LATEST RETAIL NEWS UK

The Edit LDN launches National Vintage league range

The Edit LDN has launched an exclusive curated edit of National Vintage League products. Established in 2018, National Vintage League is one of the international market... View Article
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Sainsbury’s rolls out Nectar Prices into new categories

Sainsbury’s rolls out Nectar Prices into new categories

08 June 2023 by Angela Beevers

Sainsbury’s is expanding its Nectar Price Points initiative by introducing offers on dairy and bakery products for the first time. The move means Nectar Prices discounts... View Article

Asos head of commercial change and operations steps down

Asos head of commercial change and operations steps down

08 June 2023 by Angela Beevers

The Asos fashion retailer’s head of commercial change and operations has left the business. Anthony Benham joined the company over 16 years ago and prior to... View Article

Subway signs deal for 4,000 new sandwich shops in China over next 20 years

Subway signs deal for 4,000 new sandwich shops in China over next 20 years

08 June 2023 by Angela Beevers

Subway has announced the largest master franchise agreement in its history as part of plans to expand in China. Funded by a consortium of private investors,... View Article

Lakeside enhances luxury offer with store expansions

Lakeside enhances luxury offer with store expansions

08 June 2023 by Angela Beevers

The Lakeside retail and leisure destination has extended its international luxury line-up with three significant upsizes. BOSS is to open a larger store at the centre by... View Article

The Hummingbird Bakery returns to Spitalfields

The Hummingbird Bakery returns to Spitalfields

07 June 2023 by Natalie Fresen

The Hummingbird Bakery, an iconic American bakery in the London dessert scene, has announced the grand reopening of its head bakery in Spitalfields on Thursday, 8th... View Article

Nisa go viral on TikTok to attract customers from around the UK

Nisa go viral on TikTok to attract customers from around the UK

07 June 2023 by Natalie Fresen

A Nisa forecourt in Oldham has gone viral on TikTok with more than a million people viewing a video of the unique treats it has on... View Article

Timpson profits surge ‘way beyond our expectations’

Timpson profits surge ‘way beyond our expectations’

07 June 2023 by Natalie Fresen

The end of the final Covid lockdown restrictions helped Timpson post profits “way beyond our expectations” in its record-breaking financial year. The Manchester-headquartered company’s pre-tax profits... View Article

Pets at Home appoints operations director for retail

Pets at Home appoints operations director for retail

07 June 2023 by Angela Beevers

Pets at Home has appointed Steve Shirley as operations director for retail. Having spent nearly 30 years working with Asda, Shirley was previously the supermarket’s vice-president... View Article

Comment: the worsening curse of convenience

Comment: the worsening curse of convenience

07 June 2023 by Glynn Davis

When I was growing up the word most associated with convenience was store and it simply meant a local shop that was close to where you... View Article

Zara owner Inditex hails robust quarterly performance

07 June 2023 By Angela Beevers

Zara owner Inditex has hailed a robust performance in its first quarter after its spring/summer collections were well received by customers. In the three months to... View Article

Il Porticciolo to join line-up on King’s Road

07 June 2023 By Angela Beevers

Luxury childrenswear retailer Il Porticciolo is to open a London flagship at 253 King’s Road. Due to launch on the Sloane Stanley Estate in early September,... View Article

River Island opens concept store at Trafford Centre

07 June 2023 By Angela Beevers

River Island has upsized and relocated at Manchester’s Trafford Centre with the opening of a new concept store. Spanning 21,000 square feet on the upper floor... View Article

N Brown posts decline in revenue and profit

07 June 2023 By Angela Beevers

N Brown, the owner of JD Williams, Simply Be and Jacamo, has posted declines in full year revenue and profit following a “challenging” trading environment. In... View Article

Puma set to leap into Gloucester Quays

07 June 2023 By Angela Beevers

Athletic apparel brand Puma has signed to take a new store at the Gloucester Quays outlet and dining destination. The 2,184 square foot space will stock... View Article

Brands failing non-binary people despite incorporation of Pride colours

06 June 2023 By Natalie Fresen

An LGBTQIA+ campaign [called Include Mx] is calling out big brands which adopt the colours of Pride this month but exclude non-binary customers by failing to... View Article