LATEST RETAIL NEWS UK

Currys sales return to growth

Currys has said it made a strong finish to its financial year as group like-for-like sales returned to growth with an uplift of 2% in the... View Article

WH Smith launches new food range under ‘Smith’s Family Kitchen’ brand

WH Smith has launched its first ever own-brand food range as it looks to meet the needs of today’s travelling customers. The Smith’s Family Kitchen food-to-go... View Article

Crew Clothing to open new Canterbury city centre store

Premium lifestyle brand Crew Clothing is to launch a new high street store in Canterbury. Situated in the city’s Whitefriars shopping centre, the 112 square foot... View Article

Marks & Spencer to donate 5p from sale of every Farmhouse loaf to Young Minds

Marks & Spencer has announced that it will donate 5p from the sale of every loaf in its Farmhouse loaf range to Young Minds, the UK... View Article

Finisterre upsizes to larger store in Covent Garden

Finisterre has opened a new flagship store in London’s Covent Garden in an 80% upsize in the shopping district. Spanning 2,702 square feet, the shop at... View Article

B&Q on track for 100% responsible sourcing of wood and timber in 2024

Home improvement retailer B&Q has said it responsibly sourced 99.3% of its timber and paper products in 2023 as it looks ahead to reaching its target... View Article

Huddled Group says Discount Dragon has delivered solid growth post-acquisition

Huddled Group has said its Discount Dragon business has delivered solid growth since it was acquired by the group last October. In its full-year results announcement... View Article

Asda unveils plans for significant mixed-use redevelopment at Park Royal

Asda is partnering with Barratt London on a proposal for a mixed-use redevelopment of its ten-acre site in Park Royal which is home to an Asda... View Article

The Very Group appoints Nadhim Zahawi as non-executive chair

The Very Group has appointed YouGov founder, MP for Stratford-on-Avon and former senior Government Minister Nadhim Zahawi as non-executive chair and board member. Due to stand... View Article

Le Labo to make regional debut at Victoria Leeds

Perfumerie brand Le Labo is to make its regional debut in Leeds with the opening of a new store at Victoria Leeds. Set to launch in... View Article

Ikea pushes back opening of Oxford Street store until 2025

Ikea has pushed back the opening date of its new store in London’s Oxford Street to the spring of 2025. The retailer said its seven-floor renovation... View Article

Dobbies raise £1.39m for teenagers and young adults living with cancer 

Dobbies, the UK’s leading garden centre retailer, has made a donation of £110,000 for funds raised in the last year, to its National Charity Partner, Teenage... View Article

[Responsible business] Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive incoming for retail sector

On 24 April, the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive was approved by the EU parliament. In this article Irwin Mitchell’s Aaron Ford, Jane Anderson and Katie... View Article

Ocado Retail and Soil Association to establish five nature-friendly demo farms

Nature and climate-friendly food production is set to be demonstrated at five UK farms in a new project with online supermarket Ocado and the Soil Association... View Article

Iceland named best supermarket to work for in UK

Iceland Foods has been announced as one of The Sunday Times Best Places to Work in 2024. The prestigious annual list recognises organisations with the highest employee... View Article

The Future of The High Street 2024

Regenerating Urban Retail & Leisure

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Q&A: Phil Smith, Director of Loss Prevention at Extenda Retail

Phil has over 25 years of experience in the retail industry, working for brands such as Virgin and Disney heading up the Risk and Loss Prevention... View Article

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[ Report ] The Resilience of High-Street Retail

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