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From the Archive: Flanagans Supermarket Direct

By Glynn Davis
‘From the Archive’ is the regular column that revisits some of the more interesting retail stories covered over the past 30 years by Glynn Davis for... View Article
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WH Smith says it has ‘much to do’ to rebuild confidence

WH Smith says it has ‘much to do’ to rebuild confidence

19 December 2025 by TRB News Team

WH Smith has said it has much to do to rebuild confidence following an accounting error which has led to an investigation by the Financial Conduct... View Article

Fashion students’ collection showcased in Soho pop-up

Fashion students’ collection showcased in Soho pop-up

19 December 2025 by Glynn Davis

Two London College of Fashion (LCF) students have brought a collection of unique printed clothing and accessories to a pop-up store in the heart of Soho... View Article

Consumer confidence edges up in December

Consumer confidence edges up in December

19 December 2025 by TRB News Team

Consumer confidence has edged up this month but remains subdued ahead of Christmas. GfK’s Consumer Confidence Index has risen by two points to -17 in December... View Article

Pets at Home reports strong rise in festive spending on cat products

Pets at Home reports strong rise in festive spending on cat products

19 December 2025 by TRB News Team

New data from Pets at Home has revealed that festive spending on pets is up 4% year-on-year. However, cats have emerged as the clear winners with... View Article

LVMH names new chief executive of Bulgari

LVMH names new chief executive of Bulgari

19 December 2025 by TRB News Team

LVMH has appointed Laura Burdese as chief executive of Bulgari, effective from 1 July. Burdese has worked with LVMH Group for nearly ten years, starting off... View Article

Footasylum partners with Apparel Group to drive Gulf expansion

Footasylum partners with Apparel Group to drive Gulf expansion

18 December 2025 by Angela Beevers

Footasylum has entered into a strategic partnership with Apparel Group to accelerate its expansion across the Gulf region. Under the agreement, Footasylum will partner with the... View Article

Mamas & Papas hails ‘record’ Black Friday trading

Mamas & Papas hails ‘record’ Black Friday trading

18 December 2025 by Angela Beevers

Mamas & Papas has reported record sales over the Black Friday trading period. The retailer delivered a 10% increase in UK retail sales across stores, concessions... View Article

Currys posts strong first half growth

Currys posts strong first half growth

18 December 2025 by TRB News Team

Currys has reported a strong uplift in first half profit as trading in its second half remains in line with expectations. In the six months to... View Article

Morleys appoints new chief executive

Morleys appoints new chief executive

18 December 2025 by Angela Beevers

Morleys Department Stores has appointed Ray Clacher as its new chief executive He will succeed Allan Winstanley who will be stepping down at the end of... View Article

Q&A with Luke Elliott, Vice President of Ecommerce, Europe at Pattern

18 December 2025 by Patrick Overall

Luke Elliott is the Vice President of Ecommerce, Europe at Pattern – a leader in accelerating brands on global ecommerce marketplaces by leveraging proprietary technology and... View Article

Comment: Emergence of second-hand natives

17 December 2025 by Glynn Davis

Younger generations are often given a bad rap by older cohorts but one behavioural characteristic for which they should be applauded is their embrace of buying... View Article

Pepco Group hails success of new strategy

17 December 2025 by TRB News Team

Pepco Group, the owner of the Dealz and Pepco, has reported an 8.7% uplift in revenue to €4.5 billion for the year to 30 September. The... View Article

Boots expands on-demand delivery to 500 stores

17 December 2025 by Angela Beevers

Boots has expanded its on-demand delivery offering to 500 stores. The move follows a surge of on-demand orders from thousands of customers on Christmas Eve last... View Article

Mango launches new kids and teen capsules made with post-consumer recycled fibres

17 December 2025 by Angela Beevers

Mango has launched two new capsule collections for Mango Kids and Mango Teen that are made using post-consumer recycled fibres. The move is part of an... View Article

Greggs appoints new non-executive director

16 December 2025 by Angela Beevers

Greggs has appointed former Mothercare chief financial officer Richard Smothers as an independent non-executive director. Due to take up his role on 1 February, he will... View Article

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