LATEST RETAIL NEWS UK

K-Way to make West End debut on Carnaby Street

The K-Way French outerwear brand is to open its first store in London’s West End in Carnaby Street. The brand’s 1,400 square foot flagship will offer a... View Article

Retail Trust appoints Tracey Clements and Matt Birch to trustee board

Retail Trust has appointed Tracey Clements and Matt Birch as new trustees of the retail charity. Clements is currently chief retail, logistics and supply chain officer at... View Article

Waitrose acquires Surrey shopping centre to secure future of store

Waitrose has acquired the freehold of the 54,000 square foot Hersham Green Shopping Centre in Surrey. In a statement, the retailer said the purchase will secure... View Article

Pandora appoints Philippa Newman as chief product officer

Pandora has appointed Philippa Newman as its new chief product officer. Due to take up her role in March, Newman will lead the jewellery brand’s product... View Article

Frasers Group takes majority stake in Italy’s Maxi Sport

Sports Direct owner Frasers Group is to acquire a majority stake in Maxi Sport SpA. The premium multi-sport retailer operates 18 stores across Italy. The move... View Article

WHSmith opens new sites in Manchester and Liverpool airports

WHSmith has officially opened three new spaces across Manchester and Liverpool John Lennon airports as it invests in travel hubs in the north of the UK.... View Article

Quiz enters administration after challenging trading

Quiz Clothing has entered administration after experiencing challenging trading over the last 12 months. Alistair McAlinden and Geoff Jacobs from Interpath have been appointed joint administrators... View Article

Combining heritage with contemporary at Pashley Cycles

Walking into the workshop of Pashley Cycles in Stratford-upon-Avon amid craftsmen brazing and welding bike frames was sufficiently exciting to the potential new CEO visiting the... View Article

M&S unveils new flagship store in Bath

M&S has unveiled a new flagship store in Bath’s SouthGate following a relocation of its former store in the city. Spanning four floors, the 83,000 square... View Article

Gymshark appoints Carly Natalizia as chief commercial officer

Gymshark has appointed Carly Natalizia to the position of chief commercial officer. Having joined the fitness clothing brand four years ago as vice president of marketing,... View Article

American Golf acquired by Peter Jones and his investment group

American Golf has been acquired by Dragons’ Den star and Jessops owner Peter Jones and his investment group. The company was purchased from private equity firm... View Article

Watches of Switzerland Group raises full year sales guidance

 Watches of Switzerland Group has raised its full year sales outlook after a strong third quarter. In a trading statement, the group said sales growth was... View Article

Conversation with… Matthew Bourne, retail director at COOK

Here we chat with Matthew Bourne, retail director at COOK, as he returns as a judge for this year’s People in Retail Awards. From standout product... View Article

Kingfisher appoints Stephen Daintith as a non-executive director

Kingfisher has appointed Ocado chief financial officer Stephen Daintith as a non-executive director with effect from 1 April. Daintith has been chief financial officer of  Ocado... View Article

Aldi invests £22 million in price cuts

Aldi has invested £22 million in reducing the prices on hundreds of products as it looks to help customers “save across their weekly shop”. The price... View Article

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