Retail News
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 ArticleView 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 ArticleView 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 ArticleView 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 ArticleView 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 ArticleView 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 ArticleView 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 ArticleView 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 ArticleView Article
Wingstop UKI appoints former Ocado executive as group finance director
Wingstop UKI has appointed Alistair Fraser as group finance director, Fraser most recently led the finance function at BKUK, the master franchise for Burger King in... View ArticleView Article
Rituals grows revenue after opening 200 stores in 2025
Rituals has reported a strong increase in revenue for 2025, its 25th anniversary year. The luxury beauty and wellbeing brand grew its net revenue by 16%... View ArticleView Article
Dusk hails 'record' Christmas
Dusk has said it finished 2025 on an all time high with a record-breaking Christmas and strong sales throughout the year. The furniture retailer also reported... View ArticleView Article
Comment: Shoppers’ growing appreciation of better food
While visiting my family in Doncaster before Christmas we popped into the food hall of the newly-expanded Marks & Spencer store, which very much gave me... View ArticleView Article
