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Matalan CEO Henrik Nordvall steps down after six months

Matalan’s chief executive Henrik Nordvall has stepped down “by mutual agreement with the board” just six months after joining the business. The fashion and home retailer…
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Nobody’s Child to open new store in Bath’s SouthGate Centre

Nobody’s Child to open new store in Bath’s SouthGate Centre

04 August 2026 by Angela Beevers

Womenswear brand Nobody’s Child is set to open a new store in Bath’s SouthGate shopping centre next week. Spanning 1,500 square feet, the shop will be…

CDS Superstores secures £190m credit facility to fund expansion

CDS Superstores secures £190m credit facility to fund expansion

04 August 2026 by Angela Beevers

CDS Superstores, the owner of The Range, Wilko, Homebase and Bathstore, has secured a new £190 million revolving credit facility to fund store and technology investment.…

ProCook CFO Dan Walden to step down as new CEO incentive scheme confirmed

ProCook CFO Dan Walden to step down as new CEO incentive scheme confirmed

04 August 2026 by Angela Beevers

ProCook has announced that its chief financial officer, Dan Walden, will be stepping down from both the board and his position. The company has also confirmed…

Waitrose permanently extends quick-commerce delivery hours at 35 stores

Waitrose permanently extends quick-commerce delivery hours at 35 stores

04 August 2026 by Angela Beevers

Waitrose is permanently extending its quick-commerce delivery hours at 35 UK stores, following an initial expansion during the World Cup. The supermarket extended its delivery window…

M&S appoints Morrisons’ Matt McLellan as director of loyalty

M&S appoints Morrisons’ Matt McLellan as director of loyalty

03 August 2026 by Angela Beevers

M&S has appointed Morrisons’ chief customer officer Matt McLellan as director of loyalty. Due to join the business in the new year, he will succeed Jade…

New Look appoints Lynda Petherick as new CEO

New Look appoints Lynda Petherick as new CEO

03 August 2026 by Angela Beevers

New Look has appointed Lynda Petherick as its new chief executive, succeeding Helen Connolly. Petherick has worked at the fashion retailer since 2024, when she joined…

Retailers hit back at Chancellor John Healey over cost of living comments

Retailers hit back at Chancellor John Healey over cost of living comments

03 August 2026 by Angela Beevers

Retailers have hit back following the new Chancellor of the Exchequer’s comments on the cost of living over the weekend, in which he said the Government…

Scotmid CEO Karen Scott appointed chair of Scottish Retail Consortium

Scotmid CEO Karen Scott appointed chair of Scottish Retail Consortium

03 August 2026 by Angela Beevers

The Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) has appointed Scotmid Coop chief executive Karen Scott as its new chair, effective 1 August 2026. Scott succeeds Debbie Harding, who…

JD Sports triples flagship store size at Meadowhall to 29,225 square feet

JD Sports triples flagship store size at Meadowhall to 29,225 square feet

03 August 2026 by Angela Beevers

JD Sports has relocated and tripled the size of its flagship store at Sheffield’s Meadowhall shopping centre, expanding to 29,225 square feet as part of a…

EG On The Move completes acquisition of 260 petrol stations in France

03 August 2026 by Angela Beevers

EG On The Move, the petrol and convenience retail operator, has completed the acquisition of 260 forecourt sites in France from EG Group, marking a major…

Beauty in rude health

31 July 2026 by Glynn Davis

Nobody needs to be told that retail has had a tough time over recent years but one category – outside of the essential that is food…

Sainsbury’s to sell Argos to Swift Partners in £120m deal

31 July 2026 by Angela Beevers

Sainsbury’s is to sell Argos to Swift Partners in a £120 million deal as it looks to focus on its food business. Swift is a new…

Majestic unveils new Trowbridge store as part of £4m expansion

31 July 2026 by Angela Beevers

Majestic has unveiled the first new store of its current financial year as part of a £4 million investment in new sites. The branch on Trowbridge’s…

Waitrose accelerates refrigeration investment to combat heatwaves

31 July 2026 by Angela Beevers

Waitrose is investing in new refrigeration technology as it looks to improve the availability of chilled products in-store during heatwaves. Following this summer’s extreme heat, the…

eBay completes acquisition of fashion marketplace Depop

31 July 2026 by Angela Beevers

eBay has completed its acquisition of Depop, the C2C fashion marketplace. As part of eBay, Depop will operate as a complementary business while retaining its own…

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