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Primark launches app so shoppers can check stock in stores
The app lets shoppers create personalised notifications, including a stock check function, so you can see if the items you want to buy are available before heading to the store.
Plus, Primark has told shoppers that the app also makes its popular click-and-collect service easier to use.
The brand previously rolled out its click and collect service to all 189 UK stores, allowing shoppers to pay for items online and pick them up in stores.
Primark launches app in the UK
Primark first launched its app in Ireland and Italy last summer, but it is now available to download in the UK on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.
Discussing its new feature, Kari Rodgers, UK Retail Director at Primark, said: “We know our customers expect great value and an effortless shopping experience, wherever they are.
“Our new app puts exactly that in the palm of their hand, from personalised updates on the latest trends to faster, more convenient ways to browse and shop via Click & Collect.
“This is just the next step in bringing everyday value to more UK shoppers in a way that’s simple, seamless and built around their needs.”
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Matt Houston, chief customer and digital officer at Primark, shared: “Following the successful launch of our app in Ireland and Italy, we’re excited to bring an even smarter, more connected shopping experience to the UK.
“Customers are increasingly turning to digital tools that make shopping easier and more rewarding, and we’re confident that our app will deliver an intuitive, personalised experience that’s been carefully designed to help them get the most out of every Primark visit.”
Will you be using Primark’s new app? Let us know in the comments.
A planning application for a patch of grass at Millbrook Square, opposite school lane on the end of the parade of shops, has been submitted to the Vale of White Horse District Council.
The applicant has proposed building a new retail store as a designated stationery book store to serve the town and nearby Millbrook School.
The new building would be attached to the existing parade of shops next to the unit currently occupied by a Costa coffee shop and a Turkish barbers.
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Making a submission on behalf of the applicant firm Cotswold Residential Design Ltd said: “The book and stationery shop will produce a neighbourhood hub and foster a strong sense of local community which we feel will bring great benefits to the community who will use it.”
It added that the new store would “add to customer choice and contribute to the provision of a diverse retail offer” and provide “much needed” book and stationary retail in the town.
Plans for the design of the shop indicate it would be built out of matching brickwork to match the existing retail and residential units on Millbrook Square, with a shop frontage onto School Lane.
It adds that the side door at 14 Millbrook Square, with access to the Turkish Barbers, “does not have the relevant consents so the proposals will be to remove and infill this access door”.
Mr Clarkson celebrated his 66th birthday on Saturday and was given the cake at a football match in Miami.
In a post on Instagram, Mr Clarkson said: “A man I met at a football match in Miami gave me a birthday cake. So kind.”
In a photo, Sir David can be seen holding the birthday cake and wearing an Inter Miami blazer, the team he owns.
Mr Clarkson lives in Oxfordshire, where he bought Diddly Squat Farm, then known as Curdle Hill, back in 2008.
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The Chadlington-based spot is the focus of Prime Video’s hit documentary show, Clarkson’s Farm.
With four seasons already under its belt, the popular programme is set to return next month with series five.
Sir David lives near Great Tew, and not far from Soho Farmhouse, an exclusive private members’ club.
Lifestyle brand, Gandys, has been worn by Prince William and Sir Richard Branson, but due to a sudden withdrawal of funding, it has been forced to enter administration.
Gandys was founded in 2012 as a flip-flop brand by brothers Rob and Paul Forkan.
The brothers later expanded the brand to offer travel-inspired clothing, bags, and accessories.
British clothing brand Gandys enters administration
In 2024, Gandys opened a standalone store in Covent Garden, London, and has had collaborations with McLaren and Liberty London.
The brothers lost their parents in the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami, leading them to set up the Gandys Foundation.
A percentage of the business’s profit would be donated towards the Gandys Foundation, which helps build schools in Ghana, Kenya, and Bali.
Following their administration, Gandys has cut prices by up to 75% online and in stores.
Confirming the news, the Gandys website shares: “We’re closing down – shop final clearance with up to 75% off sitewide.
“While stock lasts, prices as marked.”
According to Drapers, the brand filed for notice on March 25 due to a sudden withdrawal of funding.
Gandys customer and marketing professional, Jamie Irving, reacted to the news on LinkedIn, sharing: “Woke up this morning to an email I didn’t expect – Gandys announcing their closing down sale.
“Honestly, it hit harder than most brand news. Gandys | B Corp has always stood for something far bigger than product.
“A genuinely purpose-led business, built from one of the most powerful and personal stories out there, and backed up by real action, not just words.
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“I read the founders’ book a while back and remember feeling genuinely inspired by their journey, what they went through, and how they turned that into something so positive for others.
“What they created through their foundation, and the impact they’ve had on communities, is something most brands aspire to but very few truly deliver.
“It’s a reminder that even the most meaningful, mission-driven businesses aren’t immune to the challenges of today’s environment.”
Will you miss Gandys? Let us know your thoughts in the comments.
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