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Poundland hails turnaround progress

Poundland has reported an improved performance in its Christmas trading period as it works through its recovery plan. In its first quarter ending 28 December, EBITDA... View Article

Consumer confidence edges up in January as December retail sales show small uplift

Consumer confidence has edged up in January despite people “remaining unconvinced” about the economic outlook. GFK has reported that its long-running Consumer Confidence Barometer has risen... View Article

Waterstones enjoys healthy sales both in-store and online

Waterstones’ sales increased by 7% to £565.6 million in the 53 weeks to 3 May 2025. On a like-for- like basis sales were up 5%. In... View Article

Morrisons Travel launches in partnership with Expedia

The Morrisons supermarket chain has launched Morrisons Travel, a new travel booking service in partnership with Expedia Group. Available via Morrisons.com and the Morrisons More app,... View Article

The Works hails strong in-store performance

The Works said its stores delivered strong growth in the 26 weeks to 2 November, as the retailer of screen-free activities benefited from new strategic initiatives.... View Article

Wickes boosted by strong performance in TradePro

Wickes has reported that revenue increased by 6.3% in its second half after a strong performance in retail. In the six months to 27 December, retail... View Article

B&M issues profit warning

B&M has seen its third quarter group revenue increase by 2.9% as it became sharper on price to reinforce its value credentials to customers. However, the... View Article

Axel Arigato taps Adidas executive for CEO role

Swedish footwear brand Axel Arigato has appointed Frederic Sarrant as its new chief executive. He has been working for the last 16 years with Adidas, most... View Article

B&Q to launch new trade-exclusive store concept for TradePoint

B&Q is to open a standalone store for its TradePoint business next month. The new store concept is dedicated exclusively to trade professionals, aiming to provide... View Article

Merry Hill hails ‘record’ performance in 2025

Merry Hill has announced a record performance in 2025, with sales increasing by 4.3% and footfall rising by 5%. The West Midlands shopping destination credited the... View Article

Next acquires Russell & Bromley in pre-pack administration deal

Next has acquired the Russell & Bromley footwear retailer through an insolvency process. The £2.5 million transaction has been undertaken via a pre-pack administration deal overseen... View Article

Pets Corner appoints Nick Anderson as chief retail officer

Pets Corner has appointed Nick Anderson as its new chief retail officer. Anderson has worked for the last 13 years at Dobbies Garden Centres, most recently... View Article

Morrisons delivers ‘resilient’ full year performance

Morrisons increased its revenue by 3.2% to £15.8 billion in the year to 26 October 2025. Group like-for-like sales edged up 2.8%, following growth of 2.4%... View Article

Burberry ‘builds momentum’ in third quarter

Burberry has delivered a 3% rise in comparable store sales in its third quarter. The uplift followed an increase of 2% in the luxury brand’s second... View Article

JD Sports reports mixed Christmas trading performance

JD Sports has reported organic sales growth of 1.4% in its fourth quarter to date after posting a mixed like-for-like sales performance in its Christmas trading... View Article

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Conversation with… People in Retail Awards Judge Shane Ashby-Roche

Here we speak with Shane Ashby-Roche, Head of Organisational Development and Culture at The White Company, about his career to date and why he has chosen... View Article

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