LATEST RETAIL NEWS UK

Aldi to invest £67 million in store upgrades in 2025

Aldi is to invest £67 million in upgrading its existing shops this year as it moves onto the next stage of its store enhancement programme. The... View Article

Primark announces opening date for first standalone homewares store

Primark has announced the launch date for its first-ever standalone homewares store. The shop in Belfast city centre will open to the public on Thursday 6... View Article

New Look to exit Ireland with the closure of 26 shops

New Look is to exit the Republic of Ireland with the closure of around 26 high street stores. The fashion retailer’s Irish arm, New Look Retailers... View Article

The Perfume Shop to extend partnership with Deliveroo

The Perfume Shop is to extend its partnership with Deliveroo to further locations.  The move follows the success of the initial tie-up last year, where over 1,000... View Article

The future of retail? More chairs, more kindness, more connection

A Conversation with … Liz Warner The heart of Different Kind At the heart of every successful business is its people. Not just in boardrooms and... View Article

Quiz appoints administrators

Quiz has called in administrators in a move that has put around 200 jobs at risk. The news comes just days after the high street fashion... View Article

M&S teams up with Sir Chris Hoy to encourage more men to take a check for prostrate cancer

Marks & Spencer has partnered with Olympic champion Sir Chris Hoy and Prostate Cancer UK to launch a campaign encouraging men to take “a brief check”... View Article

Club L London reports surge in turnover for 2024

Club L London has announced that its turnover surged to £44 million in 2024. The luxury womenswear brand said its expansion into key global markets, particularly... View Article

Selfridges to reward customers for time spent in-store

Selfridges is enhancing its Selfridges Unlocked membership programme by rewarding customers not only for their spending but also for the time they spend in-store. Launched in... View Article

Currys teams up with Deloitte to encourage tech recycling

Currys has partnered with Deloitte on the firm’s new ‘Recycle for Good’ scheme, which encourages Deloitte’s 25,000 UK staff to recycle their old tech and electricals... View Article

Asda reports year-on-year improvement in gender pay gap

Asda has published its 2024 Gender Pay Report, revealing a year-on-year reduction in its median pay gap. The latest figures show that the median hourly pay... View Article

Dolce&Gabbana unveils first beauty & accessories store in Covent Garden

Shaftesbury Capital has announced that Italian luxury and lifestyle brand Dolce&Gabbana has opened a first-of-its-kind combined beauty and accessories store in Covent Garden. Situated in the... View Article

Morrisons introduces new loyalty stamps for customers to claim free premium items

Morrisons is strengthening its More Card loyalty programme by offering holders the chance to earn a More Card Stamp for every £10 they spend. Shoppers can... View Article

M&S launches first underwear campaign spanning womenswear and menswear

Marks & Spencer is to launch its first cross business underwear campaign spanning womenswear and menswear. To be unveiled on 20 February, the ‘Make an Understatement’... View Article

Lidl to become first supermarket to sell products through TikTok shop

Lidl is to become the first supermarket to sell its products through TikTok Shop. From 20 February, shoppers will be able to purchase the retailer’s new... View Article

Retail Omnichannel Futures 2025

The importance of omnichannel in today's retail environment is more critical than ever, having to adapt to huge changes in consumer behaviour over the past few years as a direct and indirect result of the pandemic.

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The future of retail? More chairs, more kindness, more connection

A Conversation with … Liz Warner The heart of Different Kind At the heart of every successful business is its people. Not just in boardrooms and... View Article

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[ EBOOK ] From wrapping to returns: Unpacking the retailers’ seasonal returns dilemma

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