Retail News

Dr. Martens unveils new beacon store in Soho's Brewer Street

Dr. Martens unveils new beacon store in Soho's Brewer Street

27 November 2025 by Angela Beevers

Dr. Martens has unveiled its first-ever beacon store where “craft, community, creativity, and commerce converge under one roof”. Spanning 3,400 square feet, the shop on Soho’s... View ArticleView Article

LuxExperience appoints new chief executive of Mytheresa

LuxExperience appoints new chief executive of Mytheresa

27 November 2025 by Angela Beevers

LuxExperience has appointed Francis Belin as the new chief executive of the Mytheresa luxury multi-brand platform. Due to take up his role on 1 January, Belin... View ArticleView Article

Comment: Reactions to the Autumn Budget statement from the retail sector

Comment: Reactions to the Autumn Budget statement from the retail sector

26 November 2025 by Angela Beevers

Here we give a round-up of reactions from industry representatives to today’s Autumn Budget statement. Helen Dickinson, chief executive of the British Retail Consortium “It was... View ArticleView Article

Pets at Home launches turnaround plan for retail arm

Pets at Home launches turnaround plan for retail arm

26 November 2025 by Angela Beevers

Pets at Home has launched a turnaround plan for its retail business as it reported declines in group first half revenue and profit. In the 28... View ArticleView Article

Aldi promises the UK's lowest priced Christmas dinner this year

Aldi promises the UK's lowest priced Christmas dinner this year

26 November 2025 by Angela Beevers

Aldi has pledged to beat rival supermarkets on the price of elements of a traditional Christmas dinner this year. Citing findings from a recent OnePoll survey... View ArticleView Article

Former UK Tesco head becomes president of Foot Locker International

Former UK Tesco head becomes president of Foot Locker International

26 November 2025 by Angela Beevers

Dick’s Sporting Goods has announced that it has appointed former UK Tesco head Matthew Barnes as president of Foot Locker International. Due to take up his... View ArticleView Article

Sosandar revenue returns to growth

Sosandar revenue returns to growth

26 November 2025 by Angela Beevers

Sosandar has said it is trading in line with expectations after returning to revenue growth in its first half. The womenswear brand increased its revenue by... View ArticleView Article

Next to raise dividend after Waltham Abbey land sale

Next to raise dividend after Waltham Abbey land sale

26 November 2025 by Angela Beevers

Next has announced that it has sold some non-operational land near Waltham Abbey. The sale has generated net cash proceeds after costs of £54.1 million and... View ArticleView Article

Kingfisher raises profit guidance

Kingfisher raises profit guidance

26 November 2025 by Angela Beevers

Kingfisher, the parent company of B&Q and Screwfix, has raised its full year profit outlook following a strong performance in the UK. In the three months... View ArticleView Article

Retail app design: best practices to drive conversion

Retail app design: best practices to drive conversion

25 November 2025 by Angela Beevers

Nailing your retail app design has never been more important, especially as surveys show modern shoppers prefer using native apps over mobile websites. Just consider that... View ArticleView Article

Building trust with influencer marketing for retail brands

Building trust with influencer marketing for retail brands

25 November 2025 by Angela Beevers

If you haven’t included influencer marketing in your retail marketing strategy, you should, and here’s why: Customer trust is shifting. Nearly half (45%) of Gen Z... View ArticleView Article

Matalan appoints Beccy Davies as director of people and talent

Matalan appoints Beccy Davies as director of people and talent

25 November 2025 by Angela Beevers

Matalan has recruited Beccy Davies to the new role of director of people and talent. Having joined the retailer’s people team this month, Davies previously worked... View ArticleView Article