LATEST RETAIL NEWS UK

Joybuy to shake up shopping calendar with Summer Black Friday promotion

Joybuy will be launching a Summer Black Friday promotion next week, which it says will be built around competitive pricing, a broad brand selection, and fast... View Article

M&S drops prices of 65 everyday food products

M&S has dropped the prices of over 65 everyday food products to take its investment in lowering food prices to £30 million so far this year.... View Article

ASOS non-exec director to step down

ASOS has announced that its non-executive director Christine Cross will not be seeking re-election at the company’s next annual general meeting.  This is expected to take... View Article

Blue Diamond partners with Diddly Squat Farm on exclusive retail range

Blue Diamond Garden Centres has teamed up with Jeremy Clarkson’s Diddly Squat Farm in an exclusive retail partnership. The partnership will see Diddly Squat Farm develop... View Article

M&S unveils bigger new Tottenham Court Road store

M&S has opened a larger store on London’s Tottenham Court Road, replacing its previous site, which closed on Monday. Situated closer to the underground station, the... View Article

Side hustle to skillset: Can retail’s D2C help solve the youth unemployment challenge?

The UK’s youth employment outlook is becoming increasingly concerning. New data from the Office for National Statistics outlines that the number of young people not in... View Article

WHSmith issues profit warning and announces capital raise

WHSmith has issued a profit warning and announced a capital raise as it reported on its revenue performance for the 14 weeks to 6 June. Total... View Article

Amazon opens new Northampton fulfilment centre as part of £1bn investment

Amazon has opened a new fulfilment centre in Northampton and announced plans for a second site in nearby Kettering. The two developments will take the retailer’s... View Article

Lifestyle Retail Group rebrands as Secret Sales Group

Secret Sales owner Lifestyle Retail Group has rebranded as Secret Sales Group. The group said the move reflects the success of the Secret Sales brand at a... View Article

Lidl invests £500m in British berry industry

Lidl is investing £500 million in the British berry industry to help increase the volume of UK grown berries. The sum reflects the value of the... View Article

Desert Island Stores: Chris Brook-Carter, CEO of Retail Trust

In this latest Desert Island Stores interview, Glynn Davis chats with Chris Brook-Carter, chief executive of Retail Trust. Hear Chris speak at the Retail HR Summit... View Article

Pret beats headwinds with 8% UK sales jump

Pret A Manger has reported system sales growth of 7%, and 8% in the UK, for the first four months of 2026 despite a challenging macroeconomic... View Article

Warm weather boosts retail sales in May

Retail sales climbed in May as the month’s heatwave boosted trade in outdoor and summer goods. According to the British Retail Consortium and KPMG Retail Sales... View Article

ASOS plotting opening of first permanent store

ASOS is reportedly planning to open a first permanent store as it looks to extend its reach beyond online. According to The Sun, the fashion retailer... View Article

Topshop launches standalone website in Ireland

ASOS has announced that Topshop has launched its own website in Ireland to give customers in the country the chance to shop the fashion brand’s full... View Article

Turning Workforce Cost into Competitive Advantage

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Q&A: Sean O’Hagan, Retail Industry Director, HSO

For over 30 years, HSO helped organisations around the world transform with the full power of the Microsoft Cloud. Backed by decades of industry experience, award-winning... View Article

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AI Powered Retail: How Artificial Intelligence Enables Brands and Retailers to Sell Smarter

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