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Jollyes strengthens leadership team with new appointments

Pet retailer Jollyes has made two new appointments within its leadership team as it continues its UK expansion. Sean McGinty has joined Jollyes as chief marketing... View Article

Iceland Foods rolls out concession model to Icelandic retailer Nettó

Frozen food retailer Iceland has rolled out its concession model to a Nettó store in the country of Iceland. Situated in Mjódd, the shop-in-shop offers a... View Article

Dreams expands in North East with new store and distribution centre

Dreams has expanded its presence in the North East with the opening of a new distribution centre and store in Sunderland. The store at the city’s... View Article

Co-op defends senior leadership and denies ‘toxic culture’ claims

Co-op has defended its culture and leadership after some senior managers complained of a “toxic culture” at the executive level of the group. A letter seen... View Article

Bath & Body Works to open first East Midlands store at Derbion

Bath & Body Works is to open its first store in the East Midlands at the Derbion shopping centre as it continues its UK expansion. The... View Article

Join leading retailers at Customer Centric Retail – 4 March

Join TRB in London on 4 March for our brand new Customer Centric Retail Conference. Reserve complimentary places for you and colleagues here What you’ll gain: Discover... View Article

Aldi to invest more than £300 million in upgrading stores across the UK

Aldi has announced that it is to invest over £300 million in upgrading and extending existing UK stores in 2026. While changes will vary by location,... View Article

Asda urges government to reconsider plans to defund leadership apprenticeships

Asda has urged the government to reconsider plans to defund leadership and management apprenticeships as it publishes its 2025 Apprenticeship Impact Report Released during National Apprenticeship... View Article

B&Q rolls out stoma-friendly toilets to stores nationwide

B&Q has rolled out stoma-friendly toilets across its stores as it looks to ensure that it meets the needs of people living with a stoma. The... View Article

JD.com to introduce express delivery service in Europe to support Joybuy

JD.com, China’s largest retailer by revenue, is to introduce its dedicated JoyExpress delivery service in Europe to support its new Joybuy online retail business in the... View Article

Retail sales pick up in January

UK retail sales increased last month after shoppers who held off spending at Christmas waited for the January sales. According to figures from the British Retail... View Article

Desert Island Stores: Sean Ghouse of Fortnum & Mason

In this latest instalment of our Desert Island Stores series, Glynn Davis chats with Sean Ghouse, director of retail UK at Fortnum & Mason. The store... View Article

Dunelm delivers ‘solid’ trading but lower profit

Dunelm has said it delivered solid first half trading despite a drop in profit and what it described as a challenging trading environment. In the six... View Article

Superdrug to create 600 jobs through opening of 30 new stores

Superdrug will create 600 jobs through the opening of 30 new “best-in-class” stores in 2026 as it continues its expansion across the UK. After seeing strong... View Article

Tesco sets out Express store growth plan as it acquires former Amazon Fresh sites

Tesco has set out plans for Express store growth following its acquisition of five former Amazon Fresh sites. The supermarket has said it is on track... View Article

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Conversation with… Shannon Osman of Footasylum, judge for The People in Retail Awards

Shannon Osman, head of retail at Footasylum, has had a remarkable year – celebrating the company’s Retail Employer of the Year win at The People in... View Article

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