LATEST RETAIL NEWS UK

Boden opens second US store in Nashville and plans third in Birmingham

Boden has opened a second US store in Nashville, Tennessee, as it continues its US expansion. It has also announced that it will be launching a…

Mountain Warehouse names Marcus Ward as new CEO as founder steps down

Mountain Warehouse’s founder is stepping down as chief executive after almost 30 years and will be succeeded by chief financial and operating officer Marcus Ward. Mark…

Ocado launches first automated fulfilment centre in South Korea with Lotte

Ocado has launched its first automated customer fulfilment centre (CFC) in South Korea with Lotte Shopping. Situated in Busan, the facility will serve a catchment of…

Skin Cupid to launch K-beauty UK pop-up tour this summer

K-beauty retailer Skin Cupid is to launch a Summer Roadshow of pop-up events across four UK cities. Running from 28 August to 20 September, the tour will stop…

Co-op chair Debbie White steps down with Moni Mannings becoming interim chair

Co-op Group chair Debbie White has decided to step down from her position and as a member of the board, due to being unable to commit…

Peter Ruis to step down as John Lewis MD and be succeeded by Will Kernan

The John Lewis Partnership has announced that Peter Ruis has decided to step down from his role as managing director of John Lewis to pursue new…

Harry Blamire on retail leadership, AI and delivering an exceptional customer experience

Customer experience has shaped Harry Blamire’s career, from the shop floor to senior leadership. In this latest TRB interview, Harry talks about retail leadership, why retailers…

CMA proposes bringing Aldi and Lidl under same land rules as UK’s biggest supermarkets

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has proposed that Aldi and Lidl be brought under the same land agreement rules as the UK’s largest supermarkets, in…

Joseph fashion brand owner explores potential sale

The Japanese owner of fashion brand Joseph has appointed advisers to explore a potential sale of the business, according to Sky News. Onward Kashiyama is working…

Moida to open first standalone K-beauty store in Leeds at Trinity Leeds

Moida is to become the first standalone K-beauty retailer to open a store in Leeds. Due to launch in mid-August, the 1,400 square foot shop at…

H&M reorganisation puts 250 UK jobs at risk

Around 250 jobs are potentially at risk at H&M’s UK head office as the fashion and home retailer implements a reorganisation. According to reports, employees were…

American Vintage expands London presence with new Shoreditch store

French label American Vintage has opened a new store in London’s Shoreditch as it continues its UK expansion. Situated on Redchurch Street, the store is the…

Aldi Portobello store named among Edinburgh’s Top Things To Do on Tripadvisor

Aldi has revealed that its Portobello store has become one of the only supermarkets in Scotland to feature among Edinburgh’s Top Things To Do on Tripadvisor,…

JD Sports appoints former IKEA CEO Peter Agnefjäll as chair

JD Sports has appointed former IKEA Group chief executive Peter Agnefjäll as chair, effective from 1 September. Agnefjäll has worked with the IKEA twice in his…

Footfall drops 2.1% in July as heatwave hits high street visits

This year’s heatwave conditions continued to affect footfall in July, with high streets hit the hardest. According to data from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and…

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