LATEST RETAIL NEWS UK

Lidl announces pay increase for 28,000 hourly paid colleagues

Lidl is to give its 28,000 hourly-paid colleagues a “market-leading” pay increase. The new rates will come into effect in March 2025, ahead of the government’s... View Article

IKEA receives over 3,700 applications in six days for jobs at new Oxford Street store

IKEA has received 3,730 applications in just six days for its new store in London’s Oxford Street which is due to open this spring. The home... View Article

John Lewis hires Vikki Kavanagh as chief commercial officer

John Lewis has appointed Vikki Kavanagh as chief commercial officer. Due to take up her position in early April, she most recently served as managing director... View Article

Gucci creative director exits the luxury brand

Gucci’s parent company Kering has announced the departure of the luxury brand’s creative director Sabato De Sarno. The brand’s autumn/winter 2025 fashion show, which is being... View Article

Sleaford’s Lincoln Road Food Store reopens after £400k transformation

Lincolnshire Co-op’s Lincoln Road Food Store and Post Office in Sleaford has reopened with a fresh new look and an expanded range of services following a... View Article

Petal power this valentines for Waitrose

This Valentine’s, Waitrose is offering bouquets sourced entirely from its Waitrose Foundation farms in Kenya, supporting over 8,000 workers. For the first time, all of Waitrose’s... View Article

Lidl to open nine new stores in the space of a month

Lidl GB is to open nine stores in the space of a month following a record-breaking Christmas for the supermarket. With the majority of shops launching... View Article

Watches of Switzerland reaffirms outlook after strong festive performance

Watches of Switzerland Group has announced that it performed in line with expectations over its third quarter festive period with “good” trading in the UK and... View Article

M&S appoints John Lyttle to lead clothing, home and beauty

M&S has appointed John Lyttle as managing director of clothing, home and beauty as it looks to drive the next phase of the division’s transformation. The... View Article

John Lewis commercial director leaves the business

John Lewis commercial director Kathleen Mitchell has left the business after three years in the role. Announcing her departure, she said in a post on LinkedIn:... View Article

The Edit LDN founder joins Topshop as global marketing director

The Edit Ldn founder Moses Rashid has been appointed as global marketing director for the Topshop and Topman fashion brands. In his new role, he will... View Article

Jollyes launches free self-service dog wash stations in UK stores

Jollyes is set to open its innovative ‘Wash & Go’ self-service dog wash stations at four stores on Friday, 7 February. The new canine cleaning stations... View Article

Asda appoints Jo Whitfield as a non-executive director

Asda has appointed former Co-op boss Jo Whitfield as a non-executive director with a focus on supporting the growth of Asda Express. The supermarket described the... View Article

Haribo to open Bluewater store next week

Haribo is to open its latest retail store in the UK at the Bluewater shopping centre in Kent. The move means the confectionery brand will have... View Article

Aldi to create 1,600 UK store roles

Aldi is to create 1,600 new store roles across the UK this year. Positions will include those for store managers, assistant store managers, deputy store managers, store... 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 accidental artisan food specialist

Artisanal food brands proliferate today but going back two decades things were very different when Cotswold Fayre accidentally came into existence and has since gone on... View Article

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[ ON DEMAND ] NRF 2025 Big Ideas Session

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