LATEST RETAIL NEWS UK

American Golf acquired by Peter Jones and his investment group

American Golf has been acquired by Dragons’ Den star and Jessops owner Peter Jones and his investment group. The company was purchased from private equity firm... View Article

Watches of Switzerland Group raises full year sales guidance

 Watches of Switzerland Group has raised its full year sales outlook after a strong third quarter. In a trading statement, the group said sales growth was... View Article

Kingfisher appoints Stephen Daintith as a non-executive director

Kingfisher has appointed Ocado chief financial officer Stephen Daintith as a non-executive director with effect from 1 April. Daintith has been chief financial officer of  Ocado... View Article

Aldi invests £22 million in price cuts

Aldi has invested £22 million in reducing the prices on hundreds of products as it looks to help customers “save across their weekly shop”. The price... View Article

Wingstop UKI appoints former Ocado executive as group finance director

Wingstop UKI has appointed Alistair Fraser as group finance director, Fraser most recently led the finance function at BKUK, the master franchise for Burger King in... View Article

Rituals grows revenue after opening 200 stores in 2025

Rituals has reported a strong increase in revenue for 2025, its 25th anniversary year. The luxury beauty and wellbeing brand grew its net revenue by 16%... View Article

Dusk hails ‘record’ Christmas

Dusk has said it finished 2025 on an all time high with a record-breaking Christmas and strong sales throughout the year. The furniture retailer also reported... View Article

Comment: Shoppers’ growing appreciation of better food

While visiting my family in Doncaster before Christmas we popped into the food hall of the newly-expanded Marks & Spencer store, which very much gave me... View Article

Cornish Bakery reports ‘record’ trading as it announces brand extension concept

The Cornish Bakery has reported record trading with sales growing by 24% to £36.4 million in the year ending May 2025. EBITDA has also shown a... View Article

Primark to expand into three new markets in the Middle East

Primark is to expand further in the Middle East following the opening of its first store in the region in Kuwait  last year. Working in partnership... View Article

Sephora UK gears up for Belfast opening

Sephora UK has unveiled details for its upcoming opening of a new Belfast store on 12 February. Situated in the city’s Victoria Square, the 2,550 square foot... View Article

Primark launches new youth-focused label

Primark has launched a new youth-focused label designed for teenage and young adult Gen Z shoppers. The retailer said The Primark Scene is aimed at young... View Article

Conversation with… Nina Daniels, founder of Nina D

Here we speak with Nina Daniels, founder of Nina D, about how her background in luxury retail and love of family traditions in her native Sweden... View Article

Co-op to open 18 new and transformed stores

Co-op is to launch 18 new and transformed stores in the first quarter of 2026. The first new store of the year has already opened in... View Article

Adidas delivers record 2025 revenues

Adidas has announced that it delivered record revenues for 2025 and also confirmed that it will launch a share buy-back. Based on preliminary unaudited numbers for... View Article

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Conversation with… Matthew Bourne, retail director at COOK

Here we chat with Matthew Bourne, retail director at COOK, as he returns as a judge for this year’s People in Retail Awards. From standout product... View Article

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