LATEST RETAIL NEWS UK

Debenhams sublets US warehouse to cut costs in turnaround push

Debenhams Group, the owner of Boohoo and Pretty Little Thing, has sublet a US distribution centre that was surplus to requirements to ID Logistics. The deal... View Article

Popeyes accelerates expansion in Ireland through new partnership with Applegreen

Popeyes is expanding in Ireland through the opening of  new stores in travel locations in partnership with Applegreen. Under a franchise agreement, the Irish retail group... View Article

Holland & Barrett becomes first new sponsor of Capital Breakfast in nine years

Holland & Barrett has become the headline sponsor of Capital Breakfast with Jordan North, Chris Stark and Siân Welby in the show’s first new sponsorship deal... View Article

Size? opens second store in Spain

JD Sports-owned Size? has opened its second store in Spain as it continues its expansion across Europe. Situated in the heart of the Barcelona’s retail district, the... View Article

Primark names new chief financial officer

Primark has appointed Lucy Slinger as its new chief financial officer as it looks ahead to becoming a standalone entity following a planned demerger from parent... View Article

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

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

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