Just Eat has launched an AI-powered voice assistant designed to help customers decide what to order, tackling what the company says is growing “choice overload” among UK consumers. Source

Dr Martens saw sales fall in its latest Q3 trading update, despite reporting “good progress” with its consumer-first strategy. Source

Toolstation has launched a new store format called Toolstation Go, designed to offer a “faster, more convenient way to shop”. Source

Boots chief executive Ornella Barra has stepped down from her executive role to become chair, in a senior leadership reshuffle that could open the door to the UK retailer being separated from its parent company. Source

Aldi has opened applications for 500 apprenticeship roles, with positions available in stores and warehouses across the UK. Source

Nearly six in ten households feel their weekly salaries don’t stretch as far as they did a year ago, the latest figures from Asda’s income tracker have found. Source

Fenwick has strengthened its partnership with Danish fashion brand Selected. Source

Frasers Group has updated its customer loyalty offering, integrating Sports Direct membership into Frasers Plus to create one unified, rewards platform. Source

German retailer Lidl has once again been certified as a “Top Employer”. Lidl has also received the Enterprise Seal, underlining the consistently high standards and quality processes for exemplary HR management at an international level across 31 countries. The Top Employers Institute is the global institution for certification of outstanding working conditions. Each year it……