LATEST RETAIL NEWS UK

N Brown set to be acquired by the Alliance family

N Brown Group, the owner of Simply Be, JD Williams and Jacamo, is to be taken private by being acquired by a company owned by its... View Article

Marks Electrical to appoint new non-executive director

Marks Electrical is to appoint Warren Middleton as a non-executive director. Until April 2024, Middleton worked with KPMG for over 25 years, 17 of which were... View Article

DFS chief financial officer to step down

Furniture retailer DFS has announced that its chief financial officer has informed its board of his intention to step down. John Fallon will not stand for... View Article

The Entertainer completes roll out of over 850 toy concessions at Tesco stores

The Entertainer has completed the roll out of over 850 new toy shops within Tesco stores. The partnership has helped the toy retailer to expand its retail... View Article

Poundland rolls out rewards app nationwide

Poundland is rolling out its rewards app to all stores following a successful trial in around 100 shops in the Isle of Wight, Northern Ireland and... View Article

Smeg opens exclusive Bluewater pop-up store

Smeg, the Italian domestic appliance brand, has opened its first-ever pop-up shop at the Bluewater shopping centre. The brand’s only other physical retail space is its... View Article

ProCook posts 8.8% increase in second quarter revenue

ProCook has posted an 8.8% increase in total revenue to £17 million in its second quarter after it outperformed its market. The kitchenware retailer’s total like-for-like... View Article

Boots hails strong fourth quarter and full year sales rise

Boots saw its comparable retail sales increase by 6.2% year-on-year in its fourth quarter with the growth spanning all categories. The performance meant that sales climbed... View Article

Currys unveils refreshed credit product with flexible payment option

Currys has unveiled a revamped credit offering that includes a flexible payment option. Through Currys Flexpay, the electrical and tech retailer offers shoppers the choice of... View Article

TFG London to open largest ever multi-brand flagship

Fashion retail group TFG London is to open its largest ever store after signing for a 12,000 square foot space at Liverpool ONE. The new flagship... View Article

Wilko to offer on-demand delivery with Deliveroo

Home and garden retailer Wilko has teamed up with Deliveroo to give customers access to on-demand delivery. As the retailer continues its return to the high... View Article

Frasers Group acquires stake in fashion retailer and distributor, Hudson Malta

Frasers Group has acquired a significant non-controlling stake in Hudson Malta, a retail and distribution business based in Malta. The move forms part of Frasers Group’s... View Article

Superdrug launches Christmas recruitment drive

Superdrug has kickstarted its golden quarter with a drive to recruit an additional 1,000 sales assistants to support stores over the festive period While the roles... View Article

Retail HR Summit review: Flexibility key to future HR success

Flexibility is proving to be an increasingly important attribute of retailers and their HR functions as the more progressive players adopt such an approach to a... View Article

Footasylum appoints chief commercial officer and senior buying director

Footasylum has appointed Will Van Rensburg (pictured) as chief commercial officer and Glen Wilkinson as senior buying director. Having joined the company in September, Van Rensburg... View Article

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(New) Desert Island Stores: Lucy Litwack of Coco de Mer

Here we launch an exciting new series of interviews by Glynn Davis in which he asks leading retailers about their favourite and most memorable stores. First... View Article

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