LATEST RETAIL NEWS UK

Howdens to acquire DIY Kitchens owner in £390m deal

Howdens is to acquire the parent company of Ultima Furniture Systems, which trades as DIY Kitchens, for an enterprise value of £390 million. The Pontefract-based business... View Article

Lidl invests £250m in cutting prices on over 1,000 products

Lidl has made a £250 million investment in cutting prices as it looks to help customers save money on their weekly shop. The retailer has lowered... View Article

Waitrose launches exclusive Angela Hartnett Italian range

Waitrose has unveiled an exclusive collaboration with celebrity chef Angela Hartnett in a move marking her first supermarket retail range. Called ‘Angela Hartnett with Waitrose’, the... View Article

Oliver Bonas to open at Lakeside in latest UK expansion

Oliver Bonas is to open a new store at Lakeside as it continues its UK expansion. Operating 90 shops across the country, the fashion, home and... View Article

British Heart Foundation plans 150 store closures

The British Heart Foundation (BHF) is planning to close 150 shops over the next two years as it looks to ensure that its retail network remains... View Article

Amazon to invest €10bn in Europe while creating 25,000 more jobs

Amazon is to invest more than €10 billion in expanding and modernising its European fulfilment centres with new robotics while creating 25,000 more jobs. Central to... View Article

Charles Tyrwhitt names Rebecca Howat as new managing director

Charles Tyrwhitt has promoted Rebecca Howat to the position of managing director as it looks ahead to its next phase of growth. Howat has worked with... View Article

Footasylum secures future of Trapstar

Footasylum has saved Trapstar out of administration through a “strategic partnership” with the British streetwear brand. The transaction comprised a sale of Trapstar’s business and assets... View Article

Decathlon expands festival pledge with tent back, cash back offer

Decathlon is expanding its Festival Tent Pledge by offering customers a cash refund of up to 50% of the original purchase price when they return their... View Article

Debenhams Group hails return to growth as turnaround accelerates

Debenhams Group has said its multi-year turnaround accelerated in its first quarter as it made a return to growth. In the three months to 31 May,... View Article

Crew Clothing opens at Meadowhall in shopping centre push

Crew Clothing has opened a new store at Sheffield’s Meadowhall as it continues its expansion into shopping centres. The shop on the centre’s The Avenue spans... View Article

Baked goods continue to rise

Upon entering the historic Ackerhalle supermarket operated by REWE in Berlin you are soon met by an impressive bakery section that draws customers into shopping across... View Article

B&M posts steep drop in profits in ‘difficult’ year

B&M has posted a steep drop in annual profits after a “difficult” year with rising costs and a “challenging market”. In the 52 weeks to 28... View Article

Currys names Fredrik Tønnesen as new group chief executive

Currys has appointed Fredrik Tønnesen as group chief executive to succeed Alex Baldock. Due to take up his role on 3 August, he has led Currys’... View Article

Home Bargains eyes rescue of historic Denby pottery brand

Home Bargains is considering a rescue of the historic Denby pottery brand following its collapse into administration. According to Sky News, the discount retailer is mulling... View Article

Turning Workforce Cost into Competitive Advantage

Turning Workforce Cost into Competitive Advantage

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Q&A: Sean O’Hagan, Retail Industry Director, HSO

For over 30 years, HSO helped organisations around the world transform with the full power of the Microsoft Cloud. Backed by decades of industry experience, award-winning... View Article

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[ GUIDE ] HVAC Retrofit for high street retail

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