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Crisis on social media? A retailer’s guide to quick recovery

Crisis on social media? A retailer’s guide to quick recovery

09 December 2025 by Angela Beevers

Social media offer great opportunities, but they can also come with some risks. All it takes is one dissatisfied customer, an influencer calling your brand out,... View ArticleView Article

Frasers Group acquires Swindon Designer Outlet

Frasers Group acquires Swindon Designer Outlet

09 December 2025 by angela-beevers

Frasers Group has acquired Swindon Designer Outlet as it continues to expand its physical retail portfolio. The move follows the group’s recent purchase of the 1.1.million... View ArticleView Article

Victoria's Secret hails 'standout' third quarter performance

Victoria's Secret hails 'standout' third quarter performance

09 December 2025 by angela-beevers

Victoria’s Secret has posted a 9% increase in third quarter net sales to $1.472 billion. This was above the lingerie brand’s previously guided range of between... View ArticleView Article

Ocado names new non-executive director

Ocado names new non-executive director

09 December 2025 by angela-beevers

Ocado Group has appointed Cathy Graham as an independent non-executive director. Due to take up her role on 1 February, she will also be a member... View ArticleView Article

Matalan to upgrade 40 stores next year

Matalan to upgrade 40 stores next year

08 December 2025 by angela-beevers

Matalan has announced plans to upgrade 40 stores next year as it continues to make progress with its transformation plans. The news follows a successful first... View ArticleView Article

New Look appoints Mark Matthews as retail director

New Look appoints Mark Matthews as retail director

08 December 2025 by angela-beevers

New Look has appointed Mark Matthews as retail director. Matthews was previously director of format and innovation at Co-op and prior to that worked as retail,... View ArticleView Article

Conversation with... Dan Ferris, managing director of TM Lewin

Conversation with... Dan Ferris, managing director of TM Lewin

08 December 2025 by angela-beevers

In this latest Conversations interview, we chat with Dan Ferris, managing director of TM Lewin, about his journey from teenage shelf stacker to leader of a... View ArticleView Article

Gant appoints new chief executive

Gant appoints new chief executive

08 December 2025 by angela-beevers

Gant has appointed Fredrik Malm as its new chief executive. Malm joined Gant in 2024 as executive vice president of commercial, brand and product. Prior to... View ArticleView Article

Poundland to close a further round of stores

Poundland to close a further round of stores

08 December 2025 by angela-beevers

Poundland is preparing to close a further round of stores as part of its restructuring programme. Some 14 shops will be shuttered before early February in... View ArticleView Article

Waitrose makes loyalty scheme offers available on Deliveroo

Waitrose makes loyalty scheme offers available on Deliveroo

08 December 2025 by angela-beevers

Waitrose is making money saving offers available to members of its My Waitrose loyalty scheme when they shop via Deliveroo. The supermarket said customers will be... View ArticleView Article

Burberry makes two senior appointments

Burberry makes two senior appointments

05 December 2025 by angela-beevers

Burberry has appointed Matteo Calonaci as chief operating and supply chain officer and Johnattan Leon as chief customer officer. Reporting to Burberry chief executive Joshua Schulman,... View ArticleView Article

Q&A: Nicola Shepherd, deputy head of retail at Network Rail Property

Q&A: Nicola Shepherd, deputy head of retail at Network Rail Property

05 December 2025 by angela-beevers

Here we chat with Nicola Shepherd, deputy head of retail at Network Rail Property, about her career journey, the evolving retail offer in major train stations,... View ArticleView Article