Retail News

From the Archive: Tesco PCs

From the Archive: Tesco PCs

21 November 2025 by Glynn Davis

‘From the Archive’ is the regular column that revisits some of the more interesting retail stories covered over the past 30 years by Glynn Davis for... View ArticleView Article

Boden opens first US store

Boden opens first US store

21 November 2025 by Angela Beevers

Boden is opening its first store in the US today at Avalon in Alpharetta, Georgia. The 2,000 square foot space at 5165 Avalon Boulevard will stock... View ArticleView Article

Consumer confidence declines ahead of Budget announcement

Consumer confidence declines ahead of Budget announcement

21 November 2025 by Angela Beevers

Consumer confidence has declined in the UK this month as people brace themselves for the upcoming Budget announcement. GfK’s long running Consumer Confidence Index has dropped... View ArticleView Article

Frasers Group acquires Braehead Shopping Centre

Frasers Group acquires Braehead Shopping Centre

21 November 2025 by Angela Beevers

Frasers Group has acquired the 1.1 million square foot Braehead Shopping Centre in Glasgow from SGS UK Retail. With an annual footfall of over 15 million... View ArticleView Article

Co-op pledges £70m to create thousands of apprenticeships by 2030

Co-op pledges £70m to create thousands of apprenticeships by 2030

21 November 2025 by angela-beevers

Co-op has pledged to invest £70 million through its Levy Share service in creating 7,000 matched apprenticeships by 2030. The news comes as figures show that... View ArticleView Article

Asda announces sale and leaseback arrangement for stores and depot

Asda announces sale and leaseback arrangement for stores and depot

21 November 2025 by Angela Beevers

Asda has reached a sale and leaseback agreement on 24 stores and its Lutterworth depot with two separate buyers. The deals have raised a total of... View ArticleView Article

B&Q extends Deliveroo rapid delivery trial to more towns and cities

B&Q extends Deliveroo rapid delivery trial to more towns and cities

21 November 2025 by Angela Beevers

B&Q has has extended its rapid delivery partnership with Deliveroo to trial the service beyond London and Brighton. The move means that 29 more UK cities... View ArticleView Article

Ocado Group launches first CFC in Poland

Ocado Group launches first CFC in Poland

21 November 2025 by Angela Beevers

Ocado Group has launched its first customer fulfilment centre in Poland. The 16,000 square metre facility for Auchan Polska is situated at Wilcza Góra, near Warsaw.... View ArticleView Article

Conversation with... Emily Mackay-Wright of Bravissimo

Conversation with... Emily Mackay-Wright of Bravissimo

20 November 2025 by Angela Beevers

In this latest Conversations interview, we chat with Emily Mackay-Wright, Bravissimo’s Customer Experience Manager, to talk about her 20-year journey with the brand, what keeps her... View ArticleView Article

Dr. Martens' consumer-first strategy begins to pay off

Dr. Martens' consumer-first strategy begins to pay off

20 November 2025 by Angela Beevers

Dr. Martens has said its consumer-first strategy is starting to pay off as it announced its first half results. In the six months to 28 September,... View ArticleView Article

Asda announces senior leadership appointments

Asda announces senior leadership appointments

20 November 2025 by Angela Beevers

Asda has announced changes to its leadership teams across different functions to support next year’s growth ambitions. In property, Andy Newton has been appointed a vice president... View ArticleView Article

Molton Brown unveils Christmas gifting campaign at UK airports

Molton Brown unveils Christmas gifting campaign at UK airports

20 November 2025 by angela-beevers

Molton Brown is launching its 2025 festive gifting campaign this month across a number major UK airport hubs, in partnership with Avolta-owned World Duty Free. Focused... View ArticleView Article