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From the Archive: Flanagans Supermarket Direct

By Glynn Davis
‘From the Archive’ is the regular column that revisits some of the more interesting retail stories covered over the past 30 years by Glynn Davis for... View Article
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Footasylum partners with Apparel Group to drive Gulf expansion

Footasylum partners with Apparel Group to drive Gulf expansion

18 December 2025 by Angela Beevers

Footasylum has entered into a strategic partnership with Apparel Group to accelerate its expansion across the Gulf region. Under the agreement, Footasylum will partner with the... View Article

Mamas & Papas hails ‘record’ Black Friday trading

Mamas & Papas hails ‘record’ Black Friday trading

18 December 2025 by Angela Beevers

Mamas & Papas has reported record sales over the Black Friday trading period. The retailer delivered a 10% increase in UK retail sales across stores, concessions... View Article

Currys posts strong first half growth

Currys posts strong first half growth

18 December 2025 by TRB News Team

Currys has reported a strong uplift in first half profit as trading in its second half remains in line with expectations. In the six months to... View Article

Morleys appoints new chief executive

Morleys appoints new chief executive

18 December 2025 by Angela Beevers

Morleys Department Stores has appointed Ray Clacher as its new chief executive He will succeed Allan Winstanley who will be stepping down at the end of... View Article

Comment: Emergence of second-hand natives

Comment: Emergence of second-hand natives

17 December 2025 by Glynn Davis

Younger generations are often given a bad rap by older cohorts but one behavioural characteristic for which they should be applauded is their embrace of buying... View Article

Pepco Group hails success of new strategy

Pepco Group hails success of new strategy

17 December 2025 by TRB News Team

Pepco Group, the owner of the Dealz and Pepco, has reported an 8.7% uplift in revenue to €4.5 billion for the year to 30 September. The... View Article

Boots expands on-demand delivery to 500 stores

Boots expands on-demand delivery to 500 stores

17 December 2025 by Angela Beevers

Boots has expanded its on-demand delivery offering to 500 stores. The move follows a surge of on-demand orders from thousands of customers on Christmas Eve last... View Article

Mango launches new kids and teen capsules made with post-consumer recycled fibres

Mango launches new kids and teen capsules made with post-consumer recycled fibres

17 December 2025 by Angela Beevers

Mango has launched two new capsule collections for Mango Kids and Mango Teen that are made using post-consumer recycled fibres. The move is part of an... View Article

Greggs appoints new non-executive director

Greggs appoints new non-executive director

16 December 2025 by Angela Beevers

Greggs has appointed former Mothercare chief financial officer Richard Smothers as an independent non-executive director. Due to take up his role on 1 February, he will... View Article

Greggs opens ‘Bitesize Greggs’ at Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet

16 December 2025 by Angela Beevers

Greggs has opened one of its new ‘Bitesize Greggs’ stores at Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet. The smaller format was launched at Sevenoaks Railway Station in November... View Article

Pandora completes chief executive transition

16 December 2025 by Angela Beevers

Pandora has announced that its chief marketing officer Berta de Pablos-Barbier will become its new chief executive on 1 January. As confirmed back in September, de... View Article

Mango expands US presence with first Illinois store

15 December 2025 by Angela Beevers

Mango is continuing to expand in US with the opening of a first store in Chicago. The shop on North Michigan Avenue’s Ritz-Carlton Residences is also... View Article

Wyse London expands into Scotland

15 December 2025 by Angela Beevers

Wyse London has expanded into Scotland with the opening of a pop-up store in Edinburgh. Situated at 34 Frederick Street, the 550 square foot shop stocks... View Article

Conversation with… Toby Brittan, co-founder of Whites Beaconsfield

12 December 2025 by Angela Beevers

Here we speak with Toby Brittan (pictured right), co-founder and chief executive of Whites Beaconsfield, about the brand’s rapid rise, its phenomenal success on TikTok Shop,... View Article

Pret A Manger appoints Ross Warnes as UK & Ireland president

12 December 2025 by Angela Beevers

Pret A Manger has appointed Ross Warnes as president of its largest market, the UK and Ireland.  Due to join the business in January, Warnes has... View Article

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