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From e-commerce and high street brands to inspirational and trending topics, our weekly series will bring you up to speed on the latest hot topics from across retail, lifestyle and design; covering everything from retailer updates, changes in purchasing behaviour, inspirational case studies, and the latest trends.

Black Friday loses lustre with indies

Research has found 85% of independent retailers will not be participating in Black Friday. Drapers speaks to fashion indies across the UK and Ireland to find out why the discounting event is bad for small businesses.

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ITV launches 'I’m A Celeb' Fortnite experience with John Lewis

A version of John Lewis's 'Unexpected guest' will be making an appearance in the hugely popular video game.

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Diversity and inclusion: why there’s no ‘silver bullet’ for retail

The flexibility and easy-going nature of the shop floor retail has always attracted a wide and varied workforce to the retail sector. But as part of the largest private sector employer in the UK, retailers looking to embracing genuine change and reflect our ever-changing society need to do that across every level of their organisation.

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Triiije designs Lolita Eipprova cafe from recycled and salvaged materials

Slovenian studio Triiije has used recycled materials to create a mix of patterns and textures in Lolita Eipprova, an offbeat cafe in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Most of the materials used in the fit-out of the cafe were either repurposed from the previous interior or sourced second-hand.

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A very indie Christmas: “If small retailers aren’t up on last year they’ve missed a trick”

With Christmas 2021 set to be one of the biggest on record post-pandemic Retail Gazette looks at how smaller, indie retailers can hope to see a successful festive trading period while competing with the likes of Amazon and other retail giants.

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