LATEST RETAIL NEWS UK

Wickes hosts free tool marking event to help combat tool theft

Wickes tackles tool theft with a mass Tool Marking rvent at Wickes Stirchley, helping tradespeople protect their equipment Research from Wickes shows 2 in 5 tradespeople... View Article

Greggs hits £2 billion in annual sales

Greggs has reported strong increases in full year sales and profit with sales exceeding £2 billion for the first time. In the year to 28 December,... View Article

Primark teams up with Pinterest on new collection and ways to shop

Primark has teamed up with Pinterest to launch a new homeware collection inspired by the platform’s hottest trends for spring. Launching in 100 Primark stores, it... View Article

The Very Group names the National Literacy Trust as its new charity partner

The Very Group, the operator of Very and Littlewoods, has announced that the National Literacy Trust will be its charity partner for the next three years.... View Article

JD Sports to upsize in Burnley

JD Sports has signed a lease for an upsized store at Charter Walk Shopping Centre in Burnley. The sportswear retailer will be relocating from its current... View Article

[ EVENT ] Omnichannel Futures 2025 – Thursday 6 March

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... View Article

The Perfume Shop Warehouse team raises £28,000 for Look Good Feel Better

The Perfume Shop, the UK’s largest specialist perfume retailer, is proud to announce that its dedicated warehouse team has raised an impressive £28,000 in 2024 for... View Article

Local retailer pledges to raise £200,000 in aid of Macmillan

Lincolnshire Co-op has pledged to raise £200,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support in just six months, helping to fund vital emotional, practical, physical, and financial support for... View Article

B&Q opens new Galashiels, Tweedbank store

B&Q has opened a new purpose-built store in Galashiels to replace a previous shop in the town which closed on 8 February. The new 20,000 square... View Article

Angling Direct appoints new non-executive director

Angling Direct has appointed Neil Williams as a non-executive director with immediate effect. He will also serve on the retailer’s audit and remuneration committees. Williams has... View Article

Desert Island Stores: Alex Murray, founder of Digital Distiller

Alex Murray founded Digital Distiller, a specialist online English spirits retailer, in late 2022 with a strong focus on the fast-growing English Whisky category. He has... View Article

Morrisons strengthens senior team with new hires and promotions

Morrisons has strengthened its senior leadership team with three new hires and the promotion of Charlotte Exell to online director. Matt Heslop has become director of... View Article

Go Outdoors trials body worn cameras in store

Go Outdoors has begun a trial of body-worn cameras at its store in Stoke as it looks to to find new ways to deter theft and... View Article

Mayor of London launches consultation on proposals to pedestrianise Oxford Street

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has launched a public consultation on proposals to improve and pedestrianise Oxford Street. Open from 28 February to 2 May,... View Article

Turning the tide on retail crime: new crime measures present hope for retailers, but a proactive multi-prong approach is critical

The British Retail Consortium’s latest survey describes retail crime “spiralling out of control” and reaching worrying record highs; a 440% increase in daily incidents since 2020... View Article

Retail HR Central 2025

Retail HR : Employee Engagement

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Q&A: Alex Ledsham, Commercial Manager, Chirp-protect

Chirp-Protect offers a groundbreaking first-line defense security system for retail stores. While product tags are a common security measure, their system goes above and beyond. Can... View Article

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[ EVENT ] Omnichannel Futures 2025 – Thursday 6 March

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