LATEST RETAIL NEWS UK
Skechers to acquire Scandinavian distributor Sports Connection
Asda launches 150th Asda On the Move convenience store
Asda has opened its 150th Asda On the Move convenience store this week in partnership with EG Group. The move marks the latest milestone in the... View Article
Libre London opens pop-up store at The Yards, Covent Garden
Libre London, the online retailer specialising in women’s fashion and vegan beauty, has opened a pop-up store at The Yards, Covent Garden. The 2,000 square foot... View Article
Kimberly Hart-Simpson announced as BHF’s first Retail Ambassador
Coronation Street actress and entrepreneur, Kimberly Hart-Simpson, has been announced as the British Heart Foundation’s first Retail Ambassador. Kimberly has been a supporter of the BHF... View Article
New little dobbies opens in the heart of Cheltenham
Today (27 April) Dobbies Garden Centres has opened its new little dobbies store in the heart of Cheltenham. Located at 106 Promenade, the store is the... View Article
Søstrene Grene set to open its first London store this May
Danish homewares store, Søstrene Grene, has announced it will be opening its first London store on Friday 12th May at Southside shopping centre in Wandsworth. Joining... View Article
Sainsbury’s profits squeezed after cost of ‘keeping prices low’
Sainsbury’s has posted a decline in full year profit after it invested £560 million in cutting prices during the cost of living crisis. In the year... View Article
Avoiding a ‘summer of discontent’ for retail
By Charlotte Rees-John, partner and head of Irwin Mitchell’s consumer goods and services sector. The latest official figures show trade union membership in the UK is... View Article
Hotel Chocolat updates on trading and strategic progress
In a trading statement and update on its strategic progress, Hotel Chocolat has said it expects sales for its 2023 financial year to be slightly lower... View Article
Uniqlo and Theory open joint store in Covent Garden
Uniqlo and its sister brand Theory have opened a major new joint store in London’s Covent Garden. Spanning 1,450 square metres, the shop on Long Acre... View Article
Marks & Spencer to invest £12.5 million in London store estate
Marks & Spencer is to invest £12.5 million in its London store estate in the coming year. This will result in the creation of 200 jobs... View Article
Boohoo appoints new non-executive director
Online fashion retailer Boohoo has appointed John Goold as a non-executive director with immediate effect. He will also become chairman of the audit committee and a... View Article
Nike to open ‘digitally focused’ Nike Rise store in Manchester
Sportswear giant Nike is to open a new 13,418 square foot store at Manchester Arndale. Due to launch later in 2023, it will be Nike’s first... View Article
Asda finds disposable income has fallen in every UK region
New figures from Asda’s Income Tracker have shown that household disposable incomes fell in every UK region in the first quarter of 2023. Across the UK... View Article
Next to relaunch Joules much earlier than expected
Next has announced that it is to relaunch Joules “much earlier than expected” following its acquisition of the lifestyle fashion retailer out of administration last year.... View Article
Pret increases price of coffee subscription and expands offering to food discounts
Pret A Manger has increased the price of its Pret Coffee subscription and expanded it to include a discount on all of its freshly made food,... View Article
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