Flooring specialist Floors-2-Go has fallen into
administration, closing 53 stores and axing 192 jobs. Thirty-five
stores continue to trade and 162 jobs were saved after part of
the business was sold to Nixon & Hope, led by two former
Floors-2-Go managers, writes the Telegraph.
GNC, the US-based sport-nutrition supplements
marketer has acquired LuckyVitamin.com for an
undisclosed sum. The deal sees GNC expand its online presence by
using LuckyVitamin’s ecommerce platform.
Apparel retailer White Stuff has introduced a
number of new initiatives to drive store traffic and increase
customer engagement in what it calls
“retail-tainment”. The retailer has launched a book
club in partnership with Penguin Books and a
swap shop where customers can return their White Stuff clothes
and swap them with other customers’ second-hand outfits.
Buck & Hickman, a b-to-b marketer of health and
safety products, has expanded its range to launch a corporate
clothing catalogue. The catalogue includes 114 different garment
types from jackets and trousers for office wear to
high-visibility and flame-retardant clothing.
Virgin Wines has relaunched its website with a
faster checkout and an updated favourite page and wish list
function. The site was designed in-house.
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