LATEST RETAIL NEWS UK

M&S expands Amazon presence to the Netherlands with 1,000+ fashion products

M&S has extended availability on Amazon to the Netherlands as it looks to boost new channel growth and build trust as a global brand. Having begun... View Article

Retail footfall drops 3.4% in June as heatwave pushes shoppers indoors

UK retail footfall fell by 3.4% year-on-year in June as record breaking temperatures meant fewer people went out shopping. According to BRC-Sensormatic data, high streets bore... View Article

New Look opens biggest ever concept store at Metrocentre

New Look has launched its biggest concept store to date at Metrocentre as it continues to roll out its “omni-hub” store format. The 11,000 square foot... View Article

M&S staff raise £14,900 for Young Minds at Leeds charity football tournament

M&S staff have raised £14,900 for youth mental health charity Young Minds after their performance at a 19-team charity football tournament at Powerleague Leeds Central last... View Article

Bodycare appoints Charles Denton as CEO to lead UK expansion

Bodycare has appointed Charles Denton as chief executive and chairman, and announced a ramping up of its UK expansion. Founded in Lancashire in the 1970s, the... View Article

Waterstones signs for new 300,000 sq ft distribution centre in Staffordshire

Waterstones has signed for a new 300,000 square foot distribution centre in Staffordshire to support its expansion plans. The new site at Indurent Park Burton will... View Article

Sephora opens first Scottish store in Edinburgh’s St James Quarter

Sephora has opened its first store in Scotland at Edinburgh’s St James Quarter as part of a summer of expansion that will see four new stores... View Article

Jollyes Pets to double store estate after 8.7% revenue growth

Jollyes Pets has announced plans to double the size of its store estate over the next five years as it reported 8.7% annual revenue growth. In... View Article

Lululemon to open first India store in Delhi via Tata CLiQ franchise deal

Lululemon is to open its first store in India, at New Delhi’s DLF Promenade, as part of its franchise agreement with Tata CLiQ. Due to launch... View Article

Pepco revenue up 8.5% after ‘exceptional’ performance in Western Europe

Pepco Group has announced that its revenue grew by 8.5% excluding Dealz in its third quarter, with like-for-like revenue up 5.4%. The group attributed the performance... View Article

Tesco explores sale of European operations, FT reports

Tesco is reportedly exploring a sale of its central and eastern European operations, in a move that would effectively end its ambitions outside of the UK... View Article

M&S to debut at London Fashion Week with shoppable collection

M&S is set to debut at London Fashion Week this autumn with a shoppable collection of womenswear and menswear. The move comes in the same year... View Article

Gymshark appoints former Boden CTO Shaun Perkinson as chief technology officer

Gymshark has appointed former Boden CTO Shaun Perkinson as chief technology officer as it looks ahead to its next phase of growth. Perkinson worked at Boden... View Article

John Lewis to close foreign exchange desks, risking 200 jobs

John Lewis is to close its in-store foreign exchange desks and gift wrapping services which could result in the loss of 200 jobs. According to The... View Article

Canadian brand Garage to open first Essex store at Lakeside shopping centre

Canadian lifestyle brand Garage is to open a new 4,221 square foot store at the Lakeside shopping centre. With 231 shops in North America, the brand... View Article

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Interview: Cornish Bakery fires gun on RISE concept

The opening of the largest Cornish Bakery outlet – in Portsmouth Harbour – out of its estate of over 80 outlets moves the business beyond baked... View Article

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