Frasers Group has disclosed a 29.26 per cent interest in ASOS on a fully diluted basis. A regulatory filing showed Frasers’ direct shareholding and voting rights remain unchanged at just over 23.3 per cent. The change relates instead to additional exposure through financial instruments, taking its overall fully diluted position from 28.42 per cent to……

Functional energy drink brand Celsius has extended its global brand platform to Europe. Source

Retail Gazette has rounded up and compared the hourly rates at the UK’s top supermarkets to find which retailer has the best pay. Source

Decathlon has rolled out a new multi-site automation programme, covering seven logistics centres across Europe as the retailer looks to standardise and scale its supply chain operations. Source

Asda has revealed a pay rise for its retail workforce, taking hourly rates to £13.10 from July. Source

Estée Lauder Companies is taking legal action against British perfumer Jo Malone after she used her name in a fragrance collaboration with fashion retailer Zara. The US beauty group, which owns the luxury fragrance brand Jo Malone London, claims Malone breached contractual terms that prevent her from using the “Jo Malone” name for certain commercial……

Amazon is reviewing how its engineers deploy AI-assisted tools after a series of outages disrupted its retail website, reportedly locking customers out of checkout and key account features. According to reports, the retailer experienced four ‘high-severity’ incidents in a single week, including a six-hour outage that prevented shoppers from accessing pricing, account information and checkout……

Rising oil prices triggered by the conflict in the Middle East are raising concerns about a fresh wave of economic pressure for UK retailers, with economists warning that a prolonged disruption to global energy supplies could push the UK economy towards recession. The crisis has intensified after maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz (a……

Footasylum is accelerating its UK expansion plans after extending its revolving credit facility with HSBC UK from £35m to £60m. The increased funding will support the next phase of Footasylum’s store rollout programme, with new locations planned in Leeds, Glasgow and Merthyr Tydfil. As part of the expansion and store upsizing programme, the retailer expects……

Pets at Home is investing more than £3m to open four new locations across the UK this month as it continues expanding its veterinary and petcare retail network. The retailer will add more than 20,000 sq ft of new space through openings in Giltbrook (Nottingham), Stocksbridge (Sheffield), Kew (London) and Glossop (Derbyshire), strengthening its regional……