LATEST RETAIL NEWS UK

How retail teams are improving workforce planning and operational efficiency

Retail teams across the sector are continuing to adapt to rising employment costs, tighter margins and changing customer expectations. In response, many are focusing on how... View Article

Shop price inflation holds steady at 1.2% in June

Shop price inflation has remained unchanged from May, holding at 1.2% year-on-year in June, as consumers benefited from summer discounting by retailers. According to the British... View Article

Sainsbury’s posts quarterly sales uplift as value focus drives growth

Sainsbury’s has increased its like-for-like sales excluding fuel by 2.1% in its first quarter as it focus on value helped it make market share gains. In... View Article

David Gandy Wellwear announces strategic partnership with Dragons’ Den star Touker Suleyman

David Gandy Wellwear has announced a strategic partnership with retail entrepreneur, Dragons’ Den star, and Low Profile Holdings founder Touker Suleyman, as the menswear brand looks... View Article

Boots extends late-night deliveries to 25 stores for World Cup viewing surge

Boots has extended its opening hours up to midnight across 25 new locations via Deliveroo to meet demand from customers watching World Cup football games. Stores now offering  on-demand... View Article

Portmeirion hires former Denby executives as it accelerates transformation plan

Portmeirion Group has appointed former Denby executives Jane Mason and Hayley Baddiley to its senior leadership team to support the delivery of its transformation plan. Previously... View Article

Introducing The Fashion Think Tank: Inside fashion, not observing it

The Retail Bulletin is proud to announce a partnership with a new platform that does something the fashion media world has been missing: puts the people... View Article

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

Conversation with… Matt Randle, general manager of Dreamland Bedding

Here we chat with Matt Randle, general manager of Dreamland Bedding, a finalist in this year’s People in Retail Awards, about learning, leadership, and what it... View Article

Harvey Nichols owner seeks sale after heavy losses

The billionaire owner of Harvey Nichols is understood to be considering selling the struggling department store chain after years of losses. According to reports, Sir Dickson... View Article

West Elm and Pottery Barn open John Lewis Liverpool concessions in UK rollout

West Elm and Pottery Barn are continuing their rollout in John Lewis stores with the opening of concessions in John Lewis’s Liverpool store. The launches by... View Article

Matalan secures debt extensions to 2029 amid continued turnaround

Matalan has secured extensions to its debt facilities in continued backing from anchor investors. Invesco, Tresidor, Man Group and Napier Park have all agreed to extend... View Article

Lidl ringfences 10% of job interview slots for long-term unemployed

Lidl is to help tackle rising unemployment by ringfencing job interviews for people who have been out of work for at least six months. The move... View Article

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 Gretna’s Caledonia Park. The 4,500 square foot space will... View Article

Turning Workforce Cost into Competitive Advantage

Turning Workforce Cost into Competitive Advantage

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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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[ WHITEPAPER ] Reframing Retail Safety: Protecting People, Performance and the High Street

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