LATEST RETAIL NEWS UK

Co-op Group MD Matt Hood to leave the business alongside two senior leaders

Co-op group managing director Matt Hood is to leave the business as part of a trio of senior departures. Nicole Tallant, food trading director, will also... View Article

Superdry launches first outlet store under Superdry & Co brand at Caledonia Park

Superdry has launched its first UK outlet store under its new brand name Superdry & Co at Glasgow’s Caledonia Park. The 4,500 square foot space will... View Article

Dunelm opens major new superstore in Kingston-upon-Thames

Dunelm has opened a new superstore in Kingston-upon-Thames as it continues to expand with different store sizes and formats. The store is the retailer’s second London... View Article

Frontline retail staff remain least happy despite wellbeing improvement in the sector

A new report has warned that frontline retail staff remain least happy and more likely to quit than their head office colleagues. However, wellbeing across the... View Article

Halfords posts sales and profit growth as Fit for the Future strategy delivers

Halfords has posted an increase in annual sales and profit as its Fit for the Future strategy gains traction. In the 52 weeks to 27 March,... View Article

M&S brings back viral strawberry sandwich and launches new chocolate and pistachio version

M&S has brought back its Strawberry & Creme Sandwich that went viral last year. The product was a best seller when it launched last summer with... View Article

Tesco extends Clubcard loyalty scheme to 16 and 17-year-olds as it courts younger shoppers

Tesco has launched a new version of its Tesco Clubcard for 16 and 17-year-olds to give younger customers the chance to access to Clubcard Prices deals... View Article

Grape Tree staff share £100,000 bonus as move to employee ownership trust pays off

More than 900 staff at Grape Tree have shared a £100,000 bonus after the health foods retailer completed its move to an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT)... View Article

B&M appoints Asda’s Atheeq Akbar as new chief financial officer

B&M has appointed Asda executive Atheeq Akbar as its new chief financial officer. Due to take up his role next February, Akbar is currently vice president... View Article

ProCook posts record £85.5m revenue after attracting highest-ever number of new customers

ProCook has increased its annual revenue to a record £85.5 million with year-on-year growth of 23%. In the year to 29 March 2026, retail revenue climbed... View Article

UK retail parks ‘effectively full’ after expansion of retailers like Aldi and Lidl

Property advisers have warned that retail parks are “effectively full” following the expansion of retailers such as Aldi and Lidl. New research from Savills has found... View Article

Sephora to bring its Sephoria beauty experience to London for the first time

Sephora will be holding its popular Sephoria beauty experience in London for the first time later this year. Running from 16 to 17 October, the next... View Article

Asda teams up with Amazon on ‘first-of-its-kind’ retail media partnership

Asda is to become the first UK retailer to introduce Amazon Retail Ad Service to its online stores as part of a “first-of-its-kind” retail media partnership.... View Article

Australian menswear brand M.J. Bale to make UK store debut

Australian menswear brand M.J. Bale is to open its first store in the UK on London’s Jermyn Street as it ramps up international expansion. Spanning 2,500... View Article

Harrods unifies operations under new COO Andreas Efstathiou

Harrods has appointed Andreas Efstathiou as chief operating officer in a move that will integrate all of the retailer’s operations under a single leader. Currently Harrods’... 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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[ WHITEPAPER ] Reframing Retail Safety: Protecting People, Performance and the High Street

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