LATEST RETAIL NEWS UK

Marks Electrical lifts profit expectations and reveals new finance chief

Marks Electrical has increased its full year profit expectations as it announced the appointment of its new chief financial officer. The retailer said it is expecting…

Greggs posts 3.4% like-for-like sales growth but warns of 740 manufacturing job losses

Greggs has reported a 7.7% increase in third quarter total sales, with like-for-like sales increasing by 3.4%, as it also announced that it could cut around…

Sofa Club opens 13,500 square foot Cardiff store

Design-led furniture brand Sofa Club has brought its new retail concept to Wales with the opening of a 13,500 square foot store in Cardiff. The store…

CTR Group acquires Hirestreet to scale fashion rental subscriptions

Fashion rental platform Hirestreet has been acquired by CTR Group, the UK circular economy and reverse logistics business. In a statement, CTR said the deal puts…

Primark teams up with Circ to introduce recycled polyester into clothing

Primark has partnered with textile-to-textile recycling firm Circ to introduce recycled polyester made from textile waste into Primark clothing. The move forms part of Primark’s efforts…

M&S teams up with Sephora to launch beauty destinations in 100 stores

M&S is teaming up with LVMH’s Sephora to create a new beauty destination in selected M&S stores across the UK next spring. The new Sephora at…

Cardfactory revenue rises 5.3% but like-for-like store sales fall

Cardfactory has reported an increase in first half revenue, although like-for-like store sales declined following weaker footfall. In the six months to 31 July, group revenue…

Asda commits £250m to British produce in Len Wright Salads deal

Asda is making a £250 million investment in British produce through a new 10-year partnership with UK grower Len Wright Salads. Worth approximately £25 million a…

Currys launches Christmas recruitment drive for 1,000 seasonal roles

Currys has launched its Christmas recruitment drive as it looks to fill around 1,000 seasonal retail roles in its 297 UK and Ireland stores. The first…

John Lewis “supercharges” in-store experience with new specialist concessions

John Lewis is “supercharging” its in-store experience with an expanded line-up of specialist concessions, as it looks to develop destinations where “shopping meets discovery”. The move…

Matalan hires M&S creative director as head of creative brand

Matalan has appointed Adele Pickering (née Chidwick) as head of creative brand. Due to join the fashion and homeware retailer in November, she has spent the…

Beaverbrooks posts ‘resilient’ year as like-for-like sales rise 1.1%

Beaverbrooks has said it put in a resilient performance last year amid a “tough” period for UK retail but warned the year ahead will not be…

River Island debuts new-look store concept at Centre:mk, Milton Keynes

River Island has unveiled a new store concept at Centre:mk in Milton Keynes. The fashion retailer said the 12,800 square foot transformed store will aim to…

How AI is reshaping the path to purchase

AI is quickly becoming the new shop window. If your product information isn’t rich, accurate, and easy for AI platforms to understand, customers could be directed…

Morrisons appoints Mohsen Ghasempour as chief AI officer

Morrisons has appointed Mohsen Ghasempour to the newly created role of chief AI officer. Ghasempour will join the supermarket on 1 October from Kingfisher, where he…

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How AI is changing HR: Joanna Griffin on people, technology and the future of retail

Joanna Griffin has built her HR career around taking on difficult challenges, from leading complex people projects to building HR functions from the ground up. Currently…

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Retail, leisure and hospitality: What really happens in a cyber attack

A cyber incident can disrupt bookings, payments, stock, suppliers and site systems at once. We look at how you can better map dependencies and test workarounds…

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