to more than 50 big-name brands and anchor stores, Buttercrane is a premier retail...