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IKEA launches 24-hour global festival celebrating life at home

The inaugural virtual IKEA Festival will offer customers the chance to tune into musical performances, cooking demonstrations, home makeovers, and a host of celebrity house tours from the comfort of their sofa.

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How are department stores taking aim at Gen Z shoppers?

In recent years, department stores have increased investment into online offerings, digital marketing campaigns and product collaborations in a bid to target younger shoppers.Now that all legal Covid restrictions have ceased across the UK, these younger shoppers are expecting the same digital and interactive elements they have access to online within physical retail spaces when venturing out.

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UK’s independent shops record first rise in four years as chains suffer

Independent retailers and food outlets are stepping into the gaps left by chain stores on the UK’s high streets, retail parks and in shopping centres, driving the first rise in their numbers in four years.

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Co-op opens first ever ‘micro-supermarket’

Co-op has launched its first food to go offer with its new micro-supermarket proposition as consumer behaviours continue to shift.

The convenience retailer is expanding its portfolio with its first ever 24 hour self-serve, cashless micro-market at the head office for British Manufacturer and home of Henry and Hetty the Hoover, Numatic.

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