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Ryan Beaird, Event Director of Brands & Retail UK, has announced a new format for the summer conference taking place at the British Library (London) on Wednesday 6 and Thursday 7 July 2022. The ‘Meet the Buyers’ Networking Party – sponsored by Fabacus – is a speed networking ticket event …

Just weeks after The Point.1888 announced a record-breaking 66 new licensees across EMEA for Moonbug Entertainment’s leading IP CoComelon, the superbrand has secured a prime spot in Asda stores nationwide, for a dual-branded activation focusing on children’s brands Blippi and CoComelon. Since coming on board as Master Licensing Agency for Moonbug’s …

The UK toy retail chain, The Entertainer is moving into the supermarket giant, Asda, as part of the grocer’s ‘test and learn’ partnership strategy. The move will see The Entertainer turn the toy aisles of five of Asda’s UK stores into branded concessions from early next year. Under the terms …

The former CEO of Debenhams and the former Asda boss are going head-to-head in a £6.5bn private equity bidding war for the supermarket chain Asda. Formal bids are set to be tabled for the grocery retailer early next month. First reported by Sky News, it is the ex Debenhams CEO …

The Competition and Markets Authority, the UK’s competition watchdog, has blocked Sainsbury’s and Asda’s £10bn merger. The body blocked the move by the UK grocery giants after finding that it would lead to increased prices in stores, online and across petrol stations. The CMA said that it believed shoppers would …

MPs from two parliamentary committees have called on a competition regulator to examine the merger's effect on suppliers.

The deal between the UK’s second and third largest supermarket chains would create a new group with huge share of the market in food, clothing, household goods and toy retailing.

The pair are pressing ahead with ambitious growth plans here in the UK, with a combined total of 128 planning applications having been submitted for new stores in 2017.