Retail News Archive

Bodycare appoints Charles Denton as CEO to lead UK expansion

09 July 2026 by Angela Beevers
Bodycare has appointed Charles Denton as chief executive and chairman, and announced a ramping up of its UK expansion. Founded in Lancashire in the 1970s, the... View ArticleView Article
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Desert Island Stores: Marisa Poster, co-founder of PerfectTed

Desert Island Stores: Marisa Poster, co-founder of PerfectTed

09 July 2026 by Glynn Davis

In his latest Desert Island Stores interview, Glynn Davis chats with Marisa Poster, co-founder of matcha brand PerfectTed.  The store you remember from childhood? Eli Zabar... View ArticleView Article

Waterstones signs for new 300,000 sq ft distribution centre in Staffordshire

Waterstones signs for new 300,000 sq ft distribution centre in Staffordshire

09 July 2026 by Angela Beevers

Waterstones has signed for a new 300,000 square foot distribution centre in Staffordshire to support its expansion plans. The new site at Indurent Park Burton will... View ArticleView Article

Sephora opens first Scottish store in Edinburgh's St James Quarter

Sephora opens first Scottish store in Edinburgh's St James Quarter

09 July 2026 by Angela Beevers

Sephora has opened its first store in Scotland at Edinburgh’s St James Quarter as part of a summer of expansion that will see four new stores... View ArticleView Article

Jollyes Pets to double store estate after 8.7% revenue growth

Jollyes Pets to double store estate after 8.7% revenue growth

09 July 2026 by Angela Beevers

Jollyes Pets has announced plans to double the size of its store estate over the next five years as it reported 8.7% annual revenue growth. In... View ArticleView Article

Lululemon to open first India store in Delhi via Tata CLiQ franchise deal

Lululemon to open first India store in Delhi via Tata CLiQ franchise deal

09 July 2026 by Angela Beevers

Lululemon is to open its first store in India, at New Delhi’s DLF Promenade, as part of its franchise agreement with Tata CLiQ. Due to launch... View ArticleView Article

Pepco revenue up 8.5% after 'exceptional' performance in Western Europe

Pepco revenue up 8.5% after 'exceptional' performance in Western Europe

09 July 2026 by Angela Beevers

Pepco Group has announced that its revenue grew by 8.5% excluding Dealz in its third quarter, with like-for-like revenue up 5.4%. The group attributed the performance... View ArticleView Article

Tesco explores sale of European operations, FT reports

Tesco explores sale of European operations, FT reports

09 July 2026 by Angela Beevers

Tesco is reportedly exploring a sale of its central and eastern European operations, in a move that would effectively end its ambitions outside of the UK... View ArticleView Article

M&S to debut at London Fashion Week with shoppable collection

M&S to debut at London Fashion Week with shoppable collection

08 July 2026 by Angela Beevers

M&S is set to debut at London Fashion Week this autumn with a shoppable collection of womenswear and menswear. The move comes in the same year... View ArticleView Article

Gymshark appoints former Boden CTO Shaun Perkinson as chief technology officer

Gymshark appoints former Boden CTO Shaun Perkinson as chief technology officer

08 July 2026 by Angela Beevers

Gymshark has appointed former Boden CTO Shaun Perkinson as chief technology officer as it looks ahead to its next phase of growth. Perkinson worked at Boden... View ArticleView Article