LATEST RETAIL NEWS UK

Sainsbury’s to sell Argos to Swift Partners in £120m deal

Sainsbury’s is to sell Argos to Swift Partners in a £120 million deal as it looks to focus on its food business. Swift is a new…

Majestic unveils new Trowbridge store as part of £4m expansion

Majestic has unveiled the first new store of its current financial year as part of a £4 million investment in new sites. The branch on Trowbridge’s…

Waitrose accelerates refrigeration investment to combat heatwaves

Waitrose is investing in new refrigeration technology as it looks to improve the availability of chilled products in-store during heatwaves. Following this summer’s extreme heat, the…

eBay completes acquisition of fashion marketplace Depop

eBay has completed its acquisition of Depop, the C2C fashion marketplace. As part of eBay, Depop will operate as a complementary business while retaining its own…

Burberry appoints former Pandora CEO Alexander Lacik as non-executive director

Burberry has appointed former Pandora chief executive Alexander Lacik as a non-executive director, with effect from 1 September. He will also join the nomination committee. Lacik…

Pets at Home reports 3.9% revenue growth as turnaround gains traction

Pets at Home has said its retail turnaround is gaining traction, as it reported total consumer revenue increased by 3.9% to £614 million in its first…

Nadine Merabi appoints Karen Millen MD as new CEO

Luxury womenswear brand Nadine Merabi has appointed Karen Millen managing director Briony Garbett as its new chief executive. The brand said the move comes at a…

Pets at Home hires Sarah Findlater as group chief people officer

Pets at Home has hired former M&S CPO Sarah Findlater as group chief people officer. Findlater spent nearly three decades at M&S, joining as an HR…

Co-op turns to microdrama format to boost convenience store visibility

Co-op has launched a new four-part microdrama series where it turns everyday convenience shop trips into comedic, hyperbolic social content as part of its first foray…

Tesco launches free grocery pop-up for returning holidaymakers

Tesco has launched a ‘Back From Holiday Shop’ at London Southend Airport, where returning travellers can pick up a free bag of Tesco essentials when they…

Argos reinvents print catalogue with new app feature

Argos has launched ‘Your Catalogue’, a new feature within its mobile app that reimagines its former print catalogue as a digital-first browsing experience. Developed following customer…

Greggs profits surge by 20% as grocery business grows

Greggs has said it outperformed the market in the first half of its financial year, with a strong profit uplift and total sales up 7.2% to…

Aldi cuts prices on 330 products in £100m school holiday investment

Aldi has invested a further £100 million in cutting the prices of 330 products as it looks to help families with their spending in the school…

Ocado drops £190m payment pursuit from M&S

Ocado is understood to have dropped its long-running pursuit of a £190 million payment from M&S following a dispute over their joint venture partnership. M&S teamed…

Gymshark promotes Matt Rogers to chief supply chain officer

Gymshark has promoted Matt Rogers to the position of chief supply chain officer as it prepares for its next chapter of growth. He has worked with…

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