NEWS

Ikea UK has partnered with retail crime intelligence company Auror to strengthen its in‑store safety and security amid rising retail crime.

Ikea and Chupa Chups unveiled a meatball flavour lollipop on April 1. Everyone assumed it was an April Fool’s joke, but a few weeks later they announced it was real. And the question on everyone lips was why? Well, Retail Gazette sat down with Ikea’s chief marketing officer Vincenzo Riili and Chupa Chups’ global marketing...

InPost parcel volumes in the UK and Ireland jumped 220 per cent in its first quarter, although it noted that Yodel integration pushed the division to a loss. The parcel locker operator delivered 76.9 million parcels across the UK and Ireland in the three months to March 31, up from 24 million a year earlier....

Cotswold Outdoor Group has reported a sales uplift from a retail media campaign supporting the launch of the HOKA Mach 7 trainer. The four-week campaign ran through Runners Need, which is part of Cotswold Outdoor Group, and was powered by Zitcha’s retail media platform. It combined in-store digital screens across 13 shops with on-site placements,...

Calbee will temporarily switch 14 snack and cereal lines to two-colour packaging after Middle East disruption hit raw material supplies. The Japanese food giant said products including Potato Chips, Kappa Ebisen and Frugra would move to revised packaging in stores from the week of May 25. The change will limit affected packs to two ink...

Political instability in Westminster has been making headlines over the past week as a result of the fallout from local election results, which could spell big change for the government. The results also add another layer of pressure for retailers already facing weak demand, higher employment costs and renewed inflation fears. UK borrowing costs jumped...

On has raised its 2026 profit margin outlook after strong first-quarter sales, as its Zendaya partnership helped the sportswear brand attract younger female shoppers. The Swiss sneaker and running brand said net sales rose 14.5 per cent to CHF 831.9 million (£745 million) in the three months to March 31, or 26.4 per cent on...

2 Sisters Food Group has allegedly passed a £70 million rise in labour costs on to supermarket customers after changes to employer taxes and wages. The poultry supplier, which works with Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Marks & Spencer, said it had faced higher costs from the increase in employer National Insurance contributions and National Living Wage...

eBay has rejected GameStop’s surprise $55.5 billion (£41 billion) takeover bid, calling the proposal “neither credible nor attractive”. The online marketplace said its board and advisers had reviewed the unsolicited offer from the US video games retailer and decided not to engage. GameStop, led by chief executive Ryan Cohen, tabled the cash-and-stock proposal earlier this...

Spanish fashion brand Mango has named Rhode founder Hailey Bieber as its new brand ambassador and the face of its summer 2026 campaign. It’s marketing drive is part of the retailers ‘Craft Your Own Story’ brand platform. The 2026 collection is inspired by Los Angeles street style and by Bieber herself, who the brand state...