LATEST RETAIL NEWS UK

Anthony Hemmerdinger to succeed Sebastian James as managing director of Boots

Walgreens Boots Alliance has announced that Anthony Hemmerdinger will succeed Sebastian James as managing director of Boots UK and Ireland. Due to take up his role... View Article

John Lewis Partnership hails success of turnaround as losses narrow

The John Lewis Partnership has nearly halved its losses in its first half following increased sales at its Waitrose supermarket chain. In the six months to... View Article

Barbour opens standalone store at Victoria Leeds

The Barbour clothing brand has opened its first standalone store in Leeds at the city’s Victoria Quarter. Spanning two floors at 9-11 King Edward Street, the... View Article

Bio-Synergy teams up with Pace Partnership London to take its brand to Japan and South Korea

Bio-Synergy, the UK based supplements and sports nutrition company, is partnering with Pace Partnership London to take its brand to Japan and South Korea. The company... View Article

Lush launches limited edition freshers essentials student starter pack

Fresh handmade cosmetics company Lush is launching a new £20 routine box aimed at people returning to school, college or university this month. In stores, customers... View Article

Bird & Blend Tea Co. Unveil Tea-riffic Cookbook

Bird & Blend Tea Co., the award-winning independent tea company known for its creative tea blends, is releasing its first-ever cookbook Brew, Bake, Sip & Savour.... View Article

Freemans names Sophie Ellis-Bextor as face of autumn/winter campaign

Freemans has announced that Sophie Ellis-Bextor has been appointed as the face of its new autumn/winter fashion campaign. The digital department store will target the 40+... View Article

Iceland expands product range with 800 new lines

Iceland Foods and The Food Warehouse have launched over 800 new products as part of their latest innovation push. Available in stores and online, the new... View Article

Superdrug celebrates annual Star Awards

Health and beauty retailer Superdrug has celebrated its annual Star Awards this week at a special evening held at JOIA Battersea. The awards celebrate the best... View Article

Zara owner Inditex posts sales and profit uplifts

Zara owner Inditex has posted a 7.2% sales increase to €18.1 billion in the first half of the year following the popularity of its  spring/summer collections.... View Article

Charlotte Tilbury to open third standalone store in London

Charlotte Tilbury is to open its third standalone store in London today at the Westfield Stratford City shopping centre. The move follows the success of the... View Article

B&Q apprenticeship scheme surpasses 2,000 participants as ‘Class of 24’ graduates

Home improvement retailer B&Q has announced that its latest cohort of apprentices have now graduated. The B&Q ‘Class of 24’ includes 276 graduates aged from 19 to... View Article

Dunelm posts rise in sales and profit

Dunelm has reported a 4.1% increase in sales to £1.71 billion despite the impact of a softer homewares and furniture market. In the 52 weeks to... View Article

WH Smith benefits from strong growth at travel business

WH Smith has said its full year performance has been in line with expectations with group sales climbing by 7% and like-for-like sales up 5%. In... View Article

Boohoo makes changes to its operations in the US market

Boohoo Group is to make changes to its operations in the US market as it looks to broaden its product offering for US customers and expand... View Article

Retail HR Summit

Company values, collaboration with employees and driving a major HR transformation to create a truly omnichannel experience, need to be at the heart of the organisation's culture and brand

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Q&A: Tim Hooper, the Business Development Director at Zucchetti UK

Tim Hooper, the Business Development Director at Zucchetti UK discusses key insights from a new retail industry report titled “The Resilience of High-Street Retail: Uncovering Consumers’... View Article

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