LATEST RETAIL NEWS UK

Wingstop UKI appoints former Ocado executive as group finance director

Wingstop UKI has appointed Alistair Fraser as group finance director, Fraser most recently led the finance function at BKUK, the master franchise for Burger King in... View Article

Rituals grows revenue after opening 200 stores in 2025

Rituals has reported a strong increase in revenue for 2025, its 25th anniversary year. The luxury beauty and wellbeing brand grew its net revenue by 16%... View Article

Dusk hails ‘record’ Christmas

Dusk has said it finished 2025 on an all time high with a record-breaking Christmas and strong sales throughout the year. The furniture retailer also reported... View Article

Cornish Bakery reports ‘record’ trading as it announces brand extension concept

The Cornish Bakery has reported record trading with sales growing by 24% to £36.4 million in the year ending May 2025. EBITDA has also shown a... View Article

Primark to expand into three new markets in the Middle East

Primark is to expand further in the Middle East following the opening of its first store in the region in Kuwait  last year. Working in partnership... View Article

Sephora UK gears up for Belfast opening

Sephora UK has unveiled details for its upcoming opening of a new Belfast store on 12 February. Situated in the city’s Victoria Square, the 2,550 square foot... View Article

Primark launches new youth-focused label

Primark has launched a new youth-focused label designed for teenage and young adult Gen Z shoppers. The retailer said The Primark Scene is aimed at young... View Article

Conversation with… Nina Daniels, founder of Nina D

Here we speak with Nina Daniels, founder of Nina D, about how her background in luxury retail and love of family traditions in her native Sweden... View Article

Co-op to open 18 new and transformed stores

Co-op is to launch 18 new and transformed stores in the first quarter of 2026. The first new store of the year has already opened in... View Article

Adidas delivers record 2025 revenues

Adidas has announced that it delivered record revenues for 2025 and also confirmed that it will launch a share buy-back. Based on preliminary unaudited numbers for... View Article

Quiz seeks new financing after disappointing Christmas sales

Quiz is understood to be trying to secure a rescue deal after disappointing Christmas sales. The company’s founders, the Ramzan family, are reportedly looking to appoint... View Article

Sainsbury’s to increase hourly pay by 5% from March

Sainsbury’s is increasing pay for hourly paid colleagues by 5% from March. The move means pay will rise to £13.23 per hour nationally and £14.54 per... View Article

Liverpool ONE celebrates ‘best ever’ Golden Quarter

Liverpool ONE has reported its strongest festive trading performance to date with double-digit footfall growth and strong sales increases. The shopping destination was boosted by a... View Article

Amazon confirms 16,000 job cuts

Amazon has confirmed that it will be making 16,000 roles redundant across it global business. The announcement forms part of the company’s ongoing restructuring work and... View Article

Ocado partner Sobeys to close Alberta warehouse

Ocado Group has announced that its Canadian partner Sobeys is to close its customer fulfilment centre in Calgary following an assessment of ecommerce demand in key... View Article

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Conversation with… People in Retail Awards Judge Giles Smith

In this latest Conversations interview, we chat with Giles Smith, former head of digital, customer and data technology at Selfridges, about his career in retail and... View Article

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