LATEST RETAIL NEWS UK

Gear4music reports surge in profits as revenue climbs 30%

Gear4music has reported an “excellent” financial performance in the year to 31 March with profits coming in better than expected. The online musical instrument retailer increased... View Article

Waitrose boosts delivery hours as World Cup fever drives demand

Ahead of England’s World Cup match this evening, Waitrose has announced that it is extending on-demand grocery delivery hours to meet customer demand following late-night and... View Article

Currys names Martin Raper as new head of stores

Currys has promoted Martin Raper to the position of head of stores. Raper has worked with the electricals retailer for nearly 20 years, initially on the... View Article

Gopuff partners with Chelsea footballer Cole Palmer on launch of Col’d

Gopuff has teamed up with Chelsea footballer Cole Palmer on the launch of a new line of premium ice products called Cole’d. The name plays on... View Article

FatFace expands further in Ireland

FatFace is continuing its expansion in Ireland with the opening of  new store in Galway. Spanning 1,500 square feet, the shop on Mainguard Street gives customers... View Article

Asda reshuffles leadership team as Liz Evans departs

Asda has reshuffled its leadership team as it confirmed that Liz Evans, chief commercial officer for non-food and George managing director, has decided to leave the... View Article

Boots introduces new On The Go travel store format

Boots has introduced a new travel format store called Boots On The Go at Belfast International Airport. The retailer said the transformed space has been designed... View Article

Ocado lines up new chief executive to succeed co-founder Tim Steiner

Ocado Group is preparing to appoint a successor to its chief executive Tim Steiner, according to reports. Sky News has revealed that a technology industry source... View Article

Laura James to open new operations facility in Rugby with the creation of 200 jobs

Interiors retailer Laura James is to open a new operational facility, photography studio and showroom in Rugby. Representing one of the largest investments in the company’s history,... View Article

Morrisons avoids potential shortages after Eddie Stobart drivers call off strike

Morrisons has averted the threat of product shortages after Eddie Stobart drivers in the north of England called off strike action. More than 500 drivers at... View Article

Lincolnshire Co-op plans job cuts as it overhauls ways of working

Lincolnshire Co-op is reviewing its operations and planning job cuts amid rising costs and tougher economic conditions. Employing over 2,770 people, the society runs more than... View Article

Tesco, B&Q and John Lewis join pilots for new retail media alliance

Tesco, B&Q, John Lewis and Waitrose are taking part in a range of pilots for a new Dunnhumby retail media alliance. The scheme has been launched... View Article

From the Archive: Auctions

‘From the Archive’ is the regular column that revisits some of the more interesting retail stories covered over the past 30 years by Glynn Davis for... View Article

Bensons for Beds appoints former Boots exec to head up owned brands

Bensons for Beds has strengthened its leadership team with the appointment of former Boots executive Emma Forbes as director of owned brands. Forbes previously served as... View Article

Co-op expands concession partnership with Bonmarché

Co-op has expanded its partnership with Bonmarché with the launch of four new in-store concessions. The openings include a Bonmarché concession in Co-op’s Stornoway store this... View Article

Turning Workforce Cost into Competitive Advantage

Turning Workforce Cost into Competitive Advantage

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Q&A: PerfectTed co-founder Marisa Poster

Here Glynn Davis speaks with Marisa Poster, the co-founder of matcha products brand PerfectTed. What’s your favourite colour? Pantone 2256C. I’m biased, but it’s the perfect... View Article

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Talking Shop 2026: UK frontline workforce report

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