Angela Beevers

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HOME AND DIY RETAIL NEWS In this latest Conversations interview, we speak with David Gomez Cardona, group marketplace director at Kingfisher, about his impressive international career and his role in accelerating the home improvement group’s ecommerce strategy. Can you tell us how you began your career in retail? I started in logistics in the US, but I quickly realised I was more drawn to the fast-paced, customer-centric world of ecommerce.

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FASHION RETAIL NEWS UK Japanese fashion brand Onitsuka Tiger has opened its first Red Concept Store in Europe in Covent Garden’s Neal Street. Launched in 2024 to mark the brand’s 75th anniversary, the concept was created to showcase a range of heritage styles with Onitsuka Tiger’s iconic ‘Mexico 66 ’ shoe at its core.

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FOOD AND DRINK NEWS UK Asda has reported that its first quarter revenue declined by 5.9% but said it is seeing ‘green shoots’ in its sales performance. In the three months to 31 March 2025, revenue came in at £5 billion when fuel was excluded. Meanwhile, like-for-like sales in the four months to the end of April, adjusted to include the peak Easter trading period, fell by 3.1% to mark a 1.1% improvement on the fourth quarter of 2024.

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HEALTH AND BEAUTY NEWS Holland & Barrett has launched a personalised wellness platform that puts biological age instead of chronological at the heart of long-term health. Introduced as part of the retailer’s digital transformation strategy, the H&B&Me app allows users to track their biological age, understand the ‘why’ behind their wellbeing, and take meaningful, everyday steps towards improving their health.

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FOOD AND DRINK NEWS UK Aldi is to open ten new stores over the next 14 weeks and refresh a further 30 as it works towards its long-term target of having 1,500  stores in the UK. The supermarket will be launching shops in places like Oldbury in the West Midlands, Fulham Broadway in London, Brighouse in West Yorkshire, and Caterham in Surrey. Meanwhile, stores undergoing a refresh will include those in places such as Herne Bay in Kent and Ancoats in Manchester.