LATEST RETAIL NEWS UK

Pandora opens $150m crafting facility in Vietnam

Pandora has opened a new $150 million state-of-the-art crafting facility in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. The site will produce up to 60 million pieces…

ASOS hit by hack: unauthorised notification sent to app users

ASOS has confirmed that hackers have sent an unauthorised notification to its app users. The online fashion retailer said the notification was sent to ASOS customers…

Conversation with… Lee Jones, CEO of Worldline Merchant Services UK

Leadership in payments is often defined by trust, and few understand that better than Lee Jones, chief executive of Worldline Merchant Services UK, who has spent…

Tesco and Aldi go big on quick-commerce

Tesco has finally succumbed. It has agreed to work with delivery aggregators Deliveroo and Uber Eats in a sure-fire sign that home delivery of smaller baskets…

Waitrose launches first supermarket range with Rick Stein

Waitrose has teamed up with chef and seafood champion Rick Stein to launch his first supermarket food range. Due to land on Waitrose shelves and online…

Weird Fish operating profit jumps by 54.8% as revenue exceeds £50m

Weird Fish has reported a 54.8% surge in operating profit to £6.5 million for the year to 28 December 2025, as the fashion retailer continued to…

The Entertainer parent company TEAL Group appoints Karen Hubbard as chair

TEAL Group, the parent company of The Entertainer, has appointed former Card Factory chief executive Karen Hubbard as group chair. Hubbard currently serves as a non-executive…

Sainsbury’s and Argos to hire 17,500 seasonal staff for Christmas

Sainsbury’s and Argos have launched a nationwide Christmas recruitment drive to fill 17,500 temporary roles across the UK. The seasonal recruits will support teams in Sainsbury’s…

Deliveroo to launch robot deliveries in the UK

Deliveroo is set to bring robot deliveries to the UK through a new strategic partnership. The service will launch in London’s Canary Wharf this October before…

Lidl GB sales rise 10.8% to £13 billion

Lidl GB has increased both sales and profit in the latest financial year, with an additional 43 million customer visits. The retailer attributed the uplift to…

Tesco introduces paid ‘safe leave’ for domestic abuse victims

Tesco has introduced guaranteed paid leave for colleagues experiencing domestic abuse, giving them time to access support, secure their safety and rebuild their lives. Developed in…

Footasylum VP Dan Moneypenny departs to join Centric Brands

Footasylum vice president of international Dan Moneypenny has announced that he has left the business to join Centric Brands. In his new role, he has become…

Tesco Accelerator Programme 2026: nine small brands selected

Tesco has announced the small brands chosen to join its 2026 Accelerator Programme in a move that will give them the chance to be stocked in…

Waitrose unveils refurbished St Neots store after multi-million pound investment

Waitrose has unveiled the new look of its St Neots store following a multi-million pound refurbishment. The store now features a modernised look and feel, along…

Burberry hires Dafydd Moore as VP business technology

Burberry has hired former Superdry director of global technology Dafydd Moore as vice president business technology. Moore worked at Superdry for almost two and a half…

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Conversation with… Lee Jones, CEO of Worldline Merchant Services UK

Leadership in payments is often defined by trust, and few understand that better than Lee Jones, chief executive of Worldline Merchant Services UK, who has spent…

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The Omnichannel Illusion: Customers can’t value what they don’t experience

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