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From the Archive: Freeserve

‘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
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John Lewis to roll out Topshop to 32 stores nationwide

John Lewis to roll out Topshop to 32 stores nationwide

17 February 2026 by Angela Beevers

John Lewis has brought Topshop and Topman back to physical retail as part of a major fashion push that will also include the addition of a... View Article

Crew Clothing to join line-up at Bluewater

Crew Clothing to join line-up at Bluewater

17 February 2026 by Angela Beevers

Crew Clothing is to open a new store at Kent’s Bluewater shopping centre as it continues to strengthen its presence in key retail destinations. Due to... View Article

[Interview] Danielle Sones, Managing Director of ABa Quality Monitoring 

[Interview] Danielle Sones, Managing Director of ABa Quality Monitoring 

17 February 2026 by Karen Howard

Why Mystery Shopping is Back at the Heart of Retail Performance The Retail Bulletin sat down with Danielle Sones, Managing Director of ABa, to discuss the... View Article

Footfall decline slows in January

Footfall decline slows in January

16 February 2026 by Angela Beevers

New data from the British Retail Consortium and Sensormatic has shown that footfall recovered slightly in January after a “disappointing” Christmas performance. Total footfall decreased by... View Article

Artisan Coffee leading the way for independents

Artisan Coffee leading the way for independents

16 February 2026 by Glynn Davis

When living in Uganda Edwin Harrison, suggested to his Australian wife Magda that they should come back to England but she refused because she reckoned the... View Article

Iceland launches first customer led colleague award

Iceland launches first customer led colleague award

16 February 2026 by Angela Beevers

Iceland has launched its first ever Customers’ Choice Award, a new initiative designed to recognise and celebrate outstanding team members across the business. Customers are being... View Article

Oak Furnitureland boosted by sales growth and reduced losses

Oak Furnitureland boosted by sales growth and reduced losses

16 February 2026 by Angela Beevers

Oak Furnitureland grew its like-for-like sales by 5% in the seven months to 31 January 2026 as it gained market share. The company attributed the increase... View Article

Henri-Lloyd appoints former Rapha executive as chief marketing officer

Henri-Lloyd appoints former Rapha executive as chief marketing officer

16 February 2026 by Angela Beevers

Henri-Lloyd has appointed Tom McMullen to the newly created position of chief marketing officer. McMullen previously worked for nearly a decade at the Rapha cycling brand... View Article

The Very Group completes new long-term funding deal

The Very Group completes new long-term funding deal

16 February 2026 by Angela Beevers

The Very Group has successfully extended and renewed its key debt facilities in a move that its owners say positions the business for growth. The news... View Article

Lululemon expands London presence with new Kensington store

16 February 2026 by Angela Beevers

Lululemon has expanded its London presence with the opening of its first store on High Street Kensington. Spanning 7,000 square feet across two floors, the shop... View Article

Co-op introduces member pricing on Just Eat

16 February 2026 by Angela Beevers

Co-op has introduced special price savings for its members on Just Eat. The move means it has become the first convenience retailer to introduce member pricing... View Article

Administrators to Quiz step up clearance discounting in all stores

14 February 2026 by Angela Beevers

Administrators to Quiz Clothing have announced that additional clearance discounting is now underway in all stores. The retailer entered administration last week after struggling against challenging... View Article

Just Eat launches trial of delivery robots in UK

13 February 2026 by Angela Beevers

Just Eat has launched a small scale robotic delivery trial in time for Valentine’s Day. With the robots kitted out in Just Eat orange, deliveries will... View Article

Asda strengthens customer and marketing teams with new leadership appointment

13 February 2026 by Angela Beevers

Asda has strengthened its customer and marketing leadership teams with the appointment of Tom Hampson as vice president of marketing. Hampson will join the supermarket in... View Article

New Look loyalty programme reaches milestone one million members

13 February 2026 by Angela Beevers

New Look’s  first-ever loyalty programme, Club New Look, has reached one million members as the fashion retailer continues to execute its digital transformation and customer engagement strategy. Launched last... View Article

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[Interview] Danielle Sones, Managing Director of ABa Quality Monitoring 
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